De-Mystifying Free and Open Source Software Licences and Policies

Introduction to FOSS

Free software basics.
Types of Licenses.
Patent implications.
GPL and versions.
Variants of GPL

FOSS in business

FOSS products.
FOSS services.
FOSS application development.
FOSS business models.
Overview of Peer-production theory.

Cases

FOSS legal cases (2 cases)
Crowd-sourcing (2 cases)
FOSS business (1 case)
FOSS in the Cloud (1 case)

CIOs of firms (users) and CTOs of IT services/product firms. Cap of 40 participants.

1. A clear understanding of the implications of FOSS licenses for users and software developers.
2. Understand implications of FOSS licenses for copyrights, patents and trademark issues.
3. Understand the nature of liability and warranties for FOSS integrators.
4. Understand how the FOSS business works – the different models.

1. Lecture-discussion.
2. Case discussion.

Dr. Rahul De’ is the Hewlett-Packard Chair Professor in ICT for Sustainable Economic Development at IIM Bangalore. His research interests are in ICT for development, open source and e-Government systems. He has published 2 books and over 50 articles in international journals, refereed conference proceedings and as chapters in books. He has received international awards for his research and teaching. He has served on the Board of IIMB, and continues to serve on the Boards of IDRBT, Hyderabad, and sflc.in (Software Freedom Law Center, India).

Main Instructors:

Mishi Choudhary is the founding director of SFLC India. She started working with SFLC in New York following the completion of her fellowship during which she earned her LLM from Columbia Law School and was a Stone Scholar. In addition to her LLM, she has an LLB and a bachelors degree in political science from the University of Delhi, India.

Eben Moglen is Professor of Law and Legal History at Columbia University Law School. Professor Moglen has represented many of the world's leading free software developers. Professor Moglen earned his PhD in History and law degree at Yale University. After law school he clerked for Judge Edward Weinfeld of the United States District Court in New York City and for Justice Thurgood Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. He has taught at Columbia Law School since 1987 and has held visiting appointments at Harvard University, Tel Aviv University and the University of Virginia. In 2003 he was given the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award for efforts on behalf of freedom in the electronic society. Professor Moglen is admitted to practice in the State of New York and before the United States Supreme Court.

Programme Charges*

Residential: Rs. 47,000/-(subject to availability of rooms on campus)

Non-residential: Rs. 42,000/-

Early bird cut-off date: 20-Jul-2015

Residential: Rs. 44,650/-

Non-residential: Rs. 39,900/-

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