1. Are licences for open
source risk free and
simple - or a potential
pitfall for the unwary?
Martin von Haller Groenbaek
partner, Bender von Haller Dragsted
SCL 10th Annual Conference - 15 & 16 October 2010
The Software Symposium
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2. –Attorney-at-law, Bender von Haller Dragsted
–Co-founder, Open Source Vendors Ass. (OSL)
–Editorial board IFOSSLR
–Co-founder, Creative Commons DK
–Co-founder, Danish Internet Society Chapter
–Legal advisor to Umbraco and Composite
–Experience with GPL enforvement in Denmark
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–http://openlife.dk
–http://www.vonhaller.dk
–http://www.linkedin.com/in/
vonhaller
–http://www.23hq.com/mhg
–http://www.slideshare.net/
vonhaller
–http://www.facebook.com/
vonhaller
–mhg@bvhd.dk
–martin@groenbaek.net
–groenbaek@gmail.com
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4. Licenses
are never
risk free
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5. Licenses
are never
simple
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6. #1
Are Open Source
licenses more
simple than
proprietary licenses?
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7. #2
Are Open Source
licenses more risky
than other types of
license?
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8. Answer # 1
OSS licenses are
both more simple
and less simple
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9. Answer # 2
OSS licenses are
mostly less risky
than other licenses
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