The Software Freedom Law Show

Episode 0x04: Lawyers Who Wear Fedoras

6 January 2009

Richard Fontana, Open Source Licensing and Patent Counsel from Red Hat, joins us for an in-depth interview.

This show was released on Tuesday 6 January 2009; its running time is 00:33:52.

Bradley mentioned that the Fedora Project is sponsored by Red Hat, where Richard Fontana works. (01:50)
Fontana was involved in the GPLv3 Process.

Interview with Richard Fontana.

Fontana mentioned “intellectual property” Boutique law firms. (08:52)
Fontana mentioned the historical concerns in the Free Software community about the term “intellectual property”, such as those raised by RMS. (09:00)
Fontana mentioned how the SCO vs. IBM lawsuit drew much attention to the intersection of legal issues and Free Software. (13:39)
Fontana helped draft the various rationale documents during the GPLv3 drafting process.

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