The Software Freedom Law Show

Special Episode: Amicus Brief in Jacobsen v. Katzer

15 June 2009

Karen and Bradley discuss the SFLC's amicus brief in the Jacobsen v. Katzer with their colleague, Aaron Williamson.

This show was released on Monday 15 June 2009; its running time is 00:19:01.

Bradley referred to the two different types of Latin pronunciation, which he learned in school as: Classic and Church. (01:33)
Karen explains what an amicus brief is. (01:47)
Aaron explained that the earlier court ruling that was a success for Free Software. (03:38)
An injunction in this context is a ruling from a court that the violator of the license must stop their activity that infringes the copyright. (05:46)
Karen explained why Free Software licenses are interpreted as copyright licenses rather than contracts, and why that is advantageous. (06:15)
Aaron explained why preliminary injunctions are a particular important remedy for Free Software developers. (07:00)
Karen mentioned we would have a direct link to our brief in the show notes, which is there and in the summary as well. (10:45)
Bradley mentioned his work regarding the Artistic-1.0 license (which is detailed in a blog post). (11:30, 13:30)
Each court has a different admission process. (14:27)

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