Publications
The following publications contain legal analysis of various issues
relating to Free and Open Source Software performed by SFLC. If there
is a legal issue related to Free and Open Source Software that you
would like SFLC to analyze, please don't hesitate
to contact us.
March 27, 2008
Shareware Redistribution of FOSS Software
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March 12, 2008
Microsoft's Open Specification Promise: No Assurance for GPL
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February 14, 2008
A Legal Issues Primer for Open Source and Free Software Projects
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September 27, 2007
Maintaining Permissive-Licensed Files in a GPL-Licensed Project:
Guidelines for Developers
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September 27, 2007
Code Analysis of the Linux Wireless Team's ath5k Driver
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September 27, 2007
Originality Requirements under U.S. and E.U. Copyright Law
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July 6, 2007
FCC Rules on FOSS and Software-Defined Radio
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April 16, 2007
Windows vs. Linux: The Patent Tax
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December 15, 2006
Brief filed in Microsoft v. AT&T
Supreme Court Brief Arguing Against the Software Patents
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July 12, 2006
OpenDocument Opinion Letter
Opinion Letter Regarding Implementation of
OpenDocument Format in Free Software
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March 7, 2006
Sarbanes-Oxley and the GPL: No Special Risk
White Paper Regarding Sarbanes-Oxley Risk For Developers of GPL'd Software
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