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It has become unrealistic to avoid open source software. With the presence of open source software continuing to increase and successively more commercial software solutions including substantive open source, the focus has now turned to managing the use of open source software and compliance with open source software licenses. For government agencies, managing the use and distribution of open source software can raise concerns unique from those faced in the private sector. This session will explore those unique concerns and provide methods for dealing with them. Starting with a review of the legal foundations for open source software licenses, the session will cover current legal issues around open source software and discuss the legal and practical concerns generated those issues. The session will also present practical lessons learned in the field and best practices for compliance with open source software licenses. This session is designed to be of value both to those new to the field of open source software license compliance as well as seasoned open source compliance experts
Jason Haislmaier is a Partner in the Technology and Intellectual Property Law Group of the law firm of Holme Roberts Owen . He is also an Adjunct Professor of Copyright Law and Technology Contracting Law at the University of Colorado School of Law. He blogs on open source and other technology law topics at "Thinking Open ". Jason represents emerging and established companies in licensing and other transactions relating to the commercialization and procurement of technology and intellectual property, with a special area of emphasis on free and open source software licensing and compliance issues. He has helped clients in the US, Europe and Asia develop and implement open source compliance strategies, contend with third party open source compliance inquiries, and deal with open source issues in a variety of corporate transactions. He has lectured internationally on technology and intellectual property issues, including the practical and legal issues surrounding the interpretation of open source licenses under the copyright and intellectual property laws of the US and EU.