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Internet Law Part III: Ownership of Copyrights

By Mark Radcliffe • Mar 17th, 2009 • Category: Articles

Remember those New Year’s resolutions? We know, it happens to us every year as well. There’s always next year. Do yourself a big, huge, legal favor this year and read the final article in our three part series on Internet Law. Seriously, don’t get caught messing with the top four major intellectual property laws in the United States.



Internet Law Part II: Patent, Trademark and Trade Secret Law

By Mark Radcliffe • Feb 18th, 2009 • Category: Articles

Broken those New Year’s resolutions yet? Well, we didn’t really care about them anyway, except for the one on Copyright Law we assigned you last month. Do yourself a big, huge, legal favor this year and read the second article in our three part series on Internet Law. Seriously, don’t get caught messing with the top four major intellectual property laws in the United States.



Internet Law Part I: Copyright Law

By Mark Radcliffe • Jan 29th, 2009 • Category: Articles

Broken your New Year’s resolutions yet? We’ve got a new one for you, and it’s much easier to keep than anything having to do with Physical Fitness. Do yourself a big, huge, legal favor this year and read the first article in our three part series on Internet Law. Seriously, don’t get caught messing with the top four major intellectual property laws in the United States.



Top Ten Open Source Legal Issues for 2008

By Mark Radcliffe • Jan 14th, 2009 • Category: Articles

2007 was the one of the most active years for legal developments in the history of free and open source, and 2008 saw a continuation of important legal developments. Here’s our list of the top ten FOSS legal developments in 2008.



The Open Source Model Really IS a New Software Paradigm

By Mark Radcliffe • Dec 30th, 2008 • Category: Articles

A close look at the way the elements of open source development, acquisition and maintenance are effecting broad changes in the industry…