One of the most common forms of IP infringement when it comes to computer software is unauthorized copying. Such copying represents a violation of the exclusive reproduction right of the copyright holder. The exclusive reproduction right gives the rightholder the power to authorize or prohibit direct or indirect, temporary or permanent reproduction by any means…Continue reading Literal and non-literal copying as forms of copyright infringement in computer programs

In general, the concept of open source is built upon three key tenets – i) the open source technology, ii) the open source community that stands behind it and iii) the open source licenses that regulate the use of that technology. These three elements are intertwined together to produce a phenomenon that provides significant benefits…Continue reading The open source definition and permissive FOSS licenses

What is copyleft? Copyleft is one of the most important concepts when it comes to distributing free and open-source software (FOSS). Before elucidating what copyleft is, we need to take a step back and take a quick look at the general concept of free and open source software. FOSS is known for the provision of…Continue reading The concept of copyleft in open-source software licensing