Open Source Software Licenses – An Overview

All open source software solutions can be used for commercial purposes. The freedom to use the program for any purpose is a fundamental part of the Open Source Definition. In this sense, quite often the value of a FOSS (free and open source software) component really comes to life when that component is modified or…Continue reading Open Source Software Licenses – An Overview

Bitcoin vs Ethereum – similarities and differences

The general concept behind blockchain technology dates back to 1991 when the scientists Stuart Haber and W. Scott Stornetta published their paper “How to time-stamp a digital document” where they described a model for a cryptographically secured digital chain of blocks. Three decades later, we see blockchain having transitioned into a foundational technology for the…Continue reading Bitcoin vs Ethereum – similarities and differences

Wrap agreements in electronic contracting: click-wrap and browse-wrap

Over the course of the past three decades we are experiencing a new reality of flourishing and ever-growing electronic commerce. This new form of trade brought with itself a new medium for contracting – electronic contracts. The result is that nowadays, with one click of a mouse a user in one part of the world…Continue reading Wrap agreements in electronic contracting: click-wrap and browse-wrap

IP and Video Games

Over the course of the last four decades the video games industry has seen rapid growth and expanse. In 2019 the global video games market was valued at 151 billion dollars and the expectation for it is to reach a value of more than 250 billion dollars by 2025. For the last 40 years computer…Continue reading IP and Video Games

Public key cryptography and its applications on the blockchain

Cryptography is an essential pillar of modern cyber security. It has a multitude of applications in digital currencies, blockchain technology, payment cards, password protection and electronic commerce. Cryptography can be defined as the science and practice of keeping information secure by way of employing mathematical principles and transforming that information into a form that would…Continue reading Public key cryptography and its applications on the blockchain