The Pitfalls of Open Source Litigation

"Enterprises have no clear guidelines as to what constitutes violation of open source licenses because most actions are settled out of court, Peters said. That "leaves a lot of ambiguities about open source because a lot of things haven't been settled in court, so your attorneys can't give you definitive advice," she added."

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