LinuxWorld Australia: Copyright and Linux, GPL Patent Issues: Part 2 | Linux Today

LinuxWorld Australia: Copyright and Linux, GPL Patent Issues: Part 2

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 12, 2006

“This is part two in a three-part series of articles debunking
some common myths about the GPL’s reach and highlighting the
sensible solution that the Linux community has constructed despite
these myths. This part applies the body of court cases to the GPL,
outlining the framework of the ‘gentleman’s agreement’ struck by
commercial and non-commercial Linux developers.

“Obviously, the highest levels of abstraction in the court’s
current test provide very little copyright protection for Linux
kernel modules…”

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(Dec
11, 2006)

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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