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From the Frontiers of Research to the Heart of the Enterprise
O'Reilly Open Source Convention
Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
July 22-26, 2002 -- San Diego, CA

Apache
Session
Legal Issues for Open Source Projects
Lawrence Rosen, Rosenlaw & Einschlag

Track: Emerging Topics
Date: Thursday, July 25
Time: 10:45am - 11:30am
Location: Grande Ballroom C
If you run or participate in an open source project, you must take steps to protect your intellectual property, and to make sure that your resulting product is legitimately available for distribution under an open source license. You should also be aware of the requirements of the law relating to copyrights, patents, trademarks, contracting and employment relationships. This talk will highlight the legal issues that you should consider and suggest appropriate ways to organize your projects to protect your interests.