A speech delivered to a round-table of US legal counsel on the 3rd of September 2009.

1. The Strategic Importance
of Understanding
Free Software Licences

2. What is Free Software?
'Free' does not refer to price.
It refers to freedom.

3. Four Freedoms
Use
Study
Share
Improve

4. Free Software in Europe
Up to 32% of European ICT by 2010
Up to 4% of the EU GDP by 2010
Figures from UNU Merit

5. Free Software offers Freedom
Use
Study
Share
Improve

6. The Scope of Freedom
The four freedoms provide opportunity

7. The Value of Copyleft
Copyleft maintains freedom

8. Source Code != Freedom
What can we do with the code?
The 'value' lies in the freedom

9. Powered by Licences
The licences grant the freedom

10. Legal Stuff is Important
Understand the licences
Understand the reasoning behind the
licences

11. Building Knowledge
Deployment processes
Supply processes
Licence management

12. Solving Issues
Companies misusing the licenses
Projects misusing the licenses

13. Providing Education
Training
Consultancy

14. Contact details
shane@opendawn.com
www.opendawn.com