The document discusses open source licensing for software developers. It covers how copyright law evolved to cover software and protect creative works. It then defines free and open source software and discusses various open source licenses developers can choose from, including permissive licenses and copyleft licenses. It also discusses how patent law evolved to cover software functionality. The document provides guidance on picking an appropriate open source license and considerations like compatibility with upstream work. It notes the importance of checking with employers and understanding how licenses allow for derivative works and distribution.
19. Picking a license
● Check your upstream
● Check with your boss
● Copyleft and derivative works
20.
21. Picking a license
● Check your upstream
● Check with your boss
● Copyleft and derivative works
● Permissive licenses
22. Picking a license
● Check your upstream
● Check with your boss
● Copyleft and derivative works
● Permissive licenses
● Special snowflakes
23. Picking a license
● Check your upstream
● Check with your boss
● Copyleft and derivative works
● Permissive licenses
● Special snowflakes, not recommended
24. Picking a license
● Check your upstream
● Check with your boss
● Copyleft and derivative works
● Permissive licenses
● Special snowflakes, not recommended
● Unless you are an expert
36. What isn't patentable?
● Things other people have
already done, aka “novel”
● Things that are obvious
37. What isn't patentable?
● Things other people have
already done, aka “novel”
● Things that are obvious
● Things that don't or can't exist
38. What isn't patentable?
● Things other people have
already done, aka “novel”
● Things that are obvious
● Things that don't or can't exist
● Algorithms (on their own)
39. What isn't patentable?
● Things other people have
already done, aka “novel”
● Things that are obvious
● Things that don't or can't exist
● Algorithms (on their own)
● Naturally occurring
phenomena
40. What isn't patentable?
● Things other people have
already done, aka “novel”
● Things that are obvious
● Things that don't or can't exist
● Algorithms (on their own)
● Naturally occurring
phenomena
● Illegal activity
41. What isn't patentable?
● Things other people have
already done, aka “novel”
● Things that are obvious
● Things that don't or can't exist
● Algorithms (on their own)
● Naturally occurring
phenomena
● Illegal activity
● Notably, tax fraud
58. Picture Credits
CC.BY -Yellow Brick by Matti Mattila (Flickr) - MoonCakes by Atlaslin (Wikipedia) - Citgo Sign by Kent
Goldman(Flickr) - Feather by Nathan Jones (Flickr) -- Hey Jude and Revolution by jmaworks (Flickr)
CC.BY.SA - Yellow Brick Wall by Lee Jordan(Flickr), Renaissance Lighbulb by eoin (Flickr), Flattened Round Pills
by Eleassar (Wikipedia)
Fair Use -Identical Twins by Diane Arbus, Steamboat Willie belongs to Disney, Sneetches from Dr. Suess, ICP at
Desk
GFDL – Dynamic Duo, Cow by Daniel Shwen (Wikipedia)
Public Domainon Wikipedia - Melk Abbey Library, Fox Movietone, Musical Score, Standard Pin
CC0 – Scripts from Urchn.org
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