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Open Source Licensing and Patent Strategy (IIP Japan 2005)

Howard C. Anawalt

?Open Source Licensing? is one viable way of handling the complex intellectual property issues related to software. The following discussion examines the general legal and practical framework of Open Source. Particular attention is paid to patents and patent planning to aid the success of an Open Source strategy.

The basic approach of Open Source can be illustrated by a hypothetical company. Assume that Multi-Go has developed a powerful language translation program called ?Flexi-Go.? Multi-Go decides that it will be best able to survive if many users use its product. Flexi-Go is a program which will need successful adaptation to various computer platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, etc.) and to different word processing programs (Word, Word Perfect, Nisus, etc.) In addition, it is advantageous if Flexi-Go can adapt to subsets of language that need translation?legal usage, business terms, literary references. Multi-Go?s management may say: ?If only many developers will choose Flexi-Go and adapt and enhance it, then it will be always flexible and will win new customers!? One of the business managers answers: ?Let us freely license to all those who will agree to share their new developments with everyone else. That way, people will always look to Multi-Go as the leader, because they can always get the latest developments.? In short, the business model proposed is to allow an open license to all who will in exchange offer an open license to all future users and developers.2?Continues at?Open Source Licensing and Patent Strategy?Howard C. Anawalt>>Chizaiken Forum vol.62, ?Summer 2005, pp.18-25?70KB

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