Posted on August 15, 2008 by jasonhaislmaier
As has been widely publicized in the industry, legal and even mainstream media, on August 13, 2008 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued its decision in the closely-watched case of Jacobsen v. Katzer. In its decision, the CAFC confirmed one of the core legal assumptions upon which the entire [...]
Filed under: Court Decision, Enforceability, Law, News and Alerts, Open Source | Tagged: Artistic License, CAFC, Jacobsen v. Katzer, Kamind | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 8, 2008 by jasonhaislmaier
The issue comes up on an increasingly frequent basis. A client is preparing to begin delivery of a new service (or product) through their web site. As part of their preparations, the client involves me (or, let’s say “an attorney”) to help them implement an online (“click-through” or “click-to-accept”) contract covering the terms [...]
Filed under: Click-through, Contracts, Enforceability, Licensing, Online contracts | Tagged: ABA, ABA Committee on Cyberspace Law, American Bar Association, Cyberspace, Google, SalesForce.com | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 29, 2007 by jasonhaislmaier
Thank you to those of you who attended this morning’s free (as in free beer) free and open source licensing webinar. As a number of you have requested a copy of the slides, I have posted a copy here. The audio from the webinar was recorded as well and should be posted shortly [...]
Filed under: Court Decision, Enforceability, GPLv3, Jacobsen v Katzner, Open Source, Webinars | 3 Comments »
