Product Description

You know the basics, but you could benefit from discussion of some of the more advanced issues. How is the world of open source changing? What is the current landscape like for licensing data, APIs, and other ‘copyright-lite’ IP? How are changing privacy standards impacting licensing practice? The faculty review trends and recent developments in case law, and examine emerging, cutting-edge issues. The panel also reviews techniques for negotiating some of the classic thorny issues in software licensing—and common solutions. How do you divide up ownership in joint development? What is a derivative work anyway? And, do you really need all that boilerplate?

Agenda & Materials

• 2:00 - 2:05 pm

  Welcome and Introduction

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• 2:05 - 2:45 pm

  Negotiating Fundamental Terms in Software Licenses

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  How often have you been told the term you want to change is or isn’t “industry standard?” Walk through some of the most commonly negotiated terms in technology licenses, and discuss the arguments and standards for changing them, as well as creative solutions that may be useful to break negotiation impasse.

  Penny Simmons Lennox, Esq., Avid Technology, Inc. , Burlington
  
• 2:45 - 3:25 pm

  Open Source Compliance in Today’s Tech Companies

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  Brush up on Open Source Software, permissive v. copyleft licenses, and the practical aspects of working with open source. Walk through the complexities of software development where open source code has become a fundamental building block, and then touch on current hot topics.

  Stephen D. Winslow, Esq., Linux Foundation , San Francisco
  
• 3:25 - 3:35 pm

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:35 - 4:15 pm

  Data as IP and Data Privacy

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  The law around the protection of data as intellectual property is complex. Delve into some of the current standards and questions around the handling and exchange of data, as it becomes a central commodity in the sale and licensing of software products and services.

  David G. Rickerby, Esq., Boston Technology Law, PLLC , Cambridge
  
• 4:15 - 4:50 pm

  Practicality and the Art of Getting the Deal Done

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  The most advanced skill any practitioner can have is the ability to compromise. Explore some of the difficult sections of a software license and learn how to get the document signed—with enough risk mitigation to sleep soundly.

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• 4:50 - 4:55 pm

  Key Takeaways

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