Compsc 1, Fall 2005, IP Readings

Intellectual Property

• Intellectual Property for CS students (read all pages)

• Software Patents: One-click and Air Travel

• Debunking Software Patent Myths (Duke access only)

Open Source

• Article about the original Open Source definition

• GNU/FSF taxonomy of software licenses and categories

• Stallman on Open v Free
• PDF of Microsoft Web FAQ about GPL which has been taken off-line, though it can still be found on the Microsoft Korea site here (warning: .doc file) http://www.microsoft.com/korea/business/downloads/licensing/Gpl_faq.doc
• L.Lessig, "Open Source Baselines: Compared to What?", in Government Policy toward Open Source Software, Chapter 4 in Robert W. Hahn, ed. AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Washington, DC, 2002.