Titans and Trolls Enter the Open-Source Arena

Authors

Debra Brubaker Burns

Abstract

Open-source software has become a prominent part of the software industry, due in part to its applications in mobile devices, online social networks, and cloud computing. As a result, the open-source community is an increasingly attractive litigation target for patent trolls and titans. While in the past the open-source community focused primarily on ensuring license compliance, it now must reach beyond open-source licensing agreements and vigilantly employ multiple current or as yet untested defensive maneuvers to withstand the threats of patent lawsuits.

Recommended Citation

Debra Brubaker Burns, Titans and Trolls Enter the Open-Source Arena, 5 Hastings Sci. & Tech. L.J. 33 (2013).
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