In Jacobsen v. Katzer, the Federal Circuit held that open source licenses are indeed licenses and not merely contracts. This is an important decision due to the remedies available under the Copyright Act versus contract law. But what do monetary damages under U.S. copyright law look like? More specifically, how much could an OSS license non-compliance action cost a company that loses such a suit?
Monetary Damages for FOSS License Non-Compliance: OSBC Legal Track Presentation
Analysis
Jun 22, 20111 min
