[License-discuss] PLI Open Source and Free Software 2015 on 12/16

Dear Open Source Colleagues: [Please copy and distribute under CC0 .] The PLI "Open Source and Free Software 2015" program will be on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, in San Francisco. Please join us in person or on the web

[License-discuss] Orphan Works: Summary of proposed 17 USC 514

For those who don't want to read the entire report, below is a summary of draft U.S. copyright legislation, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 514, "Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works." The orphan works problem is referred to as "perhaps the single greatest impediment to creating new

Re: [License-discuss] Orphan Works: Summary of proposed 17 USC 514

Thanks Larry This is interesting indeed. This is so unusual that I have to ask: what is the political context that has given rise to such a proposal that would make copyright law more sane, where usually all lobbying effort is towards more and longer restrictions? henrik On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at