Review of 'The IFOSS Law Book

AuthorMarcus O'Leary
PositionConsultant (retired as a Partner in Sept 2011) - Media, Brands and Technology Department at Lewis Silkin LLP
Pages67-70
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∋#∗∃)1≅ .!1# !%!∃0.)∃!∃%∋#%! #∃!+∋!%(∃#1
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&!%∃#%#
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%%∃#  ∃ ∃ ∃!∃∋! #  #% ∃  (#( !∋#% ∃ ! % #%  !(00#% ∃
 !∃% .
#∃!#∃# !#%&#∋!(∃!
 Β

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∋%!  ∗+, ,&∃ ()++! ! 
 ! # −.!,, ++!!,
!/,,0∃%,#−1.−.2 ∗!
,#, !#,&# ∃∋3&∃%
&#!+#!,∃
,∃ ∋
#∃!#∃# !#%&#∋!(∃!
 
#∃!#∃# !#%&#∋!(∃!

&&!&∋) %#∃#∃!#∃# !nd Open Source Software Law
Review, Volume 4, Issue 1 (March 2012). It or∗# .&&!%# #∃
∃∃& !!∗
!∃( ∋ %)(∃% 
−!.1,!(∋8ΧΧ9−−1∋4∗∋4891
pp. 67 - 70
DOI: 10.5033/ifosslr.v4i1.71
∆&.!∗∃Ε2012 Marcus O'Leary
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(#(1#%!∃!1∃∃!)∋∃#1∆∆>Γ>; ) ∃
∃∃&(!∃(00#!∗ (#).>#%Χ∋
5&( :(&∃#1∃∋∃!:&! .&!0∃∃∋ ∃!# ∃#∃#∃!
%(∋0#∃#∃#. #∗∋∗1&!%%∃∃∃!∋ ∃#∗∃!# ∃#8(0.
#( ∋%#∃∃!)∋∃#∃∃∃!# ∃!9!% &!∗!&&!∃∃
&&!1#%0∋∃)#( ∋%%#(&.#∗!∃!# ∃#∗∃&&!

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