Careful verification of the terms of open licenses is extremely important, despite the fact that you do not pay money for the use of facilities and such licenses usually do not impose a large amount of responsibilities. It is important to understand that even for violation of non-burdensome conditions, serious responsibility can be incurred.
So, in the most famous litigation related to open licenses, Jacobsen v. Katzer, the American court found a violation of the terms of the open Artistic License and recovered damages from the violator. As a result, the case ended in a settlement agreement, according to which the violator paid $ 100,000.
Why you might need it
→ To avoid legal risks and penalties
→ To protect your commercial interests
→ To ensure smooth software development
How can we help?
FUTURA team conducted a comprehensive analysis of the most popular OSS licenses for a large cybersecurity company in the CIS market and provided them with a detailed report on the consequences of their use in the development of their software.
We can help you with the following:
→ Reviewing of components your project includes and conditions of their usage
→ Identification of risk entailing copyleft conditions (which require source code disclosure for third-parties and may pose a risk for the commercial success of your business)
→ Providing with corrections for OSS licenses compliance and help with implementing them
→ Providing with the guidance on further OSS licenses compliance with the practical commentary on each type of the most popular licenses
