[H-ANNOUNCE] [SAGE-QLD] Open Source Licensing Presentation [ACS CC-SIG-QLD] (fwd)

[Robert Brockway]

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Forwarded with permission.  For the interest of members.

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 10:58:56 +1000
From: Brook Schofield <B.Schofield at mailbox.gu.edu.au>
To: sage-qld at sage-au.org.au
Subject: [SAGE-QLD] Open Source Licensing Presentation [ACS CC-SIG-QLD]

[Reposted from the Australian Computer Society Contractors and Consultants 
Special Interest Group]

The topic is Open Source Licences. Malcolm McBratney and Rachel Weeks from 
Law Firm McCullough Robertson will be covering the following topics:

1. The concept of Open Source Licensing
2. Types of Open Source Licences
         (a) GNU General Public Licence
         (b) GNU Lesser General Public Licence
         (c) Mozilla Public Licence
         (d) Netscape Public Licence
         (e) BSD-type/X Licence
         (f) Apache Software Licence
3. Practical implications for developing software under different Open 
Source Licences
4. How to protect yourself from liability at law

Date:   8 May, 2002
Registration Fee:
         ACS Member:     No Charge
         Non-Member:     $15.00
Time & Venue: The Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane - 5.30pm

To attend you need to register at the ACS web site:
http://www.qld.acs.org.au/ACS/forms/seminar_form.htm


Malcolm McBratney
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Malcolm is the head of McCullough Robertson's Technology Group. He 
specialises in intellectual property management, protection and 
commercialisation, information technology, e-commerce, biotechnology, and 
strategic alliances. Malcolm has acted in many significant IP and IT 
transactions, both nationally and internationally, and is regularly 
involved in negotiating agreements for and on behalf of high-technology 
companies. Malcolm places an emphasis on the practical application of the 
law and is renowned for finding innovative commercial solutions for his 
clients.

Rachel Weeks
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Rachel has significant experience in advising technology companies on the 
protection of intellectual property and issues involved in software 
commercialisation. She has worked closely with many SME
technology companies, advising on strategies for intellectual property 
protection and commercialisation. Prior to taking up her position with 
McCullough Robertson, Rachel was in-house legal counsel at Software 
Engineering Australia (Qld), advising a number of start-
up technology companies within SEAQ's incubator on IP protection, liability 
issues and business transactions.



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