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FOSDEM PWA

An Introduction to Law and Free Software

UB5.230 | Day 1 | 10:45 - 11:30 | Speakers: Gabriel Ku Wei Bin

An Introduction to Law and Free Software
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Abstract

Legal and licensing issues are a vital part of the Free Software ecosystem. While many Free Software developers may have a good idea of the legal and licensing requirements that turn their project into Free Software, there are many more attending FOSDEM who may lack the knowledge or have misconceptions about the legal issues in Free Software.

This session hopes to provide an introduction and background to the legal concepts that underpin the freedoms in Free Software, and how the law is an important tool in ensuring our digital freedoms, so that participants can better appreciate the legal and licensing issues to be discussed by speakers in the Legal and Policy Devroom.

Speakers

Gabriel Ku Wei Bin

Gabriel is a Legal Programme Manager at the Free Software Foundation Europe, where he coordinates the FSFE's involvement in the European Commission's Next Generation Internet Initiative, and administers the FSFE's Legal Network. A former human rights and constitutional lawyer, Gabriel is also a regular contributor to the FSFE's Legal Corner, where he writes about legal issues affecting Free Software and its role in digital rights.

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