First European Opensource Lawyers Meeting

The EOLE meeting on the 24th september in Paris will discuss GPLv3.

It is held during the “The capital of Libre” conference.

Programm EOLE 2008

9.00 am – 1.00 pm: GPLv3 by features

• The process of GPL revision, by Philippe Aigrain (FR), Sopinspace — Member of the board of directors of the Software Freedom Law Center
• The “Internationalization” of the GPLv3 wording, by Ciaran O’Riordan (UK), Freedom Task Force coördinator
• The copyleft extent of GPLv3 – derivative works / dynamic linking / LGPL, by Javier Gonzalez (SP), Adjunct Professor – University of the Balearic Islands
• The GPLv3 and ASP – closing the loophole with the AGPL, by Marco Ciurcina (IT), Attorney at law – Studio Legale
• The Patent clauses of GPLv3, by Mikko Välimäki (FIN), Lecturer in law – Helsinki University of Technology
• The GPLv3 and compatibility issues, by Philippe Laurent (BE), Researcher at the CRID/University of Namur
• The GPLv3 and DRMs / Anti-lock down clause, by Séverine Dusollier (BE), Lecturer in Law – University of Namur et/ou Philippe Aigrain (FR), Sopinspace — Member of the board of directors of the Software Freedom Law Center
• The GPLv3, Warranty and Liability, by Sandrine Rambaud, Cabinet Bird & Bird
• The GPLv3 and Private Law considerations, by Grégoire Jocquel, Cabinet Gilles Vercken
• The GPLv3 and Competetition consideration , by Carlo Piana*, Attorney at law – Tamos & Partners

2.00 pm – 6.00 pm : GPLv3 by sectors

• The GPL from the US lawyer point of view, by Mark Radcliffe* – DLA Piper Partner
• The GPLv3 from the service & development industry perspective, by Benjamin Jean, Lawyer – Groupe Linagora
• The GPLv3 from the embedded software/hardware industry perspective, by David Marr (US), Assistant General Counsel Product & Technology Law, Sun
• The GPL enforcement – GPL and compilation, by Loïc Dachary, Senior Developer, member of GNU Project, APRIL and the FSF France
• The GPLv3 from the public administration perspective, by Thierry Aimé, French ministry of finance et Pascal VERNIORY, Responsable du service Juridique DCTI – Centre des Technologies de l’Information
• The (L)GPLv3 from community perspective, by Sophie Gautier, OpenOffice.org

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