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Copyleft Can’t Undo Copyright

Posted on: October 10, 2012
Author: Matt Jacobs from Black Duck Software

As Black Duck’s in-house counsel, I talk to many lawyers representing our customers and in the Global 2000 generally. I’ve found that there is a common misperception around the impact of the GPL on IP that is worth clearing up. Many lawyers (and non-lawyers) mistakenly conclude that the copyleft nature of the GPL – namely, [...]

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