Law and compliance
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A session on law and compliance at the Bitkom Open Source Forum covered three legal topics: liability for open-source commits and product/producer liability (Dr. Daniel Meßmer), legal challenges across stages of participation from user to contributor to maintainer (Sebastian Dworschak and Prof. Dr. Christian Czychowski), and how choosing the wrong open-source license can hinder a project (Dr. Hendrik Schöttle). Each talk examined concrete legal risks and compliance implications for open-source contributors, projects, and organizations.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Welcome
- 2:59Open Source Commits in Light of Product and Producer Liability (Dr. Daniel Meßmer, SKW Schwarz)
- 44:46Legal Challenges in Different Phases of Open Source Involvement – From Pure User to Contributor to Maintainer (Sebastian Dworschak and Prof. Dr. Christian Czychowski, NORDEMANN)
- 1:17:20Choose Wisely: How the Wrong License Choice Can Slow Down Your Own OSS Project (Dr. Hendrik Schöttle, Osborne Clarke)
- 1:50:56Closing Remarks and Outlook
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