| According to Jeff Hammond, principal analyst from Forrester Research, "when it comes to Enterprise IT adoption, open source has 'Crossed the Chasm' " and is a mainstream part of most development processes. But open source, while free, is not free of license obligations and can impact the valuation of a company's IP and software assets. For people involved in M&A transactions open source can present significant challenges and issues that need to be managed properly to minimize or avoid risks related to valuation, delays in the process, or potentially even loss of a deal.
This webinar ( http://www.blackducksoftware.com/webinars/legal/index.php ) will focus on the legal issues involving open source and M&A transactions. Attendees will learn a recommended process and how to discover potential issues, including the use of technology to scan software to uncover unknown open source and its associated license obligations. Angela Zeigenhorn, a Director in Symantec's Legal Department, along with Karen Copenhaver of Choate Hall & Stewart and Mark Radcliffe of DLA Piper will discuss strategy and perspective on this subject, how they approach it based on their years of experience, and recommendations. Black Duck has teamed up with thought leaders from the open source community to address a range of issues from the basics of open source to more advanced topics on open source management, strategy and best practices.
For the next Webinar in the series, Karen Copenhaver, partner at Choate Hall & Stewart and Counsel for the Linux Foundation and Mark Radcliffe, partner at DLA Piper and General Counsel for the Open Source Initiative (OSI), will join Angela Zeigenhorn, a Director in Symantec's legal department to cover open source software legal issues in M&A.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Feb 4/Web: Managing Open Source Software Legal Issues in M&A
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