December 13/Web: Achieving Open Source Compliance in the Enterprise #MCLE

IDC recently reported that “open source makes up 30% or more of the code at major Global 2000 organizations and is increasingly looked to as a resource.”  Technology trends in cloud computing and mobilization,  key areas of IT investment in 2013, are driving the adoption and reliance on open source.
But as open source software is more broadly used, IT organizations are struggling to manage, control and ensure compliance.  In an environment where development organizations are under intense pressure to keep pace in competitive markets, a lack of formal policies and ad hoc management practices are insufficient in making sure license obligations are met.
The need to ensure compliance is also being reinforced by the growth in adoption of open source projects using the AGPL license, which closes the distribution loophole associated with the GPL license. At the same time, enterprises creating and distributing mobile apps are becoming more like ISVs, the early adopters of open source compliance processes, and therefore need to proactively manage and control open source.
Webinar attendees will learn:

• Compliance challenges associated with unmanaged open source use
• Five steps to realize the economic, competitive and risk-mitigating benefits of a pro-active approach to open source compliance

Title:
Achieving Open Source Compliance in the Enterprise
When/Where:
Thursday, December 13, 2012
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PST
Webinar
Speakers:

• Karen Copenhaver, Partner at Choate Hall & Stewart, and Counsel for the Linux Foundation
• Mark Radcliffe, Partner at DLA Piper and General Counsel for the Open Source Initiative (OSI)

By:
Black Duck Software
Credit:

• New Jersey: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.2 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.2 qualify as hours of credit toward the General category.
• New York: This nontransitional continuing legal education program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour which can be applied toward the Professional Practice requirement. Credit is NOT available for newly admitted attorneys.
• Other States: MCLE credit will be applied for in the states where DLA Piper LLP (US) has an office.

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