March 27/Web: Balancing IP Concerns with the Benefits of #FOSS Community Participation #MCLE

Increasingly, businesses are looking to leverage open source communities to improve how they develop software, but many struggle with underlying legal concerns. The dilemma many organizations face is how to allow employees to contribute to open source projects, while still protecting their intellectual property. In this webinar, leading legal experts, Karen Copenhaver and Mark Radcliffe, will provide guidelines to help your company encourage FOSS participation while mitigating IP concerns.
Attendees of this webinar will learn:

• The business benefits from participation in the open source communities
• How to put contribution agreements in place
• Best practices for effective FOSS participation.

Preregistration required
Title:
Balancing IP Concerns with the Benefits of FOSS Community Participation
When/Where:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
11:30am EST - What time is this for me?
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
Credit:
1 credit in several jurisdictions, including CA, NJ, NY, and other states where DLA Piper LLP has offices; other jurisdictions may honor credit, depending on their rules

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