The European OpenSource & Free Software Law Event

MORNING (9:00 to 12:30) : FOSS Terminology

Session 1 : General Vocabulary

• Freedoms & Free, Libre, or Open Source Software ? M. O'Sullivan (NUI Galway)
• Source code and "preferred form for making modifications". A. de Groot (FSFE)
• Licence / Contract? T. Jaeger (IfrOSS)
• Copyleft. Ph. Laurent (CRID / MVVP)
• Compatibility / Incompatibility. B. Jean (LINAGORA / FniLL)

Session 2 : Licences' Scope

• Software & Work(s). M. Ciurcina (StudioLegale.it)
• Distribution. M. Bain (ID Law Partners)
• Software interactions. M. Henley (Wragge & Co. LLP)
• Users interactions. O. Hugot (Cabinet Hugot)

Session 3 : Contracts and FOSS Vocabulary

• Procurements and FOSS Vocabulary. M. Paapst (Groningen University)
• Technology transfer agreements and FOSS. M. Farcot (CRP Henri Tudor)

Closing of the Morning Sessions

• Last update from the USA. K. M. Sandler (SFLC)
  
  

AFTERNOON (15:00 to 18:30) : 
Mutual Software Development and Other Experiences

Session 1 : Exploring Different Sectors

• Technology convergence and open source: mobile sector. M. Mansson (ST Ericsson)
• Current trends in the hardware sector: the HP Experience. S. Peterson (Hewlett-Packard)
• Developing best practices for the Applications / Software distribution sector: the Syntec Informatique-FniLL Whitepaper. L. Baudart / B. Jean(Syntec Informatique/FniLL)

Session 2 : FOSS and Other Rights

• Software patents and FOSS. Y. Dietrich (Areva T&D)
• Standards, open source and competition. A. Ferti (Clifford Chance)
• FOSS and trademarks. S. Rambaud (Bird & Bird)

Session 3 : Promoting FOSS and the Management of Legal Issues

• "Licence compatibility lists: could they compensate proliferation by developing circles of trust?". P. E. Schmitz (UNISYS)
• Development and code analysis tools. B. McQuaide (Black Duck)
• Legal issues & FOSS promotion in the EU. S. Dalmas (INRIA)

CLOSING OF THE DAY

• Future of EOLE ... towards EOLE 2010? M. Ciurcina(StudioLegale.it)
• Closing words from Daniel Cohn – Bendit