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The Limits of Open Source: Lawful User Rights, Exhaustion and Co-Existence with Copyright Law

[2008] 1 Intellectual Property Quarterly (IPQ) 14-58.

Posted: 25 Jun 2024

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Guido Westkamp

Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI); Queen Mary University of London - Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS); University of Münster - Institute for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law

Date Written: June 13, 2008

Abstract

The paper considers the implications of open source licensing against the background of (copyright) contract law and the principle of exhaustion and the notion of lawful user rights in EU a copyright law.

Keywords: Software, Open Source, Copyright, Licensing, exhaustion

Suggested Citation

Westkamp, Guido, The Limits of Open Source: Lawful User Rights, Exhaustion and Co-Existence with Copyright Law (June 13, 2008). [2008] 1 Intellectual Property Quarterly (IPQ) 14-58., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4843887

Guido Westkamp (Contact Author)

Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) ( email )

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London, WC1A 3JB
United Kingdom

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Queen Mary University of London - Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) ( email )

London, WC1A 3JB
United Kingdom

University of Münster - Institute for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law ( email )

Germany

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