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#125 Is This a Tragedy of the Commons? Antitrust Law and Open-Source Licensing

#125 Is This a Tragedy of the Commons? Antitrust Law and Open-Source Licensing

FromOur Curious Amalgam


#125 Is This a Tragedy of the Commons? Antitrust Law and Open-Source Licensing

FromOur Curious Amalgam

ratings:
Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Jul 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Many software development companies are distributing software under open-source licenses, which allows broad access. But when faced with opportunistic behavior from cloud providers, can these open-source companies continue to thrive? Open-source licensing expert Heather Meeker joins Tammy Zhu and John Roberti to talk about the recent competitive tension between cloud providers and open-source software providers. Listen to this episode to learn more about how exploitative behavior is impacting open license agreements and the potential ways forward for developers. Related Links: The Elastic 2.0 white paper How to get a free copy of Heather's book, Open Source for Business A series of videos on open source licensing October 2020 report on Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets Hosted by: Tammy Zhu, Head of Legal, Sourcegraph and John Roberti, Partner, Allen & Overy LLP
Released:
Jul 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Our Curious Amalgam explores topics in antitrust, competition, consumer protection, data protection, and privacy law around the world with leading experts in those areas. It is an amalgam because it is a group of diverse topics all in one place. It is curious because it gets the experts and asks them in-depth questions.