License and Registration, Please: Using Copyright “Conditions” to Protect Free/Open Source Software By Victoria Nemiah* A pdf version of this article may be downloaded here. Introduction I. History of FOSS A. First Applications of Open Source Licenses B. Subsequent Growth of the FOSS Model C. Development of the FOSS Community II. Important FOSS Cases A. Graham v. James B. Sun v. Microsoft C. Jacobsen v. Katzer D. MDY v. Blizzard III. Drafting and Arguing for FOSS Licenses A. First Considerations B. Best Practices C. Arguing a License Violation Conclusion Continue reading →