So, where can we get an idea of the language to use for a client wishing to hire a consultant who would employ GPL software and intend to publish and share that intellectual property for the benefit of the client, the contractor and the world at large?
== Good Examples and Guides == It was only after extensive research for this topic that I discovered the Civic Commons' [http://wiki.civiccommons.org/Legal_Issues_and_Best_Practices_Around_Procuring_or_Deploying_OSS_In_Your_Organization Best Practices Around Procuring or Deploying OSS in Your Organization] http://teleogistic.net/2013/04/gpl-and-free-software-language-for-government-contracts/ shows a clause that was used in a University setting. [[Copyright/Example Contract Clauses]]
* In 2010 [https://codeforamerica.org/ Code for America] and [https://www.openplans.org/ Open Plans] collaborated to create '''Civic Commons''', which is now all-volunteer, but the work product remains online. The Civic Commons' 2015 article [http://wiki.civiccommons.org/Legal_Issues_and_Best_Practices_Around_Procuring_or_Deploying_OSS_In_Your_Organization Best Practices Around Procuring or Deploying OSS in Your Organization] is one helpful example.
* 2013 [http://teleogistic.net/2013/04/gpl-and-free-software-language-for-government-contracts/] GPL and free software language for government contracts] shows a clause that was used in a University setting.
* [[Copyright/Example Contract Clauses]]
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