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=Legal=
The US and Worldwide legal systems are centerpieces of the current struggle by programmers to produce free software. At stake is our collective and individual freedoms. Read more about [[Software Patents]], [[Software Copyrights]], and [[Software Trademarks]]. Please recognize that Intellectual Property is a complete misnomer, and you should '''avoid''' using this term.
== External Resources ==
There are a couple of very well-known legal experts who share their daily views via their own blogs. Check out
*[http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/ Philip Greenspun's Blog]
*[http://www.lessig.org/blog/ Lawrence Lessig's Blog]
The top website for legal issues (especially the ridiculous $4 Billion lawsuit by SCO against IBM and Linux users everywhere) is at [http://www.groklaw.net GrokLaw.net]
The US and Worldwide legal systems are centerpieces of the current struggle by programmers to produce free software. At stake is our collective and individual freedoms. Read more about [[Software Patents]], [[Software Copyrights]], and [[Software Trademarks]]. Please recognize that Intellectual Property is a complete misnomer, and you should '''avoid''' using this term.
== External Resources ==
There are a couple of very well-known legal experts who share their daily views via their own blogs. Check out
*[http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/ Philip Greenspun's Blog]
*[http://www.lessig.org/blog/ Lawrence Lessig's Blog]
The top website for legal issues (especially the ridiculous $4 Billion lawsuit by SCO against IBM and Linux users everywhere) is at [http://www.groklaw.net GrokLaw.net]