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#The International Free and Open Source Software Law Book

Welcome to a new type of law book

As legal systems differ throughout the world there are significant differences in how Free and Open Source Software licenses are treated in different countries, and it can be difficult to obtain reliable information on national interpretations. The International Free and Open Source Software Law Book engages with this by providing a clear yet thorough analysis of Free and Open Source legal matters written and maintained by local experts, and by inviting everyone to assist in improving or expanding the content.

The publication is targeted towards lawyers, jurists and academics, and positioned as an international bench mark reference work. It provides an introduction to software protection, a general analysis of FOSS under local legislation and an overview of local FOSS cases (if any) for each country covered. You can review the countries currently covered below.

You can read this book on the website for free. You can also buy printed copies from Amazon.com. and eBook versions in ePub, Mobi and PDF format  from OpenSourcePress.