Open Source Software Masterclass Series
Join us for an eight-part Open Source Software Masterclass Series, designed specifically for lawyers with a solid grounding in copyright law and commercial licensing and negotiation, who wish to increase their knowledge about open source software.
Led by leading free and open-source software lawyer Andrew Katz, the series will cover the development, deployment, and use of open source software, along with the relevant legal and licensing structures. The course also provides an overview of related fields to offer overall context.
Venue: Virtual (including two optional hybrid sessions)
Date: September 2024 - May 2025
Timings: 4 pm - 5.30 pm
Session Overview:
Session 1: What is Open Source? - Wednesday 18 September 2024
Sesion 2: An introduction to Open Source licensing - Wednesday 9 October 2024
Session 3: Philosophy, contribution, economics and community - Wednesday 13 November 2024
Session 4: A deeper dive into licensing - Tuesday 10 December 2024
Please note, this will be a hybrid session hosted at Bristows offices in London, followed by drinks.
Session 5: Compliance in practice. Implementing and maintaining a compliance programme - Tuesday 21 January 2025
Session 6: Other opens (open content, open hardware, open data, open AI) - Tuesday 25 February 2025
Session 7: Compliance tooling; patents, trade marks standards and open source - Thursday 3 April 2025
Session 8 : Open Source in transactions: M&A and commercial agreements - Tuesday 13 May 2025
Please note, this will be a hybrid session hosted at Bristows offices in London, followed by dinner.
