Open Source Software Law -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Open Source Software -- Open Source Means Free -- OSD -- Endnotes -- Appendix 1A: The Open Source Definition -- 2 Free Software and the GNU GPL -- Licensing To Meet Philosophical Objectives -- Copyright and Copyleft -- Code Forking -- What is Free Software? -- What is Free About Free Software? -- Endnotes -- 3 Drafting Open Source Licenses -- BSD Licenses -- BSD License Template -- Restricting Commercial Uses -- AFPL -- Use Restrictions and Commercial Organizations -- Artistic License -- Commercial Open Source Ventures -- Endnotes -- 4 About Protecting Property -- Copyright as Property -- Methods of Propertizing Copyright -- Setting Criminal Penalities for Theft of Copyright -- The Impact of the Internet on Conceptions of Copyright -- Software and the Public Domain -- When Source Code Lacks Originality -- Endnote -- 5 Electronic Contract Formation -- Electronic Transactions -- E-Sign -- UETA -- UCITA -- Warranties and "As Is" Licensing -- Limitations on Liability -- Choice of Law Provisions -- Endnotes -- 6 Commercial Models -- Open Commercial Uses -- The Jabber Open Source License Template -- The Open Software License -- Documentation Licenses -- Endnotes -- 7 Open Standards and Public Policy -- Open Standards -- Public Policy -- Endnotes -- 8 Rolling Your Own Open Source License -- Selecting a License Template -- Software Licensing Law and Policy -- Open Source Benefits Are Free -- Appendix: Selected Open Source License Templates and Copyright Law Provisions -- Using the Hyperlinked RTF Documents -- About the Author -- Index.