Free Software, Creative Commons and Alternative Licenses: Spanish Perspectives

This contribution provides a general overview of the main legal issues raised by license contracts in the field of free and open source software and other alternative license models, like creative commons, from the perspective of Spanish Law. Particular attention is paid to contract law and intellec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: De Miguel Asensio, Pedro Alberto
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/24863
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24863
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:347.77/.78:004.738.5
Free Software
Licence
Creative Commons
Spain
Derecho
Derecho internacional privado
Propiedad intelectual
Derechos de autor
Derecho comparado
56 Ciencias Jurídicas y Derecho
5603 Derecho Internacional
5602.02 Derecho Comparado
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Sumario:This contribution provides a general overview of the main legal issues raised by license contracts in the field of free and open source software and other alternative license models, like creative commons, from the perspective of Spanish Law. Particular attention is paid to contract law and intellectual property issues. Formation of contract, formal requirements, validity of certain typical clauses and standard terms, warranties and liability are among the contract law issues considered. Possible constraints resulting from copyright law are also addressed. An analysis of Spanish case law on alternative licenses, in particular, creative commons, is also provided.