[Ecommerce] FYI Open-source and Protected Software and National Security Symposium at GMU

[Manon Anne Ress]

Email Emily Frye <Ffrye@GMU.EDU> for info regarding:

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Open-Source and Protected Software: Working Together to Build a Strong 
and Secure America, a symposium on the future of the U.S. software 
industry hosted by the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Project 
at the George Mason University School of Law’s National Center for 
Technology and Law.

Changing models of software development are already affecting 
competitive interests, both in the United States and abroad. 
Open-Source and Protected Software: Working Together to Build a Strong 
and Secure America will explore the future of the domestic software 
industry by examining the current state of both open-source software and 
traditionally protected software.  The implications of open-source 
software for the U.S. intellectual property framework, including 
software licensing in various contexts, will be addressed.  The 
symposium will also examine the potential of open-source development to 
impact national security.

Open-Source and Protected Software will bring together the strengths of 
diverse perspectives from industry, law practice, government, and 
academe to develop a greater understanding of the issues inherent to the 
dialogue about open-source and protected software.  The Symposium aims 
to identify potential areas for cooperation and further development 
toward a strong and secure U.S. software industry.

Friday, March 28th, from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the George Mason 
University School of Law in Arlington, VA.

-- 
Manon Anne Ress
Consumer Project on Technology
www.cptech.org
PO Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036
manon.ress@cptech.org, voice: 1.202.387.8030, fax: 1.202.234.5176