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ARTICLE · 04 FEBRUARY 2013

Open Source Software In The Shoes Of Intellectual Property

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In the recent years open source software has altered the contour of software industry.

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Saipriya Balasubramanian
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INTRODUCTION

In the recent years open source software has altered the contour of software industry. Open source and commercial software are the prominent models of software licensing. Open source software (OSS) licensing model, unlike the conventional proprietary software development model of limited access, allows users of the software under certain terms and conditions, to redistribute, modify and add to the software program. OSS also emphasizes the users of the software on unrestricted accessibility and availability of source code.OSS has been developed through a collaborative effort in which larger groups of people interact and contribute the elements of the final software. Conventional software development is governed by IP laws which were predominantly practiced over the past few decades.

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