Software

Whether you're a developer, publisher or end user, you should find useful information here.

See also: Development, Patents

OUT-LAW Guides (UK law)

• Open source software: minimising the risks
  What is OSS? OSS and IP; weighing up the pros and cons of OSS; the IPR issue, and managing the risks.
• Escrow
  Discussion of what an escrow is and why it is used in relation to software.

Recent OUT-LAW News

• High Court backs software patents
• Microsoft faces new antitrust probe from European Commission
• Rowling privacy win confirms proper test for privacy, says expert
• The law of Phorm
• Outsourced software has weaker security, claims research

Added-value services

We advise developers, publishers and end users. Contact: Jon Fell (London, 020 7490 4000) or John Salmon (Glasgow, 0141 248 4858)