Open Source Software: Guidance for Corporate and Technology Counsel on Mitigating Legal and Security Risks
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide guidance to corporate and technology counsel for identifying and managing new and evolving legal and security risks companies face when using open source software.
Outline
- Latest business and legal trends with open source software
- Legal risks of open source software
- Security risks of open source software
- Counsel’s role in mitigating legal and security risks
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Legal risks of using open source software
- Security risks with open source software
- Ensuring compliance with open source license agreements
- Developing and ensuring compliance with open source security policies and procedures
Faculty
James G. Gatto
Blockchain & Fintech Team Leader
Sheppard Mullin
Mr. Gatto is Co-Leader of the firm's Digital Media Industry and Social Media and Games Industry Teams, and Leader... | Read More
Mr. Gatto is Co-Leader of the firm's Digital Media Industry and Social Media and Games Industry Teams, and Leader of the firm's Open Source Team. His practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property, internet and technology law, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and open source. Mr. Gatto advises clients of all sizes on key legal and business issues relating to the use of social media, video games, virtual goods and currency, social networks, virtual worlds, mirror worlds, augmented reality, open source user-generated content, location-based services and gamification.
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Luke K. Pedersen
Partner, Co-Chair IP Transactions Practice Group
Baker Botts
Mr. Pedersen's practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on technology... | Read More
Mr. Pedersen's practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on technology transfers, licensing, patent prosecution and litigation involving complex and emerging technologies. He regularly drafts and negotiates technology transfer agreements pertaining to ownership rights in and to intellectual property in the context of M&A transactions and licensing programs. Mr. Pedersen is a frequent lecturer on software related topics including the legal implications of cloud computing, software-as-a-service and open source software.
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Andrew Wilson
Special Counsel
Baker Botts
Mr. Wilson's practice focuses on high-tech patent litigation and transactions, with a particular emphasis on... | Read More
Mr. Wilson's practice focuses on high-tech patent litigation and transactions, with a particular emphasis on software. Clients rely on his experience with complex IP issues involving the relationship between open source and proprietary software, including in cloud-hosted products (SaaS), distributed software products, and machine-learning and artificial intelligence systems. Mr. Wilson frequently practices before U.S. Federal District Courts, the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the ITC in patent litigation matters involving software-related inventions and other IP rights afforded to software. Mr. Wilson also participates in all phases of M&A transactions involving software, including diligence of third-party software licenses, conducting and interpreting code scan audits, and facilitating remediation and compliance efforts. Guided by his experience with over 75 M&A-related software audits, he quickly triages voluminous code scan reports to identify red-flag software licensing issues. He also regularly drafts and negotiates agreements involving related technologies.
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