New law journal launches that focuses on open source

There’s a new law jour­nal in town:

The  (IFOSS L. Rev.) is a col­lab­o­ra­tive legal pub­li­ca­tion aim­ing to increase knowl­edge and under­stand­ing among lawyers about Free and Open Source Software issues. Topics cov­ered include copy­right, licence imple­men­ta­tion, licence inter­pre­ta­tion, soft­ware patents, open stan­dards, case law and statu­tory changes.

via the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review.

Cearta​.ie adds some more details:

It is a peer reviewed bian­nual jour­nal for high-​​level analy­sis and debate about Free and Open Source Software legal issues, and it will receive finan­cial and admin­is­tra­tive sup­port from the NLNet Foundation, which sup­ports orga­ni­za­tions and peo­ple that con­tribute to an open infor­ma­tion soci­ety. Edited by Andrew Katz and Amanda Brock, its focus includes copy­right, licence imple­men­ta­tion, licence inter­pre­ta­tion, soft­ware patents, open stan­dards, case law and statu­tory changes. Unsurprisingly, it oper­ates a strong Open Access Policy, pro­vid­ing imme­di­ate open access to its con­tent on the prin­ci­ple that mak­ing research freely avail­able to the pub­lic sup­ports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

via cearta​.ie » New Open Source Law Journal.

So what’s in the first edi­tion? Here’s the (very inter­est­ing) table of con­tents:

Foreword and state­ment of pur­pose: an intro­duc­tion to IFOSS L. Rev., Iain G Mitchell QC

Articles

• The Fiduciary Licence Agreement: Appointing legal guardians for Free Software Projects, Ywein Van den Brande
• Collaborative Approach: Peer-​​to-​​Patent and the Open Source Movement, Christopher Wong, Jason Kreps
• Bad Facts Make Good Law: The Jacobsen Case and Open Source, Lawrence Rosen
• Introducing The Risk Grid, Shane Martin Coughlan, Andrew Katz

Case Law Reports

• Jacobsen v Katzer and Kamind Associates – an English legal per­spec­tive, Mark Henley

Book reviews

• ‘Open Source Technology and Policy’ by Fadi P. Deek and James A.M. McHugh, Andrew Katz

Tech Watch

• Tech Watch, Adriaan de Groot

Platform

• Collaboration Among Counsel Celebrating the Formation of a Community of Lawyers for the Advancement of Understanding of Free and Open Source Licensing and Business Models, Karen Faulds Copenhaver

This looks like a jour­nal to watch going forward.

Related arti­cles

• International Free and Open Source Software Law Review Launched (com​put​er​worl​duk​.com)
• New Free/​Open Source Software law jour­nal launches (boing​bo​ing​.net)