June 5, 2008 11:15 AM PDT

Event: Using Open Source Software Without Jeopardizing IP & Revenue

by Dave Rosenberg
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Virtual seminars are all the rage these days, and now you can join some experts in a discussion on the legal and IP aspects of open source. You can sign up online for the event on June 18th.

During this virtual seminar, you'll gain clarity on:
- The business and legal components of open source IP strategy
- How to structure and protect your IP while working on an open source project
- How to avoid common software IP mistakes
- Steps that companies must take to avoid the miscues of Compiere, Miro and others
- How to develop patent and trademark strategies that work

Speakers:
Mark Radcliffe, a partner at DLA Piper
Larry Augustin the founder of Va Linux, former director of JBoss and Linux International, and an angel investor and advisor to early stage technology companies.
Andrew Aitken, the founder of and a managing partner at Olliance Group, an open source management consultancy.
Dave Barry, managing editor of Dow Jones Financial Information Services and the session's moderator.

Dave Rosenberg dishes up "Software, Interrupted" with nearly 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from Bell Labs to multiple start-up IPOs to open-source enterprise software companies. He is co-founder of MuleSource and currently serves as the general manager of Hardy Way. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. You can contact Dave via e-mail at softwareinterrupted@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @daveofdoom.
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About Software, Interrupted

In "Software, Interrupted," Dave Rosenberg discusses disruption in the software market, as well as the products and services that keep business technology norms in perpetual flux.

With nearly 15 years of technology and marketing experience spanning from Bell Labs to multiple start-up IPOs, Dave co-founded open-source software company MuleSource and now serves as general manager of Hardy Way. He also happens to be a U.S. patent holder and a workaholic. Technology is his best friend and mortal enemy.

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