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 


Manufacturers of Android mobile devices may soon find themselves struggling to answer searching copyleft licence questions, writes Philip Smith of Pitmans LLP


     


    organisations.


Copyleft in a nutshell


    


            


 


 ensure that those in receipt of the


     company or person in the supply chain. Manufacturers cannot rely on others to 


 


 know their rights.


One strike and you’re out


 ensuring compliance is at the same time  


     


THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – OCTOBER 2011


this licence. However, parties who have  this licence will not have their licences  full compliance.


     


    of whether or not the same manufacturer         the authors’ copyright.


 Permanently.


   compliance at some point. Very few are   


Nervous times for Android device makers


      


 argue that, by a manufacturer losing its       only protect the manufacturer in respect of   with potential causes of action.


If a few of these authors came together www.businessmag.co.uk


 rights in unison, one can imagine matters  


In some cases, it might be possible for       preventing further sales.


        manufacturers will answer the claims that will inevitably arise sooner or later. It seems   


Lessons to be learned


 themselves facing such serious issues   incorporating an open source element, 


 


 


 


  might mean that your software bears 


 


of open source software, to ensure that   


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