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• Open Source Licensing: A Free Lunch or Just a Byte? ( August 1999 )
  Lori E. Lesser of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP

  Open source licensing is being heralded by many software groups as an idea whose time has come.

• The New ISNI ( June 1999 )
  Coudert Brothers LLP

  Independent Service Network International (ISNI) started out as an organization of what was then called Third-Part.

• Software Financing: The Perplexities of a Program Agreement ( August 1998 )
  William S. Veatch of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

  The article examines the most common structure of software financing: 100 percent financing of software in which software is financed pursuant to a software financing program agreement.

• New Weapons in the War Against Internet Software Pirates ( February 1998 )
  Charles B Lobsenz and Gary M Lawrence of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

  This articles discusses the risk of misappropriation that software developers, resellers and licensors continue to face when they place their software on the Internet and the diverse array of legal and technological advancements are beginning to level the field.

• Avoiding the Risks In Large Software System Acquisitions ( January 1999 )
  Rauer L. Meyer of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  This article provides a summary of the risks associated with large scale corporate purchases of software systems. It also details the legal remedies available for corporations who find themselves in trouble with systems already purchased.

• Statute of Frauds Bars Claim Under Software Agreement ( July 1998 )
  Stefanie K. Longhofer of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

  Plaintiff sued to enforce an agreement that would have terminated four software development agreements and resolved.

• Year 2000 Software Solutions Raise Copyright Issues ( April 1997 )
  Christine L. Lofgren of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  This article discusses the copyright issues the may arise when the Y2K computer problems manifests itself.

• The Year 2000 Copyright Maze ( January 1997 )
  Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  This article concerns one of the legal copyright issues confronting system users in most Y2K software conversion projects.

• The Need for Immediate Action at the Highest Corporate Levels to Solve The Year 2000 Software Crisis ( November 1996 )
  Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  This article illustrates the immediate need for corporations to address the Y2K computer problem before the task becomes too large to accomplish in the remaining time before Year 2000 comes.

• United States Export Controls And The Internet ( September 1996 )
  John F. McKenzie of Baker & McKenzie, LLP

  This article contains an outline of the different export controls as they relate to copyright, licenses, trademarks and other internet media.