Presentation Choosing the iText Solution that is right for you: Community or Commercial editions


iText is free to use under the AGPLv3 license. But free doesn't mean free of obligations. This session gives a quick guide to (A)GPLv3 compliance (see annex).
Published on: 2012-05-07T13:04:59.000Z
Channel: iText Summit 2012 (all)
Tags: AGPL F/OSS pdf itext
Speakers:

Ywein Van den Brande


With his background of lawyer, information scientist and specialisation in economics, Ywein assists tech companies in all aspects of their business. He worked in Los Angeles and Brussels prior to founding the Brussels lawfirm Crealaw (www.crealaw.eu). Ywein is author of "Het Praktijkboek Informaticarecht", the International Free and Open Source Software Law Book (www.ifosslawbook.org) and co-founder of the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review (www.ifosslr.org).

PDF: slides.pdf

Slides:

iText Summit, 29/03/2012


iText Summit, 29/03/2012 Choosing the iText Solu0on that is right for you: Community or Commercial edi0ons Ywein Van den Brande ywein@crealaw.eu

Me & FOSS


Me & FOSS www.ifosslawbook.org www.ifosslr.org www.crealaw.eu

iText Summit, 29/03/2012


iText Summit, 29/03/2012 Choosing the iText Solu0on that is right for you: Community or Commercial edi0ons Ywein Van den Brande ywein@crealaw.eu

FOSS & ©


FOSS & © FOSS Licenses are based on © -> FOSS is soPware to which users generally receive more rights (freedoms) via their license agreement, than they would normally have with a proprietary soPware license. -> However, the FOSS license condi0ons need to be respected by the user. FOSS has been enforced in court www.crealaw.eu

© iText bvba


© iText bvba ICLA: iText Contributor License Agreement www.crealaw.eu

© iText


© iText By © law: - No reproduc0on (even in part) - No transla0on, adapta0on, arrangement or altera0on - No distribu0on Without permission of iText SoPware Corp. (California, USA) or 1T3XT BVBA www.crealaw.eu

© iText


© iText But you do have permission: Community or Commercial www.crealaw.eu

Community: Free as in freedom


Community: Free as in freedom - You may run GPL soPware -> no acceptance of the GPL www.crealaw.eu

Community: Free as in freedom


Community: Free as in freedom - You do more with iText: - you built iText in your applica0on - You distribute iText - ... -> acceptance of the GPL www.crealaw.eu

Community: Free as in freedom


Community: Free as in freedom SoPware provided as is - No warranty - No support www.crealaw.eu

Community: Free as in freedom


Community: Free as in freedom If your applica0on modifies iText or is based on iText -> copyleP: - If you distribute your applica0on (GPL) - If you use your applica0on in a network environment (AGPL) (Art. 13: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, if you modify the Program, your modified version must prominently offer all users interac the program is designed to accept user requests and send responses over a network www.crealaw.eu

Community: Free as in freedom


Community: Free as in freedom You must: - Distribute your applica0on under GPLv3 or compa0ble (iText remains AGPLv3) - Distribute a copy of the source code of your applica0on (or alterna0ve) - Distribute a copy of the AGPLv3 - Respect iText no0ces - ... www.crealaw.eu

Commercial


Commercial - Warranty (e.g. Indemnifica0on in the event of IP infringement) - Support - Release from the community requirements: - - - - Distribu0on under GPL Distribu0on of source code iText no0ces ... www.crealaw.eu

Commercial


Commercial - A trusted supplier ­ long term commitment - Nego0a0on of terms www.crealaw.eu

Need more info?


Need more info? Contact Ywein: ywein@crealaw.eu @ywein 0494/50.46.99 Read more: Free to read at www.crealaw.eu 30% discount for iText par0cipants (men0on it when ordering)