In the closing chapter of this complex story, the intricacies of which have previously been explained in this blog, the parties in Jacobsen v. Katzer have filed a settlement agreement with the California district court. The ruling, which favours Jacobsen, is also seen as a significant victory for the FOSS community in that it establishes for the first time in the US a developer’s right to prevent their copyright and authorship acknowledgements from being removed from their code, and their right to collect damages if the terms of the licences they choose are violated. The implications for the UK are not yet clear, but there is no doubt that the outcome of this closely watched case strengthens the legal standing of open source licensing and could set an important precedent.
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