A new opinion from the 9th Circuit, filed December 16, 2024, may change the way we think about copyleft licensing. It’s rare for the courts to opine on what constitutes a derivative work under copyright law, even less so for software. The interpretation of copyleft licenses–GPL and AGPL in particular–turn heavily on the notion that … Continue reading "9th Circuit Clarifies Derivative Works of Software: Oracle v. Remini Street"
