Recent developments


Autoria(s): Bassett, Graham; Suzor, Nicolas P.
Contribuinte(s)

Fitzgerald, Brian F.

Bassett, Graham D.

Data(s)

2004

Resumo

The Australian Democrats have recently proposed federal legislation which requires consideration of open source software when making decisions about public agency procurement contracts. A similar legislative proposal has been made in South Australia.170 The Financial Management and Accountability (Anti Restrictive Software Practices) Amendment Bill 2003 (Cwth) aims to redress concerns that “a small number of software manufacturers have a disproportionate and restrictive hold on the supply, use and development of software”...

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/50514/

Publicador

QUT Press

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/5758/1/5758.pdf

Bassett, Graham & Suzor, Nicolas P. (2004) Recent developments. In Fitzgerald, Brian F. & Bassett, Graham D. (Eds.) Legal Issues Relating to Free and Open Source Software. QUT Press, Brisbane, QLD, pp. 121-124.

Fonte

Faculty of Law; School of Law

Palavras-Chave #180115 Intellectual Property Law #free software #open source #procurement #SCO
Tipo

Book Chapter