All articles filed under Software Licensing — commentary and legal analysis from Mensch Law.
The four freedoms granted by the license are supreme and paramount, and their protection must be ensured. GPLv3 was structured to prevent licensors from using additional terms as a backdoor to reintroduce restrictions that the licence was intended to eliminate.
Read Article →April 2026
Software LicensingA practical guide to understanding the range of open source licences — from permissive to copyleft — and the legal obligations they impose on developers, businesses, and distributors.
Read Article →Linux User & Developer #180
AI & LawA German court has ruled that AI-generated output is the deployer's own speech, not protected third-party content. The decision collapses the basis of safe harbour law. India's 2026 IT Amendment Rules had already moved in the same direction long before the Munich ruling, but for a different category
Read Article →June 2026