Free software advocates are praising a federal appeals ruling that allows greater protection for open-source software against copyright infringement. The case concerns a company, Kam Industries, that downloaded open-source code for use in a product that programs the chips that control model trains. The code used was written by Robert Jacobsen, who released it under an Artistic License, which requires other people who use it to give credit to the author, identify the original source of the files and describe how the new code has been changed, among other conditions. Jacobsen alleged Kam Industries violated those terms and in turn violated the software's copyright. He sought an injunction to prevent Kam from using the software, which was denied by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned the ruling on Wednesday. ... http://snipurl.com/3gmff -- P Πριν εκτυπώσετε αυτό το μήνυμα, σκεφθείτε το περιβάλλον! Ένα χαρτί λιγότερο! - http://karounos.gr/blog/