The AI renaissance and why open innovation matters
In our previous article, we highlighted various advancements that have been made by the Open Source community around LLMs in recent months. This second part will focus on various AI…
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Convening public benefit and charitable foundations working in open domains
Open Policy Alliance was created to amplify underrepresented voices in public policy development, focused on informing US policy discussions and global collaboration.
Modern EU policies need the voices of the fourth sector
The European Commission needs to extend its consultations, Expert Groups and other work to include and consider the fourth sector.
Open Policy Alliance: A new program to amplify underrepresented voices in public policy development
This new program – the Open Policy Alliance – seeks to empower these voices and enable them to actively participate in educating and informing US public policy decisions related to Open Source software, content, research, and education.
OSI’s comments to US Patent and Trademark Office
OSI submitted its comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to defend Open Source from patent trolls.
OSI calls for revision of disclosure rules in CRA
OSI is a co-signatory of an open letter sent this week to the European Parliament by European Digital Rights (EDRi) expressing concern that the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) draft currently under consideration still includes mandatory requirements for vulnerability disclosure that violate best practices in Open Source software collaborations and are likely to actually undermine the security of digital products and the individuals who use them.
Action needed to protect against patent trolls
The Linux Foundation, Unified Patents and Electronic Frontier Foundation hosted a webinar this week to give an overview of the serious issue of patent trolls and the recent proposal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to change the current rules for protecting and defending Open Source software from patent trolls.
Regulatory language cannot be the same for all software
In reviewing the language and concepts being used in the various draft bills and directives circulating in Brussels at present, it is clear that the experts crafting the language are using their understanding of proprietary software to build the protections they clearly intend for Open Source.
Why open video is vital for Open Source
The news that the European Commission’s competition directorate (DG COMP) has decided not to conduct a full antitrust investigation into the Alliance for Open Media’s (AOM) licensing policy is to be welcomed.
Another issue with the Cyber Resilience Act: European standards bodies are inaccessible to Open Source projects
Europe’s standards bodies have no functional relationships with Open Source charities and do not consult them.
The Cyber Resilience Act introduces uncertainty and risk leaving Open Source projects confused
What might happen if the uncertainty persists around who is held responsible under the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)? The global Open Source community is averse to legal risks and generally lacks access to counsel, so it’s very possible offers of source code will simply be withdrawn rather than seeking to resolve the uncertainty.
The vital role of Open Source maintainers facing the Cyber Resilience Act
This year’s Maintainer Month feels different given what’s happening with the European Cyber Resilience Act. Their role is under more pressure than usual and yet, it’s often misunderstood. Open Source…