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The Standards Blog tracks and explains the way standards and open source software impact business, society, and the future. This site is hosted by Gesmer Updegrove LLP, a technology law firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. GU is an internationally recognized leader in creating and representing the organizations that create and promote standards and open source software. The opinions expressed in The Standards Blog are those of the authors alone, and not necessarily those of GU. Please see the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for this site, which appear here. You can find a summary of our services here. To learn how GU can help you, contact: Andrew Updegrove

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All About CLAs and DCOs

7/06/2020

Of the fundamental structural questions that drive discussions within the open source community, two that continually spur fervent debate are (a) whether software code should be contributed under a Contributor License Agreement (“CLA”) or a Developer Certificate of Origin (“DCO”), …

Department of Commerce Clears Huawei for Standards Development – Part Way

6/16/2020

Seal of the US Department of Commerce

The long face-off between the Trump administration and Huawei involving standards development has finally been resolved. Well, yes and no, on which more below.

Initially the issue was whether standards setting organizations (“SSOs”) would be able to permit the Chinese …

Equality Before the Law: A Failed Standard?

6/08/2020

The first assertion of liberty in the U.S. Declaration of Independence reads as follows:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among …

U.S. Moves Towards Resolving Permitting US Companies to Collaborate with Huawei on 5G Standards

5/12/2020

Department of CommerceRegular readers will know that the addition of Huawei and scores of its subsidiaries to the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List last May has had a serious impact on standards setting organizations (SSOs). Specifically, the related …

What the Administration is Missing About Huawei and 5G

4/15/2020

Huawei LogoA few weeks ago it seemed likely that the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), would issue new guidance that might free standards setting organizations (SSOs) from the difficult position they have found themselves in for …

Antitrust Regulators Turn Attention to Standards Organizations

3/25/2020

Department of JusticeIt’s well recognized by courts and regulators in many countries that standard setting among competitors can be procompetitive and good for consumers.  As noted by the 5th Circuit Court in 1988, “it has long been recognized that the establishment and …

Conferences and the Coronavirus: Guidance for Associations and Event Organizers

3/18/2020

COVID-19As the world goes into social lock-down to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus, many conferences, face-to-face meetings, and other in-person gatherings are being cancelled or postponed.  While the mass cancellations are disappointing and disruptive for everyone involved, they …

Standards and Open Source News Summary – March 5, 2020

3/05/2020

There’s been a lot of activity in diverse parts of the standards and open source software development world of late. Here’s a selection of items you may have missed that I think might be of greatest interest.

Why Source Code Scanning Tools are Essential to Open Source Compliance

2/25/2020

Scanning ToolsWhen you incorporate open source (OS) code into larger programs, it is risky to assume that the official license for the project is the only license you need to comply with. This is true even if the only OS code …

Antitrust Laws and Open Collaboration

2/19/2020

Department of JusticeIf you participate in standards development organizations, open source foundations, trade associations, or the like (Organizations), you already know that you’re required to comply with antitrust laws.  The risks of noncompliance are not theoretical – violations can result in severe …

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