This track will be moderated by a journalist
The Legal track explores the legal frameworks shaping Free and Open Source Software and Open Source Hardware, with a practical approach to the intersection between open technologies and law.
The first part focuses specifically on Open Source Hardware and the legal issues affecting professionals, researchers, hobbyists and communities developing and using open hardware. Talks will address licensing and copyleft, intellectual property, open standards, product liability, the Cyber Resilience Act, interoperability, right to repair, patents and trademarks, export control and other regulatory and ecosystem-related aspects. Particular attention is given to the legal challenges emerging where hardware, embedded software, robotics and other increasingly complex technologies intersect.
This section builds on the collaboration between SFSCON, the Just Transition Center of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (JTC/MLU), Bucerius Law School and the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin (WI).
The track then broadens to current legal questions around Free and Open Source Software, including copyright, intellectual property and the impact of AI-generated code on software development.
Venue: Seminar 3
