Eben Moglen
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Eben Moglen is an American law professor and free software advocate known for his work on the legal foundations of the free and open-source software movement.
All labels observed (1)
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| Eben Moglen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2889213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eben Moglen Context triple: [Software Freedom Law Center, foundedBy, Eben Moglen]
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A.
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig is an American legal scholar and activist known for his work on copyright reform, internet freedom, and campaign finance, and as the founder of Creative Commons.
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B.
John Gilmore
John Gilmore is an American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and an early pioneer in the free software and open internet movements.
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C.
Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman is an American software freedom activist and programmer best known for founding the Free Software Foundation and initiating the GNU Project, which laid the groundwork for the free and open-source software movement.
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D.
Bruce Perens
Bruce Perens is a prominent open-source advocate and co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, known for authoring the Debian Free Software Guidelines and the Open Source Definition.
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E.
Yochai Benkler
Yochai Benkler is a legal scholar and theorist known for his work on commons-based peer production, open-source collaboration, and the political economy of the digital age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eben Moglen Target entity description: Eben Moglen is an American law professor and free software advocate known for his work on the legal foundations of the free and open-source software movement.
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A.
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig is an American legal scholar and activist known for his work on copyright reform, internet freedom, and campaign finance, and as the founder of Creative Commons.
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B.
John Gilmore
John Gilmore is an American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and civil liberties advocate best known as a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and an early pioneer in the free software and open internet movements.
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C.
Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman is an American software freedom activist and programmer best known for founding the Free Software Foundation and initiating the GNU Project, which laid the groundwork for the free and open-source software movement.
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D.
Bruce Perens
Bruce Perens is a prominent open-source advocate and co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, known for authoring the Debian Free Software Guidelines and the Open Source Definition.
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E.
Yochai Benkler
Yochai Benkler is a legal scholar and theorist known for his work on commons-based peer production, open-source collaboration, and the political economy of the digital age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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free software advocate ⓘ human ⓘ law professor ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Doctor of Philosophy
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Juris Doctor ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1959-07-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Yale Law School
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| familyName | Moglen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
free software
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intellectual property law ⓘ law ⓘ legal theory ⓘ open-source software ⓘ |
| founded | Software Freedom Law Center ⓘ |
| givenName | Eben ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
constitutional implications of technology
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copyright law ⓘ internet governance ⓘ patent law ⓘ privacy and surveillance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of software freedom as a civil liberty
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critique of proprietary software ⓘ defense of free software principles ⓘ work on legal foundations of free and open-source software ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Software Freedom Law Center ⓘ |
| movement |
free software movement
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open-source software movement ⓘ |
| name | Eben Moglen self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Freedom in the Cloud (lecture)
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advocacy for copyleft licensing ⓘ legal theory of free software ⓘ work on the GNU General Public License ⓘ writings on software freedom and democracy ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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legal historian ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Software Freedom Law Center
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Professor of Law at Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| workWith | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eben Moglen Description of subject: Eben Moglen is an American law professor and free software advocate known for his work on the legal foundations of the free and open-source software movement.
Referenced by (3)
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