Software Freedom Law Center

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The Software Freedom Law Center is a legal services organization that provides pro bono representation and advocacy to protect and advance free and open-source software.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf advocacy organization
legal services organization
non-profit organization
abbreviation SFLC
affiliation Columbia Law School
client developers of free and open-source software
free software projects
non-profit organizations
open-source software projects
country United States
fieldOfWork copyright law
free software
intellectual property law
non-profit law
open-source software
patent law
software licensing
technology law
trademark law
foundedBy Columbia Law School
Eben Moglen
foundingDate 2005
hasPart Software Freedom Law Center Clinic at Columbia Law School
headquartersLocation New York
New York City
United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatus 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
locatedInTimeZone America/New_York
motto legal services for free and open source software (approximate)
name Software Freedom Law Center
nonProfitType public-interest law organization
notableWork advising on the drafting and interpretation of the GNU General Public License
advocacy on software patent reform
representation of BusyBox developers in GPL enforcement cases
operatingArea United States
international
purpose to protect and advance free and open-source software
to provide pro bono legal services to free and open-source software projects
to support the Free and Open Source Software community
service education and training on free and open-source software legal issues
legal counseling
licensing compliance advice
litigation support
policy advocacy
pro bono legal representation
website https://www.softwarefreedom.org/

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
free software movement
hasKeyOrganization
Software Freedom Law Center ("Software Freedom Law Center Clinic at Columbia Law School")
hasPart
Software Freedom Law Center
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