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Law

Intellectual Property Protection for Open Source Software

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The MIT License, one of the most popular open-source licenses, uses copyright law to grant everyone permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute the software—while the project's name and logo remain protected as trademarks.

Why this is interesting

You probably think open-source software is free for the taking. But did you know that the creator of Linux can still sue you for using his name?