Black Duck will present a complimentary webinar reviewing the past year’s legal developments in open source software.

The event will be on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

Two of the leading open source legal experts, Karen Copenhaver, partner at Choate Hall & Stewart and counsel for the Linux Foundation, and Mark Radcliffe, partner at DLA Piper and general counsel for the Open Source Initiative, will lead the discussion.

This annual review will highlight the most significant legal developments related to open source software in 2017, including:

• Current litigation
• An open source security update
• Blockchain and its forks
• Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) and OpenChain
• GDPR
• And more

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Black Duck Software has posted online a complimentary webinar examining key open source software-related issues and deal points in M&A, licensing and other transactions.

Cybersecurity has become one of the areas where substantive diligence should be conducted not as an afterthought but as an integral part of the M&A process for any deal, particularly those that involve targets with any kind of online presence, Black Duck says on its website.

The continued growth in the use of open source software underscores the importance of thorough software due diligence.

Understanding these key legal and technical risks, as well as strategies for mitigating them, will help you speed and smooth negotiations, avoid protracted due diligence and get better deal terms.

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Speakers from Black Duck Software and Wolters Kluwer will be presenters in a webinar addressing key open source security and management questions.

The complimentary event will be Wednesday, March 22, at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

Speakers will be Bob Genshaft, Director Strategic Programs at Wolters Kluwer, and Black Duck’s VP and General Manager On-Demand Audits Phil Odence.

“Companies are constantly seeking ways to ensure their application code is secure and effectively managed. For example, M&A acquirers conduct one-time code audits on companies they are buying to avoid legal, operational or security pitfalls. Other organizations are proactive, using an an ongoing solution to make sure their application code is secure and well managed on a day-to-day basis. Increasingly, many companies are opting to use both approaches,” Black Duck says in a release.

Topics will include:

• When is it appropriate to conduct an audit?
• When should your company consider an ongoing solution?
• What are the benefits of doing both?

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Black Duck Software will present its annual review of open source legal issues in a webinar, discussing the most significant legal developments related to open source software in 2016.

The complimentary event will be Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time. Anyone unable to participate in the live webinar may register anytime to receive the recording for viewing when convenient.

Presenters will be Karen Copenhaver, Partner at Choate Hall & Stewart and Counsel for the Linux Foundation, and Mark Radcliffe, Partner at DLA Piper and General Counsel for the Open Source Initiative.

Some of the topics on the agenda are:

• Current litigation
• An open source security update
• Companies open sourcing their own code
• FCC banning open source in routers

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Black Duck Software has posted a complimentary ondemand webinar discussing the top five open source issues that impact transactions for both buyers and sellers in M&A transactions.

The 60-minute webinar is titled “Top 5 Open Source Issues – Stories from the M&A Trenches.”

“Open source risk is a significant issue for both buyers and sellers in M&A transactions,” Black Duck says on its website. “Although open source comprises 30-50% of the code in an average application, sellers rarely know what open source they’re using and there are often serious risks associated with open source components in code assets.”

In this session, Jim Markwith, a technology attorney who handles complex IP licensing transactions, and has been involved in scores of M&A deals, provides in-depth descriptions of the challenges encountered and their impact on the transaction, punctuating the presentation with insightful stories from the M&A trenches.

Register for the ond-demand webinar.