Law360, New York (September 03, 2008) -- The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has ruled in the much-watched case Jacobsen v. Katzer, No. 2008-1001 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2008), which turned on whether violating an open source licensing agreement should be considered copyright infringement.
This ruling will have a significant impact on the use of open source software, as many companies use open source software --even those who think they don't....
