Licensing APIs

Javascript Tool Maker Relents After Mixing Immigration Politics with Open Source Licensing

In yet another "attack" on the principles of open source, a Javascript tool maker modified the MIT open source license on its software in hopes of using the rogue license to achieve a political objective. As noble as the intent may have been, members of the open source community rejected the move.

Analysis

David Berlind

Open Source, Licensing

08-31-2018

Google Suffers Another Setback in API Copyright Case. Now What?

When it comes to Oracle v. Google on the subject of the latter’s alleged misappropriation of Java’s APIs in the Android operating system, a federal appeals court has hammered what appears to be all but the last remaining nail into the coffin that could seal Google’s fate.

Analysis

David Berlind

03-28-2018

GitLab Changes its Contributor Licensing to Better Serve Open-Source Projects
GitLab

Self-hosted Git repository management tool GitLab today announced that it is abandoning its Contributor Licensing Agreement (CLA) and adopting a Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) and license. According to the company, the new approach gives developers greater flexibility and portability.

Brief

Patricio Robles

Open Source, Application Development, Developers

11-01-2017

Unsplash API Now Completely Open and Free
Unsplash

Roughly a year and a half after Unsplash began opening its API to third parties, the company has opened the floodgates to its API. The company boldly opened up the API that the photo community Web app currently runs on. Further, API access is totally unrestricted and completely free.

Brief

Eric Carter

Photos, Community, Licensing

05-10-2017

GitHub Releases Licenses API to Promote Sharing
GitHub

GitHub releases report on license usage across all projects, releases tools to help increase adoption of licenses in projects.

News

Romin Irani

Licensing, Open Source

03-13-2015

Music Licensing API Lets You Sound Legally Awesome
Rumblefish

Rumblefish, champion of what is good and just and legally musical, will help you change your tune for the better. This company has produced a music licensing API so that you can add copyrighted songs to your YouTube videos. Of course the concept can be applied more widely and liberally. Rumblefish has even devised custom license ‘portals’ that present licensing options based on the intended use of the music. This implies that the agreement and cost of licensing a track could be more expensive depending on where and how it is used.

News

Garrett Wilkin

API, Music, Social

08-16-2011

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