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Open source licenses *are* enforceable, FTW! – Computerworld

Friday, August 15th, 2008

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Open source licenses *are* enforceable, FTW!
Computerworld, MA - 11 hours ago
Although this model train case is about a different license, because the US is a legal system based in part on case law, every decision matters. more There ...
Legal milestone for open source BBC News
Judge: Even 'Free' Open-Source Code is Licensed PC Magazine
Strong Court Ruling Upholds the Artistic License Slashdot
EFF - InformationWeek
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US judge decrees open source licenses valid – Register

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

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US judge decrees open source licenses valid
Register, UK - 1 hour ago
By Kelly Fiveash ? More by this author Openistas are celebrating a major court victory over a legal spat involving model railroad hobbyists that will have ...
Appeals court upholds validity of open source licenses BetaNews
Does Court Ruling Over Artistic License Conflict With Other ... Techdirt
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Dispute Over Model Train Control Software Just Became a Landmark … – Gizmodo

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

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Dispute Over Model Train Control Software Just Became a Landmark ...
Gizmodo - 2 hours ago
After God knows how many hearings and evidence filings involving model trains, the whole thing has ended up in federal appeals court, ...

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100-year-old Model T's get their motors running – New Haven Register (subscription)

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
100-year-old Model T's get their motors running
New Haven Register (subscription), CT - 3 hours ago
... to the Essex Steam Train at 10 am Sunday. Hermann, who owns four Model T's, estimates he's done restoration work on nearly 100 of them over the years. ...

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Rail freight to double by 2030 – Materials Handling World Magazine

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Rail freight to double by 2030
Materials Handling World Magazine, UK - 5 hours ago
These figures update the 2006 forecasts and have been produced using the GB Freight Model used by the Department for Transport. The rail freight industry, ...

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In east London – a model which could transform society – New Statesman

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
In east London – a model which could transform society
New Statesman, UK - 2 hours ago
"It's not always about the subject; it's about the process of learning, about how to train your brain," Eddie explains. "Some people will only get a Level 1 ...

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Family Calendar – Plainfield Sun

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Family Calendar
Plainfield Sun, IL - 3 hours ago
... History - An Overview," "Laundry and Bicycling," "Family Sitting Room of the Late 1890s" and "DuPage Society of Model Engineers - HO Gauge Model Trains. ...

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Does Court Ruling Over Artistic License Conflict With Other … – Techdirt

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Does Court Ruling Over Artistic License Conflict With Other ...
Techdirt - 7 hours ago
The case involves a guy who created some "free" software that allows users to program model railroad train systems. A company used some of his software in ...

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Redlands driver Barry Karr forced to quit racing season early – Press-Enterprise

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Redlands driver Barry Karr forced to quit racing season early
Press-Enterprise, CA - 7 hours ago
Then, two races ago, Karr finished ninth in the Super Late Model race at San Bernardino's Orange Show Speedway, racked up just 34 of a possible 50 points ...

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Thursday Newspaper Review – Irish Business News and International … – FinFacts Ireland

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

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Thursday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International ...
FinFacts Ireland, Ireland - 9 hours ago
There has long been a link between model train hobbyists and the free software movement. During the 1950s, for example, hobbyists who worked on the wiring ...

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