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Trump’s social network has 30 days to stop breaking the rules of its software license

The Verge

The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) says former President Donald Trump’s new social network violated a free and open-source software licensing agreement by ripping off decentralized social network Mastodon. Truth Social doesn’t comply with that license and, in fact, refers to its service as “proprietary.”

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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Key Factors to Consider in Educational Resources Licensing

Kitaboo

Education requires the use of resources like textbooks, audiovisual media, activities, and other aspects. With that said, the creators of this online courseware – whether or not they are concerned with retaining the IP rights – must understand how educational resources licensing works. Let’s understand licensing in a bit more detail.

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Music-licensing startup Audiosocket hits play on effort to get more digital creators using its products

GeekWire

Founded in 2009, Audiosocket is seeing growth of its music licensing software products used by social media creators, movie production studios, and others. Some of the artists on the music licensing platform Audiosocket. Audiosocket Image) The company has raised $3.5

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Digital Rights Management Software: Protecting Digital Assets in 2024

Kitaboo

Deploying robust Digital Rights Management software preserves the value and integrity of your content, helps you monetize it lucratively, and ensures sustainable growth and innovation. Furthermore, you can make full use of flexible licensing models, which will help monetize your content online and maintain control over it.

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Innovative ePUB DRM Software for eBook Protection

Kitaboo

ePUB Digital Rights Management (DRM) software is crucial for safeguarding content and ensuring creators receive fair compensation. This article delves into the innovative solutions offered by ePUB DRM software, exploring its features, benefits, and popular ePUB DRM platforms. ePUB DRM Software III. Table Of Contents: I.

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Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo or rollback many of the changes it had planned to make to the licensing agreements for its game engine Unity. Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash.,