1. RIPOS Risks and Prospects of Open Source ARU Portfolio 2004 -seminaari, 2.10.2003 Markku.Stenborg@etla.fiMarkku.Stenborg@etla.fi -- Mikko.Valimaki@hiit.fi -- Ville.Oksanen@hiit.fiMikko.Valimaki@hiit.fiVille.Oksanen@hiit.fi

2. Project Aim and Scope 1.Legal risks involved in open source licenses and software 2.Trusted Computing (TC) and open source 3.Implications of open source to competition and R&D

3. Article 13 Disposal outside the channels of commerce Member States shall lay down that the judicial authorities may order that the goods which have been found to infringe an intellectual property right, as well as the materials and implements used primarily for the creation or the manufacture of the goods in question, be disposed of outside the channels of commerce, without any compensation being due. Article 14 Destruction of goods Member States shall lay down that the judicial authorities may order the destruction of the goods which have been found to infringe an intellectual property right, without there being any entitlement to compensation.

4. Deliverables 1/2 Practical license usage guidelines with risk comparisons –Which licenses are good in different uses (embedded, ASP etc.)? Policy relevant analysis of ”partly open source” strategies –How to implement commercial open source strategies such as dual licensing? Analysis of Trusted Computing and open source –What kind of changes are required to make the licenses and technical implementations interoperable

5. Deliverables 2/2 Better understanding of the role of open source in collaborative R&D –What companies can learn from open source working methods and potentially save costs in R&D and standards making Risk assessment method for open source components –Potential demo application looking for copyright infringements in source code

6. Researchers Responsible leader: Markku Stenborg, PhD (economics, 1992). –competition and R&D issues Project manager Mikko Välimäki, LL.M. (law and economics, 1999). –legal risk assessment and competition issues Researcher Ville Oksanen, LL.M. (law and economics, 2001). –legal issues with emphasis on copyright and trusted computing Research assistant N.N –Risk assessment software.

7. Schedule, Budget & Partners 1.1.2004-31.12.2005 Aiming at around 250 000 EUR per year with 80% from Tekes and remaining 20% from 4-5 companies Currently involved in the discussion: –Fujitsu Services –IBM –Vaisala –Tieto-Enator –Valtionvarainministeriö –MySQL –SOT –Nokia Also interested: Novo, 3i