
The do’s and don’ts of software licensing
What are the key things to consider when granting a software licence? Learn from the story of Bernie Amarillo.

What are the key things to consider when granting a software licence? Learn from the story of Bernie Amarillo.

Software is protected by copyright as a literary work. Copyright does not require registration as it automatically takes action from the moment of creation.
 Generally, copyright gives the software		

Bernie receives a test version of a software from a friend, likes the idea and decides to “adapt” it and create his own to then commercialize it. Soon he discovers

Bernie Amarillo, Swiss entrepreneur, goes to see Elton John at Montreux Jazz, gets inspired, re-brands and discovers the hard way what Copyright means.
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