Contents
Refresh your basic knowledge of the software license agreement
- Systematic basics of copyright and software license law, software protection in copyright law, exploitation and usage rights.
- Repetition of the basics of IT contract law and Terms and conditions -Right.
In-depth study: Open source software and copyleft - legal issues in practice
- Basics of copyright protection for open source software.
- Types of open source licenses.
- Legal questions from practice on individual clauses in open source license agreements, such as GPL, LGPL, BSD, MIT, Apache, etc. (copyleft, derivative work, derivative works, editing).
- Compliance requirements for the use of open source software in proprietary software, hardware and required license management, risks.
- Content of the Open Source Software License Compliance Program according to ISO/IEC standard 5230:2020 (Open Chain 2.1.) from December 2020.
- Which license models are permitted? Dual licensing, change of license model, change from proprietary license to open source license.
- Legal consequences of OSS licenses: Copyright notices, copyright, notice obligations.
- Guidance on compliance and self-audit: When are OSS licenses compatible with each other?
- Which license and contract clauses protect against unrecognized open source software?
In-depth: Drafting options for software contracts, clauses on rights of use
- Repetition of the possible rights of use and exploitation.
- Practical examples and combination of usage rights.
- Possible restrictions on use in license agreements.
- Risky clauses in software license agreements.
Overview of international software licensing law, copyright
- Fundamentals of international copyright and contract law.
- Basic overview of the differences, advantages and disadvantages of German and US software license agreements.
- Negotiation tips.
Introduction to the legal copyright issues surrounding big data, data science, artificial intelligence, ChatGPT
- Introduction to the basics of database law in copyright law.
- Protection of databases with structured research data. How are databases and their contents protected by copyright?
- Is the reading of databases permitted? When do I need data usage agreements?
- At a glance: The new regulations on text and data mining in German and EU law.
- Brief overview of the legal situation for non-personal data.
- Current case law, practical examples.
- Artificial intelligence and copyright issues: use of chatbots such as ChatGPT in companies.
Exercises, practical cases, questions
- How well do you understand and negotiate international software license agreements and license clauses?
- Are your open source software licenses compatible with each other? Implementation of disclosure obligations.
- Get creative yourself: design license clauses and a license agreement for software.
- We discuss your practical questions and discuss them together.
Learning environment
Your benefit
- You will repeat your understanding of copyright software protection, the granting of usage rights to software and be able to correctly classify artificial intelligence and open source software.
- You will deepen your knowledge of software licensing law, usage rights and license agreements.
- You will expand your legal expertise on open source software license issues and create compliance with regard to OSS.
- You will develop the ability to understand, draft and negotiate international software license texts.
- You are familiar with the copyright aspects of big data, data science, database law and artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT and other bots.
- They ensure legal certainty and are well prepared in the event of an audit.
Methods
Our training offers you an interactive and practical learning experience. With a combination of presentation, exercises, discussions and a comprehensive script for reference, all relevant topics are covered.
You will have the opportunity to work on the basis of practical case studies, analyze best practice examples and actively discuss questions from your own day-to-day business with other participants and exchange experiences. In addition, there will be sufficient time for your individual questions and case studies, which you can send us in advance.
Recommended for
technicians, IT managers, programmers, developers, sales staff in companies, public authorities and associations who deal with questions of software licensing law and software contract law, in-house lawyers, in-house lawyers.
Employees in IT and specialist departments who deal with licenses, purchase them and use open source software and require in-depth knowledge of copyright and software licensing law as well as assistance in implementing compliance with open source licenses.
Employees in hardware and software companies that produce, use and distribute software.
The training is aimed at participants who already have a systematic basic knowledge of software copyright law and contract law. The topics are explained in layman's terms.
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Start dates and details

Thursday, 30.10.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm