During August, Talkstandards.com hosted an open forum focused towards a number of issues related to the tension between traditional software development business models, FRAND and RAND IPR licensing requirements and the open source community. The event was structured such that two featured articles were posted by Talkstandards regular Stacy Baird (Managing Director of Citrus Co.) and James Bryce Clark (from OASIS). In response to these featured articles, a series of expert contributors were invited to post introductory remarks, upon which the event discussion took place. These articles are summarized below. Please follow the links to access the articles in full.

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As COP15 is rapidly approaching its climax, a number of conflicts between developed and developing countries have surfaced. These conflicts should not be surprising. First, the costs and benefits of actions taken to stop climate change vary across countries. Second, poorer nations argue that rich countries have caused the problems and should clean up their own mess. Third, individual countries have a unilateral incentive to free-ride on other countries actions.
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