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SUMMARY:Ten IP Strategy Decisions at the Heart of the MySQL Business Model
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DESCRIPTION:Computer & Internet Law Section\n\nDear Computer & Internet Law
 \, Business Law and Intellectual Property Section Members:\n\nLuncheon CLE 
 – Thursday\, July 24\, 2008\, 12 – 1 p.m.\n\nA Discussion of Ten IP Strateg
 y Decisions at the Heart of the MySQL Business Model\n\n\nIf you’ve been fo
 llowing the news\, you’ll know the open source community has been abuzz abo
 ut the recent acquisition of MySQL\, the pioneering and extremely popular o
 pen source database company\, by Sun Microsystems.\n\nThe Computer & Intern
 et Law Section is pleased to have Clint Smith\, the former general counsel 
 and corporate secretary for MySQL\, here to share his experiences and insig
 hts while serving as legal counsel for an open source company.  In keeping 
 with the open source theme\, Mr. Smith will hold an open-ended discussion w
 ith topics to include: the dual-licensing model for end users\, a comparati
 ve analysis of the GPL v2 and GPL v3 licenses\, a model employee IP policy 
 for open source companies\, use of the MySQL trademark in the MySQL user co
 mmunity\, terms of the MySQL contribution license agreement\, and strategie
 s for third parties who “fork” or “clone” open source product.\n\nClint Smi
 th served as MySQL’s general counsel and corporate secretary from January 2
 006 through Sun’s acquisition of MySQL for $1 billion in the spring of 2008
 .  At MySQL\, Mr. Smith was responsible for the company’s legal affairs\, i
 ncluding corporate law\, intellectual property strategy\, commercial contra
 cts\, compliance\, and litigation.  Prior to joining MySQL\, Mr. Smith head
 ed the legal departments at Macromedia\, Inc. and UUNET Technologies\, Inc.
   He received his law degree at U.C. Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law an
 d began his career with the Washington D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson L
 LP.  An experienced technology and corporate lawyer\, Clint has held leader
 ship positions with the American Bar Association’s Section of Science & Tec
 hnology\, as well as with the U.S. Internet Service Provider Association (w
 ww.usispa.org)\, the Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org)\, and other t
 echnology trade associations.\n\nPlease note: Mr. Smith will be speaking in
  his personal capacity and not as a representative of either MySQL AB or Su
 n Microsystems\, Inc.\n\nWe hope you can attend what will be an excellent o
 pportunity to discuss open source strategies with a seasoned open source pr
 actitioner.\n\nWhen: Thursday\, July 24\, 2008 12 – 1 p.m.\n\nWhere: Greek 
 Cusina Restaurant\, 404 SW Washington Street\, Portland.  Please note: The 
 luncheon will be held in the Taverna rather than the Minoan Room.  To get t
 o the Taverna\, enter through the main entrance and go straight ahead and u
 p the stairs.  The host at the front door will be happy to assist. \n\n \nC
 ost: $22 for CILS members\; $27 for other bar members and non-lawyers\; $17
  for students or recent bar admittees.  This cost includes a buffet-style l
 unch.\n\nMCLE Credit: CILS will apply for one (1) general credit from the O
 regon State Bar\n \n\nRegistration:  E-mail your information to cils.cle@gm
 ail.com and pay at the door or mail a hardcopy of the following form with p
 ayment to:\n\nCILS – CLE\nc/o Travis J. Benn\n400 SW Sixth Avenue\, Suite 2
 00\nPortland\, Oregon 97204\n\nPlease make checks payable to “Oregon State 
 Bar.”\n\nComputer & Internet Law Section\n\nLuncheon CLE – Thursday\, July 
 24\, 2008\, 12 – 1 p.m.\n\nA Discussion of Ten IP Strategy Decisions at the
  Heart of the MySQL Business Model\n\nName:________________________________
 _______  OSB#:______________\nFirm/Company Name:___________________________
 ___________________\nList of additional attendees:\nName:__________________
 _____________________ OSB#:_______________\nName:__________________________
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