Principles of Software Contracts

Notwithstanding requests from a wide array of participants in the software industry (see below) for delay in order to permit open discussion , the American Law Institute (“ALI”) approved the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts (the “Principles”) on May 19, 2009.

• ACC ITPEC Letter and Discussion Points re ALI Principles of the Law of Software Contracts - 5-11-09 (pdf)
• Letter on Behalf of Linux Foundation and OSI to ALI (pdf)
• MSFT and LF Letter to American Law Institute (pdf)
• Copenhaver Letter (pdf)
• Radcliffe ALI Software Principles Alert (pdf)

  The document is not available for private redistribution but may be purchased for download or a hardcopy may be ordered from the ALI website at http://www.ali.org/.

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