All articles filed under Software Licensing — commentary and legal analysis from Mensch Law.
The four freedoms granted by the license are supreme and paramount, and their protection must be ensured. GPLv3 was structured to prevent licensors from using additional terms as a backdoor to reintroduce restrictions that the licence was intended to eliminate.
Read Article →April 2026
Software LicensingA practical guide to understanding the range of open source licences — from permissive to copyleft — and the legal obligations they impose on developers, businesses, and distributors.
Read Article →Linux User & Developer #180
AI & LawAI detection tools are increasingly being relied upon when making disciplinary and professional decisions in India. The law has yet to determine what evidentiary weight their findings deserve, or what rights exist when those findings are wrong.
Read Article →July 2026