Here is the official guide to free ware straight from the source. Learn the differences between the different types of free ware.

Free software
Open Source software
Copylefted software
Non-copylefted free software
GPL-covered software
The GNU system
GNU programs
GNU software
Non-free software
Semi-free software
Proprietary software
Freeware
Shareware
Private software
Commercial Software

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Dr. Nikolai Bezroukov has written a great paper about Dynamic Licensing and how it relates to copyright issues. Here is the abstract for his paper. The whole paper is linked below.
“In the third part of the paper we will approach the software development as a process similar to biologic with stages of […]

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It looks like Microsoft is catching the Software as a Service (SaaS) bug. A week ago it unveiled the pending delivery of CRM Live, and this […]

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I came across a great article on the British BBC website about software piracy around the world, the following figures are startling but not surprising:
PIRACY RATES
Asia - 55%
Central Europe - 68%
Latin America - 66%
Middle East/Africa - 60%
North America - 22%
Western Europe - 36%
In short the article puts both blame and earnest on governments to tackle […]

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Increasingly customers are seeking tailor made software on demand.  Dynamic Software Packaging through the use of licensing makes it possible for Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s) to create specific software solutions for organizations that buy software from them. It is also equally important that the ISV is able to track, monitor and protect the use of […]

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Software companies need to continuously improve their Software Agility Services and increase efficiency and revenue. It is becoming common practice for software companies to offer prospective clients “free trial” application versions. However, turning “try and buy” downloads into actual revenues has proven to be a challenge.
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Is it possible to bill the client according to his use of the software each month?
There are definitely sophisticated applications out there that can generate billing reports, and even charge the end-users directly using their credit card information.
License Manager Benefits
•    Support both Hosted solutions (web services) and stand alone applications
•    Codeless integration to the vendor’s […]

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