오픈소스 라이선스 분쟁에 관한 연구

The beginning of open source (FOSS) can be said to be a free software movement advocated against the commercialization of the Unix operating system in the mid-1980s. The appearance of the Linux operating system in the early 1990s became an opportunity for the development of open source, and now almost all companies are using open source. The early open source community had the main goal of preventing monopoly of software and free access to source code, which was similar to the culture of academia. In the 2000s, many companies using open source for the main purpose of pursuing profit appeared. Recently, there have also been people who want to gain unfairly by exploiting open source. Source code, that is, the pure purpose of open source, that is, free access to information, has faded a lot. Open source has many advantages such as shortening development period and cost, but failure to comply with the open source license will result in legal responsibility for breach of contract or copyright infringement. To use open source safely, it is necessary to properly understand and comply with open source licenses. Furthermore, in order to actively utilize open source licenses in a way that aligns with corporate strategy, a deeper understanding of open source licenses is required. With the advent and development of open source and its rapid growth, disputes related to open source are changing the scene. This paper aims to provide a basis for the safe and active use of open source by examining various disputes from the beginning to the present related to open source licenses.