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Principles of Fair Software Licensing

In this short video we explain why unfair licences make it difficult to choose the best path to the cloud.

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MEPs Ignore the Elephant in the Room! Billions of Euros are at stake as legacy software providers have the power to capture Recovery Fund Facility investment targeted at digital infrastructure.CISPE calls for gatekeepers’ enterprise software, not just… Read more...
Press release: Danish Cloud Community supports Principles of Fair Software Licensing The Danish Cloud Community hosts an event to celebrate its support of The Ten Principles of Fair Software Licensing for Cloud Customers, shedding light on the current efforts to modernize… Read more...
Lighting the fuse to explode unfair software licensing Alban Schmutz, Chairman of CISPE, explains how the initiative has highlighted the issue of unfair license terms and united both buyers and vendors. The launch of the Ten Principles for… Read more...

Harms of Unfair Software Licensing

Why is Fair Software Licensing important? This infographic explains it all.

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"#FairSoftware Principle 10: Permitting Fair Software Transfers. Where customers have the right to resell and transfer software licences, software vendors should support and ensure fair terms for customers who have lawfully acquired a resold licence.
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"#FairSoftware Principle 8: Permitted Uses of #Software Should Be Reliable and Predictable. #Software vendors should not make material changes to licence terms that restrict customers from previously permitted uses.
More information on https://www.fairsoftware.cloud/principles/"

"#FairSoftware Principle 7: Equal Treatment for #Software Licensing Fees in the #Cloud. #Software vendors shouldn't charge different prices for the same #software based on who owns the hardware on which it's installed.
Learn more at https://www.fairsoftware.cloud/principles/"

"#FairSoftware Principle 6: #Software vendors providing directory software need to ensure those directories support open standards and enable customers to switch from one provider to another without locking them into their solution.
https://www.fairsoftware.cloud/principles/"

"#FairSoftware Principle 5: Freedom from Retaliation for #Cloud Choices. #Software vendors should not penalize customers who choose to use those vendors’ #software on other providers’ #cloud offerings.
More information on https://www.fairsoftware.cloud/principles/"

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