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Legal<\/span> research<\/span> on<\/span> open-source<\/span> hardware<\/span> and<\/span> standardization<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sustainability-Standardization<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Closing<\/span> gaps<\/span> between<\/span> open-source<\/span> technologies<\/span> and<\/span> legal<\/span> issues<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Upper picture: Vishnu Mohanan on Unsplash | OSH Logo under CC BY SA 4.0 | Composition:Lucas Lasota<\/p>\n

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Sustainable<\/span> infrastructure<\/span> based<\/span> on<\/span> open<\/span> source<\/span><\/h1>\n

The<\/span> JTC<\/span> innovation<\/span> team<\/span> C1<\/span> \u201cSustainability<\/span> and<\/span> Standardization\u201d<\/span> is<\/span> an<\/span> interdisciplinary<\/span> research<\/span> group<\/span> that<\/span> addresses<\/span> questions<\/span> of<\/span> equitable<\/span> design<\/span> for<\/span> technical<\/span> and<\/span> socio\u2011economic<\/span> transformation<\/span> processes<\/span> in<\/span> Central<\/span> Germany,<\/span> linking<\/span> \u201ctomorrow\u2019s<\/span> issues\u201d<\/span> with<\/span> current<\/span> challenges.<\/span> The<\/span> group<\/span> investigates<\/span> innovation<\/span> potentials<\/span> and<\/span> new<\/span> regulatory<\/span> approaches<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> field<\/span> of<\/span> standardization,<\/span> particularly<\/span> the<\/span> development<\/span> of<\/span> alternative<\/span> democratic<\/span> governance<\/span> models<\/span> for<\/span> digital<\/span> assets.<\/span> Free<\/span> and<\/span> open\u2011source<\/span> software<\/span> (FOSS),<\/span> open<\/span> data<\/span> (OD),<\/span> and<\/span> open\u2011source<\/span> hardware<\/span> (OSH)<\/span> are<\/span> consolidated<\/span> concepts<\/span> reflected<\/span> in<\/span> institutional<\/span> arrangements<\/span> that<\/span> prioritize<\/span> collective<\/span> forms<\/span> of<\/span> sustainable<\/span> and<\/span> enduring<\/span> access<\/span> to,<\/span> use<\/span> of,<\/span> and<\/span> dissemination<\/span> of<\/span> software,<\/span> hardware,<\/span> and<\/span> data.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Compendium:<\/span> Legal<\/span> issues<\/span> related<\/span> to<\/span> open-source<\/span> hardware<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Local<\/span> research<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> global<\/span> community<\/span><\/h2>\n

Although<\/span> the<\/span> legal<\/span> aspects<\/span> of<\/span> FOSS<\/span> and<\/span> open<\/span> data<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> extensively<\/span> studied<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> decades,<\/span> the<\/span> JTC<\/span> compendium<\/span> \u201cLegal<\/span> Issues<\/span> Related<\/span> to<\/span> OSH\u201d<\/span> <\/a>is<\/span> an<\/span> initiative<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> closing<\/span> the<\/span> gap<\/span> between<\/span> OSH<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> law.<\/span> The<\/span> compendium<\/span> provides<\/span> a<\/span> practical<\/span> approach<\/span> to<\/span> legal<\/span> questions<\/span> by<\/span> supplying<\/span> answers<\/span> to<\/span> legal<\/span> queries<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> community<\/span> of<\/span> hardware<\/span> developers<\/span> and<\/span> users.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hot<\/span> topics<\/span> for<\/span> OSH<\/span> projects<\/span><\/h2>\n

The<\/span> compendium<\/span> covers<\/span> the<\/span> following<\/span> topics:<\/span><\/p>\n