(Trust Goal) Setup a legal/IP team contact
Description
Checking licences and copyrights can be tricky. Developers need to be able to check IP and legal questions easily.
Checking licences and copyrights can be tricky. Developers need to be able to check IP and legal questions easily. Having a team and an corporate officer dedicated to IP and legal questions ensures a proactive and consistent management of legal questions, and provides a clear strategic vision.
Checking licences and copyrights can be tricky. Developers need to be able to check IP and legal questions easily. When the open-source becomes an important part of the entity's activity, having a dedicated team to answer questions and issues helps secure the usage and contributions.
Assessment
Question: Is there a contact in the team for questions related to IP and licencing?
Question: Is there a corporate officer dedicated to IP and licencing?
Question: Is there a dedicated team for questions related to IP and licencing?
Tools
Recommendations
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Provide basic IP and licencing training for at least one person per team.
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Setup a process to escalate IP and licencing issues.
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Provide basic IP and licencing training for the team.
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Setup a process to escalate IP and licencing issues to the team.
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Provide complete IP and licencing training for the officer.
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Setup a process to escalate IP and licencing issues to the offcier.