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2024-10-02 12:00

Linux is now an RTOS!

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2023-11-12 12:00

Open Source License Obligations Checklists even better now

Import the checklists to other tools, create context diffs and merged lists


2023-03-01 12:00

Embedded Linux distributions

Results of the online "wish list"


2022-01-13 12:00

Phase #3 of OSADL project on OPC UA PubSub over TSN successfully completed

Another important milestone on the way to interoperable Open Source real-time Ethernet has been reached


2021-02-09 12:00

Open Source OPC UA PubSub over TSN project phase #3 launched

Letter of Intent with call for participation is now available



OSADL Special Events

OSADL Special Events

COOL - Compact OSADL Online Lectures



Online event

What is COOL?

COOL - Compact OSADL Online Lectures: Open Source meets Industry

  • COOL is an OSADL webinar series.
  • COOL takes place regularly once a month and covers new and state-of-the-art topics on Open Source software in industry, either on legal or on technical aspects.
  • COOL editions each consist of two lectures covering a special "Open Source meets industry" topic followed by a discussion round. The first "basic" lecture provides basic knowledge with regard to the respective topic and the second "advanced" lecture dives deeper into the topic and highlights special aspects. The discussion round gives all participants the possibility to ask questions and discuss with the respective speakers and the audience.
  • COOL speakers are OSADL experts on the one hand and external specialists on the other hand who kindly agreed to share their expert knowledge on the respective topic.
  • COOL is a virtual event. The lectures are held by live video streams. Speakers will be available for questions and discussion in a video conference which will take part subsequent to the live video streams.
  • COOL in general is designed to provide support how to best and compliantly use Open Source software in industry.

COOL March 2025 edition

Copyright aspects of training and using AI
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 2pm to 4pm CET

Agenda COOL March 2025 edition:

2:00pm to 2:45pm CET:

Part I: Copyright issues with training and using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), Dr. Lisa Käde, JBB Rechtsanwälte

2:45pm to 3:30pm CET:

Part II: Training generative AI: Challenges of mining copyrighted works, Caren Kresse, OSADL

3:30pm to 4:00pm CET:

Discussion and possibility to ask questions

Description COOL March 2025 edition:

Even though the EU's AI Act sets sweeping rules for creating and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various forms, some legal aspects surrounding AI are already addressed by existing laws while a number of questions still remain open. This COOL will spotlight some of the clear and some of the open aspects and give hints what needs to be considered for different use cases.

In the first lecture, Dr. Lisa Käde, JBB, an expert on legal issues of AI, will present copyright issues with training and using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). In particular, she will discuss the questions whether training an ANN can create a work protected by copyright law and if so, whether the licensing of the training program, the untrained ANN, and the training data influences the trained ANN and the conditions under which it can be distributed.

The second lecture, presented by Caren Kresse, OSADL, will focus on the conditions for the use of training data especially for generative AI. It will lay out the ongoing discussion on the copyright law's permission to use protected works for text and data mining. In particular, it will discuss the challenges arising form the possibility for copyright holders to express an exemption to this permission and give some practical hints on how to handle this as a copyright holder and as a collector of training data.

Recommended audience COOL March 2025 edition:

Users and developers of AI for use in products, employees of internal legal departments, external legal advisors, Open Source Officers.

About the speakers of the COOL March 2025 edition:

- Dr. Lisa Käde, JBB Rechtsanwälte: Dr. Lisa Käde has been working as a lawyer for JBB Rechtsanwälte since 2023. Her legal practice focuses on legal issues in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) as well as Open Source software (OSS). She holds a B.Sc. in business informatics and has a passion for web development and legal tech. At the Center for Applied Legal Studies (ZAR) of the Karlsruhe Intitute of Technology, she was a legal researcher until 2023. Her research focused on copyright issues and questions of explainability of machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence. Her PhD thesis (titled "Kreative Maschinen und Urheberrecht" - "Creative Machines and Copyright") was published in 2021. She is a member of the German chapter of Creative Commons and has been an active member of the Institute of Free and Open Source Software (ifrOSS) for many years. She is a manager at RAILS (Robotics & AI Law Society e.V.).

- Caren Kresse, OSADL: Caren Kresse holds a Master degree in Physics. Already during her studies she used and appreciated the large amount of Open Source software and she became acquainted with all aspects of Open Source communities. In particular, she specialized on legal aspects of conveying Open Source software and has been working on various aspects of Open Source license compliance with OSADL since 2018. Among others, Caren leads the OSADL Open Source Policy project and is deeply involved in the OSADL License Obligations Checklists project. Furthermore, she maintains the OSADL Container Base Image and the project page for the OSSelot curation database where she also contributes curated compliance data. Since 2024, she also serves on the OSADL board of directors.

Past COOL webinars

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2023

2022

2021

2020


Please click on the respective COOL edition in order to display the full agenda and more details about the lectures and the respective guest speakers.

Download of COOL overview January - April 2024 as PDF file (v2)
Download of COOL overview September - December 2023 as PDF file (v4)
Download of COOL overview January to May 2023 as PDF file
Download of COOL overview September to December 2022 as PDF file
Download of COOL overview January to May 2022 (new - v7) as PDF file
Download of COOL overview September - December 2021 as PDF file
Download of COOL overview January - May 2021 as PDF file

COOL conference language

The COOL sessions will be in English language.

COOL registration

Please use the online registration form to register for a particular COOL edition: Online registration form.
The access data will be sent to the registered participants shortly before the event.

COOL participation fee

Participation in COOL is free of charge.

COOL feedback

We would appreciate if participants of COOL completed and submitted the following feedback questionnaire in order to better meet their requirements and consider their suggestions in future events: Feedback sheet. Thanks in advance.

COOL presentations

The presentations and video clips of all COOL sessions will be made available after the event. Material of the theoretical part will be publicly available, material of the practical part will be available exclusively for OSADL members or participants with login.

COOL Presentations and video clips (Member or participant login required to display material of the advanced lectures)

Privacy policy

When you register for participation in the event you agree that the personal data you enter in the registration form will be processed at OSADL as necessary (see our privacy policy).

You may revoke this agreement at any time by email, mail or phone using the communication data provided at the imprint page, but this will also cancel your registration.

Questions?

Please do not hesitate to contact us in case you have further questions:
Andrea Ruf
officeªosadl.org
Phone.: +49 6221 98504 13