Stefan Haßdenteufel and Susanne Witte recently wrote an article in Computer & Recht (computer and law) about the value of the OpenChain standard for open source license compliance. They conclude that “working together with a OpenChain Specification certified distributor helps preventing legit claims from the copyright holders in case of a negligent infringement of the OSS license and, thus, the copyright law. This is especially the case if the distributor is certified by a recognized third-party certifier.”
