+# FOSDEM 2012 : Legal Issues DevRoom : CFP
+
+*Please note:* the CFP is now **CLOSED**
+
+This is the Call for Participation in the FOSDEM 2012
+[[Legal Issues DevRoom|LegalIssuesDevRoom]]
+
+Call for Participation **DEADLINE 30 December** <br>
+Submit your proposal as an email to **fosdem-legal@faif.us** (see [[example here|ExampleProposal]]).
+
+This Legal and Policy issues DevRoom is designed to cover topics of
+Free Software licensing and legal policy well beyond the basic issues.
+Attendees should be aware of the basics of copyright, copyleft,
+licensing, and patents. The goal for this DevRoom is to foster
+in-depth discussion about complex policy, legal and licensing issues
+that face the software freedom community today.
+
+Proposals are sought for talks, panel discussions, and guided
+discussion groups that can investigate these sorts of issues.
+
+Any proposal topic fitting the above description is welcome, but might
+include:
+
+* Copyleft licensing models and how they relate to business
+ models. Are there some business models that are license-permissible
+ but bad for community building? On the other side, does your
+ license choice limit or expand your community?
+
+* Copyleft enforcement and compliance planning from a developer
+ perspective. What is the future of GPL enforcement? Is it working?
+ What is its impact on adoption of copyleft?
+
+* Copyleft license compatibility. What are the challenges of code
+ base merges when various licenses are in use? How does a
+ compatibility analysis between licenses work?
+
+* Is GPLv2-only vs. GPLv2-or-later bifurcating the copyleft
+ communities?
+
+* Copyright assignment and contributor license agreements. What are the
+ issues to consider as a project and as a developer?
+
+As each talk will only be 30 min (including setup and brief Q/A), it
+is highly advisible to define a set of terms and create a set of
+links giving background information to your subject. Attendees
+will be encouraged to review this prerequisite material to
+be well prepared to jump right in to your material.
+
+We have a one hour panel with all the speakers for
+general Q/A at the end of the day. This will be an unique
+opportuntity to dive deeply into the interesting issues
+uncovered during the day.
+
+It is highly unlikely that video gear will be available
+to cover this event, but please indicate in your submission if
+you are willing to be video recorded.
+
+For more background [[Legal Issues DevRoom|LegalIssuesDevRoom]]
+please check out the latest [[Free as in Freedom oggcast|/tmarble/posts/You_are_going_to_find_yourself_immersed_in_legal_issues]].
+