On 12/13/2022 11:15 AM, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote:
First, is there an approved license that chooses a*specific*,*named*
jurisdiction?
There are many licenses that either name a specific jurisdiction, will
have a specific, named jurisdiction once you know who the licensor is,
or allow the licensor to unilaterally choose a jurisdiction:
Open Software License 3.0, " Any action or suit relating to this License
may be brought only in the courts of a jurisdiction wherein the Licensor
resides or in which Licensor conducts its primary business, and under
the laws of that jurisdiction excluding its conflict-of-law provisions."
Adaptive Public License 1.0, "'GOVERNING JURISDICTION' means the state,
province or other legal jurisdiction identified in Part 3 of Exhibit A.
... PART 3: GOVERNING JURISDICTION.
For the purposes of this License, the Governing Jurisdiction is
_________________________________________________. [Initial Contributor
to Enter Governing Jurisdiction here]"
Cryptographic Autonomy License version 1.0, "7.2. Choice of Jurisdiction
and Governing Law. A Licensor may require that any action or suit by a
Licensee relating to a Work provided by Licensor under this License may
be brought only in the courts of a particular jurisdiction and under the
laws of a particular jurisdiction (excluding its conflict-of-law
provisions), if Licensor provides conspicuous notice of the particular
jurisdiction to all Licensees."
Common Development and Distribution License 1.0, "This License shall be
governed by the law of the jurisdiction specified in a notice contained
within the Original Software (except to the extent applicable law, if
any, provides otherwise), excluding such jurisdictions conflict-of-law
provisions."
Non-Profit Open Source Software License version 3.0, "Any action or suit
relating to this License may be brought only in the courts of a
jurisdiction wherein the Licensor resides or in which Licensor conducts
its primary business, and under the laws of that jurisdiction excluding
its conflict-of-law provisions."
Reciprocal Public License 1.5, "This License shall be governed by
Colorado law provisions (except to the extent applicable law, if any,
provides otherwise), excluding its conflict-of-law provisions."
European Union Public License, version 1.2, "any litigation arising
between other parties and resulting from the interpretation of this
License, will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent
court where the Licensor resides or conducts its primary business."
Apple Public Source License 2.0, "Any litigation or other dispute
resolution between You and Apple relating to this License shall take
place in the Northern District of California, and You and Apple hereby
consent to the personal jurisdiction of, and venue in, the state and
federal courts within that District with respect to this License."
The Ricoh Source Code Public License, "This License shall be governed by
California law provisions (except to the extent applicable law, if any,
provides otherwise), excluding its conflict-of-law provisions."
The Sybase Open Source Licence, "Any litigation or other dispute
resolution between You and Sybase relating to this License shall take
place in the Northern District of California, and You and Sybase hereby
consent to the personal jurisdiction of, and venue in, the state and
federal courts within that District with respect to this License."
RealNetworks Public Source License Version 1.0, "Any litigation or other
dispute resolution between You and Licensor relating to this License
shall take place in the Seattle, Washington, and You and Licensor hereby
consent to the personal jurisdiction of, and venue in, the state and
federal courts within that District with respect to this License."
Cea Cnrs Inria Logiciel Libre License (CECILL), version 2.1, "The
Agreement is governed by French law."
Common Public Attribution License Version 1.0, "With respect to disputes
in which at least one party is a citizen of, or an entity chartered or
registered to do business in the United States of America, any
litigation relating to this License shall be subject to the jurisdiction
of the Federal Courts of the Northern District of California, with venue
lying in Santa Clara County, California ..."
Sun Public License, Version 1.0, "This License shall be governed by
California law provisions (except to the extent applicable law, if any,
provides otherwise), excluding its conflict-of-law provisions."
Computer Associates Trusted Open Source License 1.1, "Any litigation or
other dispute resolution between a Recipient and CA relating to this
License shall take place in the State of New York ..."
Jabber Open Source License, "This License shall be governed by
California law provisions (except to the extent applicable law, if any,
provides otherwise), excluding its conflict-of-law provisions."
Licence Libre du Québec – Réciprocité (LiLiQ-R) version 1.1 and Licence
Libre du Québec – Permissive (LiLiQ-P) version 1.1, "To the extent that
the licensor is a government department, public body or legal person
established in the public interest and created under a law of the
National Assembly of Québec, the licence is governed by the laws
applicable in Québec and, in the event of a dispute, the courts of
Québec have sole jurisdiction."
The Q Public License Version 1.0, "This license is governed by the Laws
of Norway. Disputes shall be settled by Oslo City Court."
Pam
Pamela S. Chestek
Chestek Legal
PO Box 2492
Raleigh, NC 27602
pam...@chesteklegal.com
+1 919-800-8033
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