International Free and Open Source Software Law Review

The International Free and Open Source Software Law Review (also known as 'IFOSS L. Rev.', 'IFOSSLR', or 'IFOSS L. R.') is an English language law review focusing on Free and open source software.
Overview
IFOSS L. Rev. is intended to provide a neutral forum for debate and analysis of legal issues connected with Free and Open Source Software. Articles are subject to peer review where appropriate and the editors exercise a policy of independence from sponsors and facilitators.
The review is published twice yearly. All editions are available to download in several formats from www.ifosslr.org and the text is freely distributable. The licensing policy is currently being established. Currently, contributors retain the copyright to their works and release them to IFOSS L. Rev. with a licence permitting, at minimium, re-distribution of the unmodified text, subject only to permitted restrictions for commercial re-use and an attribution requirement. Readers are encouraged to copy and share their copies of IFOSSLR. IFOSSLR qualfies as a gold Open Access journal under the open access publishing scheme.
In addition to being made available in electronic format, the first edition was also bound and printed on paper. It is intended that all editions will also be available through a print-on-demand service for those requiring a physical copy.
In practice, all of the articles printed in the first edition were available for re-distribution under a Creative Commons CC-BY-ND licence, and no author insisted on a non-commercial restriction on re-use. A special exception was also applied to permit translations into other languages.
History
IFOSS L. Rev. was launched on the of 13th July 2009 and a formal launch party took place at the BLP law offices, Adelaide House, London on 15th July 2009.
Editorial Committee
The Editorial Committee of the Review is made up of members who also belong to the European Legal Network, a non-partisan professional network of Free Software legal experts many of whom, despite the name of the network, come from outside Europe. This network is facilitated by Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), though membership extends across a broad spectrum of interests engaging in Free and Open Source Software. FSFE exerts no editorial control over the Editorial Committee.
The composition of the Editorial Committee rotates regularly among European Legal Network members. The precise governance of this rotation is currently being formalised by the Editorial Committee and the European Legal Network.
Sponsors of the second edition include:
* Mozilla Foundation
* NLnet Foundation.

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