LEGAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN REGULATING FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Year 2024, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 1 - 20, 04.09.2024

Muhammed Furkan Akıncı

https://doi.org/10.69800/blr.1467329

Abstract

This paper investigates the intricate link that exists between Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the legal and regulatory framework that exists inside the European Union. The study illustrates the problems and possibilities given by this dynamic area by charting the growth of FOSS from its ideological roots to its current standing as a significant economic and technical force. The paper examines the policy steps taken by the European Union to encourage the use of FOSS in public administration, as well as the influence that new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, have had on the ecology of FOSS. In addition, it digs into the legal complications that surround FOSS, including concerns about licensing and the enforcement of copyright. In its conclusion, the paper provides policy proposals with the goal of fostering a sustainable and thriving FOSS ecosystem inside the European Union while maintaining a balance between the need for innovation and regulatory control.

Keywords

Free and Open Source Software, FOSS, European Union, eGovernment, public administration, open source software adoption, cyber resilience act, artificial intelligence act, AI, copyright

AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ'NDE ÖZGÜR VE AÇIK KAYNAK KODLU YAZILIMLARIN DÜZENLENMESİNDEKİ YASAL ZORLUKLAR VE FIRSATLAR

Abstract

Bu kapsamlı çalışma, Özgür ve Açık Kaynak Kodlu Yazılımın (AKKY) ile Avrupa Birliği içinde var olan yasal ve düzenleyici çerçeve arasında var olan karmaşık bağlantıyı araştırmaktadır. Çalışma, AKKY’nin ideolojik köklerinden önemli bir ekonomik ve teknik güç olarak mevcut konumuna kadar büyümesinin haritasını çıkararak bu dinamik alanın sunduğu sorunları ve olasılıkları göstermektedir. Çalışma, Avrupa Birliği'nin kamu yönetiminde AKKY kullanımını teşvik etmek için attığı politika adımlarının yanı sıra yapay zekâ gibi yeni teknolojilerin AKKY ekolojisi üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir. Buna ek olarak, lisanslama ve telif hakkının uygulanması ile ilgili endişeler de dahil olmak üzere AKKY’ı çevreleyen yasal komplikasyonları araştırmaktadır. Sonuç bölümünde ise, Avrupa Birliği içinde sürdürülebilir ve gelişen bir AKKY ekosistemini teşvik etmek ve aynı zamanda inovasyon ihtiyacı ile düzenleyici kontrol arasında bir denge sağlamak amacıyla politika önerileri sunmaktadır.

Keywords

açık kaynak kodlu yazılım, Avrupa Birliği, eDevlet girişimleri, idari otoritelerde açık kaynak kod kullanımı, siber direnç yasası, yapay zekâ yasası, telif hakkı

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