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Eben Moglen
NameEben Moglen
Birth date1959
OccupationProfessor of Law and Legal History, Columbia University

Eben Moglen is a prominent figure in the Free and Open-Source Software movement, known for his work as a professor of law and legal history at Columbia University, as well as his involvement with the Free Software Foundation and the Software Freedom Law Center. Moglen's work has been influenced by Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation, and Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux operating system. He has also been associated with other notable figures in the Open-Source Software community, including Eric Raymond and Bruce Perens.

● Early Life and Education

Eben Moglen was born in 1959 and grew up in a family of Harvard University alumni. He attended Yale University, where he earned his undergraduate degree, and later went on to earn his law degree from Yale Law School. During his time at Yale University, Moglen was exposed to the ideas of Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn, which would later influence his views on Social Justice and Human Rights. Moglen's education also included a year at University of Oxford, where he studied under the supervision of Isaiah Berlin and H.L.A. Hart.

● Career

Moglen's career has spanned both academia and law, with a focus on the intersection of Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law. He has taught at Columbia University since 1987, and has also held visiting positions at Harvard University and University of California, Berkeley. Moglen has been involved in a number of high-profile cases, including the SCO-Linux controversies and the GPLv3 drafting process, which involved Red Hat, Novell, and IBM. He has also worked with organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Public Knowledge.

● Free Software Foundation

Moglen has been a long-time supporter of the Free Software Foundation, and has served as its general counsel since 1993. During his tenure, the Free Software Foundation has been involved in a number of high-profile cases, including the US v. Microsoft antitrust lawsuit and the GPLv2 enforcement efforts. Moglen has worked closely with Richard Stallman and other Free Software Foundation leaders to promote the use of Free and Open-Source Software and to defend the GNU General Public License. He has also been involved in the development of the GNU Project and the Linux operating system.

● Software Freedom Law Center

In 2005, Moglen founded the Software Freedom Law Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal representation and advocacy for Free and Open-Source Software developers. The Software Freedom Law Center has been involved in a number of high-profile cases, including the BusyBox lawsuit and the GPLv3 enforcement efforts. Moglen has worked with other notable figures in the Open-Source Software community, including Daniel B. Ravicher and Karen Sandler, to promote the use of Free and Open-Source Software and to defend the rights of Software Developers.

● Notable Cases and Advocacy

Moglen has been involved in a number of notable cases and advocacy efforts, including the SCO-Linux controversies and the GPLv3 drafting process. He has also worked with organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Public Knowledge to promote the use of Free and Open-Source Software and to defend the rights of Software Developers. Moglen has been a vocal critic of Software Patents and has advocated for the use of Copyleft licenses, such as the GNU General Public License. He has also been involved in the development of the Apache License and the Mozilla Public License.

● Publications and Speeches

Moglen has written extensively on the topics of Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law, and has given numerous speeches and lectures on the subject. His notable publications include Anarchism Triumphant: Free Software and the Death of Copyright and The dotCommunist Manifesto. Moglen has also given speeches at conferences such as LinuxCon and OSCON, and has been a keynote speaker at events such as the Free Software Foundation's LibrePlanet conference. His work has been influenced by Lawrence Lessig and Yochai Benkler, and he has been associated with other notable figures in the Open-Source Software community, including Tim Berners-Lee and Vint Cerf.

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