Black Duck Names Karen Faulds Copenhaver as Executive Vice President, General Counsel.WALTHAM, Mass. -- Black Duck, the leading provider of services that enable vendors and enterprises to manage software intellectual property (IP), today announced the appointment of Karen Faulds Copenhaver as executive vice president and general counsel. With more than twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of experience in law and technology, Copenhaver is a leading legal authority on intellectual property and technology licensing. Copenhaver, a partner in the Patent and Intellectual Property group of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol in Boston, began her legal career with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and practiced in Arizona and the Silicon Valley as a partner with Brown & Bain PA before coming to Boston in 1995. She is a frequent lecturer on intellectual property and licensing topics and served as an adjunct professor at Suffolk Law School in the field of Computer Law. In her new role, Copenhaver will serve as Black Duck's in-house licensing expert and will play an active role in educating business and industry leaders on software IP risk management best practices. "Karen is one of the top legal experts on the IP issues raised by the explosive growth of open source," said Douglas A. Levin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Black Duck. "She is a terrific addition to our team, as she brings years of hands-on legal, software licensing, and IP experience. As an industry thought leader in technology licensing, Karen will play a critical role in fulfilling Black Duck's mission to help companies enjoy the benefits of open source software without suffering unexpected legal and business liabilities." "I have watched open source evolve dramatically over the last decade, but with all of the fear, uncertainty and doubt Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) is a tactic of rhetoric used in sales, marketing and public relations.[1][2] FUD is generally a strategic attempt to influence public perception by disseminating negative (and vague) information. surrounding OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. today, companies need a trusted partner and proven services to allay their worries. Black Duck offers both," said Karen Copenhaver. "Black Duck has the technology and the people to play a crucial role in advancing the development and adoption of open source. As Black Duck's in-house general counsel, I look forward to joining the team and helping companies take advantage of Black Duck's innovative approaches, which allow clients to maximize their use of OSS while also protect themselves." About Black Duck Software Founded in 2002, Waltham, Massachusetts-based Black Duck is the leading information services company offering IP risk management and mitigation solutions. For more information about Black Duck, visit www.blackducksoftware.com. |
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