Bravo to the Spanish Supreme Court for its Sept 2025 decision establishing four important principles: "[1] Access to source code can be needed to verify automated government decisions;
[2] “Intellectual property rights” do not automatically block transparency; [3] Security concerns must be balanced against democratic accountability; and [4] Transparency is especially critical for systems affecting social rights."
https://civio.app.box.com/s/2gcrxy4mkpzg49yqkmuaj9z7c44jl7ta

h/t #FSFE ( @fsfe) for this article about it.
https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260205-01.html

#Code #Copyright #IP #Law #OpenSource #Spain

Bravo to the Spanish Supreme Court for its Sept 2025 decision establishing four important principles: "[1] Access to source code can be needed to verify automated government decisions;
[2] “Intellectual property rights” do not automatically block transparency; [3] Security concerns must be balanced against democratic accountability; and [4] Transparency is especially critical for systems affecting social rights."
https://civio.app.box.com/s/2gcrxy4mkpzg49yqkmuaj9z7c44jl7ta

h/t #FSFE ( @fsfe) for this article about it.
https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260205-01.html

#Code #Copyright #IP #Law #OpenSource #Spain

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@hen @sofiaritz

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