# Intellectual Property Guideline

DevFeed: [Intellectual Property Guideline](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/intellectual-property-guideline-33069.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/intellectual-property-guideline/>)

Published: 2020-02-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [free software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/free-software.md>)

Tags: [copyright](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copyright.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [intellectual-property](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intellectual-property.md>), [legal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/legal.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [reactos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactos.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/win32.md>), [winapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/winapi.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

The ReactOS Project's intellectual property guideline explains copyright, patent, trademark, and related legal issues relevant to project development. It provides definitions and policy guidance for developers and potential contributors, while stating that it is not legal advice.

## Source excerpt

Preface The ReactOS™ Project is an international group of developers whose goal is to create a work-alike version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. In light of recent activity in the free software world relating to copyright and patent concerns, the administrators of the ReactOS Project feel that a general guideline would be helpful for developers and potential contributors. For questions regarding this guideline, please e-mail Colin Finck. Please note that none of this should be construed as legal advice, as any sort of warranty regarding the project's products, or anything else save a statement of policy on the part of the project.