Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar

[Rjack]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> Rjack wrote:
> > Yeh. . . like when Verizon told 'em to kiss their Tyrian purple
> > ass? http://www.terekhov.de/GPLvVerizon/VOLUNTARY_DISMISSAL.pdf
> >  Not everyone succumbs to bullshit propaganda and intimidation.
>
> Opponents of the GPL would like to believe that Verizon is 
> deliberately violating the terms of the GPL and the SFLC is too
> timid to challenge them. But there is no evidence for this.
> Instead, the manufacturer of the routers that Verizon provides,
> Actiontec, has a very prominent web page offering the GPLed
> sources, with a large cartoon featuring a gnu, a penguin, and a
> reversed copyright symbol.
>
> <http://opensource.actiontec.com/> 
> <http://opensource.actiontec.com/images/gnu_tux_copy-left.jpg>
>
> If this is losing, then proponents of free software will be happy
> to compound their losses.

Proponents of the GPL would like to believe that Verizon gives a
royal rat's ass about the GPL  -- but they don't. So get over it
Hyman. Why does Alexander have to explain things to you time and
time again?

Sincerely,
Rjack :)