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Re: GPL upheld on appeal in France
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David Kastrup |
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Re: GPL upheld on appeal in France |
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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:15:16 +0200 |
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Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
> <http://www.h-online.com/open/GPL-wins-in-French-court-case--/news/114312>
> <http://fsffrance.org/news/arret-ca-paris-16.09.2009.pdf>
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> In 2000, Edu4 equipped the AFPA's computer rooms. In the process,
> the IT firm used a version of the VNC remote desktop software
> without providing the AFPA – as required by the GPL – with the
> source code on request. In addition, it turned out that Edu4 had
> removed copyright and licensing notes from VNC.
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> AFPA is awarded €8,000 plus legal fees.
It is rather unusual that AFPA's relation to the software in question is
not as a copyright holder, but as a user.
The result is likely particular to French jurisdiction because of the
plaintiff's standing.
It might change the GPL enforcement strategies at least in France: this
is already the appellate court IIRC, so it should set a precendence.
Interesting.
--
David Kastrup