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Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record


From: Alexander Terekhov
Subject: Re: SFLC's GPL court enforcement -- track record
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:23:55 +0200

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> 
> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> > Hyman Rosen wrote:
> >> Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> >>> SFLC to the World: <files notice of voluntary dismissal> Victory!
> >> Before case begins: Defendants in violation of GPL.
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

> >> After case ends: Defendants make GLPed sources available.
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp
> 
> Before the case, for most of 2007, neither Actiontec nor Verizon
> made the sources for the FIOS router firmware avaialable. After
> the case, the sources are available from Actiontec.

Actiontec wasn't a defendant. Verizon was a defendant.

After the case ends: Defendant is still in violation of the GPL.
After the case ends: Defendant still doesn't make GPL'd sources
available.
After the case ends: Defendant can now violate alleged plaintiffs'
copyrights in Busybox with impunity due to dismissal WITH PREJUDICE
against plaintiffs.

What a great victory for the GPL and plaintiffs.

regards,
alexander.

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