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Another GPL violation settled


From: Hyman Rosen
Subject: Another GPL violation settled
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:45:08 -0400
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This time, by the vendor withdrawing the product:
<http://sev-notes.blogspot.com/2009/06/gpl-scummvm-and-violations.html>

A Wii game manufactured by subcontractors for Atari contains a
GPLed game engine, the game was distributed without complying
with the GPL, and apparently Nintendo requires a non-disclosure
agreement from their game makers which prohibits the distribution
of sources. Atari has agreed to stop selling the game after a
period of time, to destroy the remaining stock, and to make a
"significant" donation to the FSF.

Once again, we have a demonstration that real companies act as
if the GPL works exactly the way it claims to.


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