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Best Buy Caught in GPL Tussle
Dec 15, 2009, 18 :02 UTC (20 Talkback[s]) (7137 reads)
(Other stories by Sean Michael Kerner)

"In a lawsuit filed today, the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) is taking aim at alleged GPL license violation by 14 consumers electronics vendors including retail giant Best Buy.

"The violations are related to the GPL licensed BusyBox collection of utilities which are found in products sold by Best Buy and included by multiple consumer electronics vendors including Samsung, Westinghouse, and JVC. BusyBox is a collection of Unix utilities that have been optimized for size and are most commonly used in embedded environments such as TV sets and DVD players."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
It's not the first (and likely not t ...   GPL enforcements have changed   
SMK
Dec 15, 2009, 18:47:41  
If these companies simply don't want ...   Opportunists   
Tom King
Dec 15, 2009, 19:05:02  
People. Suing everyone who might have t ...   Not the way to spread the gospel   
k1773r37f
Dec 15, 2009, 19:07:27  
According to the complaint: http://www.s ...   Best Buy "Insignia" firmware is allegedly in viola   
Richard Steiner
Dec 15, 2009, 20:10:57  
"The violations are related to the GPL l ...   Why?   
Ken Jennings
Dec 15, 2009, 20:22:35  
Best Buy is the worst electronics retail ...   Best Buy sucks   
Grishnakh
Dec 15, 2009, 20:41:15  
A lot of companies are like this. I&#39 ...   Re: Opportunists   
Grishnakh
Dec 15, 2009, 20:48:55  
> "The violations are related to the GPL ...   Re: Why?   
Rufus Polson
Dec 15, 2009, 21:46:49  
It appears that he is one of the origina ...   Interesting comment from Bruce Perens   
Richard Steiner
Dec 15, 2009, 21:55:06  
Is the consumer violating if they by the ...   are consumers violating too   
Harold
Dec 16, 2009, 02:52:30  
> Is the consumer violating if they by t ...   Re: are consumers violating too   
DDahl
Dec 16, 2009, 07:24:30  
[...].> "Each Defendant distributed and ...   Re: Why?   
Rainer Weikusat
Dec 16, 2009, 10:24:26  
> Is the consumer violating if they by t ...   Re: are consumers violating too   
Rainer Weikusat
Dec 16, 2009, 12:35:41  
> Is the consumer violating if they by t ...   Re: are consumers violating too   
drew Roberts
Dec 16, 2009, 12:49:57  
The SFLC does not sue as the first step ...   Re: Not the way to spread the gospel   
Tony OBryan
Dec 16, 2009, 15:54:14  
> Is the consumer violating if they by t ...   Re: are consumers violating too   
Tony OBryan
Dec 16, 2009, 16:00:20  
Best Buy is being sued over a Best Buy " ...   You've Got It All Wrong - Best Buy Is Being Su   
C. Whitman
Dec 16, 2009, 17:19:38  
[...].> Also, no you are not liable for ...   Re: You've Got It All Wrong - Best Buy Is Bein   
Rainer Weikusat
Dec 16, 2009, 18:44:28  
> It appears that he is one of the origi ...   Re: Interesting comment from Bruce Perens   
Rufus Polson
Dec 16, 2009, 20:23:13  
You are blending the fine points in toge ...   Re: Re: You've Got It All Wrong - Best Buy Is   
C. Whitman
Dec 16, 2009, 21:56:43  
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