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:GPL Defenders Say: See You in Court
GPL Defenders Say: See You in Court
Oct 1, 2007, 12 :45 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (4293 reads)

(Other stories by Stephen Shankland)

"A legal team enforcing the most widely used license in the open-source and free software movement has shown that it's not afraid to take its cases all the way to court.

"For years, violations of the General Public License, or GPL, have been met with quiet discussions to resolve compliance problems that can result when open-source software is used improperly. Now, however, the Software Freedom Law Center is taking a hard-line approach, filing a copyright infringement lawsuit against Monsoon Multimedia for allegedly failing to abide by requirements of the GPL..."

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I was under the impression that copyrigh ...   Questions...   
judecn
Oct 1, 2007, 19:22:05
 
Okay, you're wrong.The GPL doesn&#39 ...   Re: Questions...   
AJWM
Oct 2, 2007, 04:09:09
 
It's my impression that Monsoon and  ...   Re: Questions...   
DDahl
Oct 2, 2007, 07:16:04
 
> It just seems to me that the SFLC' ...   Re: Questions...   
blackhole
Oct 2, 2007, 10:18:18
 
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