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Thread: GPL Violation. What can you do ?

  1. #11
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    Originally posted here by chsh
    This was hashed over with gridley on IRC, and he's just looking for an argument. He was provided with numerous links answering his questions and pointing to where copyright holders were victorious in court. He seems to be under the impression that the GPL itself hasn't been tested, but since that is irrelevant to pretty well all the other questions he is asking, which are general copyright holding issues and not anything specific to the GPL.
    I have been searching on google, but failed to find any of the cases you speak of. Could you provide me with any of these links? Thanks.
    Bleh.

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    Originally posted here by Sick Dwarf
    I have been searching on google, but failed to find any of the cases you speak of. Could you provide me with any of these links? Thanks.
    It's pretty basic. Any search for "copyright litigation" or "software copyright cases" should turn up examples.

    http://www.bitlaw.com/source/cases/copyright/ << Check "Software: Non-literal Infringement"
    http://www.ucalgary.ca/MG/inrm/indus...ware/cases.htm << Brief summaries of software copyright infringment cases
    http://www.ipwatchdog.com/cases_of_interest.html#f2 << More software copyright cases.
    Chris Shepherd
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