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If I'm not mistaken, the GPL has had to be defended in court several times. It's a situation where someone tries to charge money for a product, but a GPL'd sour
by TallGuyShort 17y ago
If I'm not mistaken, the GPL has had to be defended in court several times. It's a situation where someone tries to charge money for a product, but a GPL'd source code was used in the product. That particular situation doesn't apply to this license however, since you can, apparently, do whatever you want.
- ajross 17y agoThe GPL has nothing to do with "charging money", so no, that's never been tested in court. And in any case, in a suit regarding any distribution license, it is the copyright owner who would bring the suit, forcing the alleged infringer to "defend" the case.
- TallGuyShort 17y agoSorry - I was indeed mistaken about the "charging money" aspect of it. However, the GPL has been successfully defended in court: http://gpl-violations.org/news/20060922-dlink-judgement_frankfurt.html http://gpl-violations.org/news/20060922-dlink-judgement_fran...