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> The FSF should take a more active role in GPL violations overall. I belive they can't really do anything unless they own the copyright, as they do with GNU G
by Dirt_McGirt 16y ago
> The FSF should take a more active role in GPL violations overall.
I belive they can't really do anything unless they own the copyright, as they do with GNU Go. The Linux HFS+ code is probably owned by whoever wrote it for example.
- lmkg 16y agoThere are actions they can take other than suing the violator themselves. They can contact license violators to try to reach diplomatic solutions, and they can offer resources such as legal counseling for other rights-holders. They don't have to force every violator to cough up the code or face putative damages, they just have to generally make it known that violating the license is more inconvenient than following it.
- joe_the_user 16y agoAnd ... indeed, that's what they do, as described by ... the article and all their other literature...