Yes, you are correct. Infringement is infringement. Keep in mind that you are never compelled to license your work under the GPL even if you infringe the copy

Yes, you are correct. Infringement is infringement. Keep in mind that you are never compelled to license your work under the GPL even if you infringe the copyright of GPL code. It is an offer to remedy the infringement. You can accept the offer or you can decide not to accept the offer. It's your choice. However, even if you replace the infringing use with a non-infringing use, you still have to deal with the original infringement. You can't really escape that.