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It was a major legal question whether the GPL could be enforced and whether that would be under copyright equivalent and/or as a contract. The ruling determine
by user5994461 6y ago
It was a major legal question whether the GPL could be enforced and whether that would be under copyright equivalent and/or as a contract.
The ruling determined that, hence a major precedent.
Took 9 years to get there, the plaintiff lost the case and had to pay a chunk of the legal fees. They'd not call that clickbaity.
- simonh 6y agoIt was actually the prosecuting party that lost, because their claim was judged inadmissible (to that specific court).
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- user5994461 6y agofixed. commenting too quickly.
- bawolff 6y agoIts clickbait because the title is misleading and over the top. That doesn't mean the precedent isn't interesting its own right.
- Xelbair 6y agodoes French legal system have to honor precedents?