In both examples, a higher authority may have also acted but if they had done the same with free software things either would have been caught immediately or a

In both examples, a higher authority may have also acted but if they had done the same with free software things either would have been caught immediately or a lawsuit would have been possible for breach of license if they tried to hide it. >In both cases higher authorities hired by people to protect them, protected them. Not FSF, The FSF did a better job of protecting them with their unwavering stance. Neither would ever have caused an issue if you followed their advice to never use non-free software.