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Definitely not a 100% success rate and I question "highly favorable" when settlements almost never result in a complete end to infringement by even the one enti
by singpolyma3 5y ago
Definitely not a 100% success rate and I question "highly favorable" when settlements almost never result in a complete end to infringement by even the one entity settling and are so slow and expensive to get that thousands more spring up in the meantime...
- lakecresva 5y agoIf you have access to legal databases like Westlaw/Lexis, you can look up the lawsuits the FSF and SFLC have been a party to. All of those suits were settled and the plaintiffs secure monetary compensation, disclosure of the source code, and in some cases the ability to pre-screen future releases to make sure they're complying with the GPL. The reason why many shops take copyright seriously or ban the use of GPL software (you can argue either way that the latter is or is not a victory for the GPL) is because this creates a deterrent effect.