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I've always wondered if these license are legally enforceable. What if TikTok ignores the criticism and does nothing. Do the developers sue the company and will
by neyme 5y ago
I've always wondered if these license are legally enforceable. What if TikTok ignores the criticism and does nothing. Do the developers sue the company and will they get any money?
- vineyardmike 5y agoThey could try to get money but they could also try to get a cease and desist order to compel them to stop if they don’t even post suit. Not sure if that means violating is criminal or anything but means you’re ignoring a court order which is a big no-no legally.
- pabs3 5y agoEnforcement of the GPL was done way back in 2003 against Linksys and resulted in the OpenWRT project. In Europe the GPL Violations project brought a lot of other cases. So there is plenty of precedent. The principles the FSF and Software Freedom Conservancy use when doing enforcement actions emphasise using legal action as a last resort and not prioritising financial gain (they usually just ask for legal costs and costs for verifying the violation). https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-strategy.html#brief-history-of-user-focused-gpl-enforcement https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/enforcement-st... https://gpl-violations.org/ https://gpl-violations.org/ https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.html https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/principles.htm...