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Well it looks like the labels have given up on attacking their customers (probably a good idea... /sigh) in favor of attacking suppliers. I think SourceForge wo
by jmatt 18y ago
Well it looks like the labels have given up on attacking their customers (probably a good idea... /sigh) in favor of attacking suppliers. I think SourceForge would probably be at the bottom of my list of businesses I'd sue. If you sue them the FSF and any number of lawyers associated with open source code will be there to their aid.
So, as the article says why not internet browsers, email clients, etc.?
I am sure that is next... which court will allow it is the real question?
- ig1 18y agoSourceforge isn't some tiny non-profit that needs the help of EFF, etc. Sourceforge is a massive business with 50 million/year in revenue.
- jmatt 18y agoA few additional points. EFF has a lot of experience, why not use it. * Sourceforge is a massive business with 50 million/year in revenue.* Massive by whose standards? 50 million a year revenue relative to the major record labels doing 20 billion a year revenue. The music industry is 400 times the size, that is substantial multiplier. Any number of other large companies who have or use open source projects indirectly have a stake in this lawsuit. Companies like Google and IBM won't stand by idly while precedence is created on how open source projects will be held accountable for their user's behavior. This is similar to lawsuits that were attempting to hold the gun industry responsible for what the users of the gun did with them.