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The legal precedent seems to be "If you steal GPL code, 14 years later you have to pay $650k - assuming the developer didn't give up before that"
by nikanj 3y ago
The legal precedent seems to be "If you steal GPL code, 14 years later you have to pay $650k - assuming the developer didn't give up before that"
- bsza 3y agoOne of the key advantages to a legal precedent is that the next time it won’t take 14 years.
- lolinder 3y agoFrance has a civil law system [0] which doesn't place nearly as strong an emphasis on precedent as common law does, so this specific case probably won't help speed anything up. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_law_(legal_system)
- arlort 3y agoPrecedent isn't binding in civil law systems, but that doesn't mean it is ignored. Especially when set by higher courts