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I don't really see how this is an issue, depending on the license text it's trivial to make the license apply in the same manner. As for winning, I think that's
by Etheryte 1y ago
I don't really see how this is an issue, depending on the license text it's trivial to make the license apply in the same manner. As for winning, I think that's more of a US-centric view, if you sue elsewhere in the world there's plenty of courts that are happy to slap big tech.
- ArcHound 1y agoGenuine question that might sound trollish: do you please have examples of such cases?
- Etheryte 1y agoI think Jacobsen vs Katzer [0] is the most relevant one to the discussion here, but there a number of successful cases on this front. If memory serves, BusyBox has also managed to enforce GPL in court on a number of occasions. [0] https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/jacobsen-v-katzer https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/jacobsen-v-katzer
- pavel_lishin 1y agoSuing a major corporation still seems like quite a bit of work, and what's the end goal? Is it to humble a major company, or to get paid? Because if it's the latter, it feels like there are easier ways to do so.
- Etheryte 1y agoThis is obviously a subjective opinion, but at least in my mind, the point is to defend your rights. No one else is going to come along and defend you against the corporate steamroller.