The business world abhors legal uncertainty. The problem is not just the case where a company does get hit with a lawsuit if it should violate the GPL as it mi

The business world abhors legal uncertainty. The problem is not just the case where a company does get hit with a lawsuit if it should violate the GPL as it might nebulously apply to myriad situations. It is the very possibility of such an event that will scare away those who might otherwise fund your company or who might otherwise acquire it. I know. I deal with funding rounds and M&A very frequently in real-world situations. Believe me, if the GPL pops up in due diligence, general panic ensues unless it involves only some incidental use that can be worked around or it involves a very clear-cut case of how the license applies. As an entrepreneur, you can lose and lose badly in such situations even where no lawsuit is ever filed.