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Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar
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Hyman Rosen |
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Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar |
Date: |
Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:40:30 -0500 |
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amicus_curious wrote:
You ignore the rather obvious fact that Verizon is distributing binary
code for the routers from its own website to anyone and everyone who
wants it without regard to the requirements of the GPL that this binary
code be accompanied by the source that created it.
Whether Verizon is incurring a GPL obligation depends on the fine
details of what it is doing, and who is considered to be doing the
copying when a person clicks on a URL in order to obtain software.
Since the URL contains the string "actiontec gateway" it's plausible
that the Verizon webserver contacts an Actiontec gateway in order to
get the software to the clicker.
> Whether or not the SFLC is timid seems to be of no consequence
> since they abandoned their suit against Verizon regarding this
> sort of conduct with predjudice.
Having brought suit, the SFLC was in the best position to determine
what the situation was with respect to Verizon and the GPL, since they
had the ability to speak and be listened to by the other side. They
decided that it was sufficient for Actiontec to make the GPLed sources
available.
You would like to believe that Verizon is deliberately flouting the
GPL and the SFLC was unwilling to pursue the case, because you believe
that the SFLC does not actually believe in the validity of the GPL.
But really, that's all in your imagination. There is no evidence that
what you would like to believe is true.
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, (continued)
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/25
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/25
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/25
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/25
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, amicus_curious, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar,
Hyman Rosen <=
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, amicus_curious, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, amicus_curious, 2009/02/26
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rahul Dhesi, 2009/02/27
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/27
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/27
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rahul Dhesi, 2009/02/27