[Office-commits] r9634 - trunk/licensing/writings

[sysadmin]

Author: johns
Date: Mon Sep 21 17:43:59 2009
New Revision: 9634

Log:
Reorder a bit and try to cram some more info into the first paragraph.

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   trunk/licensing/writings/2009-09-france-pr.mdwn

Modified: trunk/licensing/writings/2009-09-france-pr.mdwn
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 PARIS, France -- Monday, September 21, 2009 -- In a landmark ruling
 that will set legal precedent, the Paris Court of Appeals decided last
-week that the company Edu4 had violated the license of VNC, a computer
-program released under the GNU General Public License (GPL).  The suit
-was filed by Association pour la formation professionnelle des
-adultes (AFPA), a French education organization.
+week that the company Edu4 violated the terms of the GNU General
+Public License (GPL) when it distributed binary copies of the remote
+desktop access software VNC but denied users access to its
+corresponding source code. The suit was filed by Association pour la
+formation professionnelle des adultes (AFPA), a French education
+organization.
+
+"This decision should raise awareness about free software licensing
+for everyone involved with it," said [PERSON]. "Companies distributing
+the software have been given a strong reminder that the license's
+terms are real and enforceable. And users in France can rest assured
+that, if need be, they can avail themselves of the legal system to see
+violations addressed and their rights respected."
 
 The events of the case go back to early 2000, when Edu4 was hired to
-provide new computer equipment in AFPA's classrooms.  Shortly
+provide new computer equipment in AFPA's classrooms. Shortly
 thereafter, AFPA discovered that VNC was distributed with this
-equipment.  Despite repeated requests, with mediation from FSF France,
-Edu4 refused to provide AFPA with the source code to VNC.
-Furthermore, FSF France later discovered that Edu4 removed copyright
-and license notices in the software.  All of these activities violate
-the terms of the GNU GPL.  AFPA filed suit in 2002 to obtain the
-source code.
+equipment. Despite repeated requests, with mediation from the Free
+Software Foundation France, Edu4 refused to provide AFPA with the
+source code to this version of VNC. Furthermore, FSF France later
+discovered that Edu4 had removed copyright and license notices in the
+software. All of these activities violate the terms of the GNU GPL.
+AFPA filed suit in 2002 to protect its rights and obtain the source
+code.
 
 "We've long said the GPL is enforceable, and of course we're pleased
 to see another court reaffirm that fact," said Loic Dachary, [TITLE]
-of the Free Software Foundation France.  "But what makes this ruling
-unique is the fact that the suit was filed by a user of the software,
-instead of a copyright holder.  It's a commonly-held belief that only
-the copyright holder of a work can enforce its license—but
-that's not true in France."
-
-"This decision should raise awareness about free software licensing
-for everyone involved with it," added [PERSON].  "Companies
-distributing the software have been given a strong reminder that the
-license's terms are real and enforceable.  And users in France can
-rest assured that, if need be, they can avail themselves of the legal
-system to see violations addressed."
+of FSF France. "But what makes this ruling unique is the fact that the
+suit was filed by a user of the software, instead of a copyright
+holder. It's a commonly held belief that only the copyright holder of
+a work can enforce its license—but that's not true in France."
 
 The Court's ruling is available on the web at
 <http://fsffrance.org/news/arret-ca-paris-16.09.2009.pdf>.