Re: CAFC took JMRI case under advisement

[rjack]

Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> Hyman Rosen wrote:
> > Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> > > Hyman Rosen wrote:
> > > > I still fail to understand what you find shocking
> > > > about the citation of Nimmer.
> > > Go and drop am email to Nimmer et. al. asking whether a copyright
> > > license is a contract or not. Let us know about his response.
> > No, I don't think I will.
> >
> > People quote all sorts of stuff in lawsuits. In the case of this
> > brief, it claims that a license is sufficiently like a contract
> > that you can make similar claims for infringement.
> >
> > Here's an idea - why don't you go ahead and willfully defy the
> > GPL on some piece of code, get yourself sued, and see how it all
> > works out.
>
> We all know how it works out.
>
> 1. Ignoring jurisdictional requirement SFLC files a complaint
> (warranting atomatic dismissal).
>
> 2. Shortly thereafter SFLC moves to dismiss the case WITH PREJUDICE
> against own clients (without any stipulation of settlement).
>
> 3. A face-saving press release appears claiming a "settlement" with
> NON-DEFENDANT third party.
>
> 4. Defendant continues wilfully defy the GPL (from now on with impunity
> due to res judicata since the case was dismissed WITH PREJUDICE against
> plaintiffs).
>
> http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp
> http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2008/06/verizon-ceo-doesnt-know-about.html
>
> regards,
> alexander.
>
> --
> http://gng.z505.com/index.htm
> (GNG is a derecursive recursive derecursion which pwns GNU since it can
> be infinitely looped as GNGNGNGNG...NGNGNG... and can be said backwards
> too, whereas GNU cannot.

The most accurate summary of the bogus SFLC cases I have ever read.

Sincerely,
Rjack :)

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