JMRI case settled

Andy Updegrove reports that Jacobsen v. Katzer (the JMRI case) has been settled on terms which uphold the enforceability of free software licenses in the US. "With the case now settled, there can be no further appeals - meaning that the rulings of the District and Appeals courts are now binding in their circuit. Although federal courts in other circuits will not be bound this court's decision, the California circuit is well respected, and other federal judges nationwide will be influenced by its legal conclusions. As a result, the results of the Jacobsen v. Katzer could eventually become the law of the land."

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