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OLS: Enforcing the GPLOLS: Enforcing the GPLPosted Jul 25, 2004 8:33 UTC (Sun) by jmshh (guest, #8257)In reply to: OLS: Enforcing the GPL by stockholm Parent article: OLS: Enforcing the GPL
There is nothing "courageous" in this context. The case is a very indirect one: Some manufacturer from an East-Asian country, where copyrights are just ignored, made the product. It was imported by the European headquarter based in the Netherlands and then sold by the German subsidiary in Germany. What this verdict does is banning further sales in Germany, nothing more :-(. This is the most one can get without fighting cases far away: just a little itch to an I-don't-care company. Other contacts with more accessible manufacturers were more successful and needed no involvement of the courts.
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OLS: Enforcing the GPL Posted Jul 26, 2004 0:43 UTC (Mon) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link] It's not that simple. Yes, one case will not change situation with "I-don't-care company". Once you'll get the same verdict for the rest European countries, USA and Japan suddenly "I-don't-care company" start to care. Yes, it's long and hard battle but it can be done and was done previously.
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