Principled free-software license enforcement
Principled free-software license enforcement
Posted Mar 2, 2017 14:55 UTC (Thu) by CycoJ (guest, #70454)Parent article: Principled free-software license enforcement
It's quite ironic that the example of Twin Peaks vs Red Hat seems to violate at least 2 (and arguably even 3 or 4) of the Fontana's principles of when enforcement is justified.
Clearly using a countersuit for GPL violation in as a quick way to stop an original suit is for financial gain. The process is also completely opaque, so contradicts the demand for transparency.
I would also argue that this could contradicts the predictable and no conflict of interest points. It's easy to imagine a situation where knowledge of GPL violations becomes somewhat strategic and is kept secret to use as ammunition for possible countersuits.