I believe the claim was that Cambium hacked Ubnt's hardware so they could figure out how to load Cambium firmware onto Ubnt radios. This would save a wisp a ton of money if they decided to switch platforms as they would not have to buy new CPEs, just APs. They found some technicality in the DMCA, I believe, and it looks like either Cambium decided it might go against them (highly likely when trying to convince non-technical judges) or they decided it would just be less expensive to end it now. What looks to those of us who understand things like radio chipsets better than the average joe public like a no-brianer, is most likely incomprehensible to a judge or a selection of random people in a jury pool. Heck I've seen supposed "distinguished trial judges" not be able to tell which party is which in a property dispute because one party claimed to be the other by filing brand new articles of incorporation with the same name. I would expect trying to convince them the radio hardware was not proprietary would be tantamount to a fat man climbing mount everest without oxygen. Maybe "someone" will figure out a way to do this independently just in case they don't want to swap thousands of CPEs. I can't imagine it would be too difficult, but you might open yourself up to a new lawsuit.
On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 12:21 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > So who is who here. I guess I am UBNT? > Paint my mounts sounds like flash my radio with the code of others. > So UBNT could legally claim you cannot put Cambium code in their radios? > > So were UBNT customers putting Cambium software in UBNT radios? > Or were people putting UBNT software in Cambium radios? > > I remember it happening at the time. I just don’t remember any details. > The article says that the settlement involved Cambium paying UBNT. > Assuming that is correct, the Cambium must have done something wrong. > > > > *From:* Craig Schmaderer > *Sent:* Saturday, December 12, 2020 11:02 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google News - Cambium Networks settles a lawsuit > with Ubiquiti Inc for selling hacking firmware > > > Chuck, I look at it like, if you said I could not paint your mounts after > I buy them, and I decide to paint them blue using Rustoleum paint, you > would sue Rustoleum and I for breaking your EUA > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF > *Sent:* Saturday, December 12, 2020 11:33 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Cc:* ch...@go-mtc.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google News - Cambium Networks settles a lawsuit > with Ubiquiti Inc for selling hacking firmware > > > > I never understood the argument. What exactly did Cambium do wrong? > > > > *From:* Steve Jones > > *Sent:* Saturday, December 12, 2020 10:09 AM > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Google News - Cambium Networks settles a lawsuit > with Ubiquiti Inc for selling hacking firmware > > > > I hope cambium does it again with something else ubnt now just to spite > them. Whatever they paid has to be nothing compared to the volume of > customers they rolled over > > > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 7:47 AM Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEFvp2xGH5DLp_0VFw74VGwYqGAgEKg8IACoHCAowjo_YBzCo6Ugwi9XQBg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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