It has been a month (admittedly not a long time for this kind of issue). I wrote to the company (PhotoVu) about this and received no reply. I also wrote to gpl-violations.org and got no reply. Did anyone here end up hearing about any action?
-- gomi On 9/5/07, Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 08:35:26AM -0700, Gomi No Sensei wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > The following email is self-explanatory. The device sold at > > www.photovu.com is based on a modified Debian, but the company will > not > > disclose the source. > > <snip> > > While (to the best of my knowledge) Software in the Public Interest, Inc., > is not a copyright holder in any portion of Debian GNU/Linux, this is > still > a matter worth bringing to SPI's attention. SPI owns certain U.S. > trademarks, and it is conceivable that retaining trademarked Debian logos > in a derived product while not honoring the copyright licenses on the > software comprising Debian GNU/Linux gives rise to a civil cause of action > against PhotoVu. > > Accordingly, I am CCing the SPI Board of Directors. > > A courteous letter from SPI's counsel setting out these issues may be all > that is required to achieve PhotoVu's compliance. Bradley Kuhn and Eben > Moglen have frequently counseled tact and patience when pursuing apparent > GPL violations. Assume ignorance or misunderstanding until and unless > that > assumption is unsustainable. > > >
