Rahul Dhesi wrote:
Hyman Rosen <[email protected]> writes:
Rahul Dhesi wrote:
Your baseline is wrong.
No, it's not. How else should GPL enforcement work?...
A disingenuous question.
A victory occurs where potential wrong-doers get the message that
if they violate the GPL for a period, they will end up with a
net loss due to having paid damages to the copyright owner that
exceed their benefit for the period of violation.
Which plaintiff has has ever paid any damages in a GPL case? Please
show the court's decision or a settlement agreement of record.
I have heard rumors that several defendants in GPL cases have
received attorney fees due to the frivolous nature of the SFLS's
cases. The SFLC has had to voluntarily dismiss *all* of their suits.
If potential wrong-doers get the message that they can violate
the GPL for some years, and then cease to violate it and only pay
insignificant damages, then that is a defeat for the copyright
owner, not a victory.
Sincerely,
Rjack :)
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