Subscription/Service Fees - OSD Intent

[Lou Grinzo]

When you get it, pls. post the information to the list, if you can do so
legally and without ruffling too many feathers.  Should make for some
interesting reading. <g>


Take care,
Lou


-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Majerus [mailto:LMajerus at fenwick.com]
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 2:41 PM
To: 'license-discuss at opensource.org'
Subject: RE: Subscription/Service Fees - OSD Intent

I'm collecting information on gpl disputes that have been settled amicably
(or at least settled out of court).  "Plenty of companies" is a bit vague.
Pointers anyone?

Laura Majerus

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Tilly [mailto:ben_tilly at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:31 AM
> To: DSMITH at nixonpeabody.com; license-discuss at opensource.org
> Subject: RE: Subscription/Service Fees - OSD Intent
>
>
...
> >In the case of Open Source licenses, however, this stuff is
> too new for
> >there to be any value in simply sticking with bad language.
> I did a search
> >of Lexis recently and could not find a single case
> interpreting the GNU GPL
> >or the Mozilla GL.
>
> There is none for the GNU GPL.  The resulting uncertainty
> is often branded as a weakness.  But IMHO it should be
> viewed as a strength.  Plenty of companies who were not
> particularly friendly to the GPL have been challenged for
> GPL violations.  *NOT ONE* (after full review by their
> lawyers) thought that their odds of winning a case against
> it was good enough to take it to court.
>
> In my books that is pretty reassuring. :-)
>
> Cheers,
> Ben
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