Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar

[Alexander Terekhov]

Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> 
> In gnu.misc.discuss Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> wrote:
> >
> > Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> > [...]
> >> Tell me, have there been any cases where somebody has been sued for
> >> infringement of the GPL (whichever version), and the resolution of the
> >> legal process has allowed him to continue infringing the GPL?
> 
> > Case number 1:07-cv-11070-LTS.
> 
> > On this page
> 
> > http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp
> 
> > Verizon continues to distribute GPL'd works in binary form utterly
> > ignoring the GPL.
> 
> Does it ignore the GPL?  I haven't checked.

Why don't you "check it", Alan?

> 
> > The case against Verizon
> 
> > http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2007/dec/07/busybox/verizon.pdf
> 
> That's just the plaintiff's complaint.

Yeah, and... ?

> 
> > was dismissed WITH PREJUDICE against plaintiffs.
> 
> Was it?  Can you cite the document of dismissal?  That would be more
> helpful.

http://www.terekhov.de/GPLvVerizon/DISMISSAL.pdf

regards,
alexander.

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