Comment by dragonwriter
7 years ago
No, release under the GPL could be (part of) a way to settle a lawsuit for infringement, but it's not automatic.
7 years ago
No, release under the GPL could be (part of) a way to settle a lawsuit for infringement, but it's not automatic.
In fact, under GPLv2 you can no longer distribute the code at all (even unrelated to the original infringement) until you are forgiven by the original copyright holder. This clause was removed in GPLv3.