Comment by zucker42
7 years ago
As a note, the FSF says on their website that their primary goal in any GPL litigation is to get the company to release the source under the GPL.
7 years ago
As a note, the FSF says on their website that their primary goal in any GPL litigation is to get the company to release the source under the GPL.
True, and in practice most copyright holders who release their work under the GPL feel similarly. However, in general a copyright holder is under no obligation to accept such a settlement, and in principle if you distribute GPLed work without conforming to the GPL terms then you are liable for statutory damages (in the US, $50k for accidental infringement and $150k for wilful infringement, per act of infringement) just like for any other act of copyright infringement.
Is that any copy sold, or eg any release of your software?
That's up to the courts to interpret. I don't know what the precedents are.