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+Enforcing the GNU GPL - Copyright helps Copyleft
+
+More and more vendors of various computing devices, especially network-related
+appliances such as Routers, NAT-Gateways and Wireless Access Points are using
+Linux and other GPL licensed Free Software in their products.
+
+While the Linux community can look at this as a big success, there is a back
+side of that coin:  A large number of those vendors have no idea about the GPL
+license terms, and as a result do not fulfill their obligations under the GPL.
+
+The netfilter/iptables project has started legal proceedngs against a number of
+companies in violation of the GPL since December 2003.  Those legal proceedings
+were quite successful so far, resulting in twelve amicable agreements, two
+granted preliminary injunctions and one court order.  The list of companies
+includes large international corporations such as Siemens, Deutsche Telekom,
+Hitachi, Asus and Belkin.
+
+The speaker will present an overview about his recent successful enforcement of
+the GNU GPL within German jurisdiction.  
+
+In the end, it seems like the idea of the founding fathers of the GNU GPL
+works:  Guaranteeing the freedom of Free Software by using Copyright to create
+Copyleft.