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diff --git a/2005/gpl-ec2005/short-abstract b/2005/gpl-ec2005/short-abstract new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ecf62b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/2005/gpl-ec2005/short-abstract @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +A significant amount of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is covered under +the GNU General Public License (GPL). Up to about one year ago, this copyright +licese was never contested in court, and there was no precendent on the +enforcibility of it's so-called "copyleft" character. This has changed since +the Author of this Presentation (Harald Welte) obtained a preliminary +injunction and a court order of the District Court of Munich (Germany) to +enforce the GPL. Harald will share his experience in legal enforcement of the +GPL. |