From fca59bea770346cf1c1f9b0e00cb48a61b44a8f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harald Welte Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:00:20 +0100 Subject: import of old now defunct presentation slides svn repo --- 2004/gpl-bof-ols2004/abstract | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2004/gpl-bof-ols2004/abstract (limited to '2004/gpl-bof-ols2004/abstract') diff --git a/2004/gpl-bof-ols2004/abstract b/2004/gpl-bof-ols2004/abstract new file mode 100644 index 0000000..57de337 --- /dev/null +++ b/2004/gpl-bof-ols2004/abstract @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +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 802.11 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 a number of amicable agreements and +one granted preliminary injunction. + +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 Copyleft by using Copyright. + -- cgit v1.2.3