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 --- 2005/gpl-ec2005/extended-abstract | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2005/gpl-ec2005/extended-abstract (limited to '2005/gpl-ec2005/extended-abstract') diff --git a/2005/gpl-ec2005/extended-abstract b/2005/gpl-ec2005/extended-abstract new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b15ce0e --- /dev/null +++ b/2005/gpl-ec2005/extended-abstract @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +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. -- cgit v1.2.3