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From: | Hyman Rosen |
Subject: | Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar |
Date: | Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:51:22 -0500 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) |
Rjack wrote:
We can conclude with confidence that Verizon told the SFLC to kiss their royal purple ass.
Verizon supplies FiOS routers complete with a Verizon-branded manual which mentions the GPL and a disk which includes the GPLed source code. The upgrade site is for upgrades; people who are getting the upgrade already have the original disk and have presumably already been told where to go to find upgraded sources. The irony here is that the GPL opponents are being more zealous in their interpretation of the GPL requirements than the rights holders. This is because they desperately want to believe that Verizon is deliberately violating the GPL. But it is not, as demonstrated by the Verizon-branded manuals which mention the GPL. And this was brought about by the actions of the SFLC, who reached a successful settlement with Verizon and Actiontec.
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