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Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar
From: |
Chris Ahlstrom |
Subject: |
Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar |
Date: |
Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:55:04 -0500 |
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After takin' a swig o' grog, Rahul Dhesi belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> writes:
>
>>Rahul Dhesi wrote:
>>> Your baseline is wrong.
>
>>No, it's not. How else should GPL enforcement work?...
>
> A disingenuous question.
>
> A victory occurs where potential wrong-doers get the message that if
> they violate the GPL for a period, they will end up with a net loss due
> to having paid damages to the copyright owner that exceed their benefit
> for the period of violation.
>
> If potential wrong-doers get the message that they can violate the GPL
> for some years, and then cease to violate it and only pay insignificant
> damages, then that is a defeat for the copyright owner, not a victory.
Why would anyone want to inflict a "net loss" on them for violating the GPL?
The point is to get their modifications properly opened. Better late then
never.
--
"I see little divinity about them or you. You talk to me of Christianity
when you are in the act of hanging your enemies. Was there ever such
blasphemous nonsense!"
-- Shaw, "The Devil's Disciple"
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, (continued)
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rahul Dhesi, 2009/02/17
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/17
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rahul Dhesi, 2009/02/17
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, David Kastrup, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rahul Dhesi, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rahul Dhesi, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, David Kastrup, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, David Kastrup, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar,
Chris Ahlstrom <=
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rahul Dhesi, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Rjack, 2009/02/18
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/19
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/02/19
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/19
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Alexander Terekhov, 2009/02/19
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Hyman Rosen, 2009/02/19
- Re: Copyright Misuse Doctrine in Apple v. Psystar, Chris Ahlstrom, 2009/02/19