On 9/21/07, Raj Mathur raju@linux-delhi.org wrote:
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The first lawsuit for GPL violation in the USA has been filed yesterday against Monsoon Multimedia, who were distributing busybox without making the source code available. This appears to be primarily a precedent-setting action, since MM had already acknowledged that they were using GPL source code in their product(s). [snip] Story at: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070920153227686
Regards,
- -- Raju
or, this could also be a cheap publicity stunt, given that one of the founders of the company has a background in law, and the founders like to create startups they can sell off at great prices. well, this si the best way to generate a huge buzz around their company, let every blogger, mailing list, forum discuss it. once the buzz dies, a quiet outofcourt settlement may follow, with nice soundbytes on how much they appreciate the gpl etc. then another piece of news on how some other company has paid a fortune for their product or their company.
maybe i'm wrong.
:-) niyam