Imagine the following scenario. One of the BSDs copies some GPL'ed code and releases it under the BSD license. True to form and history, Microsoft then copies that "BSD" code into its own codebase and releases it under a proprietary license.
What happens legally now ? Isn't Microsoft the recipient of stolen goods here and legally liable ? If not, what stops Microsoft from starting a front company whose sole purpose is to steal GPL'ed code and re-release it under BSD, making it legally possible for Microsoft's substandard programmers to copy and paste it ? Any legal action to follow then could firewall Microsoft from any legal liability, and permit Microsoft to start as many such front companies it wished to steal other kinds of non-BSDish open source code. I am assuming that the direct theft of GPL'ed code would be detectable and considered too risky legally. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
