amicus_curious wrote: [...] > They couldn't object to a voluntary dismissal. That is an action in their > favor. They could countersue in some way, perhaps, but the SFLC is just a > flea and Verizon has a lot more to do than worry about something like that > after it has gone away anyway.
I bet Verizon folks are laughing their asses off while reading all that SFLC instilled amusing spin on the latest "GPL legal victory": http://www.internetnews.com/article.php/3734866/Open+Source+Group+is+4+For+4+on+GPL+Lawsuits.htm "Although the original lawsuit, which was filed in December of 2007, named Verizon as the plaintiff, the settlement involves concessions by wireless router vendor Actiontec. "We are satisfied with the resolution but don't have further comment at this time," Verizon spokesperson Christy Reap wrote in an e-mail to InternetNews.com." (Resolution == "NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL: ... plaintiffs Erik Andersen and Rob Landley hereby dismiss this action against defendant Verizon Communications Inc. WITH PREJUDICE") "Verizon also declined comment on whether it planned any policy changes as a result of the settlement." (Evidence of no changes at all: http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp) "As part of the settlement, Actiontec plans to appoint an Open Source Software Compliance Officer. Additionally, Actiontec is expected to pay a settlement. It did not disclose the amount. The actual settlement with Verizon, according to SFLC Legal Director Dan Ravicher, involves agreements with both Verizon and Actiontec. "However, since the boxes involved are Actiontec's, they chose to take responsibility for remedying both their own and Verizon's past violations and ensuring compliance in the future," Ravicher told InternetNews.com. Even though it is Actiontec that is paying the financial payment in this settlement, Ravicher noted that Verizon is also part of the settlement. "Both Verizon and Actiontec violated the GPL in their respective distributions of BusyBox," Ravicher explained. "Actiontec when it distributed to Verizon, and then Verizon when it distributed to its customers. Again, though, since the boxes involved are Actiontec's, they chose to take responsibility for remedying both their own and Verizon's past violations and ensuring compliance in the future." ROFL! regards, alexander. -- http://linuxtaliban.com/bilder.htm _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
