On 2/5/2010 1:50 PM, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
They "doesnt-know": http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2008/06/verizon-ceo-doesnt-know-about.html
As I've said before, everyone agrees that the GPL is a perfectly valid copyright license, and typical breaches are due to laziness and inattention, not willfulness. If this case had had the attention of someone high in the hierarchy, there would have been no case necessary to begin with. Verizon knows about the GPL now.
To wit, Verizon is still blatantly breaching the GPL at http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp and the complaint about it http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2007/dec/07/busybox/verizon.pdf "11. Upon information and belief, Verizon distributes to its customers the Actiontec MI424WR wireless router (“Infringing Product”), which contains embedded executable software (“Firmware”). Defendant also provides the Firmware corresponding to the Infringing Product for download viaits website, at http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp."; was dismissed with prejudice against plaintiffs without any settlement -- no agreement with the defendant.
Verizon is no longer infringing the GPL, having settled the case. They are now providing the sources here: <http://www.verizon.net/central/vzc.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=vzc_help_contentDisplay&objId=44481> and shipping a manual and disk with their routers which apprises users of their rights under the GPL. A copy of the Verizon-branded and Verizon-copyrighted manual can be read here: <http://www.actiontec.com/support_cms/doc_files/MI424WR_Rev._E_User_Manual_20.8.0_v3_GPL.pdf> It is a deliberate misstatement to say "was dismissed with prejudice against plaintiffs". Rather, the plaintiffs dismissed their case with prejudice once a settlement was reached. Dismissal with prejudice is routine in settlements to reassure defendants that plaintiffs will not attempt to refile the case. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
