Linux Devicemaker Sued In First US Test of GPL 315
An anonymous reader writes "For the first time in the U.S., a company is being taken to court for a GPL violation. The Software Freedom Law Center has sued Monsoon Multimedia over alleged GPL violations in the Hava, a place- and time-shifting TV recorder similar to the SlingBox. Interestingly, Monsoon Multimedia is run by a highly experienced international lawyer named Graham Radstone. According to his corporate biography, Radstone has an MA in Law from the University of Cambridge, England, and held the top legal spot at an unnamed "$1 billion private multinational company." He also reportedly held top management positions with Philip Morris, Pfizer, and DHL. Sounds like the makings of a good old legal Donnybrook ahead."
No Stallman! (Score:3, Funny)
Over under (Score:4, Funny)
250?
Place- and Time-shifting TV Recorder ...? (Score:2, Funny)
A SPACIAL-TEMPORAL DISPLACEMENT AUDITORY VISUAL TRANSLATIONAL DEVICE!
Re:Where is the copyright registration (Score:2, Funny)
I see you have been under a rock. You might want to catch up on some other events such as: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the cold war, and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Monsoon must be suicidal (Score:4, Funny)
The owner of Monsoon might want to start thinking about what he wants written on his headstone right about now. If it were me, I'd be checking land prices in Siberia or the Antarctic.
Oy vi (Score:3, Funny)
Bad idea (Score:2, Funny)
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Is there a University of Cambridge, England? (Score:0, Funny)
I thought Cambridge was in Mass. Have the Brits started copying us? Don't we have a copyright on our top Colleges?