Logitech acquired SightSpeed - possible GPL violation ?

[Thomas Charron]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 5:42 AM, cuseeme <codewarrior at cuseeme.de> wrote:
> Am 20.11.2008 um 11:22 schrieb Henrik Nordstrom:
>> On tor, 2008-11-20 at 07:43 +0100, cuseeme wrote:
>>> have a last look over here , check the " licensing " and tell me what
>>> went wrong here ,
>>> http://web.archive.org/web/20010413165340/http://sourceforge.net/projects/cu30/
>> The fact that something has been relased under GPL
> but I can´t  see any expiring date on the GPLlicencens on the webpage ,
> can you ?

  Umm, the original authors of a work *STILL* own a work.  They can
decide to no longer distribute it if they so wish.  The authors of an
application are not bound by the same license as the license they are
giving others to use.  They actually *own* it.  They don't need a
license.

  Now, if you're angry or annoyed that they decide to close down the
project, sorry but tough luck.  If you find a copy of it, then you may
use it under the terms of the GPL to your hearts content, however they
are by no means required to provide it to you.

  If anything, one could consider that part of the responsibility of
the users of GPL software.  Redistribution.  No one is redistributing
what you want, and now your mad.

  Well, as as was stated before on a a multitude of lists, it's
available if you look for it.

http://www.google.com/search?q=qvix-1.0.1.tar.gz&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

  By the way, some of those where you asking the same question on gpl
violations list over 3 years ago.

http://lists.gpl-violations.org/pipermail/legal/2005-March/000048.html

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-- Thomas