malicious "subscription" websites and GPL

Matthew Flaschen matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu
Wed Oct 1 20:39:57 CEST 2008


Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> It looks as if you have no legal argument to go against them.  (In fact,
> the GPL protects them from any further restriction that you might try to
> impose.)

Actually, it looks like there's no evidence either way, so I'm not sure
why you're drawing so many conclusions.  The next investigative step to
take is to purchase a subscription or speak to someone who already has.
 Then, you can  determine whether they are actually violating the GPL.

Matt Flaschen




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