Interead.com Ltd (AKA Coolreaders) violates GPL

[Arnt Karlsen]

On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:23:01 +0200, Neil wrote in message 
<E1NfuYe-00020z-02 at narasimha.gpl-violations.org>:

> Alexander
> 
> I've discussed this matter with their managing director, but, so far,
> it has not turned into corresponding source code. I will raise this
> again.
> 
> My gut feeling is that their supplier does not have the source code
> to give them...

..in that case, they will want to prove that fact, and to make 
their supplier deliver the relevant source code, promptly. ;o)


> Regards,
> 
> Neil
> 
> 
> 
> Neil
> 
> neil at neilzone.co.uk | http://neilzone.co.uk
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Alexander Kerner" <alexander.kerner at googlemail.com>
> To: legal at lists.gpl-violations.org
> Sent: 12/02/2010 13:16
> Subject: Interead.com Ltd (AKA Coolreaders) violates GPL
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Interead.com Ltd (www.interead.co.uk, www.coolreaders.com) is
> violating the GPL. They sell the Cool-er ebook device with linux based
> firmware. Also there is a firmware update available on their web site.
> I've downloaded the update and found some GPL based software inside,
> thereafter I've sent them an email (to support at coolreaders.com) asking
> for sources, but they do not answer. After a week of silence I've
> tried asking them one more time, but also without success.
> 
> The update file is available under
> http://www.coolreaders.com/downloads/fw/COOLER-vfat-eb600em-1229.zip
> That zip file contains among other things following GPL-licensed
> software: 1. files/eb600em/u-boot.* - Uboot
> 2. files/uImage-* - Linux kernel
> 3. files/eb600em/fs.tgz (contains a rootfs which is being installed
> into the device)
>     In the fs.tgz you can find busybox and probably other GPL-licensed
> software. There is also a file lib/libfb.so, which contains FBReader
> (www.fbreader.org, released under GPL) along with my modifications
> which are distributed under GPL as well.
> 
> Is it possible to enforce releasing the corresponding sources?
> 
> Best regards,
> Alexander Kerner
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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