Resolving Chitech CT-PC89E GPL Copyright Violation

[Neil Brown]

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Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:32:43 +0000, Neil wrote in message 
> <4BA4B25B.7030308 at neilzone.co.uk>:
> 
>> Whether or not a copyright infringement is illegal would be a matter
>> for the copyright laws of the country in question.
> 
> ..say countr_ies_, rather than countr_y_, you're not likely 
> to find a violation case involving just one country, not 
> even if it's the US.

However, a case needs to be brought within a relevant jurisdiction - and
it is then a matter for the applicable law as to whether copyright
infringement is a crime. It is generally far safer, and likely more
accurate, to simply refer to "copyright infringement"?


> ..then there's the potentially infringing side, "modern 
> globalization" means people buying e.g. a shipload of washing 
> machines with e.g. Busybox 'n GNU/Hurd from China for the EU 
> markets, will have to comply with the copyright laws of _all_ 
> the countries "in question", because they are "distributed 'n 
> conveyed" etc "from there to there.

> ..which is just one more reason GPL etc compliance is so much 
> more easier 'n cheaper than jurisdiction forum shopping. ;o)

Absolutely.



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Neil

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