Possible GPL violation in Avantis Content Cache servers

Markus Mikkolainen itm at itmo.dyndns.org
Wed Feb 22 23:42:45 CET 2006


> > If The software vendor doesn't respond appropriateyl, it might also be
> > worthwhile informing the LEA about the copyright infringements in that
> > piece of software that they distribute.  I'm not familiar with UK law,
> > but in Germany they would knowingly infringe the license if they
> > continue distributing the proxy product after having received such
> > notification.
> I think there's a similar provision - I'm sure you aren't allowed to
> redistribute copyright material without the author's permission (which
> in this case is only given under the GPL and therefore the terms of the
> distribution aren't being kept to.)

AFAIK and IANAL, these things are usually best done via letters which are
"registered" , dunno what the term is. basically they have to sign a receipt
when they receive the letter, so you can prove they have been told. After
that there isnt much they can do to claim that "they didnt know". 

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...A motion to adjourn is always in order.



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