GPL violation in Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer/Recomposer used by Adobe Reader Install package

[Charlie Brady]

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Jake wrote:

> stuff like that. Such a thing CANNOT just be re-programmed and then it works
> exactly the same way UPX does. Its not that they are using the same
> "algorithm/format" - the algorithm or format is what UPX is, so they stole
> the technology, using the same code or not. Hope you understand my point of
> view, but in my opinion there is no need for a proof that they really use
> the UPX source code for doing this. They use the software technology which
> is copyrighted by the GPL.

No, methods and techniques aren't copyrightable. Only expression is 
copyrightable.

And in any case, only the copyright holder can take action.