Is the Monsoon settlement a missed opportunity?
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| Certainly more was hoped for from the first US GPL lawsuit. “This case is
| very important because it will establish what type of remedies (either
| contract or copyright) are available to licensors for breach of the GPLv2,”
| wrote Mark Radcliffe at the time the complaint was filed.
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| However, for those looking for legal precedent, all may not be lost. “Stay
| tuned, however, as this is likely not the last lawsuit we will see here in
| the U.S. to enforce the terms of the GPL,” notes Haislmaier.
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/31/is-the-monsoon-settlement-a-missed-opportunity/
Related:
Do Microsoft's EULAs have any real legal basis?
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| "Microsoft has no special exemption from the sale of goods act." Well,
| no, probably not - but it might still be selling you "services"
| instead of "goods". But the real point to remember is that it doesn't
| matter a jot what the "logical" position is, it is what the courts
| decide that matters.
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| As far as I know, no one has tested Microsoft's EULAs in a UK court
| and, until someone does, Microsoft will just go on assuming that they
| work. And I don't fancy the risk of taking on Microsoft's expensive
| lawyers in court myself...
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http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/04/25/microsoft_eula/
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