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Old 05-31-2008, 07:06 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Bookeen have licenced the MobiPocket Reader from Mobi, and that copyrighted code is a part of the Gen's firmware. If someone has copied that code onto a different platform, they are in breach of Mobi's copyright.
By compiling this code to the single binary with GPL-licensed code theey violated the rights of authors of GPL-licensed code. I'm afraid it will be hard times for Bookeen if FSF Europe finally pay attention to it (unfortunately FSF Europe is overwhelmed by GPL violation reports at the moment).
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