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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, you've misunderstood me. I absolutely do NOT condone non-compliance with the GPL. You say it's "criminal behaviour" - is the GPL actually enforced by criminal law? I would have thought it more likely that it's covered by civil contract law than by any criminal law, but I'm not a lawyer, obviously, so I could be wrong!
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AFAIK, it's contract law, and therein lies the problem. It's not like a violation of criminal law where you can point the police at it and say "Sic 'em!" Someone would actually have to spend the money to hire lawyers go to court over this. I don't see anyone stepping forward to do so, so in practical terms, the whole discussion is moot.
I don't see Bookeen ceasing sales of the Cybook because of a GPL violation -- it
is how they make their living -- and I'm not sure what Bookeen can do to compel their supplier to comply with the terms of the GPL. They are probably buying Cybooks from an unnamed Chinese manufacturer. Go ahead. Take the supplier to court in China over GPL violations. See how far you get.
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Dennis