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Open Source Copyrights Legally Enforceable
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As I understand it, that judge had a lot of help from FOSS friends of the Court, to come to that understanding. An excellent result.
Good to see sense prevail, although...
not sure what the language on monetary damages actually means.
In this case, it might turn out ok -- the free software was incorporated into non-free software, so monetary damages can be imputed from money made, etc.
And, of course, US copyright law allows for statutory damages -- damages awarded when you can't prove monetary damage. That allows the court to way the egregiousness of the infringement and award a sum up to -- I forget -- per offense.
not sure what the language on monetary damages actually means.
In this case, it might turn out ok -- the free software was incorporated into non-free software, so monetary damages can be imputed from money made, etc.
And, of course, US copyright law allows for statutory damages -- damages awarded when you can't prove monetary damage. That allows the court to way the egregiousness of the infringement and award a sum up to -- I forget -- per offense.
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Right on! It's about time to shatter this "only money is wealth" myth :)