Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation
It has been a month (admittedly not a long time for this kind of issue). I wrote to the company (PhotoVu) about this and received no reply. I also wrote to gpl-violations.org and got no reply. Did anyone here end up hearing about any action?
-- gomi
On 9/5/07, Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> wrote:
On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 08:35:26AM -0700, Gomi No Sensei wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> The following email is self-explanatory. The device sold at
>
www.photovu.com is based on a modified Debian, but the company will not
> disclose the source.
<snip>
While (to the best of my knowledge) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.,
is not a copyright holder in any portion of Debian GNU/Linux, this is still
a matter worth bringing to SPI's attention. SPI owns certain U.S.
trademarks, and it is conceivable that retaining trademarked Debian logos
in a derived product while not honoring the copyright licenses on the
software comprising Debian GNU/Linux gives rise to a civil cause of action
against PhotoVu.
Accordingly, I am CCing the SPI Board of Directors.
A courteous letter from SPI's counsel setting out these issues may be all
that is required to achieve PhotoVu's compliance. Bradley Kuhn and Eben
Moglen have frequently counseled tact and patience when pursuing apparent
GPL violations. Assume ignorance or misunderstanding until and unless that
assumption is unsustainable.
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