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Red Hat's mistake was even mentioning the GPL | 221 comments | Create New Account

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Red Hat's mistake was even mentioning the GPL

Authored by: xtifr on Wednesday, October 17 2012 @ 06:55 PM EDT

It's a reasonable strategy in pre-filing discussions to omit mention of the GPL. The violators are very likely to bring it up as justification for distribution of the code. That approach precludes them from reasonably claiming that they didn't agree to the GPL terms.

Hmm, yes, I imagine that pre-suit negotiations could give you a reasonable indication of whether its worth mentioning the GPL. If the defendants indicate that they're going to try to use the GPL as a defense, then it's perfectly reasonable to address that right from the start. Otherwise, though, it seems silly. I suppose we can probably assume that Twin Peaks has suggested that they will be trying to use the GPL to defend their actions. Which should be interesting to watch. (And probably amusing, if previous GPL-related suits are any guide.) :)

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