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Old Oct 7th, 2006, 12:48 AM   #21
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Are the GPL, BSD, etc. licenses actually enforced?

Say you put your "work" on a website and label it as one of the above licenses. A few months later, a random person (Mr. X) rips off your "work" and puts it on his website, perhaps under a different license. Now what? The date you released the "work" and licensed it is not officially recorded anywhere. Even if you were to hire a lawyer (and for most people this is not an option, either for monetary reasons, or because they can't be bothered, or because there is no guarantee that they will get a return on their money), how would he/she prove your case, and to who?
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Old Oct 7th, 2006, 1:34 AM   #22
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Are the GPL, BSD, etc. licenses actually enforced?
Yes, D-Link in Germany just recently were found to violate the GPL and faced court about it. D-Link lost. This shows that the GPL is infact a legal document and aren't meant to be just some hollow-promises.
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I read about that; but have there been any similar cases in the US? Filed by individuals?
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