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Open Source Litigation Over “BusyBox”

See full size imageThe Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) and a software developer have sued 14 major consumer electronics companies for copyright infringement. The complaint alleges the electronics companies infringed the copyright in ”BusyBox” — a software program that combines computing tools and optimizes them for cell phones, PDAs, and other devices. The software is covered by one of the most widely used open source licenses – the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2).  Under GPLv2, anyone is allowed to use or modify a covered program for free, provided they distribute, or offer to distribute, the source code or modified source code to their customers. The defendants are using the BusyBox software to support Blu-ray Disc Players, cameras, HD TVs, routers, security systems, and other devices.  (Not all BusyBox rights holders agree with the lawsuit.) Read more »

Open Source Litigation Over “BusyBox”

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categories Copyright Act, Court Cases, Open Source | editor | datetime January 3, 2010 9:18 am | comments Comments (4)

Veoh Wins Copyright Suit

Universal Music Group’s copyright infringement suit against Veoh has been thrown out by the District Court Judge hearing the case, possibly giving some breathing room to YouTube and other video-sharing websites.  Judge A. Howard Matz ruled that Veoh operated in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by expeditiously taking down UMG’s copyrighted materials after receiving notification from UMG that users had placed such materials on the Veoh website.  In doing so, Judge Matz has given ample ammunition to those who argue that liability for posting copyright-protected material on video-sharing sites resides with the individual poster, and not with the video-sharing site.

Veoh Wins Copyright Suit

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categories Copyright Act, Court Cases, Digital Millen. Copyright Act | editor | datetime September 14, 2009 2:29 pm | comments Comments (0)

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