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Could this Lawsuit Undermine the GNU GPL?

http://blogs.computerworlduk.com

As I've noted before, it's pretty well established that the GNU GPL stands up in the courts: gone are the days when detractors of copyleft could claim it would “never work”. But the GPL is still under attack, only in more subtle ways, so the open source world can't just sit back and relax.

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Wesnoth struggles with App Store's GPL incompatibilities

http://lwn.net

In light of the recent GPL compliance complaint made by the Free Software Foundation against Apple's App Store, which sells and distributes software for Apple gadgets, it was probably inevitable that other problem applications would surface.

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BusyBox and the GPL Prevail Again

http://www.groklaw.net

I thought you'd want to hear about what's just happened in the Software Freedom Conservancy v. Best Buy, et al case. It's another BusyBox case regarding infringement of the GPL, mostly about high definition televisions with BusyBox in them, and while the case is not finished regarding other defendants, it's certainly set another precedent.

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Copyright assignment - Once bitten, twice shy

http://www.h-online.com

Copyright assignment can be ethical, and can unify a project under common ownership, or it can be misused to impose control and bypass the GPL, indemnify the code against patent infringement, and subvert the developers' intent in contributing to an 'open source' project.

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How infectious is the GPL? Battle of words between WordPress and Thesis

http://www.itwriting.com

The issue boils down to this. WordPress is licensed under the GPL, which provides that if you derive a new work from an existing GPL-licensed work, the GPL applies to your new work as well.

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GPLv3-licensed Open Source now dominates at Google Code

http://blog.internetnews.com

According to data presented by DiBona, Google's Open Source programs manager, the GPLv3 license now represents more than half of the GPL licensed code that Google hosts on its Google Code site. What DiBona's data shows is that developers are embracing GPLv3 and using it for their project in growing numbers.

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Why WordPress Themes are Derivative of WordPress

http://markjaquith.wordpress.com

In the past few days, WordPress has become entangled in a debate about WordPress theme licensing. It was specifically centered around Thesis, one of the last notable proprietary theme holdouts. Chris Pearson, who develops and sells Thesis, refuses to license Thesis under the GNU General Public License that applies to WordPress and all WordPress-derived code.

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Created by Linerd 11 years 44 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 44 weeks ago
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Could Free Software Exist Without Copyright?

http://www.computerworlduk.com

[…] this does result in the paradoxical situation that the GNU GPL actually *depends* on copyright, an intellectual monopoly, in order to spread intellectual freedom. Moreover, it seems to doom free software into a kind of symbiosis with copyright, forcing it to remain a supporter of that monopoly, since without it, the approach used to make the GPL so powerful would not work.

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'GPL Compatible' T-Shirts and Accessories

http://www.tildehash.com

'GPL Compatible' T-Shirts and Accessories - strong Copyleft licensed Free Software, this design is a reference to that.

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Free, a growing phenomenon

http://www.transactiv-exe.org

"Within the framework of the author’s copyright that protects literary and artistic works, a growing number of authors choose to make their works available to the public with contracts of a very specific type called free licences. These licences allow anyone to distribute or perform copies of the work.

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Created by can.axis 11 years 49 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 49 weeks ago
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As Promised, Google Delivers GPL Compatibility and GNU/Linux Starts Embedding VP8/WebM Support

http://techrights.org

Why the next version of your Web browser, media player or GNU/Linux distribution will probably contain VP8/WebM code; Apple and MPEG-LA continue to be the main barriers to VP8/WebM adoption

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Aquaria Goes Open Source with GPL

http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com

Aquaria has gone open source under the GPL! Now all four of the games that pledged to open in the Humble Indie Bundle are officially open source — the others are Lugaru, Gish, and Penumbra Overture. I am especially excited about the modding possibilities for Aquaria because of its excellent level editing tools. Here’s a video showing an early version of the editor:

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Created by innerphaze 11 years 50 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 50 weeks ago
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Google just updated the license for their WebM Project to make it GPL-compatible.

http://www.fsf.org

A couple of weeks ago Google announced their WebM project, which provided a free software implementation of their VP8 video codec and a license to exercise the patents the company held on the software.

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Created by innerphaze 11 years 51 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 50 weeks ago
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Apple Spits on Software Freedom

http://techrights.org

Apple's action in the face of GPL violations speaks volumes about the company's attitude

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Created by komrad 11 years 51 weeks ago – Made popular 11 years 51 weeks ago
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Google to Make WebM GPL Compatible — Claim

http://techrights.org

Software patents FUD withstanding, the status of WebM as a Free/open source project is being actively addressed

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