LEGAL: LG Electronics LGPL violations

[Rob Landley]

On 02/22/2011 05:18 PM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Wednesday, January 12, 2011 02:52:19 jenya wrote:
>> >> "RELEASE of 50PK550-ZE is dynamically linked now.
>> >> We recommend you update your TV with latest version and you can make
>> >> RELEASE without object files. "
>> >>
>> >> I replied that they were required to provide the object files for the
>> >> version that is installed on my TV when buying (am I right? Correct me
>> >> if not).
> > 
> > i think this question is better posed to the SFLC.  from my non-lawyer 
> > understanding, if they are no longer distributing binary releases, the fact 
> > you received one in the past is no longer relevant.

By that logic, if I pirate a bunch copies of Office, Microsoft can't go
after me for damages but can only get a cease and desist preventing me
from shipping any _more_ copies in future.  That's not actually how
copyright law works.

But yeah, you want to talk to the SFLC.  I think we have a
gpl at uclibc.org alias set up (if not gpl at busybox.net works, all the same
guys reading it).

Rob