Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: GPL Violation: Compro Technology Inc, 2.6.17 modified binary-only kernel distribution | From | Jo Shields <> | Date | Fri, 30 May 2008 08:33:23 +0100 |
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On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 13:19 +0930, David Newall wrote: > Jo Shields wrote: > > The infringing drivers have been removed from Compro's website, and > > replaced with the following message: > > I'd like to know how you achieved that result. Netcomm, an Australian > manufacturer of modems, use Linux in a number of their ADSL products, > for example their NB5 range but I suppose, also, all of their modern > products. They provide no acknowledgement on the box, nor in the > documentation, nor on their web. I've exchanged emails with David > Stewart <davids@netcomm.com.au>, their Managing Director, in which I > explained the legal requirements, and also pointed out some high profile > companies that had been sued over their violations. He certainly > understood the situation and promised to have the box and documentation > modified appropriately, but that was a year ago and nothing has been > done. What can be done?
It sounds like I got off lightly - I simply contacted them via their support email address (to which I've still received no reply), then followed up a few days later by going to the tech press in an effort to embarrass them into action. An associate also bought a card to determine whether their infringing kernel image is on the driver CD as well as the website, but the CD hasn't been looked at yet. I suppose it doesn't make much difference now, and given they've publicly acknowledged the problem I don't feel like chasing them over the CD issue (if it is indeed an issue)
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