[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: KiSS of copyright

[D Richard Felker III]

On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 01:08:56AM +0100, ChristianHJW wrote:
> Tuukka Toivonen wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, D Richard Felker III wrote:
> > 
> >>It's very simple. KiSS has committed a crime which makes them liable
> >>for millions of dollars (at least under US law, dunno about other
> >>countries). We can press charges/file civil suit, with then intention
> >
> >In Finland/Denmark (wasn't KiSS from Denmark?) the sum would be quite
> >definitely smaller. They would need to pay for damages and possibly some
> >punishment amount. It's hard to show that infringing GPL actually caused
> >some monetary damages, and I don't think that there would be high
> >amount of money for punishing KiSS either. And of course one would need to
> >first show in court that they really stole code, it might be obvious for
> >us but maybe not for judge.
> 
> Thats the main question to be answered, and its the most important thing 
> driving this argument :
> 
> 1. Can KiSS only be held responsible for financial damages to the 
> mplayer project ( = 0 US$ !!! )
> 
> 2. Can KiSS be charged for earning money with stolen code, and how big 
> is the advantage they gathered by doing that ( = ?? US$ )
> 
> I am not a lawyer, and not at all involved in mplayer, so dont expect me 
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Exactly. So get lost and stop telling the people who are what to do!

Rich