Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:41:03 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers |
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Bernd Petrovitsch wrote: > On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 18:40 +1100, Nick Piggin wrote: >> Rhetorical question: what stops me from taking somebody's copyrighted >> work, stripping the copyrights or falsely claiming to have a license >> to redistribute it, then selling it? > > No one.
Well, that's not quite true, is it? This little microcosm of life has its checks and balances, and certainly strives for an equilibrium.
You make a choice, as in Nick's example, to balance the risk of being caught, being sued, being shamed, and/or being avoided by customers against the perceived rewards.
Negative incentives are present, is the overall answer, even if they are not immediately obvious and spelled out in excruciating detail.
Jeff
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