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On Sun, 4 May 2008 23:47:24 -0400 Robert Kelly III <bluethegrappler@gmail.com> wrote: > The company I work for, SkyAngel, has recently swapped from satelite > broadcast to IPTV. The set top box we are using runs Linux according > to NeuLion, our partner company who supplies the STB. When we > distribute the set top boxes, however, there is no disclaimer of > warranty, copy of the GPL, offer for source code, or any mention of > Linux as far as I can find. Isn't this a violation of the GPL and > your copyright? I have raised concerns about the situation, but > everyone here seems convinced it is somehow ok. > > What should be done about this? I am not sure who would be > responsible as it seems NeuLion or some associate makes the STB and > takes care of the software, but we sell it to our customers. Is there > any possible way I might have missed that this could actually be > permissible? you should ask a lawyer, not here; your question is offtopic for this list... there's no lawyers here. Or if that's a really big step, you could ask Harald Welte or the Software Freedom Law Center; both have a lot of experience with this sort of thing. | ||||||||||||
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