Re: GPL vs non-GPL device drivers

[Jeff Garzik]

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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