SFLC Settles With Verizon – Lessons Learned

The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) announced on Monday that an agreement has been reached to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Eric Andersen and Rob Landley, the two principal developers of the BusyBox open source software utility, against telecommunications giant Verizon Communications alleging that Verizon violated version 2 of the GNU General Public License (GPL) [...]

BusyBox Settlement #2

The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has announced that it has reached an agreement to settle and dismiss the lawsuit filed by Erik Andersen and Rob Landley, two of the principal developers of the popular BusyBox set of open source utilities, against Xterasys Corporation (a manufacturer of wireless routers and other networking products) alleging [...]

BusyBox Back For More

The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has announced that it has filed two additional lawsuits on behalf of its clients Erik Andersen and Rob Landley (the two principal developers of the BusyBox open source utility) alleging copyright infringement based on a violation of version 2 of the GNU General Public License (GPL). The defendants in [...]

Let the Games Begin! — SFLC Files First Ever Lawsuit Alleging Violation of the GPL in the US

It was announced earlier today that the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two of its clients alleging copyright infringement based on a violation of version 2 of the GNU General Public License (GPL). This lawsuit is significant in that it represents the first lawsuit ever filed in [...]