From: Arnt K. <ar...@c2...> - 2010-11-09 20:07:35
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On Tue, 9 Nov 2010 15:33:45 -0000, Mally wrote in message <659018FAB24B48AE85BC8D943D15E235@chuchote>: > ?I've just had an advert for FlightSimPro prominently displayed on my > FaceBook home page: ..url? > QUOTE > > New Flight Simulator > flightprosim.com > Learning how to work the new flight simulator is very easy. You get > 100% freedom, amazing scenery and a sophisticated Sky Model. > > > UNQUOTE > > What is the current state of play with this from a legal point of > view, and what is the current feeling towards this 'product' within > the FlightGear community? > > Apologies if this has already been discussed, but maybe a > high-profile ad campaign on FaceBook justifies a little more > reflection? From an initial scan through their site and the GPL > licence, it seems to me that there are some legal areas are at least > worthy of investigation, and that says nothing of the ethics. > > Oh, and if I click the x button to the right of the ad, I get the > option to report it to FaceBook. Do I have any specific grounds for > doing this other than my general sense of distaste? ..if you have written any FG code, then you own it, it's called copyright, and it forms the legal teeth of the GPL. If flightprosim.com offers your source code under the GPL, they may be in compliance with the GPL. If they don't, and distribute etc your code only as binaries under some "proprietary EULA" without your permission, they are in criminal violation of copyright law. ..and then we have Facebook's role in this. My advice is, hire a lawyer. ;o) My understanding is Facebook will want to help seize _your_ money from flightprosim.com, and then there's the "tremble damages" and legal costs. ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. |