VMware alleged to have violated Linux’s open source license for years

lehnerus2000 said:

jimbo45 said:

In addition I agree with the other posters -- most Govts have much more important things to worry about than people playing DVD's on their computers / phones / tablets rather than a TV.

It's much easier to round up ordinary people, than criminals and terrorists (especially if it pleases their corporate donors).

However what's the point if you only get 2 USD out of them -- if the Lawyers pursue those ridiculous multi-million dollar lawsuits against individuals how do they think they would EVER get paid in any case.

There's a MEGA difference between getting ANY court judgement and actually being able to ENFORCE it. (CIVIL cases -- Criminal cases are another matter entirely). Even if you are 100% right - how in the world will you manage to get a million dollar claim against someone with ZERO assets and on a minimum wage - or even not working. Even in the USA I think people realize there's a huge difference between suing someone and actually GETTING any money back. The only winners are as always the Lawyers.

AFAIK nobody is being harassed for using VLC -- an EXCELLENT piece of FREE software in every way.

Cheers
jimbo

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