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| [[http://11k2.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/totalitare-abmahnpraxis-700-euro-fur-das-downloaden-von-linux/|Lawyer fines user €700 distributing Linux ISOs via BitTorrent]], as user is not fulfilling terms of the GPLv2 and thus committing a copyright violation. | [[http://11k2.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/totalitare-abmahnpraxis-700-euro-fur-das-downloaden-von-linux/|Lawyer fines user €700 distributing Linux ISOs via BitTorrent]], as user is not fulfilling terms of the GPLv2 and thus committing a copyright violation. The Debian project later posted a press release that this particular [[http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110427|C&D order was a prank]]. |
Distribution of GPLv2-licensed FOSS via BitTorrent violates the GPLv2
The FSF's GPL FAQ indirectly states that there may be a GPLv2 violation for distributing GPLv2-licensed works through BitTorrent. Directly says these issues are unambiguously addressed in the GPLv3.
A comments document from the GPLv3 development process discusses the possible GPLv2 violation regarding BitTorrent, and the need to unambiguously address it in the GPLv3.
Lawyer fines user €700 distributing Linux ISOs via BitTorrent, as user is not fulfilling terms of the GPLv2 and thus committing a copyright violation. The Debian project later posted a press release that this particular C&D order was a prank.
