Sure sounds to me like echos of people rooting iphones and apple computers.  

Lawyers always like to call the alleged misdeeds of the other side by the most 
nefarious sounding tags possible. 

If you did not decompile, or in anyway modify firmware, you did not hack it.   
Moreover, it would be cracked firmware I would think.  

But judges and juries do not recognize that distinction.
Their lawyers probably do not either.  

From: Adam Moffett 
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 2:30 PM
To: [email protected] 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium

Ubiquiti contends that some of their software is still running after you 
install Elevate. They never refer to Elevate by name; throughout the document 
they call it "Hacked Firmware" capitalized like a proper noun.  

AirOS is OpenWRT (ie Linux).  The hardware is a general purpose computer in a 
rainproof housing running a general purpose operating system with a pretty 
configuration web page.  I would characterize ePMP the same way.  I'm 
oversimplifying, but that's basically what these products are.

I'm sure they will present their case a different way than I am, but if I've 
bought the hardware and now I own it, I am definitely allowed to put my own 
software on it, or even put someone else's software on it.  I don't believe for 
a minute that I could be constrained by an EULA in this.  I'm sure we'll find 
out who's right in court, but if Jay's argument is right, that would be like 
selling me a hammer and making me click an agreement that I can only hit your 
proprietary nails with it.  Or selling me a car and telling me I can only put 
your brand of gasoline in it.

-Adam



On 8/10/2018 4:13 PM, [email protected] wrote:

  OK, but if you violate a software agreement, you should just simply stop 
using the code, right?
  Does Cambium root the radio or is there still UBNT code running?  I have not 
followed this product at all.  

  From: CBB - Jay Fuller 
  Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 1:46 PM
  To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
  Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium


  oh yes they are.  the agreement itself tells the user what they can and can't 
do.  the lawsuit is saying cambium violated that agreement by changing the 
code, etc, and even using / reusing some of the same code.  and replacing the 
copyright with cambium's copyright, lots of little things adding up.


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Mathew Howard 
    To: AFMUG 
    Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 2:41 PM
    Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium

    Unless the radio is old enough that it came with firmware that didn't have 
that feature... 


    But they're saying that Cambium is specifically instructing people to 
accept the agreement, and then violate the terms. They don't appear to be going 
after anyone so much for violating the agreement, but rather for telling other 
people to violate the agreement.

    On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 2:34 PM CBB - Jay Fuller 
<[email protected]> wrote:


      they're saying you have to accept the license agreement to access a radio 
to even change software.
      they are right - - unless you use tftp recovery.   you don't have to do 
that on a dell computer.

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Adam Moffett 
        To: [email protected] 
        Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 1:47 PM
        Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium

        Dell isn't harmed when you install Linux on your computer.
        Likewise I don't see how Ubiquiti is harmed when you install Elevate.

        Someone has to spell out the difference for me.



        On 8/10/2018 2:40 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller wrote:


          so - assuming they are held liable and have to pay damages

          how much do ya'll estimate they've made from elevate?

          now, don't get me wrong, i have a soft spot for both companies.  
they've both made me a lot of money.

          i hate to see them doing this - - but i fully see ubnt's point of 
view too.


            ----- Original Message ----- 
            From: Mathew Howard 
            To: AFMUG 
            Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 1:37 PM
            Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium

            Cambium is not publicly traded... unless something has changed 
recently.


            On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 1:30 PM CBB - Jay Fuller 
<[email protected]> wrote:


              wasn't aware cambium was publically traded?

                ----- Original Message ----- 
                From: [email protected] 
                To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
                Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 1:23 PM
                Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium

                Or short Cambium.... you never know.  


                MoviePass is selling at 5.1 cents per share right now.  
                Or 20 milli cents in pre split dollars.   Millipennys?  Money 
is metric, right?

                In other words, I bought at 60 cents and it is now at 0.020 
cents...

                From: Tyson Burris 
                Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 12:19 PM
                To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
                Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium

                Looks like its time to short the hell of UBNT stock.  I don’t 
see a lawsuit as a favorable to WISP opinions.  Dragging WISPs and Vendors into 
it is very sticky.

                Could end up being negative.



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                From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Hammett
                Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 12:34 PM
                To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
                Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium



                
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                From: "Mike Hammett" <[email protected]>
                To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected]>
                Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 9:31:29 AM
                Subject: [AFMUG] Ubiquiti Sues Cambium

                https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp/posts/1660546944070751



                Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.​ sues Cambium Networks​.



                
https://www.law360.com/articles/1071813/wireless-co-ubiquiti-says-rival-sells-hacking-firmware



                I'd like to see more of the claims.



                They've also sued Sakid Ahmed and Dmitry Moiseev of Cambium.

                They've sued WINNCOM TECHNOLOGIES, CORP.​.



                They've sued BLIP Networks​, a WISP in southern Illinois.





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