On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 06:27:33PM -0500, Ronen Mizrahi wrote:
> If you do not think they did anything wrong then obviously no need to
> sue anyone.
No. I think there's a good chance they were unaware. I'm more
certain we'll never know for sure.
> However if they did violated your rights, then why not
> trying to get a lawyer that does not cost you anything.
As fas as the LGPL volation goes, it is a very small part of this
puzzle. I believe the violation is real, but the truly egregious act
is the rootkit.
Were there no rootkit and were Sony honestly unaware of the LGPL
violation, I should think the correct path would be to notify them and
ask for compliance. I think that is still the correct path in this
case. If they refuse, then escalate.
> If you can't get
> a lawyer from the EFF or a lawyer that will do it for a percentage of
> whatever sum you will win then don't do it. Can you get such a lawyer?
No. Not in the real world.
> It probably depends on the case you can make and the amount of money a
> lawyer thinks he/she can get from Sony. It is worthwhile getting several
> legal opinions anyhow. If you do not try, you will never know.
Since you have not tried, you do not know. I *have* tried, and I
know. You pick your battles carefully when you fight giants.
> The press
> coverage for this lawsuit is more important than winning it or making a
> lot of money.
We agree here.
> Speaking of which, here is another suggestion, why not
> contact the EFF just so that they can talk to some people in the press
> about Sony breaking copyright law in order to protect their own rights.
This is a much more practical suggestion!
> I mean the importangt thing here is teaching them a lesson, and if not a
> lawsuit then this may well be a good way to do it..
Agreed.
In fact, the major exception I took in this thread was not with you.
The 'This is your chance to be millionaires' that started it actively
pissed me off.
Monty
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