Rogean and Nilbog are Breaking the Law!

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not about profiting, it's about code-sharing. The GPL says nothing about "if you don't make money you can ignore it".

How do you think the EQEMU guys would force P99 to comply with their license? They would have to take legal action (which costs money), and they would expect to receive compensation in return to cover the legal fees and any damages.

Unless the owners of EQEMU like losing money on pointless lawsuits, they would never take action.

The reason why making money is normally the biggest factor in this kind of legal situation is because when you sue the person who is illegally profiting off of your code, you can get the money they got in profits as damage compensation. You also punish them for breaking the license.

If the person breaking the license has no money, you will just end up wasting money on the lawsuit. When you are making money off of the code, you can be at least reasonably certain they still have some of it. Of course they may end up spending it all on cocaine and hookers, but that is a different story[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]