Was djh_ involved with the making of the Voddler skin? It sure looks a lot like Aeon!

**spiff** · 2010-01-05 18:04

yes, we have written it off to retardness/lack of knowledge thus far. last time i check they haven't responded to our inqueries.

Kjella · 2010-01-06 20:30

I would say they've been amply warned in the forums, I'd suggest a dead tree letter to their legal department. Be polite but make them understand that failing to comply with the license means they have no right to distribute the software, should you press the issue legally. As for the credibility of that threat, note that in Sweden copyright violation is in general a criminal offense and you can simply file a complaint with the public prosecutor. I'm hoping it won't come to that, but this company is very much aware that almost all of their software stack is GPL licensed.

migueld · 2010-01-06 23:45

There was a similar incident a while ago regarding Pioneer Etap:

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http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...ht=pioneer

Whether it's based on xbmc or not it's a mistery, but it seems like a rip off of mediastream. No one ever shined any light on that which makes it more intriguing...

_max_ · 2010-01-29 16:24

Well, it seems voddler has yet not updated the source code for the client released on jan 13th. Even though im not a xbmc dev this makes me royally pissed seeing them abuse the work of others. Why doesn't team xbmc take any legal actions? If its cause of lack of time id be happy to give Marie a call and explain what GPL terms they are violating.
Iv tried writing to some news papers hoping they will address this in the media but since its not gotten anyone killed, raped, or drug charged yet they simply choose to write about other stuff.

**spiff** · 2010-01-29 16:38

we don't have the resources + we have tried before and they don't respond.

gianco · 2010-02-02 16:58

spiff Wrote:we don't have the resources + we have tried before and they don't respond.

Maybe FSF does: see

http://www.fsf.org/licensing/compliance

and

http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gp...ation.html

I think they could help.

linuxluemmel · 2010-06-01 16:54

gianco Wrote:Maybe FSF does: see

http://www.fsf.org/licensing/compliance

and

http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gp...ation.html

I think they could help.

I think this one is better

http://gpl-violations.org/

migueld Fan Posts: 361 Joined: Sep 2008 Reputation: 2	2010-01-06 23:45 Post: #23 There was a similar incident a while ago regarding Pioneer Etap: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...ht=pioneer Whether it's based on xbmc or not it's a mistery, but it seems like a rip off of mediastream. No one ever shined any light on that which makes it more intriguing...
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spiff Grumpy Bastard Developer Posts: 12,187 Joined: Nov 2003 Reputation: 82	2010-01-29 16:38 Post: #25 we don't have the resources + we have tried before and they don't respond. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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gianco Junior Member Posts: 12 Joined: Dec 2009 Reputation: 0 Location: Italy	2010-02-02 16:58 Post: #26 spiff Wrote:we don't have the resources + we have tried before and they don't respond. Maybe FSF does: see http://www.fsf.org/licensing/compliance and http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gp...ation.html I think they could help.
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linuxluemmel Member+ Posts: 872 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0 Location: Lucern / Switzerland	2010-06-01 16:54 Post: #27 gianco Wrote:Maybe FSF does: see http://www.fsf.org/licensing/compliance and http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gp...ation.html I think they could help. I think this one is better http://gpl-violations.org/
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