Re: GPL V3 and Linux - Dead Copyright Holders

[Marc Perkel <marc@perkel.com>]

Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
> Marc Perkel wrote:
>
> > Linus,
> >
> > For what it's worth, maybe you should run some of these issues past 
> > the Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org) or Robin Gross at 
> > IPJustice.org who might be able to review these issues and help make 
> > sure you're doing it right.
>
>
> Great advice, however, the EFF are not experts in IP law.  I would 
> suggest a good firm in Palo Alto, like Rosati, Goodrich and Sonsini, 
> they are experts
> in corporate IP law and Corporate law in general.  They would know all 
> the loopholes people and companies are likely to use.  Stay away from 
> these
> freebie Law Groups who are more likely to kiss your butt and tell you 
> waht you want to hear rather than what you NEED to hear.
> OSDL should pick up the tab.  It will cost around 30K for a good 
> analysis from them.
>
> Jeff

Actually EFF does have some good IP lawyers on staff and Robin Gross - a 
former EFF employee (robin@ipjustice.org) is also very up on this. And 
the prices is right too if you don't want to spend the big bucks. I 
would rather get legal advice from lawyer who care about GPL than 
lawyers who just want to run up a big fee and screw you in the end.

It might be worth looking into doing it right before some other SCO type 
decides they can get rich by busting Linux.

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