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by sidewndr46 657 days ago
It really depends, even if found to be in violation of the license the outcome could be "promise not to do it again".
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Could still be monumental if that creates the case law to be referenced in the future. Lawsuits are a lot easier to start when you know you're going to win because a previous case was extremely similar, which is to say this could have a major impact on the industry even if the punishment (this time, for doing it while it was uncharted territory) was a slap on the wrist