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by Eisenstein 26 days ago
Lawsuits need standing. Someone harmed has to sue.
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That's what I'm asking... Why not? I'm alluding to what seems to be a culturally self-imposed refusal to seek legal remedies among makers and hackers. We have Jeff Geerling (who I generally like and agree with) disappointingly referring to the GPL as a "social contract," as though it can have no legal force behind it.

The biggest companies in the world use licenses to weild power over people, but heaven forbid people use the same body of law to their benefit.