Kernel contributions from organisations and individual privacy

[Jeff Haran]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bjørn Mork [mailto:bjorn at mork.no]
> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:40 AM
> To: Jeff Haran
> Cc: Rik van Riel; kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org
> Subject: Re: Kernel contributions from organisations and individual privacy
> 
> Jeff Haran <Jeff.Haran at citrix.com> writes:
> 
> > What is the downside to a large company for violating GPL?
> 
> Losing all rights to the software in question forever is probably the largest
> downside.  If we talk about the Linux kernel (as I assume we do in this forum)
> then I have a hard time believing any company can survive that. 

Has this ever actually happened?

Specifically has a company that violated Linux's GPL ever been sued over the violation, lost the case and as a result lost the ability to use the Linux kernel forever?

Thanks,

Jeff Haran