On funding and compliance
On funding and compliance
Posted Nov 2, 2018 15:51 UTC (Fri) by nilsmeyer (guest, #122604)In reply to: On funding and compliance by bkuhn
Parent article: Protecting the open-source license commons
If you pursue a case in Germany, once you go to court as an individual or business (unless you're also a lawyer) you have already lost. Damages awarded are quite limited, there are no punitive damages and you're not fully reimbursed for time spent in court. The only positive result you can expect is to force the opposing party into compliance, which the court may try to compel by levying further fines (which go to the government).