[lug] Adobe GPL attack in Germany

[rm at mamma.varadinet.de]

On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 11:32:54AM -0500, Michael J. Hammel wrote:
> Thus spoke John Hernandez
> > $2k?  Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't attorneys normally bill their clients for services?  In this case, I'm sure Adobe would spring a measly $2k to sucessfully defend their trademark without further litigation costs.  If a trial judge were to get ahold of this, I'd bet the initial offer to rename the program would be deemed sufficient, and Adobe would be ordered to pay the legal fees for both parties.
> 
> After commenting on this on my Desktop page in LWN.net this week I got word
> from some German readers that lawyers in Germany can file suit on behalf of
> a company without the company asking them to do so. 

This isn't even a filed suit yet. Just a letter to the university and a bill
for writing this letter attached to it ;-) (Sometimes i regret i didn't become
a lawyer ...)

> The legitimacy of this
> suit, therefore, is in serious question.  Apparently Adobe can't respond just 
> yet - their company is said to have taken the week off for the US 4th of July 
> holiday.

That _must_ be a joke! Hrd to belive they' do it over here.

  Ralf

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