The French court ruled in favor of Entr’Ouvert, a software company that sued the telecommunications giant Orange for violating the terms of the General Public License (GPL) by using the open-source software Lasso. Lasso is a C language library focusing on security, used for managing Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) protocols for single sign-on. Developed by Entr’ouvert in France, the software has two licenses: GPL for general use and a commercial license for commercial purposes.
The case dates back to 2005 when Orange developed the software for the French government and incorporated Lasso without disclosing the modified source code to the public, as required by GPL. This led to Entr’Ouvert filing a lawsuit in 2010.
After a prolonged legal battle, the French Supreme Court ruled in favor of Entr’Ouvert by the end of 2022 and sent the case back to the appellate court, ordering Orange to pay damages to Entr’Ouvert totaling 650,000 euros, approximately 25 million baht.
Source: Copyleft Currents via Slashdot
TLDR: French court rules in favor of Entr’Ouvert in lawsuit against Orange for GPL violation related to the use of Lasso open-source software. Entr’Ouvert awarded damages of 650,000 euros.
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