<s>
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
is	O
a	O
not-for-profit	O
project	O
founded	O
and	O
led	O
by	O
Harald	O
Welte	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
works	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
software	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
is	O
not	O
used	O
in	O
ways	O
prohibited	O
by	O
the	O
license	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raise	O
public	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	O
infringing	O
use	O
of	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
and	O
thus	O
putting	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
infringers	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Give	O
users	O
who	O
detect	O
or	O
assume	O
GPL-licensed	O
software	O
is	O
being	O
misused	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
report	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
copyright	O
holders	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Distribute	O
information	O
on	O
how	O
a	O
commercial	O
entity	O
using	O
GPL	B-License
licensed	O
software	O
in	O
their	O
products	O
can	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
license	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Foundation	O
Europe	O
Freedom	O
Task	O
Force	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
to	O
deepen	O
their	O
previous	O
cooperation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FSFE	O
Freedom	O
Task	O
Force	O
will	O
be	O
focusing	O
on	O
educating	O
and	O
informing	O
,	O
while	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
will	O
focus	O
on	O
enforcing	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
project	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
Harald	O
Welte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welte	O
was	O
a	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
developer	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
actively	O
enforcing	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
license	I-License
on	O
his	O
netfilter/iptables	B-Application
code	O
since	O
late	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
other	O
developers	O
have	O
given	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
legal	O
right	O
to	O
represent	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Software	O
Freedom	O
Conservancy	O
's	O
GPL	B-License
Compliance	O
Project	O
for	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
Developers	O
,	O
operates	O
from	O
the	O
USA	O
,	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
operates	O
from	O
Germany	O
,	O
Welte	O
's	O
home	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
prove	O
in	O
court	O
that	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
is	O
valid	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
stand	O
up	O
in	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
creator	O
Harald	O
Welte	O
received	O
the	O
2007	O
FSF	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
Advancement	O
of	O
Free	B-Application
Software	I-Application
,	O
partly	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
project	O
uncovered	O
evidence	O
that	O
Fortinet	O
had	O
used	O
GPL	B-License
code	O
in	O
its	O
products	O
against	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
license	B-License
,	O
and	O
used	O
cryptographic	O
tools	O
to	O
conceal	O
the	O
violation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
violation	O
was	O
alleged	O
to	O
have	O
occurred	O
in	O
the	O
FortiOS	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
project	O
said	O
contained	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
a	O
Munich	O
court	O
granted	O
a	O
temporary	O
injunction	O
against	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
preventing	O
it	O
from	O
selling	O
products	O
until	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
necessary	O
license	B-License
terms	O
;	O
Fortinet	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
FortiOS	O
available	O
free	O
in	O
compliance	O
with	O
GPL	B-License
licensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
gpl-violations.org	B-Application
project	O
prevailed	O
in	O
court	O
litigation	O
against	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
Germany	O
GmbH	O
regarding	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
alleged	O
inappropriate	O
and	O
copyright	O
infringing	O
use	O
of	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
judgement	O
finally	O
provided	O
the	O
on-record	O
,	O
legal	O
precedent	O
that	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
is	O
valid	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
stand	O
up	O
in	O
German	O
courts	O
.	O
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