FSF Settles Suit Against Cisco

[sethg-Dp9fwfP21SfQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org (Seth Gordon)]

Tom Metro wrote:
> 
> The FSF might find it more efficient to address this problem using a
> carrot approach rather than a stick approach. For example, creating a
> "GPL Compliant" trademark logo, and licensing it to companies that use
> GPL licensed components in their products, contingent upon them
> complying with the terms of the license.
> 
> (Of course a company could use the badge in violation of the terms, and
> the FSF would be back in the same boat needing to sue them. Though
> perhaps that'd be a more obvious and cheaper case to prosecute.)

If the company believes that it is in compliance with the GPL, then its 
defense against a trademark-plus-copyright suit would be exactly the 
same as its defense against a copyright suit.