@@ -1421,13 +1421,12 @@ to ``fix them'' for companies. Other such operators hold copyrights in some
key piece of copylefted software and enforce as a mechanism to find out who
is most likely to fund improvements on the software.
A few stories abound in the GPL enforcement community that companies have
often formed beneficial consulting or employment relationships with
developers they first encountered through enforcement. In some cases,
working together to alter the mode of use of the project's code in the
company's products was an explicit element in dispute resolution. More
often, the communication channels opened in the course of the inquiry served
other and more fruitful purposes later.
A few companies report that they have formed beneficial consulting or
employment relationships with developers they first encountered through
enforcement. In some such cases, companies have worked with such consultants
to alter the mode of use of the project's code in the company's products.
More often in these cases, the communication channels opened in the course of
the inquiry served other consulting purposes later.
Feelings and opinions about this behavior are mixed within the larger
copyleft community. Some see it as a reasonable business model and others