A look at EDU 4 v. AFPA, also known as the â€Paris GPL-caseâ€

Abstract

On 22nd September 2009 many Internet news sources noted a decision by the Appeal Court of Paris. The coverage generally described the decision as “an important case on GPL license enforceabilityâ€. This brief article examines the decision and discusses its relationship to GPL license enforcement specifically and open source licensing in general. The account is based on review of the eight-page decision only and some legal conclusions are offered by considering the judgement in relation to the current situation in other jurisdictions, such as Finland.