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Re:WTFPL by ajross on Monday March 01, 2010 @05:34PM (#1159985)
The GPL has nothing to do with "charging money", so no, that's never been tested in court. And in any case, in a suit regarding any distribution license, it is the copyright owner who would bring the suit, forcing the alleged infringer to "defend" the case.
Re:WTFPL by TallGuyShort on Tuesday March 02, 2010 @09:14AM (#1161380)
Sorry - I was indeed mistaken about the "charging money" aspect of it. However, the GPL has been successfully defended in court:

http://gpl-violations.org/news/20060922-dlink-judgement_fran...