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Re:Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing by spzb on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @12:57PM (#25836401)
And what remedy do they have to a copyright license infringement? The same glacial pace legal system.
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Re:Amazon: Not OK – Why we had to change Elastic licensing by chippiewill on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @03:28PM (#25838449)
The damages and ramifications for violating software copyright are much clearer than the nuanced world of trademark infringement.

The change in ElasticSearch license here is well publicised. If AWS were to continue to incorporate new changes to ElasticSearch it would be obvious they had deliberately violated the terms of the license and it's much easier to pursue a legal case.

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