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byAceJohnny ( 253840 ) writes:
plus a donation of all of the offending HDTV's that were using BusyBox
Huh, WDE has to give away their HDTVs? Where do I sign up?
To clear things up a little, from TFA:
SFC has also secured the right to compel Westinghouse to hand over all unsold products loaded with BusyBox for donation to charity.
That sounds cool, but the cynic in me believes that won't happen for a variety of reasons ("we don't have any unsold products! The last ones went on eBay for 1$ each!")
bybetterunixthanunix ( 980855 ) writes:
Particularly since they are currently undergoing some sort of bankruptcy proceedings -- they may be legally required to liquate the remaining merchandise before they comply with this particular court order.
byjonbryce ( 703250 ) writes:
Except that they can't, because it contains pirated software. I'm sure the RIAA etc can explain how serious an offence it is to sell pirated materials.
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