Violations of the GPL, LGPL, and GFDL

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If you think you see a violation of the GPL (or the LGPL, or the GFDL) the first thing you should do is double-check the facts:

If there seems to be a real violation, the next thing you need to do is write down the details carefully--the precise name of the product, the name of the person or organization distributing it, addresses and phone numbers for how to contact them.

Then you should send a precise report to the copyright holder of the packages that are being misused. The copyright holder is the one who is legally authorized to take action to enforce the License.


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