https://OpenChain-Project.github.io/OpenChain-KWG/en/tags/orange/Recent content in Orange on OpenChain KWGHugoenMon, 10 Aug 2026 11:20:08 +0900https://OpenChain-Project.github.io/OpenChain-KWG/en/blog/2024/02/19/orange-lasso/Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://OpenChain-Project.github.io/OpenChain-KWG/en/blog/2024/02/19/orange-lasso/<p>Hello.</p> <p>Today I want to look at a case in which a French court ordered the telecom company Orange to pay damages for violating the GPL. This case seemed especially worth noting for two main reasons.</p> <ul> <li>First, the defendant in this case is Orange, a major telecom operator. (Since I work at a telecom operator myself&hellip;)</li> <li>Second, while GPL violation lawsuits mostly arise in embedded devices, in this case the open source at issue was used to build a B2B web service. This underscores that open source license compliance matters across every area of software development.</li> </ul> <p>Through these aspects, this case looks set to reaffirm the importance of open source license compliance. It stands as an important example emphasizing that companies must thoroughly understand and comply with license requirements when using open source.</p>