[FASherman]

Originally Posted by Zachery

No, vBulletin Germany didnt have the authorization to tell you it was legal, Kiers word is the final decision on it.

Again, this is wrong. The only "final word" can come from a judge. That "final word" must be sought by Jelsoft. The burden of proof to receive that "final word" belongs to Jelsoft. Any area of ambiguity will be interpretted by the courts in favor of the the defendant, ie not Jelsoft. Should Jelsoft loose in court - which is likely - then they not only have pay their own legal costs, but also those of the defendant. Moreover, they face the prospect of civil suit damages far in excess of actual cost.

All the while, this issue will damage Jelsoft's reputation with other customers and potential customers. The performance/feature gap between Jelsoft and Invision is not so great that it makes doing business with a draconian company palatable. In fact, that is the largest reason why NFL teams like the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers chose IPB over VB.

Many thanks to Wayne for allowing us to view this hack first hand. Anyone who sees for themselves the complete lack of features available in the hack's Control Panel can see first hand how this is nowhere near a "sublicense".