Part II
A Practical Guide to GPL Compliance

Executive Summary
13 Background
 13.1 Who Has Compliance Obligations?
 13.2 What Are The Risks of Non-Compliance?
 13.3 Understanding Who’s Enforcing
14 Best Practices to Avoid Common Violations
 14.1 Evaluate License Applicability
 14.2 Monitor Software Acquisition
 14.3 Track Your Changes and Releases
 14.4 Avoid the “Build Guru”
15 Details of Compliant Distribution
 15.1 Binary Distribution Permission
 15.2 Preparing Corresponding Source
 15.3 Best Practices and Corresponding Source
 15.4 Non-Technical Compliance Issues
 15.5 Self-Assessment of Compliance
16 When The Letter Comes
 16.1 Communication Is Key
 16.2 Termination
17 Standard Requests
18 Special Topics in Compliance
 18.1 LGPL Compliance
 18.2 Upstream Providers
 18.3 Mergers and Acquisitions
 18.4 User Products and Installation Information
 18.5 Beware The Consultant in Enforcers’ Clothing
19 Conclusion