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“ChessBase repeatedly violated central obligations of the GPL, which ensures that the user of the software is informed of their rights.”

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ChessBase sold Fat Fritz 2 and Houdini 6 as premium engines. Both were modified Stockfish, which is free. The customers paid for a rebadge and were never told. Volunteers had to hire a German copyright lawyer to make a commercial company follow a license it already accepted.