<div dir="ltr"><div>What if the theme author says they created the image but the image looks stock photoish? Do we have to investigate further or is it a bridge too far?<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">What is mandatory:<div><br></div><div>1) Explicit declaration of copyright and license for all bundled resources</div><div><br></div><div>If the developer holds the copyright for bundled images, and intends to license them under the same license as the Theme, it is generally sufficient in the readme to indicate that, using a statement such as "all Theme images are copyright [year] [name], and are distributed and licensed as part of the [Theme name] Theme" (for example).</div>
<div><br></div><div>For other images for which the developer does not hold the copyright, you should use a similar copyright/license statement as used for the Theme, such as, "XYZ images are copyright [year] [author], and are distributed under the terms of the [license] license", with a link to the license terms, and a link to the original source.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Here's how I do it in Oenology:</div><div><a href="https://github.com/chipbennett/oenology/blob/master/help/license.htm" target="_blank">https://github.com/chipbennett/oenology/blob/master/help/license.htm</a><br>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 5:24 AM, Nicolas GUILLAUME <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nguillaume@gmail.com" target="_blank">nguillaume@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi,<br>
I understand that all ressources in a theme have to be GPL
compatible. <br>
I am intending to use personal pictures and/or pictures from a
photographer in my theme.<br>
<br>
I have checked around some of the WP directory themes using images
and found different practices in the readme file :<br>
1) nothing mentioned at all about images<br>
2) link to a forum where image author grants full freedom for the
use of the image (wihtout mentioning the GPL license)<br>
3) theme author saying that all theme images are its personal
creation and are free for personal and commercial use<br>
<br>
So my question is<b> : what is mandatory about theme image license
in the readme.txt in the following cases</b> ?<br>
1) Personal pictures from theme author<br>
2) Images not created by theme author<br>
<br>
Thanks!
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