[theme-reviewers] cu3er license

[Edward Caissie]

I didn't read much past this line:

> Stefan Kovac grants you the non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use
CU3ER subject to the restrictions defined below.

That pretty much excludes its use IMHO.


Cais.

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Not only is the license itself not GPL-compatible, but also, use of the
> application itself in a WordPress Theme, in this manner, violates the
> license.
>
> Chip
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Simon Prosser <pross at pross.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> > Copyright (c) 2010, Stefan Kovac
>> > All rights reserved.
>> >
>> > By downloading CU3ER v0.9.2 - flash 3D slider, you agree to the
>> following:
>> >
>> > Stefan Kovac grants you the non-exclusive, non-transferable license
>> > to use CU3ER subject to the restrictions defined below.
>> >
>> >     * You may use CU3ER in personal and / or commercial projects.
>> >
>> >     * You may implement CU3ER in an unlimited number of websites and
>> >       offline presentations, as long as you are acting as the
>> administrator
>> >       and / or developer for those websites and / or presentations.
>> >
>> >     * You may deploy SWFs containing CU3ER as part of hired work for
>> >       a third party as long as the SWF is unique to said party and not
>> >       replicated / resold / redistributed as part of a template,
>> >       application or service to additional parties.
>> >
>> >     * SWF containing CU3ER may not be embedded as part of a template,
>> >       application, and / or web site where stated template, application,
>> >       and/or web site is re-sold and / or re-distributed for independent
>> >       use by third parties, without specific prior written permission.
>> >
>> >     * SWFs containing CU3ER may not be embedded in a template, content
>> >       management system, and / or online web service in a manner where
>> the
>> >       SWF is replicated and used as a slideshow viewer for photos
>> contributed
>> >       by more than one party.
>> >
>> >     * CU3ER may not be sub-licensed or resold.
>> >
>> >     * You agree not to decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or
>> otherwise
>> >       determine or attempt to determine source code for the executable
>> code
>> >       of CU3ER, and agrees not to permit or authorize anyone else to do
>> so.
>> >
>> >     * CU3ER redistribution must reproduce the above copyright notice,
>> this
>> >       list of conditions and the disclaimer in the documentation and/or
>> >       other materials provided with the distribution.
>> >
>> >     * Neither the name of CU3ER nor the name of it contributor (Stefan
>> Kovac)
>> >       may be used to endorse or promote products associated with CU3ER
>> without
>> >       specific prior written permission.
>> >
>> > THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY STEFAN KOVAC ''AS IS'' AND ANY
>> > EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
>> IMPLIED
>> > WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
>> > DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL STEFAN KOVAC BE LIABLE FOR ANY
>> > DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
>> DAMAGES
>> > (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
>> SERVICES;
>> > LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
>> AND
>> > ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
>> TORT
>> > (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
>> THIS
>> > SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
>>
>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1297
>> would this be a license violation? The license.txt is in the theme
>> folder with the swf code, but it does state with written permission,
>> which is lacking thoughts?
>> --
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