[theme-reviewers] cu3er license

[Otto]

There's several things in there that make it non-GPL-Compatible.

I did a quick search and have had to disable some plugins because of cu3er too.

-Otto



On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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