[theme-reviewers] cu3er license

[Edward Caissie]

@Otto ...

Can you do a search of the theme repo?

If there is a list of themes that were missed, we can work on getting the
author's advised and have them addressed, too.


Cais.

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> 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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