[theme-reviewers] WordPress Theme Stores Violating GPL

[Robert Ambartsumov]

Chip, are you saying a developer with a hosted theme on wp.org (100% gpl)
can't create, say another theme and promote it on themeforest (which is not
really a 100% gpl)?



On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> The question isn't the matter of technical GPL inheritance, but rather of
> Themes - and developers - adhering to stated WPORG policy regarding GPL
> compatibility of hosted Themes, and of Themes distributed or promoted by
> developers who have WPORG-hosted Themes. That is: it is not a matter of
> legal GPL inheritance, but rather of adherence to WPORG policy for hosted
> Themes.
>
> WPORG-hosted Themes are required to be 100% GPL-compatible (not
> split-licensed). Developers who have WPORG-hosted Themes cannot distribute
> or promote Themes with non-GPL-compatible licenses.
>
> Chip
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Rankin, Matthew W. (Student) <
> mrankin at my.ccsu.edu> wrote:
>
>>  I like the approach taken by ThemeForest. Any PHP code which contains
>> WordPress functionality must be released under the GPL, but the
>> CSS/HTML/Javascript and images used in the theme are copyrighted by the
>> theme author. That being said, I don't think most premium theme stores are
>> in violation of the GPL.
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org [
>> theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org] on behalf of Emil Uzelac [
>> emil at themeid.com]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:48 PM
>> *To:* theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>> *Subject:* [theme-reviewers] WordPress Theme Stores Violating GPL
>>
>>   This afternoon I came across this post
>> http://www.wpmods.com/wordpress-theme-stores-violating-gpl/ what do you
>> guys thing?
>>
>>  P.S. Note that this is not site-specific issue, we need a general
>> opinion only, try to isolate sites listed in the post.
>>
>>  Thanks,
>> Emil
>>
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