[theme-reviewers] WordPress Theme Stores Violating GPL

[Emil Uzelac]

User can use GNU and MIT or any other GPL-Compatible License at the same
time. Theme files such as i.e. JS can be i.e. MIT. As far as the
restrictions, they are explained here: http://goo.gl/5CgLn

2. Basic Permissions.
This License explicitly affirms your unlimited permission to run the
unmodified Program.

Emil

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Robert Ambartsumov <robert6292 at gmail.com>wrote:

> makes a perfect sense now, thanks!
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> ThemeForest Themes comply 100% with the GPL, as far as I know. However,
>> that doesn't mean that their Themes are 100% GPL.
>>
>> Split licenses do not violate the GPL; they are 100% GPL-compatible. But
>> that does not mean that they are 100% GPL. Any resources under the
>> more-restrictive part of the split license are NOT GPL (otherwise, why
>> split the license?). This arrangement IS FINE for non-WPORG-hosted Themes,
>> but it is NOT FINE for WPORG-hosted Themes.
>>
>> So, AwesomeThemes can distribute split-license Themes from their own
>> site, but any Themes they submit to the WPORG repository cannot be
>> split-licensed; they must be 100% GPL.
>>
>> What AwesomeThemes CANNOT do, however, is distribute Themes under
>> non-GPL-compatible licenses, if they intend to have Themes hosted in the
>> WPORG repository.
>>
>> Hopefully that clarifies things. :)
>>
>> Chip
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Robert Ambartsumov <robert6292 at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> 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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