[theme-reviewers] Need Help

[Galin Simeonov]

ThemeForest themes are sold with *dual licensing* - this is the license.txt
file content that's packaged with each TF theme:

*This WordPress theme is comprised of two parts: (1) The PHP code is
> licensed under the GPL license as is WordPress itself.  You will find a
> copy of the license text in the same directory as this text file. Or you
> can read it here:http://codex.wordpress.org/GPL (2) All other parts of
> the theme including, but not limited to the CSS code, images, and design
> are licensed according to the license purchased. Read about licensing
> details here: http://wiki.envato.com/support/legal-terms/licensing-terms/
> *


Even without ThemeForest's proprietary licensing, in practice ThemeForest
themes are rarely 100% GPL-compatible, as images, CSS, and JavaScript
libraries are not required to be licensed under GPL-compatible licensed.

Whether it's acceptable for a wordpress.org theme author to
offer/promote/link to ThemeForest themes on his Author URI I cannot say.

Thoughts?

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Qamar Ashraf <life.object at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the further help.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 8:38 PM, yulian yordanov <yul.yordanov at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Yes, he can.
>>
>> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLCommercially
>>
>> *If I use a piece of software that has been obtained under the GNU GPL,
>> am I allowed to modify the original code into a new program, then
>> distribute and sell that new program commercially?*
>>
>> You are allowed to sell copies of the modified program commercially, but
>> only under the terms of the GNU GPL. Thus, for instance, you must make the
>> source code available to the users of the program as described in the GPL,
>> and they must be allowed to redistribute and modify it as described in the
>> GPL.
>>
>>
>> These requirements are the condition for including the GPL-covered code
>> you received in a program of your own.
>>
>> На 08 март 2012, 17:25, Qamar Ashraf <life.object at gmail.com> написа:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> Following question is to clarify my concept about Free / Premium themes.
>>>
>>>    - An Author / Developer create a couple of WordPress themes and
>>>    shares them in WordPress under GPL license.
>>>    - Can he sell his premium themes at some other marketplaces like
>>>    themeforest etc if he incorporates GPL license in his selling package.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>> Qamar Ashraf
>>> Project Manager
>>> www.tutorialchip.com
>>> www.freestockphotosclub.com
>>> www.twunfollowapp.com
>>> @lifeobject1
>>>
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>>
>>
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>
> --
> Regards
> Qamar Ashraf
> Project Manager
> www.tutorialchip.com
> www.freestockphotosclub.com
> www.twunfollowapp.com
> @lifeobject1
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