[theme-reviewers] Need Help

[Chip Bennett]

Yes, that's fine (though technically, it's *split* licensing, not
*dual*licensing). Split licensing satisfies the WPORG policy that
Theme PHP code
inherits the WordPress GPL.

WPORG-hosted Themes have to be 100% GPL-compatible, as a matter of WPORG
policy, not as a matter of license requirements.

Is that license.txt available anywhere publicly, for future reference?

Thanks,

Chip

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Galin Simeonov <galin at galinsimeonov.com>wrote:

> 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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>> Regards
>> Qamar Ashraf
>> Project Manager
>> www.tutorialchip.com
>> www.freestockphotosclub.com
>> www.twunfollowapp.com
>> @lifeobject1
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