[theme-reviewers] re-releasing an old theme under old name ornew name?

[Emil Uzelac]

GPL might, WPORG doesn't ;) We should also consider:
http://www.chillingeffects.org/derivative/ as well.

Thanks,
Emil

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <philip at frumph.net
> wrote:

>   Actually, that’s exactly what can happen.  GPL allows that.
>
>
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>  *From:* Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 02, 2012 7:16 PM
> *To:* theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] re-releasing an old theme under old name
> ornew name?
>
> If Jane Doe releases a Theme and gets included in WPORG, John Doe just
> cannot download the Theme, do some improvements, change the name and
> re-release it.
>
> This would probably be all right if PageLines gives John Doe full blessing.
>
> Thanks,
> Emil
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Bryce Adams <brycead at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> @ Emil, are you saying they shouldn't be able to? I assumed if they give
>> complete credit and made clear that they're not affiliated with PageLines
>> it would be ok, as there are many cases where plugins are improved/fixed
>> and re-released in similar situations. Just curious what is/isn't okay here
>> :)
>>
>> --
>> Bryce Adams
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, 3 October 2012 at 11:30 AM, Emil Uzelac wrote:
>>
>>  This is only if the original author approves it.
>>
>> And no "you", "we", "or" cannot just "re-release" the Theme, with some
>> improvements :)
>>
>> Emil
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>> PageLines would retain the name but as you noted, you could "re-release"
>> it ... but I would strongly recommend you contact PageLines just in case.
>>
>>
>> Cais.
>>
>>
>>  On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 8:07 PM, CONNOR Wayne and Jill <wayne at dubbo.org>wrote:
>>
>>   The iblog theme has not been updated for 2 years, and the developer
>> (pagelines) now has a 'pro' version they sell.  I've been using the old
>> version and plan on re'releasing it (under GPL, with credit to original
>> author) with some improvements on wordpress.org.
>>
>> Is it best to do it under original name (
>> http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/iblog) and is this possible, or do I
>> just release it under a new name?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wayne
>>
>> !This theme *hasn't been updated in over 2 years*. It may no longer be
>> maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with
>> more recent versions of WordPress.
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