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

[Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)]

Guess you should go through the repo and find all those themes that are “based off of twentyten(eleven/twelve)” now too ... since they are exactly your description:  "John Doe just cannot download the Theme, do some improvements, change the name and re-release it. “



From: Emil Uzelac 
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:32 PM
To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org 
Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] re-releasing an old theme under old nameornew name?

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.



  From: Emil Uzelac 
  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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