[theme-reviewers] Theme based on existing web template

[Chip Bennett]

Comments specific to the ticket will be in-ticket momentarily, but to
answer the license question: *no*, a work derived from a CC-By licensed
Theme is not acceptable, because the original work cannot be re-relicensed
as GPL, as this Theme has attempted to do. The only exception would be if
the developer of the Theme were *also* the developer of the original work,
in which case he would have full right to re-license.

Thanks,

Chip


On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Rizqy Hidayat <rizqy22 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Chip,
> here is the ticket: http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/10464
> I feel weird when reviewing the file, and found that this was already
> published here:
> http://www.atomicwebsitetemplates.com/redhive-website-template/
>
> Atomicwebsitetemplates said that its licensed under Creative Commons
> Attribution 3.0. Is it fine? Should I continuing my review?
>
> Thank you.
>
> >
> > What is the ticket number?
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 3:06 AM, Rizqy Hidayat <rizqy22 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I'm reviewing a theme and found that the theme is trying to make
> >> WordPress
> >> version from a web template already freely distributed. Is it allowed to
> >> do
> >> this?
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Rizqy Hidayat
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