[theme-reviewers] Licensing question - Author sells on Mojo Themes

[Srikanth Koneru]

Otto, html templates can have non gpl license?


On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Afzaal <wordpress at thinkupthemes.com>wrote:
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>> I'm currently reviewing a theme where the author has links on their
>> website to products they sell on Mojo Themes and Mojo Theme Forest. They
>> sell WordPress themes on Mojo Themes. The T&C for Mojo state that all the
>> products on their marketplace are GPL, however on the actual purchase page
>> the customer has a choice of different licences. Where each license allows
>> for different usage restrictions (e.g. number of domains theme can be used
>> on).
>>
>>
> That is not a usage restriction, it is a support restriction.
>
> This is more clearly stated on Mojo's Terms page:
> https://www.mojomarketplace.com/terms
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> B. Single-Domain Support
> C. Five Domain Support
> D. Developer Support
>
> And so forth. They're not restricting usage, which would clearly not
> comply with the license. But it is reasonable to sell different levels of
> support at different prices. You can buy code and use it anywhere, but what
> level of support you get depends on what you pay for.
>
> -Otto
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