[theme-reviewers] humans.txt

[Emil Uzelac]

They can even if you are using blank humans.txt.
On Feb 26, 2014 7:49 AM, "Chip Bennett" <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Let me clarify that:
>
> Humanstxt.org can copyright *their* humans.txt file (insofar as it is
> copyrightable). They can copyright their humans.txt *standard*. But
> humanstxt.org *cannot* copyright *your* humans.txt, because *you* wrote
> it, and *you* hold the copyright for a file that *you* wrote.
>
> It's also not a derivative work, because you've not used anything
> copyrightable from their work. You're only using a certain *format*.
>
> So: unless you're using *their* specific humans.txt, you should not have
> any license concerns regarding use of a file named "humans.txt".
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> I would argue that there is nothing *copywritable* about humans.txt - but
>> you would need to consult a lawyer for that determination.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>>
>>> FYI,
>>>
>>> Please note that humans.txt is not released under the GPL-Compatible
>>> license:
>>> https://twitter.com/humanstxt/status/438591310703099904 We already
>>> approved
>>> some Themes :)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Emil
>>>
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>>
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