[theme-reviewers] humans.txt

[Emil Uzelac]

Idea, concept is
On Feb 26, 2014 7:56 AM, "Chip Bennett" <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> They can... what? even if you're using a blank "humans.txt"?
>
> Filenames are not copyrightable.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>
>> 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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