[theme-reviewers] humans.txt

[Chip Bennett]

Ideas/concepts are not copyrightable, by definition. To be copyrighted,
something must first be *fixed* - i.e. actually written down/recorded/etc.


On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:

> 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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