[theme-reviewers] GPL-Compatibility

[rose tail]

Thanks a lot for you suggestion
:)



On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Looking at the site's license terms:
> http://pixabay.com/en/service/terms/
>
> I don't think the images are licensed compatibly with GPL. For example:
>
>
>    - *You may not use Images for* pornographic, unlawful or other immoral
>    purposes, or in a way that can give a bad name to depicted persons, or to
>    imply endorsement of products and services by identifiable persons, brands,
>    organisations, etc.
>    - You are not allowed to mass download Images with an application, *or
>    reuse a big part of the Images for redistribution on a similar Website*
>    .
>
>
> Neither of these terms is GPL-compatible.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 7:39 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
>> What is the license of the specific image?
>>
>> If you don't know, then you can't use it.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 7:38 AM, rose tail <metallicarosetail at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Can image be used from pixabay or not ?
>>>
>>>
>>>  On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Bryan Hadaway <bhadaway at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, that's always a possibility and it absolutely happens.
>>>>
>>>> Someone might rip off someone else's work or otherwise infringe and
>>>> upload or re-release something under their claim of ownership or a new
>>>> license, then anyone else that uses that work or even promotes it, shares
>>>> it with others, ends up inadvertently and ignorantly violating the original
>>>> owner's rights.
>>>>
>>>> All we can do is navigate the sometimes tricky world of trademark and
>>>> copyright law and respect other's rights as much as we can, with the
>>>> information we have, be kind to one another, in other words, be mature
>>>> adults and just use our common sense.
>>>>
>>>> Then, if one day you get a legitimate cease and desist email (which
>>>> sometimes is just as unfortunate for the person that has to send out such
>>>> notices in the first place as it is for you to receive them), there's no
>>>> reason to be scared or get defensive, you should simply apologize, let them
>>>> know that you had no idea you were violating their rights and work to
>>>> quickly and amicably resolve the issue. I'd say 9/10 times, that's all
>>>> there is to it.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, some people/companies might, on rare occasion, try to
>>>> seek monetary damages or to censor others whether you knew you were doing
>>>> anything wrong or not. That's partly what
>>>> http://www.chillingeffects.org/ is about covering.
>>>>
>>>> It's kind of a hope for the best, prepare for the worst type situation.
>>>> You can hope that everyone always does the right thing, but prepare for the
>>>> fact that they most inevitably won't.
>>>>
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