[theme-reviewers] GPL-Compatibility

[Chip Bennett]

Pixabay appears to be a site where copyright holders upload their images,
and upon upload, Pixabay says, "by uploading, you agree to distribute your
pictures under the terms we specify".

So, if the images are Public Domain outside of/prior to uploading to
Pixabay, then they remain Public Domain. But if the images are only CC0
because of the act of uploading to Pixabay, then they would be under the
*actual* terms of the site. And those *actual* terms impose
non-GPL-compatible restrictions.

So again: you have to go back to the license specified by the copyright
holder.


On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 7:53 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> But sometime back, you said the CC0 mentioned on the image overrides that
> and you okayed pixabay, so that is now null and void?
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 5:21 PM, rose tail <metallicarosetail at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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