[theme-reviewers] GPL-Compatibility

Thu Jun 5 12:11:37 UTC 2014

so many themes were approved with unsplash and pixabay images, have to
watch the #1 queue carefully

On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 5:32 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> 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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