[theme-reviewers] GPL-Compatibility

[Stephen Cui]

Are we going to police the screenshot? I feel that we may went too far for
reviewer. If this is the case, we will have to set the guideline for
reviewers.


On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 8:11 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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