[theme-reviewers] Question Regarding GPL and ThemeForest

[Josh Pollock]

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html


On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 4:50 AM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph)
<philip at frumph.net>wrote:

>   Well there you have it.
>
>  *From:* Konstantin Kovshenin <kovshenin at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 1:48 AM
> *To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.<theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] Question Regarding GPL and ThemeForest
>
>  > GPL means you can snag the code use it and do whatever you want with
> it, but to sell it? no.
>
> That's not true. GPL does not prohibit you from selling code. However,
> when you do distribute any code that is based off of GPL licensed code
> (i.e. a modified WordPress theme or plugin), free or paid, your work should
> inherit the license, even if you're selling it to one single client.
>
>
> On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <
> philip at frumph.net> wrote:
>
>>   Short answer though is yes to the first part no to the second.
>>
>> GPL means you can snag the code use it and do whatever you want with it,
>> but to sell it? no.
>>
>> Honorable coding however dictates that you give proper attribution to it.
>>
>>
>>  *From:* Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me>
>> *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 1:11 AM
>> *To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.<theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] Question Regarding GPL and ThemeForest
>>
>>
>> Please forward the question directly to Theme Forest.
>> On May 5, 2014 1:13 AM, "Suresh Patel" <suresh.savliya at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>   Hello Team Members,
>>>
>>> This is a general question nothing relating to theme review but to
>>> understand the power of GPL.
>>>
>>> My question is can i purchase the theme from themeforest review the code
>>> and use the code in my own theme and resell it with completely new design
>>> of the theme?
>>>
>>> I am a newbie in theme development so your suggestion maters to me.
>>>
>>> Thanks in Advance.
>>>
>>>   Thanks & Regards,
>>> *Suresh Patel*
>>> [image: http://pixel2pixeldesign.com] <http://pixel2pixeldesign.com>
>>> +91 9892 944 868
>>> www.pixel2pixeldesign.com <http://pixel2pixeldesign.com>
>>> http://about.me/pixel2pixeldesign
>>> www.suresharts.co.nr
>>>
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