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Copyright on templates
1 month 5 days ago #202450
by ritapas
Copyright on templates was created by ritapas
Hello,
one of our users wishes to put a copyright notice on his own template.
Is this legit?
Regards.
one of our users wishes to put a copyright notice on his own template.
Is this legit?
Regards.
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1 month 5 days ago - 1 month 5 days ago #202451
by holch
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Replied by holch on topic Copyright on templates
Not an official response: As long as the template is 100% created by him/form him and does not depend in any way on any other code from any other of the templates, I'd say there is no problem.
But what does user want to "copyright" anwya? CSS code? Colors? Good luck.
Let's see what others say. I am not an expert on OS licenses.
But what does user want to "copyright" anwya? CSS code? Colors? Good luck.
Let's see what others say. I am not an expert on OS licenses.
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1 month 5 days ago - 1 month 5 days ago #202463
by DenisChenu
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Replied by DenisChenu on topic Copyright on templates
My opinion :
HTML must still in GPLv3 (except if tottally rewritten)
Theme can have a different copyright.
HTML must still in GPLv3 (except if tottally rewritten)
Theme can have a different copyright.
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1 month 4 days ago #202467
by ritapas
You are right, of course, but one cannot always know where his/her users come from.
Of course we could ask each of them but we'd like to define a common policy.
As for "template" sorry, my fault, I meant "Theme".
Replied by ritapas on topic Copyright on templates
jelo wrote:
How can anyone be able to answer that question, without knowing the residence of your user and yourself. The question is what law is applied in your area.ritapas wrote: one of our users wishes to put a copyright notice on his own template.
Is this legit?
Second question is "theme" vs "template". After renaming the html/css/js collection from template into themes (since LS3), a template can be a questionnaire and the theme the optical stuff.
You are right, of course, but one cannot always know where his/her users come from.
Of course we could ask each of them but we'd like to define a common policy.
As for "template" sorry, my fault, I meant "Theme".
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