Does the CMSMS license prohibit or affect selling themes for CMSMS on theme sites?
Let me re-phrase the question.
Does the CMSMS license allow the following:
1. Creating new themes and offering them for sale as themes.
2. Creating new modules, plugins, or UDT's an offering them for sale. (Assuming they aren't borrowing code.)
Ken
Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates? Topic is solved
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kendo451
Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
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calguy1000
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Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
You can license your themes any way that you want.
So you can sell them.... or you can use any open source license you want to use.
So you can sell them.... or you can use any open source license you want to use.
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Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
Do it as you want but you can't post/upload themes to the theme site to sell or have any links there to themes you sell, sorry...
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kendo451
Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
Right. The CMSMS Themes page is for free themes.
But I can sell my own themes/modules elsewhere under my own license as long as they don't incorporate someone else's code.
Thanks!
Ken
But I can sell my own themes/modules elsewhere under my own license as long as they don't incorporate someone else's code.
Thanks!
Ken
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Pierre M.
Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
Wouldn't those modules, plugins, or UDTs be "derivative works" as read in the GPL ? Or has CMSms a GPL "linkage" exception ? Or am I overlooking ?kendo451 wrote: 2. Creating new modules, plugins, or UDT's an offering them for sale. (Assuming they aren't borrowing code.)
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Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
PHP code definately would be a derivative work.
Though an argument can be made for simple UDT's as they're not directly linked to the application (they're stored in the database, loaded and executed seperately.. (eval)...
Though an argument can be made for simple UDT's as they're not directly linked to the application (they're stored in the database, loaded and executed seperately.. (eval)...
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Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
This is one for the lawyers, as copyright laws vary from country to country.
Take music downloads for example. In the US it is illegal to download copyrighted mp3 files from file sharing services or usenet newsgroups. In Canada it is not illegal. So, even though the work is copyrighted by the artist, the laws regarding that copyright differ.
As for the GPL, I think you would need a legal interpretation in the country in which you reside and/or are selling the work.
Nullig
Take music downloads for example. In the US it is illegal to download copyrighted mp3 files from file sharing services or usenet newsgroups. In Canada it is not illegal. So, even though the work is copyrighted by the artist, the laws regarding that copyright differ.
As for the GPL, I think you would need a legal interpretation in the country in which you reside and/or are selling the work.
Nullig
Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
Actually it is not illegal to download the mp3 it is illegal to offer them as downloads to others, speaking from experience I had a long time ago 
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...Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
Actually, it IS illegal in the US to both download and share copyrighted mp3 files. However, the RIAA have only tried to stop the "distributors" up to now.
It is not illegal in Canada to do either.
Nullig
It is not illegal in Canada to do either.
Nullig
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kendo451
Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
I don't care about the law. I just want to stay with the vision of the developers of CMSMS.
So, for example. Calguy's modules require credit to CMS Made Simple on the admin theme. That makes sense to me. I try to honor the wishes of the main developers of this CMS regardless of whether the law requires it in my country.
Ken
So, for example. Calguy's modules require credit to CMS Made Simple on the admin theme. That makes sense to me. I try to honor the wishes of the main developers of this CMS regardless of whether the law requires it in my country.
Ken
Re: Does the GPL license apply to selling Themes/Templates?
Agreed, kendo.
I do believe, regardless of the "letter of the law", that in order to advance "open source" types of development, it is only fair to give credit where it is due. Asking that the package be identified in the "backend' of the site is certainly very little to ask for.
Nullig
I do believe, regardless of the "letter of the law", that in order to advance "open source" types of development, it is only fair to give credit where it is due. Asking that the package be identified in the "backend' of the site is certainly very little to ask for.
Nullig
