Re: GPL sutff, was Csound for Zaurus
Chris McCormick <chris-iVZ5NKC1gi56pz/[email protected]>
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On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 12:33:18PM -0800, Iain Duncan wrote: > > Here's what the "Free Software" folks say: > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html > > > > Here's what the "Open Source" people say: > > http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php > > > > I can't really offer more concrete advice because I don't > > understand what you mean by "ripped off". Do you mean people using your > > work without giving you credit? Do you mean people re-using your code > > without paying you a licensing fee? > > Thanks Kevin. Really the only form of rip off I would be worried about would > be having commercial companies use my designs in products. I've heard bad > stories about companies like Doepfer in that regard. I would like to make > sure that anyone can build their own modular sequencer from the tools we > present, and encourage others to port the tools to other languages > preferably public domain ones though! ) but still have a legal leg to stand > on if suddenly there is a new hardware synth on the market that works an > awful lot like mine! Well under the GPL there's nothing to stop a company from using your code in a commercial product whatsoever. The restriction placed upon the development of their product is that they must continue to make publically available the sources and any changes they have made to them. So for example if a company took your csound code and modified it a bit, and then used it in a commercial sequencer they would have to also post on the net or on a disc accompanying the sequencer, the csound sourcecode with your copyrights in the code (you should make sure your copyrights are clearly indicated in the head of each file) and any modifications they made to the code. [disclaimer] I am not a lawyer and my words carry zero legal weight. The information may well not even be 100% correct. [/disclaimer] Regards, Chris. _________________________________ chris-iVZ5NKC1gi56pz/[email protected] http://www.mccormick.cx http://www.hypercube.com.au http://www.sciencegirlrecords.com _______________________________________________ csoundtekno mailing list [email protected] Subscribe, unsubscribe, change mailing list options: http://plot.bek.no/mailman/listinfo/csoundtekno