Re: KDE's Crystal icon theme license violation found

Here is the license

http://kde-artists.org/node/122

On Tuesday 27 February 2007 10:14, Eugéne Suter wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> A few days ago on linuxquestions.org a member posted a screenshot of a
> heavily modified Windows XP desktop, that appeared to have lots of KDE
> icons as a replacement for the stock Windows ones.
>
> It seems that the Windows themeing kit used makes use of KDE icons, but it
> makes absolutely no reference to where the icons came from, and their
> copyrignt notice completely overredes the Crystal icon theme's license
> (LGPL if I'm not mistaken).
>
> This is the website:
>
> http://www.crystalxp.net/galerie/en.id.117.htm
>
> A screenshot clearly showing the use of KDE artwork in their Windows
> ("CrystalXP") themepack:
>
> http://www.crystalxp.net/galerie/img/th2_117.jpg
>
> And on the download page, you can see the copyrignt notice:
>
> http://www.crystalxp.net/dl/en.gal.117.htm
>
> "Files available on CrystalXP.net are property of their creator.
> All downloads are free for personal use on your computer only.
> Any use for commercial or lucrative purpose is strictly forbidden.
> All downloads must not be redistributed in any way (i.e. magazine that
> includes a CD or on another Internet website) without permission!
> For further information please contact the author and the team of
> CrystalXP.net"
>
> No redistribution possible eh?.......
>
> Well, I did send the "CrystaXP" team an e-mail with a simple heads-up that
> they were in violation the LGPL and using KDE's artwork ilegaly by
> restriction the redistribution.
> But I was ignored, and they have neither changed their copyright notice,
> nor GPL'ed the parts of the themepack that use the KDE Crystal icon theme.
>
> Maybe they will actually listen if contacted by someone from KDE, so thats
> why I'm posting here first before sending a message to the GPL Compliance
> Lab (who probably won't be so tollerant).
>
> Cheers!
>
> Eugene

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Ante

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Ante

http://kde-artists.org/main/content/blogcategory/17/98/
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kdelibs/pics/LICENSE.crystalsvg