Re: [Bug-gnubg] copyright on generated png images

[Achim Mueller]

Am Don, 2003-04-10 um 11.11 schrieb Joern Thyssen:
> Hi,
> 
> Are there any limitations of the use of the png images generated by
> gnubg? 

>From http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-LICENSE.txt:

... Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute
this source code, or portions hereof, for any purpose, without fee,
subject to the following restrictions:

1. The origin of this source code must not be misrepresented.

2. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such and must not
   be misrepresented as being the original source.

3. This Copyright notice may not be removed or altered from any
   source or altered source distribution. ...

As far I can see libpng is not gpl but declared as "open source", and,
depending on the version, with different copyrights.

> Finally, what about the images produced File->Export->html iamges by
> gnubg? I assume that the contributed board designs are distributed under
> the GPL, thus the derived png images from these designs are under GPL as
> well?! 

I'm not a lawyer, but I guess, that's ok. If you create an image and
don't put in i.e. under the GPL, you, and only you have all the rights
on the image/picture. When you create an image consisting of images,
which are under the GPL, the result is also GPL protected.

> I assume that if a user makes a totally fresh design, he has the
> copyright on that design, 

Only if he/she uses his/her own images.

> and he is free to publish them on his web page.

Based on his own created images in any case, based on GPL images because
of the GPL.

Ciao

Achim

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