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Old 07-03-2009, 08:25 PM   #1
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Even Commercial Wordpress Themes are GPL license
Commercial WordPress Themes’s PHP Code is GPL 2 Too
http://foolswisdom.com/commercial-wo...s-themes-gpl2/

The backlash from this announcement should be interesting among some theme developers.

The official statement
http://wordpress.org/development/200...s-are-gpl-too/
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Old 07-03-2009, 08:27 PM   #2
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Gee, so that means if bothered, they may have to reveal

Code:
<?php  wp_list_cats(); ?>
You're either entirely misunderstanding what's considered GPL, or entirely misunderstanding that entry.
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Old 07-03-2009, 08:33 PM   #3
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You're either entirely misunderstanding what's considered GPL, or entirely misunderstanding that entry.
It looks like they're claiming the PHP and even HTML/CSS in themes are GPL to me, even in commercial themes. How else do you interpret it?
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Old 07-03-2009, 08:39 PM   #4
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I guess this would apply to premium plugins too.
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Old 07-03-2009, 08:43 PM   #5
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Old 07-03-2009, 10:07 PM   #6
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Old 07-04-2009, 09:58 AM   #7
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Old 07-04-2009, 11:38 AM   #8
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Commercial WordPress Themes?s PHP Code is GPL 2 Too
http://foolswisdom.com/commercial-wo...s-themes-gpl2/

The backlash from this announcement should be interesting among some theme developers.

The official statement
http://wordpress.org/development/200...s-are-gpl-too/
That is one organization's biased opinion. It hasn't been tested in court and bears no weight at all.
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Old 07-04-2009, 12:55 PM   #9
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While our directory is full of fantastic themes, sometimes people want to use something that they know has support behind it, and don't mind paying for that. Contrary to popular belief, GPL doesn't say that everything must be zero-cost, just that when you receive the software or theme that it not restrict your freedoms in how you use it.
Shift your biz from selling themes to providing support. Problem solved.
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Old 07-04-2009, 01:24 PM   #10
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That is one organization's biased opinion. It hasn't been tested in court and bears no weight at all.
There might be some examples here, but I haven't researched it further yet.
http://gpl-violations.org/index.html

Mentions derivative work in a case re: MySQL
http://library.findlaw.com/2003/Jun/16/132811.html

Monsoon Multimedia admitted today that it had violated the GPLv2 (GNU General Public License version 2), and said it will release its modified BusyBox code in full compliance with the license.
http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/N...ck-settlement/
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Old 07-12-2009, 09:00 AM   #11
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You can still make money
This means that, except for ethics, there's no stopping you from buying a a wp "premium" theme or plugin, and then resell or give it away.
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Old 07-12-2009, 09:05 AM   #12
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Old 07-12-2009, 09:27 AM   #13
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No way that will work in court, if done correctly the only code that a theme would contain is wp_xyz() function call... which is really just a label...
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This means that, except for ethics, there's no stopping you from buying a a wp "premium" theme or plugin, and then resell or give it away.
A few of the bigger theme sellers have embraced this. Think of the payment for the premium theme as support.
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it is wrong to charge money for add-ons to OS software anyways
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Old 07-13-2009, 12:35 AM   #16
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No way that will work in court, if done correctly the only code that a theme would contain is wp_xyz() function call... which is really just a label...
I would like to see that theme!
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