Re: picviz license (generated images as derivative work ?)

2012-02-26 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 03:45:40PM +0100, Pierre Chifflier a écrit : Note that the GPL places important restrictions on derived works, yet it does not provide a detailed definition of that term. To avoid misunderstandings, we consider an application to constitute a derivative work for the

picviz license (generated images as derivative work ?)

2012-02-25 Thread Pierre Chifflier
Hi, Since a few versions, the picviz [1] license has changed for the following: ---8 Describes the terms under which Picviz is distributed. A copy of the GPL is appended after the specific Picviz license terms. * ***

Re: picviz license (generated images as derivative work ?)

2012-02-25 Thread Alessandro Rubini
Note that the GPL places important restrictions on derived works, yet it does not provide a detailed definition of that term. It's so on purpose: it's copyright law that says what is a derived work. Authors can't extend the reach of their rights at will. At least when they don't sell devices

Re: picviz license (generated images as derivative work ?)

2012-02-25 Thread Francesco Poli
On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:45:40 +0100 Pierre Chifflier wrote: Hi, Hi! [...] * *** Specific Picviz license terms *** * [...] Note that the GPL places important restrictions on derived works, yet it does not provide a