I answered Klaus offlist, but I usually add a copyright notice to my scripts to discourage someone from reselling them as is or posting them for free. However, I fully expect that someone may want to reuse parts of the script in their own scripts and that is completely acceptable. Some clients purchase custom scripts to give them a head start on learning to write their own. I know that some people feel that software should be "free" but since writing scripts is how I make my living, I add a copyright to give me a little protection. In practice, it has rarely been a problem since most of them are custom and applicable to very specific workflows. For non-custom, general-purpose scripts, I will generally compile them to protect the source-code.
Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-366-4017 r...@frameexpert.com -----Original Message----- From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro....@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Craig Ede Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 6:50 PM To: framers Subject: Re: [Framers] OT: Copyright rules for scripts If you purchased the script and it has a copyright notice in it, it is reasonable to assume that the writer of the script expects to be compensated for the script. I would not use it inside your own script unless you work out a way to compensate the original script writer as well. (And you can assume they don't want it given away free, but you could ask.) However, copyright covers the expression of an idea, not the idea. So you can freely use the concepts of a script to accomplish the same task. That is a slippery concept. You can't simply change the variable names to "reexpress" the script. At the same time, you can do the same things, just a bit differently and in a different order and be safe, I think, since there are only so many ways to code a loop, etc. This is why script writers sometimes "compile" their scripts into some other non-text form so that you can't see what concepts they have used. The ones that leave this transparent are being generous, but not to the point of wanting you to steal their particular code. Good luck, Craig Copyright rules for scripts are the same as other copyrights. Nothing special for scripts. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com