Brad Douglas wrote: > > > P.S.: Some of these palettes actually have licenses attached to them. > > > What sort of a world do we live in that requires the most trivial > > > things to be licensed? Come on people, you can give _some_ things to > > > the public domain w/o conditions ... > > > > My thoughts exactly- however you are going to have to pay-up if you decide > > to > > implement this idea! j/k > > The product palette image can be copyrighted, but the palette, itself, > cannot be copyrighted. > > From copyrights.gov[1] - What can NOT be copyrighted (not a complete > list):
As GRASS is distributed internationally, it isn't sufficient to comply with US law. What is subject to copyright varies internationally. E.g. typefaces are not subject to copyright in the US, but they are in other countries (e.g. Germany). On the subject of typefaces, the US Copyright Office considers that bitmap fonts aren't subject to copyright, being nothing more than a representation of a typeface, but that outline fonts are considered computer "programs" and thus subject to copyright. By the same reasoning, a .cpt (etc) file might be considered a "program" which generates the colouring. If the creator of a palette is claming copyright, it wouldn't be a good idea to dismiss that claim without adequate legal advice (which would need to encompass more than just US law). -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ grassuser mailing list [email protected] http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grassuser
