I'm not able to install the software as I stopped running Windows 2 years ago (I also suspect it puts some kind of crapware loader on your machine, so please exercise caution -- use a VM you don't care about or something), but if you can't find the the source, a link to the source or an offer to provide the source... Feel free to contact them and ask them as an "end-user entitled to the source" where it's at.
According to Trust-E, their contact info for "Install IQ" installer is: Email: [email protected] Phone: 320-257-7500 On 2010-03-03, at 10:52 PM, Scott wrote: > I can't find the source for "Digital DJ Pro", can anyone else? If not, > that's a violation of GPLv2, no? > > -Scott > > On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 22:20 -0500, Garth Dahlstrom wrote: >> Hi Jus, >> >> >> Our relationship with "Music Oasis/Freeze.com" is not a friendly one, >> we have threatened them in the past for trademark violation. >> >> >> The levers of control Mixxx has over it's IP are: >> * Trademark - the "Mixxx" brand and representations >> >> >> * Copyright - published works: code, artwork, documentation, >> website, etc >> >> >> For trademark, its pretty simple, they can't use our name "Mixxx" or >> represent themselves as us in a manner that creates confusion in the >> marketplace. We have taken steps to defend our trademark by >> threatening Music Oasis & co when they used our name and also claimed >> they had trademark over it on their site in the past (they put "Mixxx >> Digital DJ Pro" is TM of Music Oasis on the bottom of their webpage). >> They have since removed all references to "Mixxx". >> >> >> With respect to copyright the situation is a bit more complicated: >> * Code: this is covered by the GPLv2, which means anyone can create >> and distribute binaries provided the source code and derived source >> code (for changes made) are available to the public to rebuild and >> pass along under the terms of the GPLv2. (Provided they do not >> violate our other copyrighted materials or our trademark they are >> allowed to do this.) >> >> >> * Artwork and other copyrighted works: These are not licensed >> explicitly under the GPL, and so we can enforce copyright violations >> on these as we have made no grant of redistribution rights to >> anyone... (This is why they have re-skinned / rebranded their copy) >> >> >> The situation with Art is one of the primary motivations of why we'd >> want new skins to adopt a CC license (to prevent ripping off Mixxx) >> with an assignment of copyright to Mixxx so Mixxx can take action to >> stop groups like Music Oasis from ripping off the skins. >> >> >> I personally have no problem with people forking GPL code for profit, >> but I think there is a certain etiquette to doing it on good terms. >> I'm not saying one need ask for permission, but it's not nice to >> pollute the original groups trademark/market and try to pass of the >> work as entirely your own when all you did was change some artwork. >> Given that they have made pretty much no attempt to be on good terms >> with us or make even a token contribution back to the Mixxx community >> from which they profit, I would be happy to see Mixxx initiate full >> fledge litigation against them if they were found to be in violation >> of the GPL (though I can't speak on behalf of Mixxx as a whole in this >> respect). >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> -G >> >> >> P.S. typed this in a bit of a hurry, so @mixxx.org folks feel free to >> add/correct if I missed on anything... >> >> >> >> >> On 2010-03-03, at 7:59 AM, jus wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> i was curious why there are more&more new users looking for help in >>> the forum referring to Mixxx as "Digital DJ pro" or "DJ Pro". >>> >>> >>> A quick search brings >>> up http://www.freeze.com/download/Audio/Digital-DJ-Pro and >>> http://www.music-oasis.com/download/Audio/Digital-DJ-Pro . >>> >>> >>> They only changed the "About" splashscreen & the default skin to an >>> own crappy one. >>> >>> >>> Windows users are tricked into downloading a "download manager" >>> which pulls the rebranded Mixxx 1.7.0 to the users computer. >>> The downloader drops additional payloads such as browser toolbars, >>> changes that browser startpage and set cookies that look like >>> measurement for a kind of revenue sharing program. >>> >>> >>> EXAMPLE: >>> ProductSessionId=ab106995-89bf-4c79-a0a9-d16f367893413077&VersionId=-1&Tracking=0&SessionTime=1/3/2010 >>> 5:22:38 >>> AM&CampaignID=127849&ShortName=digitaldj&LeadmanSessionId=14c97e18-8069-41e5-9921-106995&PingRestrictionsRecorded=1&Membership=0. >>> >>> >>> If the download stats on freeze.com are correct over 400000 ppl >>> downloaded already... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Is it legal under the GPL to reuse Mixxx in that manner? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> jus >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval >>> Try the new software tools for yourself. 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