Thanks Christopher, I’ve sent Apple a request for clarification on the matter and will keep you all informed.
Keith On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Christopher Wright <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks Christopher for your explanation — although if my patch looks >> and works the same…is that a breech of copyright. > > leave that one for the judges (and jury, where applicable) -- you won't get > anywhere exploring the wide grey area of copyright law. I have a hard time > imagining Apple going after someone for what is admittedly very simple math, > so unless you're making a bajillion dollars you're probably safe (and if you > make that much, you can probably buy laws to keep yourself safe ;), but > anyway... > >> I’m not a coder, but my understanding was that the example code from >> Apple could always be used in any commercial application—and there are >> examples of applications which not much more than one of the example >> code projects. I expected patches to be the same, but am now not sure. > > Example code can be used in a commercial app, but I think George's question > is whether or not the patch you referred to is considered "sample code" is > the pertinent point of discussion -- just because it comes with the machine > doesn't mean it's sample code. The standard desktop wallpapers are _not_ > sample code/free reused, and I could be convinced that built-in virtual > patches are in league with desktop wallpapers as much as they are sample > code... > >> Who should I contact for clarification? Apple developer relations? > > > I'd start by exploring Apple legal ( http://www.apple.com/legal/ ), and go > from there. > > -- > [ christopher wright ] > [email protected] > http://kineme.net/ > > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
