Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP License/Copyright Question

[Liam R E Quin]

On Tue, 2018-02-06 at 20:31 +, Eric Sarver wrote:
> I would like to know if files that I create with GIMP [...] will
> remain under my property or ownership and that I can distribute
> these characters/images under a copyrighted license to prohibit
> others from using my work, in other words when I distribute these
> images online or somewhere, do the images remain my intellectual
> property?

Yes, the images remain your intellectual property, including Moral
Rights and Copyright.

A "derivative work" of GIMP would be for example another image editor -
that part of the GPL doesn't apply to things made _with_ GIMP, but only
to things made _out of_ GIMP, using Gimp's parts.

Liam


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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP License/Copyright Question

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi Eric,

On Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:31:46 +
Eric Sarver  wrote:

> I would like to know if files that I create with GIMP such as .JPEG, .PNG,
> .GIF and the content within them, (such as characters I've drawn in my
> case) will remain under my property or ownership and that I can distribute
> these characters/images under a copyrighted license to prohibit others from
> using my work, in other words when I distribute these images online or
> somewhere, do the images remain my intellectual property? I am confused
> because in the license it says that the license means that "The GPL is a
> copyleft license, which means
> that derivative work  can
> only be distributed under the same license terms." Does this mean that
> images or files created with GIMP must be distrubuted as open source files
> under the GPL license for anyone to freely use for commercial purposes? I
> am a very concerned artist and don't want anyone using my work.

please see https://www.gimp.org/docs/userfaq.html#can-i-use-gimp-commercially .
Regarding "intellectual property", please see
https://www.linux.com/news/why-term-intellectual-property-seductive-mirage .

hope it helps.
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