On 01/02/2010 01:28, Eric Shapiro wrote:
Hello,
To whom can I address a few brief questions about using OO for my business?
I have a ghostwriting company, and would very much like to use OO (as
opposed to MS Word) to generate our works of authorship, editing, and
rewriting. My questions are:
1) If I'm generating revenue from the creation of these works, am I required
to disclose the works via the Project site? This could create a conflict
given the confidential nature of ghostwriting (although I could easily
disclose my company's name + general works descriptions that don't violate
nondisclosure agreements).
2) Am I correct in understanding that the fonts available in Writer are free
for my unlimited commercial use and distribution?
3) Am I correct in understanding that if I were to create works of
authorship, editing, and rewriting via OO, and distribute them to clients
via e-mail with .doc and .rtf extensions (unless the clients have OO), I
would be free to do so minus any license whatsoever?
4) Is there anything else I'd have to know to undertake the kind of work
described above?
Our business creates a high volume of work product documents, so I'm eager
to be sure that I know what I'm doing before making a transition. MS Word's
small print is frustrating in its ambiguity and restrictions, so I'm
grateful to be exploring the OO option. Thanks very much!
Hi Eric
As a ghostwriter myself I feel I can answer most of the points. If I
make any mistakes then others will come in and comment.
1) There is no need to disclose works created with OpenOffice.org in the
Project site. The works you create are projects for you and not for
OpenOffice.org.
2) The fonts you use in OpenOffice are the fonts you have available on
your computer. Many of them will be free but some of them will have been
installed by other programs. I cannot give a simple answer to this.
3) Distribution of eBooks reports and articles (I think this will cover
most of your work) via .doc, .rtf will have no licence implications as
far as I am aware. You may also consider using .pdf that can be securely
created via OpenOffice.org.
4) I do not think there is anything else. If there is, please contact me
directly.
Thanks
Rob
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