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Removed themes for copyright reasons
DeanMurray:
I've noticed that a number of themes have been removed from the various WPS galleries the last week.
I was wondering what the criteria is for deciding what to delete. I see that most of the themes that resemble WinAmp or Ipod have been removed. Some themes with characters from TV, games or movies have been removed.
Can themes with a sport team logo be added?
Just want to be clear on what cannot be added to the gallery.
Bagder:
You cannot make a WPS and include other's materials without their permission.
If you copy images from somewhere, you must have their permissions for you to use them and redistribute them. The motives or who made the pics are not relevant.
Cassandra:
To add a little more information, it's OK to use images that are explicitly allowed to be reproduced (ie most images distributed under Creative Commons licenses, or images that have been explicitly placed in the public domain by their creators) or original artwork inspired by a particular design.
It is not OK to use copyrighted images or photos, themes created by screen grabbing and editing, or themes that contain logos and/or trademarks.
There are always going to be grey areas. These are just guidelines. If you create and/or distribute themes that we believe violate someone else's copyright, then that's up to you, but you can't host them on the wiki. Sorry.
talos321:
So was the the rockamp removed because it resembled
a winamp shape (their default themes are not like the wps.)
Or was it a screenshot of a theme that someone created
for winamp and proper permissions were not obtained?
Also cheers to Dean above whom created one of the few themes that are useable
while driving.
DeanMurray:
Thanks Talos. All I did was port some existing themes to the 240x320 screen that I liked.
Hope you're not wearing headphones while driving. Safety first :)
I fully agree that copyrighted material cannot be used without permission. I just wanted to see what guidelines are being used to decide what is beyond "inspired".
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