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Analog Cassete Deck Theme

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Llorean:
Well, the thing of it is...


If the author was just looking at a screenshot of the theme, and using that to design the new one's spacing etc it'd be much more clear (in my opinion).

As it is, the author was looking at the actual content of the .wps file. That more or less makes it a derivative work (it's part of why authors don't like to read submissions from fans, once you've seen an idea you can't unsee it, and it's why some companies avoid GPL code like the plague because if their devs read it, and code something similar using ideas they got from it there may be room to discuss the issue of derivative works.)

One thing I'd do, first, if I were you is go through the original author's message history here on the forums. I thought I remember him discussing the licensing on his themes once.

Chronon:
Good point about this instance.  It doesn't sound like you have a problem with the general idea of simple themes that are reverse engineered to use similar image sizes and positions, provided the author of the new theme doesn't use an existing protected theme's code as a starting point.

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I did a quick search of his posts but couldn't find where he gave any such permission.  I have just tried to contact him on Orkut.

audio-i:
@ Chronon & Llorean, thanks for the perspectives given.

I also find that this specific case can be seen as follows. It was said here that it’s OK to put instructions on how to fix a non working theme in the graveyards, avoiding to reproduce any of the original work. Since in this case I wrote all new .wps and .cfg files, the instructions to fix the theme would have to be “replace ALL lines with THESE new ones”; which is like replacing the whole .wps & .cfg files. These files and only this is what’s in the new zip file, that I uploaded to the wiki here. As I said before, I was using a modified version, that included changes like e.g the winding of one wheel, while the other simultaneously unwinds, using two progress bars, to better simulate the cassette tape’s behavior, but I even removed all those modifications to not alter the original graphics in any way.

Additionally to the people that already wrote in this topic about all this, there are some persons quite involved in theme licensing here (like Soap or BigBambi), so if they or any other person finds that there is a reason to remove the zip I uploaded, I’ll immediately remove it (I mean, to not even bother anybody to do that), just let me know.

I’m glad that the new uploading requirements will include proper theme licensing, that will avoid that these situations will happen again in the future. I’m also aware that the themes in the graveyards might be “erased” soon anyway; it is just that I personally believe that former efforts that added value to the project, all in their own measure and proportion, shouldn’t be wasted, so this is just something to try and preserve that.

ZonderP:
Dear PHK Brasil!

Noe clue, if you're still around here on this forum, but if - please hear me begging!

I love this theme! :o
But now it doesn't work for me anymore. :(

Is there any chance you could dig it out of the graveyard by allowing redistribution under a CC license.

Please, please, please...

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