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Re: Parts license
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:54:25 GMT
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"Steve Bliss" <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:G15GM6.L5C@lugnet.com...
> Here's a first stab at a comprehensive contributor/ldraw.org/user license.
> Geez, I'm glad IANAL.
Heh...great work so far! I'll comment on points which I think need
clarification.
> BTW, I think the "redistribution" bits should be reworked to clearly
> split 'redistributions for the sake of redistributing the library'
> from 'redistributions for the sake of including the library in a software
> package'.
Probably so.
> Part IV. User Terms.
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> 1. Downloading or installing the Library denotes acceptance of the terms • of
> this agreement.
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> 2. Ldraw.org grants users a non-exclusive, unrevokable license to use the
> Library for their personal or commercial endevours.
We probably need to clarify commercial endeavours, which would be acceptable
and which would not. Say a project proposal might be acceptable, where
designing a commercial CAD program would not.
> 5. The user may redistribute the Library, in a modified or unmodified • form.
> Such distribution may be stand-alone, or it may be included as part of an • LCAD
> software package.
We should require registration of all redistributions - and an indication if
they're standalone or included in a package. That way we can keep track of
where this is being distributed from - because ultimately it comes back to
us and we need a way of monitoring this distribution.
> 7. No fee may be charged for redistributing the Library, except for a • small
> charge to cover the cost of redistribution.
Check out the povray.org licensing - I like what they have done with their
redistribution cost rules for POV. We should set some sort of a dollar
limit.
> 8. If the Library is redistributed in an essentially modified form, the • user
> may not label it as 'LCAD Parts Library'. The user must identify 'LCAD • Parts
> Library' as the source of the redistribution.
And they must register the redistribution with us.
Those are pretty much all of the changes that I see necessary here.
--
Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com
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http://www.zacktron.com - Zacktron Alliance
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| (...) Why would commercial endevours be unacceptable? I can't see the point of drawing the line between commercial and non-commercial use. If someone can figure out a way to make money by adding value to what we've done, more power to them. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Here's a first stab at a comprehensive contributor/ldraw.org/user license. Geez, I'm glad IANAL. BTW, I think the "redistribution" bits should be reworked to clearly split 'redistributions for the sake of redistributing the library' from (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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