Textpattern CMS

#1 2006-04-07 20:00:10

Bastian

Plugin Author

From: Wuppertal, Germany

Registered: 2005-02-02

Posts: 376

Website

Plugin License

Has anyone plans to change his plugin licence after txp is BSD

Can the plugins still published as GPL?

How about CC-BY-NC?

#2 2006-04-07 21:44:29

Mary

Sock Enthusiast

Registered: 2004-06-27

Posts: 6,236

Re: Plugin License

Can the plugins still published as GPL? How about CC-BY-NC?

Yes, and yes.

#3 2006-04-08 02:58:14

jdueck

Plugin Author

From: Minneapolis, MN

Registered: 2004-02-27

Posts: 147

Website

Re: Plugin License

mine are all public domain.

---

The Local Yarn | Podcast | Book

#4 2006-04-08 09:57:59

alexandra

Member

From: Cologne, Germany

Registered: 2004-04-02

Posts: 1,370

Re: Plugin License

wow Joel, all of you 114 plugins now are free? smashin ;)

#5 2006-04-08 11:17:54

Bastian

Plugin Author

From: Wuppertal, Germany

Registered: 2005-02-02

Posts: 376

Website

Re: Plugin License

Public domain is not a choice for me, because in Germany there is no equivalent to public domain.

I think CC-BY-NC with asking for a little fee for commerical uses.

#6 2006-04-08 22:51:37

zem

Developer Emeritus

From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2004-04-08

Posts: 2,579

Re: Plugin License

Public domain is not a choice for me, because in Germany there is no equivalent to public domain.

Sounds doubtful. You’re saying Beethoven still owns the copyright to his music?

---

Alex

#7 2006-04-08 23:23:09

Sencer

Archived Developer

From: cgn, de

Registered: 2004-03-23

Posts: 1,803

Website

Re: Plugin License

Bastian is thinking of copyright Copyright, which in Germany is not transferrable (and yes it ceases 70 years after the death of the creator). However you can of course transfer all rights of use in whichever way you like. So it doesn’t really affect the choice of software licenses.

Last edited by Sencer (2006-04-09 11:03:35)

#8 2006-04-08 23:58:33

Bastian

Plugin Author

From: Wuppertal, Germany

Registered: 2005-02-02

Posts: 376

Website

Re: Plugin License

I’m not an expert for copyright, but i think German laws don’t know Public Domain.

Copyright translated to German is Urheberrecht. Urheber -> Creator and Recht -> right
Semantic Urheberrecht is the rights the creator has on something he created,
While copyright is the right to copy something.

Another point on view.

As far as i know, copyright (Uhrheberrecht) is inalienable, you may not even give it away.
But of course you can allow everyone to copy, use and distribute without citing.
The effect is nearly the same.

[And again: Fool my teacher, i hate to fail writing what i want to express. Perhaps some Germans are arround and have a look.]

Last edited by Bastian (2006-04-09 00:00:07)