Syyd opened this issue on Feb 07, 2001 ยท 8 posts
casamerica posted Thu, 08 February 2001 at 2:13 PM
if your readme/license says 'for personal, non-commercial use only,' then you have a non-commercial license. if your license doesn't say that, or it says 'for any use, personal or commercial,' then it is a commercial license. commercial use is just a restriction.<<< With all due respect, bloodsong, that is incorrect. As per legal consul, unless the license specifically, openly and unequivocably states that the texture, mesh, etc. may be used commercially then it cannot. And that includes images and renderings for public posting. Commerical use is not just a restriction. It is a right that only the copyright owner may grant. And the granting of that right must be specific, open and unequivocable. The assumption that commercial use is allowed because the Readme doesn't say it isn't, is an assumption that has the potential to cause some serious misunderstandings around here. Take care.