Re: License evaluation sought
Tore Anderson <tore@linpro.no> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to have the list members' opinion on the following
> license, which is about to be applied to the data files of an old
> adventure game:
It's non-free. There's no permission to create a derivative work, or
to distribute such a derivative.
-Brian
> Preamble:
> Basically, give this game away, share it with your friends. Don't
> remove this Readme, or pretend you wrote it. You can include it in a
> software collection, like a linux distribution or coverdisk (which
> may be sold), but using it in things like commercial adventure game
> collections without asking is just playing dirty. This preamble is
> not legally binding, but is to clarify the intent of the following
> license.
>
> License:
> 1) You may distribute this game for free on any medium, provided this
> readme and all associated copyright notices and disclaimers are left
> intact.
>
> 2) You may charge a reasonable copying fee for this archive, and may
> distribute it in aggregate as part of a larger & possibly commercial
> software distribution (such as a Linux distribution or magazine
> coverdisk). You must provide proper attribution and ensure this
> readme and all associated copyright notices, and disclaimers are left
> intact.
>
> 3) You may not charge a fee for the game itself. This includes
> reselling the game as an individual item.
>
> 4) All game content is (C) Revolution Software Ltd. The ScummVM
> engine is (C) The ScummVM Team (www.scummvm.org)
>
> 5) THE GAMEDATA IN THIS ARCHIVE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY
> EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO ANY
> IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
> PURPOSE.
> ~~~
>
> At first I had my doubts about paragraph 3, but after having read
> the Artistic license, whose paragraph 5 involves the same restriction
> while still being DFSG-free, I would assume this is acceptable for
> inclusion in main. But do comment, legalese is not one of my strong
> points.
>
> This software will be publically released soon, so swift replies
> would be much appreciated -- I might be able to talk upstream into
> adjusting the license before releasing, if it is necessary to satisfy
> the DFSG.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> --
> Tore Anderson
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Brian T. Sniffen bts@alum.mit.edu
http://www.evenmere.org/~bts/
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