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Re: License of a picture



On Tue, Feb 13, 2001 at 05:48:33PM +0100, Michael Piefel wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On a CD accompanying a scanner I found a couple of pictures, and I took
> one of them as the basis for anther image I use as an GDM login screen.
> The license allows me to do that and to distribute the result, as far as
> I can see, but just to be sure, I wanted to ask here. The relevant bit
> is:
> 
> You may--
> -Display, modify, reproduce and distribute any photographs or other artistic works,
>  in whole or in part, that are included with the Software, provided such photographs
>  or artistic works are not distributed on a stand-alone basis.
> 
> The one thing that seems questionable to me is the "not distributed on a stand-alone
> basis" bit. I admit I don't know what is meant.
> 

I would say that it means you can't distribute them as artwork by
themselves, but only as part of another (presumably software)
package.  
           
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