Bug#768251: RFS: ip2location/7.0.0-1 [ITP]
> ? 6 novembre 2014 13:30 +0100, "Tobias Frost" <tobi@frost.de> :
>
>>> Looks like there is a lite version available here:
>>> http://lite.ip2location.com/
>>
>> ... but with a non-free license, only, IMHO
>>
>> --- from http://lite.ip2location.com/faqs ---
>> Can I redistribute the database in my client application?
>>
>> "You can redistribute one copy of the LITE database with your application
>> with
>> attribution. However, you need to inform all users to register for an
>> individual license in http://lite.ip2location.com to download monthly
>> updates.
>> Third party database repository is not allowed."
>> --- ----
>>
>> My English-parser is not robust enough but I think the "one copy" in the
>> first
>> sentence and the whole last sentence could be read that you are not allowed
>> to
>> provide updates.
>> Clearly, it fails both the desert island test and the dissident test.
>
> DB1.LITE is under CC-BY-SA 4.0:
> http://lite.ip2location.com/database-ip-country
Yes, they claim that here. But:
-> on the bottom of the page (the above link) they write:
"License Agreement: General Terms and Conditions for the database licensing."
linking to my quoted document http://lite.ip2location.com/terms-of-use
-> if you actually download the file IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.BIN.ZIP when
pressing the download button (links to http://download.ip2location.com/lite/)
and you open the zip file, you'll find a LICENSE_LITE.TXT Which says:
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IP2LOCATION LITE DATA LICENSE
TERMS OF USE
Copyright (c) 2014 IP2Location.com. All Rights Reserved.
This download is provided free of charge by IP2Location.com with the following
conditions:
1. You have agreed with our "Terms of Use" published online
http://lite.ip2location.com/terms-of-use at all time
2. You have no rights to redistribute or resell this products.
3. "IP2Location.com" may not be used to endorse or promote products derived
from this database without specific prior written permission.
4. Licensees may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make
derivative works based on IP2Location LITE only if they give the
IP2LOCATION.COM credits in the manner specified below.
All sites, advertising materials and documentation mentioning features or use
of this database must display the following acknowledgment:
"This site or product includes IP2Location LITE data available from
http://www.ip2location.com.";
IP2Location is a registered trademark of Hexasoft Development Sdn Bhd. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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and to confuse people even more, there is another file, README_LITE.TXT
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------
README
------
IP2Location LITE - http://lite.ip2location.com
Copyright (c) 2001-2014 Hexasoft Development Sdn. Bhd.
All Rights Reserved.
1. IP2Location LITE Edition is free package with accuracy up to Class C
(192.168.1.X) only.
2. IP2Location provides commercial packages with accuracy up to all IP
addresses in Class C (192.168.1.1). You can get the commercial editions from
http://www.ip2location.com.
3. Licensees may copy, distribute, display and perform the work and make
derivative works based on IP2Location LITE only if they give the
IP2LOCATION.COM credits in the manner specified below.
All sites, advertising materials and documentation mentioning features or use
of this database must display the following acknowledgment:
"This site or product includes IP2Location LITE data available from
http://www.ip2location.com.";
IP2Location is a registered trademark of Hexasoft Development Sdn Bhd. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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So, under WHAT License is that thing now? I don't know...
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