[Clipart] [Fwd: [discuss] Stop the Manay Scandal]

[Corey Burger]

On 7/19/05, Nicu Buculei <nicu at apsro.com> wrote:
> Daniel Carrera wrote:
> > Nicu Buculei wrote:
> >
> >> The following message, sent to an OpenOffice.org mailing list talk
> >> about something looking like a scam by promising very cheap  software
> >> on CDs and later asking for a larger price.
> >> At a closer look, I found one of their discs include some of our
> >> clipart - http://www.manay.com/clipart.htm
> >> I know this is allowed by the PD license, but is not very pleasant for
> >> us.
> >
> >
> > EEEwww... they even turned them into JPEGs. Quite ugly.
> >
> > In any event, I wonder if there's anything that can be done. After all,
> > we are talking about an open source program and public domain clipart :(
> 
> As the images are distributed as PD
> "Dedicator recognizes that, once placed in the public domain, the Work
> may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, used, modified,
> built upon, or otherwise exploited by anyone for any purpose, commercial
> or non-commercial, and in any way, including by methods that have not
> yet been invented or conceived."
> 
> But OOo, GIMP and the rest of GPL software they sell should have more
> power about this. I also doubt the 600 fonts and 4500 photos are free
> for any use.
> 
> In fact the problem is not that they sell the software but they lie
> about the price.
> 

I don't see anything really wrong with that site. The GPL allows
people to sell software. You just must include the source or provide
an easy way for them to get it.

Corey