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Yeah, I had concerns about how grey all of this is. Really as long as someone is putting artistic effort into it, I’m happy to cede all copyright. But that’s a
by joshwcomeau 7y ago
Yeah, I had concerns about how grey all of this is. Really as long as someone is putting artistic effort into it, I’m happy to cede all copyright. But that’s a very hard thing to specify legally (and it certainly isn’t specified in any licenses I looked at).
The thing I don’t want is people inverting the colors, or cropping it, and calling it a unique work. I’ve already had people trying to sell Tinkersynth works they hadn’t paid for in the old model, and I’ve heard some horror stories from other creative coders.
As to whether it’s possible to copyright the output of a tool... that’s a good question! I’m not actually sure either. I don’t expect any real issues to emerge. The licence change is largely around guarding the most obvious cases, I won’t even try to make a fuss in any other cases.