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Not only the free themes but I see many pirated commercial packages on torrent websites. It's very tempting to download all these 50 woothemes, even just to try
by myth_drannon 16y ago
Not only the free themes but I see many pirated commercial packages on torrent websites. It's very tempting to download all these 50 woothemes, even just to try them out ... but the fear of hidden code just too strong.
- apowell 16y agoWhile your fear of hidden code is probably well-founded, I don't think it's piracy to redistribute the WooThemes. They have been released under the GPL. (http://www.woothemes.com/2009/06/woothemes-gpled/ http://www.woothemes.com/2009/06/woothemes-gpled/ and http://www.woothemes.com/terms-conditions/ http://www.woothemes.com/terms-conditions/) For what it's worth, I've happily paid for the WooThemes I use.
- ionfish 16y agoNot to mention that even if they haven't been explicitly released under the GPL, they are derivative code upon a GPL-licensed piece of software and thus GPLed themselves.
- dangrossman 16y agoOne might argue. Plenty of others, including lawyers, have argued that isn't so. There are even court decisions to support that WP themes and plugins may not be derivative works. Nobody can say definitively until there are some actual cases resolved in court to provide guidance.