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Just like the CAD program, it comes down to the license. CAD software that, for example, has a student edition often has a license restriction forbidding using
by Bjartr 2y ago
Just like the CAD program, it comes down to the license. CAD software that, for example, has a student edition often has a license restriction forbidding using the software output for commercial purposes. It's up to the licensor to decide the terms they offer, and AFAIK, restricting commercial use is not a controversial license term from a legal perspective.
- caseyy 2y agoIt gets a bit more controversial when the software adds exceedingly little to the creative process. Can a pencil company dictate licensing terms of the artworks made with it? You know, legally — possibly. But ethically and morally — not even close. CAD software adds a bit more to the engineering and design processes it is used in. There is a lot of IP, labor and money involved in building the software and its outputs. Returning to the software at hand which records mouse movements into a raster image — that is trivial to code. It is an interesting idea, but singular, not a robust system of ideas necessary for anything like CAD. And has a lot of capital been invested to make this software possible? No. It’s about what you give and what you take. It is a bit greedy to give very little and demand a lot.