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I'm as conflicted about copyright as the next wannabe, but this FAQ entry is either incredibly optimistic or incredibly naive: > What about copyrights and term
by wodow 13y ago
I'm as conflicted about copyright as the next wannabe, but this FAQ entry is either incredibly optimistic or incredibly naive:
> What about copyrights and terms of use?
> Since websites have the ability to opt-out or ask to have specific Mods suspended, we are safe here. In general, website owners should be kept happy if you want your Mod to really thrive and be used by many.
( http://tomodo.com/#faq http://tomodo.com/#faq )
The scenario I am thinking of is, of course: skin site, add adverts, don't tell the site owner. They notice n weeks later. Do they just block you (robots.txt-style or explicitly) or do they also sue for lost revenue?
- orenbarzilai 13y agoGood guess! We are about to release tomodo.txt sometime next week.
- tekacs 13y agoI hope you'll provide the option to exclude Tomodo from people's robots.txt so that those on relatively rigid platforms [1] have a straightforward and standardised way to opt out (rather than asking another file of people)? [1]: hint: not me :P
- herge 13y agoIs it a breach of copyright to open a site in an iframe? What about using greasemonkey or adblock on a site, would that be copyright infringement?
- wodow 13y agoYou're not publishing the site to anyone else in those cases (well, depends what you're doing with the iframe). Copyright is (in theory) about copying, yes, but it's most commonly used in anger due to publishing/republishing.
- jqueryin 13y agoGiven the fact you can modify and add your own content, it does become a grey area. If it was simply re-skinning via CSS and JS, it wouldn't be nearly as alarming.