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All of the icons we use are under an open license[1,2]. If you do find any specific copyright violations, we’ll certainly remove them. [1] http://www.iconfinde

All of the icons we use are under an open license[1,2]. If you do find any specific copyright violations, we’ll certainly remove them. [1] http://www.iconfinder.net/icondetails/6166/128/ http://www.iconfinder.net/icondetails/6166/128/ [2] http://www.iconfinder.net/icondetails/8722/128/ http://www.iconfinder.net/icondetails/8722/128/

antonovka 17y ago
The icons are almost exact clones of Apple's -- the differences are so minor that I didn't notice them when actually looking at the applications in my dock. The Xcode icon, for instance, appears identical barring the reversal of the hammer. [edit] The Xcode icon you linked to comes from a user-uploaded KDE Icon Theme: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Dark-Glass+reviewed?content=67902 http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Dark-Glass+reviewed... If you download the actual theme set, you'll find that the copyright ownership is unknown: "99% of this set is GPL now and what's not is most likely creative commons (a tiny number of the mime types may be proprietary). PLEASE abide by the licence rules, if you use icons from this set please research and credit the appropriate people. I have been given permission to release other peoples art work under the GPL so respect the licence." (from the README) The original icon theme may be found here: http://www.mentalrey.it/project.html http://www.mentalrey.it/project.html As noted by mikejs below, Apple actually uses the same icon you're using. Digging a bit, it appears it's the icon Apple used for Xcode in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Xcode 2.5): http://www.command-tab.com/images/photoshop/tiger_icons/preview.jpg http://www.command-tab.com/images/photoshop/tiger_icons/prev... Xcode 3.0 actually introduced the right-facing hammer: http://developer.apple.com/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjCTutorial/Art/xcode_icon.jpg http://developer.apple.com/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/Ob...
- mikejs 17y ago
  Apple seems to use the exact variant of the icon that these guys are using on some parts of their site as well, see http://www.apple.com/ca/science/whymac/righttool.html http://www.apple.com/ca/science/whymac/righttool.html
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- catch23 17y ago
  How do you know Apple isn't the one copying it from somewhere else?
  - antonovka 17y ago
    Apple doesn't use stock icons for their product icons, and the Xcode icon has been in use in similar forms since 2003.
- mglukhovsky 17y ago
  Thanks for bringing potential copyright infringement issues to our attention! Rather than figuring out who has provenance, we decided to just change the icons (which are now all GPL). If you notice any other issues, please let us know (founders@rethinkdb.com).
iconfinder 17y ago
Hey everybody. I run Iconfinder and I'm trying hard not to add proprietary icons, but sometimes icons slip through in the large icon sets with 1,000s of icons. The icons you mention above are removed from the site. Best regards, Martin Leblanc

antonovka 17y ago

The icons are almost exact clones of Apple's -- the differences are so minor that I didn't notice them when actually looking at the applications in my dock. The Xcode icon, for instance, appears identical barring the reversal of the hammer. [edit] The Xcode icon you linked to comes from a user-uploaded KDE Icon Theme: http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Dark-Glass+reviewed?content=67902 http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Dark-Glass+reviewed... If you download the actual theme set, you'll find that the copyright ownership is unknown: "99% of this set is GPL now and what's not is most likely creative commons (a tiny number of the mime types may be proprietary). PLEASE abide by the licence rules, if you use icons from this set please research and credit the appropriate people. I have been given permission to release other peoples art work under the GPL so respect the licence." (from the README) The original icon theme may be found here: http://www.mentalrey.it/project.html http://www.mentalrey.it/project.html As noted by mikejs below, Apple actually uses the same icon you're using. Digging a bit, it appears it's the icon Apple used for Xcode in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Xcode 2.5): http://www.command-tab.com/images/photoshop/tiger_icons/preview.jpg http://www.command-tab.com/images/photoshop/tiger_icons/prev... Xcode 3.0 actually introduced the right-facing hammer: http://developer.apple.com/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjCTutorial/Art/xcode_icon.jpg http://developer.apple.com/DOCUMENTATION/Cocoa/Conceptual/Ob...

mikejs 17y ago
Apple seems to use the exact variant of the icon that these guys are using on some parts of their site as well, see http://www.apple.com/ca/science/whymac/righttool.html http://www.apple.com/ca/science/whymac/righttool.html
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catch23 17y ago
How do you know Apple isn't the one copying it from somewhere else?
- antonovka 17y ago
  Apple doesn't use stock icons for their product icons, and the Xcode icon has been in use in similar forms since 2003.
mglukhovsky 17y ago
Thanks for bringing potential copyright infringement issues to our attention! Rather than figuring out who has provenance, we decided to just change the icons (which are now all GPL). If you notice any other issues, please let us know (founders@rethinkdb.com).

iconfinder 17y ago

Hey everybody. I run Iconfinder and I'm trying hard not to add proprietary icons, but sometimes icons slip through in the large icon sets with 1,000s of icons. The icons you mention above are removed from the site. Best regards, Martin Leblanc