<div dir="ltr">It would help if you would name the specific module and vendor.<div>There is certainly nothing wrong with making another module that does the same thing as a high-priced one, and selling that.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 3:15 AM Florian Weimer <<a href="mailto:fw@deneb.enyo.de">fw@deneb.enyo.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">* zak:<br>
<br>
> SPECIFICALLY, can someone else legally re-distribute (sell for less or give<br>
> away) the commercially available software (eg. themes and plugins), without<br>
> permission of the people who developer them? Are the modified, commercially<br>
> available themes, plugins, etc also GPL simply because they are created<br>
> using original WordPress GPL software?<br>
<br>
Practically speaking, you cannot know what kind of arrangements the<br>
commercial distributor has made with other authors. After all, they<br>
may have permission to distribute something under non-GPL terms.<br>
<br>
Even if they don't, that's between them and the owners of the<br>
copyright that they infringe. It does not give further recipients<br>
permission to infringe *their* copyright. (There's something odd in<br>
the GPLv3 in this regard, but I don't think that can apply if you only<br>
get to that point by an upgrade from the GPLv2.)<br>
<br>
There's also a possibility that these authors use a subscription model<br>
where source code access is one of the services they provide, and you<br>
are not allowed to provision that service to third parties (without<br>
violating the terms of the subscription agreement). I believe the<br>
general assumption is that such terms are acceptable if one can end<br>
the subscription at any time and exercise all relevant rights under<br>
the GPL.<br>
<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Bruce Perens - Partner, <a href="http://OSS.Capital" target="_blank">OSS.Capital</a>.</div></div></div></div>