Source code Darkbyte provides does not have license agreement too. So If I type “Hello world” somewhere in there I can sell CE?
Point 1, You don't even need to add hello world, there's plenty of sites selling CE right now. It's common enough that Dark Byte has it in the CE faq. It's not legal but if he doesn't fight it they get away with it.
How do you know it’s not registered? You know Darkbyte personally or maybe know where he lives so you checked what’s registered in that country? Or you just assumed it?
Point 2, as I said I'm
[Link] positive.
Provide please example of other programs using it?
Point 3,
[Link] atleast 4 other uses for it.
The .ct file extension is also used for IRIS CT image format files, SciTex continuous Tone bitmap image (32bit CMYK) files, Contone printer files and CTwin project files.
Get better sources.
CE is open source while Adobe Photoshop CC is not. CE is free Adobe Photoshop CC is not. CE and CT is a work of one creator Adobe Photoshop CC and supported formats are not. Also most/all (not going to waste all day researching this) formats Adobe Photoshop CC provides are free to use in commercial purposes. To keep it simple if format goes under “Prior art” or any such thing you are free to use it. If you started selling your jpg artwork and obviously make money from it in 2002 you would get sued that’s all.
Point 4, again what's that have to do with anything? you feel that since someone made the program that anyone who uses said program needs the maker's permission for their work with it. It establishes precedent, if you think it should work that way for one then you have to expect it to work that way for all.
Any code is made of text, format is what matters here.
Point 5, and? He didn't invent a new language to make it so his claim would only be for the structure of the code.
Those rules were made for selling trainers not tables. I have never saw someone trying so sell a table at all.
Point 6, ok?
Why not? We can make this a reality at least on this forum.
Point 7, if they try to enforce that noone who creates paid content will post here and that's effectively a ban.
Now this is the real gold here. Basically stealing is fine until you are caught red-handed.
Point 8, congrats you now know how law works.
If one day Darkbyte stops CE development it would be because of people like you, who try to justify ripping him off in any way they can.
Point 9, I'm
[Link] sure if he stops developing it it'll be because he's no longer interested in doing so. He's never charged for the program as far as I'm aware so I see it as a labor of love, I'd be genuinely amazed if he's getting anything noteworthy from donations.
Care to explain how? I want to relay some money/support for continuation of development of CE. What is your objective then?
Point 10, Dark Byte received a CnD because someone felt he contributed to violation of their IP Rights and protect their income. You want to bring a similar system into this forum for Paid Content to protect Dark Byte's IP Rights and his income.
My only problem would be if the admins pushed for one or the other.
I'm not big on over stepping authority or censorship. I think the admin and moderator's duty is to keep things civil, not control content.