Copyright

Shanley

I recently used a html template for one of my websites and extremly edited it. It was a free template with the following written:

All of the free templates, layouts & menus that are featured within are distributed under some form of GNU/GPL License or under a Creative Commons License.

Since using the template I feel I have edited the template so much I shouldnt really have to still have their copyright on the webpage. Was just wondering can I be brought to court or can I take down the copyright?

Thanks for your help

mneylon

Which license was the original template released under?

And no you can't just decide that you can negate the original license.

p

If it's the GPL, then you have to have the GPL licence on anything based on GPL code, is in itslef GPL code.

Shanley

http://buzzprovider.com/buzz/ - thats an examply of the copyrighted template I have edited and taken the copyright out(obiously i havent published it to the net yet)

My point is what are the actual chances of legal action being taken & of them winning the case considering the template is so different.

I have an example of a company based in Kerry selling copyrighted templates to companies as origanals and taking the credit for the design(dont know if I'm allowed name and shame them on boards)

Goodshape

p wrote: »

If it's the GPL, then you have to have the GPL licence on anything based on GPL code, is in itslef GPL code.

But, I think the OP is asking, with GPL software/code is it necessary to display the copyright notice on the website?

Shanley wrote: »

My point is what are the actual chances of legal action being taken & of them winning the case considering the template is so different.

Ah, so not so much "is it legal / the right thing to do?" and more a sort of "will I get away with it?" question. Lovely.

mneylon

Shanley wrote: »

http://buzzprovider.com/buzz/ - thats an examply of the copyrighted template I have edited and taken the copyright out(obiously i havent published it to the net yet)

My point is what are the actual chances of legal action being taken & of them winning the case considering the template is so different.

One word - ethics

Shanley wrote: »

I have an example of a company based in Kerry selling copyrighted templates to companies as origanals and taking the credit for the design(dont know if I'm allowed name and shame them on boards)

So? Just because they're doing it doesn't make it right.