Licensing Artwork for Use with Open Source Software?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday June 18, 2002 @08:30AM from the the-devil-is-in-the-(licensing)-details dept.

Bill Kendrick asks: "I've created numerous Open Source games for Linux in the past, and am currently working on a new title, "Tux Paint" (a drawing program for little kids). In creating Tux Paint, though, it will be necessary for me to get contributions of artwork and photographs. When asking the various sources I find for permission to use their work, I'll of course explain that the product is GPL. ...But how will the GPL license of the software affect their works? Is there some kind of dual-licensing I can do which says 'software is GPL, artwork is XYZ' (where 'XYZ' might be 'owned by original creator', 'now public domain', 'only available when used with this GPL'd product', etc)"

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Asked and answered by Otter · 2002-06-18 08:44 · Score: 2, Interesting

Is there some kind of dual-licensing I can do which says 'software is GPL, artwork is XYZ' (where 'XYZ' might be 'owned by original creator', 'now public domain', 'only available when used with this GPL'd product', etc)
Yes. Just do exactly that.

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Gnome 2's icons by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-18 09:23 · Score: 1, Interesting

Is it OK if I use the Gnome icons in my Windows application? (or, say, my webpage). I like the look of Tigert's Gnome 2 icons too - are they available under any particular licence?