[Adium-devl] Fwd: [Adium-feedback] Copyright infringement

[Evan Schoenberg]

On Nov 2, 2007, at 6:16 AM, Peter Hosey wrote:

> Begin forwarded message:
>> From: Francois Carstens <francois at lightbulb.co.za>
>> Date: November 01, 2007 14:37:50
>> To: feedback at adiumx.com
>> Subject: [Adium-feedback] Copyright infringement
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm not sure if you're aware of this:
>>
>> http://www.buzzme.helpfulmobile.com/
>>
>> Ciao
>> Francois

Francois, thanks very much for bringing this to our attention.

I've sent the following to the buzzme people via their Contact form at http://www.buzzme.helpfulmobile.com/contactform.php

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Subject: Use of Copyrighted Adium images in BuzzMeBe
Body:
Hey, folks,

It's been brought to my attention that your web site and program are  
making extensive use of the "Adiumy" images and property. Adium -  
including its images - is protected by copyright law and licensed  
under the GPL (GNU General Public License).

1. It is a violation of this license (and legally actionable) to make  
use of Adium images in association with a program not licensed under  
the GPL or a compatible license. I can't find information on your site  
as to the license of BuzzMe; please let me know the license under  
which it is distributed. If it is, in fact, distributed under the GPL,  
I am requesting the source code corresponding to the current BuzzMe  
release per the terms of that license.

2. Regardless of the legal aspects of the imagery (i.e., ignoring for  
a moment licenses, copyrights, and other legal aspects), I would like  
to politely request that you not use the highly-visible and well-known  
Adium logos in connection with your software which does not have any  
association with the Adium Project. Doing so is harmful to both our  
products as it implies an untrue connection between them.

Thank you for your prompt response in this matter,
Evan Schoenberg
Lead Developer, Adium X
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I'll keep the list updated regarding any response I get.

-Evan
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