[Fedora-legal-list] Possible incompatible licensing of audio files packaged with marave

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Fri Mar 25 15:29:03 UTC 2011


Per
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690658

marave (currently) packaged includes some sound files from several sources 
with < 100% clear licensing:

1. some files from:
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pirsounds/WEB_DESIGN_SOUNDS_WAV/BUTTONS.shtml
that includes the text:

"These Button sound effects are offered for free royalty free use in your 
commercial multimedia project or as background sounds on your website.

Partners In Rhyme retains all copyrights, please do not resell in a sound 
collection or make available for download on a website."

not sure the implications of "offered for free royalty-free use... " vs the 
"please do not"... there.  be safe and omit these?

2.  and some from
http://www.adobeflash.com/download/sounds/clicks/
that includes just
"Feel free to use the sounds in your personal projects, if you want to use 
the sounds in commercial work we recommend that you contact the authors by 
visiting their web site."
which doesn't sound (ba dum dum) too promising either.

advice?

-- Rex




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