On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 16:03:33 -0700, Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:

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>Cliff Bowman wrote:
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>> It's possible that their agreement _could_ (only could) infringe the
>> POV legal docs. I've not looked at these for a long time (far too
>> long) but the rough gist seems to be "this software is free, don't use
>> it to make money". If Yahoo sell POV-created images for a profit,
>> having extracted your (my, whoever's) permission to do so by allowing
>> them any use they desire of the object - then is someone breaking
>> POV's terms? They're certainly breaking the spirit of the idea of free
>> software, IMHO.
>
>That is not the case. The Pov team does not want the "Program" sold for
>profit nor do they allow that others will incorporate their program into
>theirs and use it to profit from. No where do they discourage you from
>rendering images with the software and trying to earn money from the
>sale of those images. Their intent is to protect their own intellectual
>property rights where the software they distribute is concerned and not
>the content of the product that may be produced by use of said softwares
>where legaly obtained and used in accordance with the terms of use policy.
>
I really ought to learn to read - and to remember.

Thanks Ken - makes me feel even more warm and glowly about the POV
guys (still not impressed by the Yahoologans tho).

>sigh< - I'll get something right one of these days.


Cheers,

Cliff Bowman
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