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Unsplash GPL-compatibility concern should be a red herring

Published by Richard Best

The question A reader of WP and Legal Stuff asks: “There’s quite a big debate going on at the moment about Unsplash’s new license. See: https://wptavern.com/unsplash-updates-its-license-raises-gpl-compatibility-concerns It would be...

June 13, 2017

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How to apply the GPL to your themes and plugins (and avoid getting in the shi*)

Published by Richard Best

Introduction “I wish this stuff could be easier!” Have you ever found yourself saying or thinking this or otherwise cursing the ins and outs of applying the GPL to...

November 16, 2016

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“I’d rather see [an] attorney’s attention spent … on clarity and brevity”

Published by Richard Best

WordPress, Wix and the GPL The Wix controversy, if I can call it that, has stirred up quite a bit of emotion in the WordPress and wider tech and...

November 2, 2016

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Some thoughts on the Wix mobile app story (updated)

Published by Richard Best

The story Perhaps not surprisingly, Matt’s recent post “The Wix Mobile App, a WordPress Joint” caught my eye. Indeed, it caught both eyes. I’ve read through his post and...

October 31, 2016

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Commercial theme suppliers selling themselves short…

Published by Richard Best

The backstory This isn’t a legal article. It’s more about marketing. Let me tell the backstory. I’ve been looking around for a particular type of WordPress theme for a...

August 29, 2016

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Business, Marketing, Themes

Content scraper plugins, contract and copyright

Published by Richard Best

The story I thought I’d introduce this post by telling a story. It’s a story about Jim, an everyday guy who has a website for which he wants more...

June 14, 2016

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Contract, Copyright, Plugins

Selling themes yourself and on ThemeForest but with inconsistent licensing

Published by Richard Best

With apologies for the radio silence for the last 5-6 months (for a while there life was just too hectic), I’m finally getting around to revving up WP and...

February 11, 2016

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GPL, Licensing, Themes

Discouraging public redistribution of commercial themes and plugins – poll results

Published by Richard Best

Background Back on 4 August of this year, I published a post called Theme and plugin shops – Discouraging public redistribution – User poll. The poll that was included...

September 9, 2015

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