[openbeos] Re: BeOS style icons on primetime tv

  • From: "François Revol" <revol@xxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:06:53 +0200 CEST

> 
> On 2007-10-25 at 13:19:24 [+0200], François Revol <revol@xxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> [...]
> > 
> > Yes but did they ask the author of the screenshot the permission to 
> > use
> > it ??
> > Ppl at hollywood scream about copyright protection but they don't 
> > even
> > respect others'... :^)
> 
> AFAIK they do pretty carefully. Normally a lawyer specialized on 
> copyright/trademark clearances checks the script for items that need 
> to be 
> cleared.
> 

You mean like when Microsoft used a cracked app to make sounds for 
Vista ? ;)
Hey, theorically since the icons are GPL and that can be considered a 
derivated work, they should release the rushes for free ! :D

François.

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