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<blockquote data-quote="Dadeo" data-source="post: 578366" data-attributes="member: 27204">Thanks for the reminder Spragleknass.&nbsp; The ones posted so far on our google code site were done for MediaPortal by MP users and are used in other skins also. As for ixdvc's flagging.zip - I assume if logos are used in XBMC skins they are open source?&nbsp; Is that right?Many images from the web may be licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses" target="_blank">creative commons license</a>. There are several types of licenses, so be sure to check if the license allows use, alteration, distribution or whatever.EDIT:&nbsp; Just to clarify, all creative works are automatically copyright. Even if an image does not say it&nbsp; is copyright, it still is.&nbsp; That means you cannot use it without permission of the artist/creator/owner.&nbsp; That is why the creative commons license was started, to enable creators to give a general license to use their work so they do not have to give permission to each person, but can still 'protect' their creative works.&nbsp;&nbsp; The whole field is ridiculously confusing - see<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Basic_copyright_issues" target="_blank"> Basic Copyright Issues</a> on Wikipedia.&nbsp; In general practice, personal use, not for profit, may be considered 'fair use' but there is no guarantee.&nbsp; So, the safest way is to use only images that show a creative commons license, or are clearly listed in the public domain as free images.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dadeo, post: 578366, member: 27204"] Thanks for the reminder Spragleknass. The ones posted so far on our google code site were done for MediaPortal by MP users and are used in other skins also. As for ixdvc's flagging.zip - I assume if logos are used in XBMC skins they are open source? Is that right? Many images from the web may be licensed under a [URL="http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses"]creative commons license[/URL]. There are several types of licenses, so be sure to check if the license allows use, alteration, distribution or whatever. EDIT: Just to clarify, all creative works are automatically copyright. Even if an image does not say it is copyright, it still is. That means you cannot use it without permission of the artist/creator/owner. That is why the creative commons license was started, to enable creators to give a general license to use their work so they do not have to give permission to each person, but can still 'protect' their creative works. The whole field is ridiculously confusing - see[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Basic_copyright_issues"] Basic Copyright Issues[/URL] on Wikipedia. In general practice, personal use, not for profit, may be considered 'fair use' but there is no guarantee. So, the safest way is to use only images that show a creative commons license, or are clearly listed in the public domain as free images. [/QUOTE]

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