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<blockquote data-quote="jawbroken" data-source="post: 39618" data-attributes="member: 14372">Umm, getting inspiration for colours/layout of a skin from MCE and making similar images yourself is, to me, very different to just grabbing all the images from the MediaPortal skin folder and throwing them in another program. As far as I can tell the MediaPortal skin was just INSPIRED by the Microsoft graphics, none of them were just blatantly copy and pasted across as has clearly happened in this case.If you asked the author of the original MediaPortal skin for the use of their graphics then this is fine. If you didn't and just threw up that lame disclaimer saying that if they don't like it then you will &quot;yank it&quot; then I think that is a little lame. I mean, how hard is it to ask nicely for permission before stealing someone's work?EDIT: Oh yeah, and about the copyright question. In most countries copyright is automatic for any artwork, no formal copyright application has to be filed to protect the works, they are assumed copyrighted unless explicitly stated otherwise.For example, in American copyright law: &quot;Copyright Protection Is AutomaticUnder the present copyright law, which became effective Jan. 1, 1978, a work is automatically protected by copyright when it is created. A work is created when it is â€œfixedâ€ in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. Neither registration in the Copyright Office nor publication is required for copyright protection under the present law.&quot;<a href="http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ40.html#copyright" target="_blank">http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ40.html#copyright</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="jawbroken, post: 39618, member: 14372"] Umm, getting inspiration for colours/layout of a skin from MCE and making similar images yourself is, to me, very different to just grabbing all the images from the MediaPortal skin folder and throwing them in another program. As far as I can tell the MediaPortal skin was just INSPIRED by the Microsoft graphics, none of them were just blatantly copy and pasted across as has clearly happened in this case. If you asked the author of the original MediaPortal skin for the use of their graphics then this is fine. If you didn't and just threw up that lame disclaimer saying that if they don't like it then you will "yank it" then I think that is a little lame. I mean, how hard is it to ask nicely for permission before stealing someone's work? EDIT: Oh yeah, and about the copyright question. In most countries copyright is automatic for any artwork, no formal copyright application has to be filed to protect the works, they are assumed copyrighted unless explicitly stated otherwise. For example, in American copyright law: "Copyright Protection Is Automatic Under the present copyright law, which became effective Jan. 1, 1978, a work is automatically protected by copyright when it is created. A work is created when it is â€œfixedâ€ in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. Neither registration in the Copyright Office nor publication is required for copyright protection under the present law." [url]http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ40.html#copyright[/url] [/QUOTE]

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