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Loser 157

License

Post by Loser 157 »

If I had my own filter subscription, is it possible to use the BSD license? Just wondering...
Michael
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Re: License

Post by Michael »

Yes.
Loser 156

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Post by Loser 156 »

I don't know if I have permission to do this but can I take your list and edit it? By that I mean take out all the filters that I don't need so it won't be to large.
Michael
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Post by Michael »

EasyList is dual licensed under the GNU General Public License in addition to Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/COPYING). Both licences permit derivative works provided that the resulting subscription is available under the same licence.

However, removing all unnecessary filters from the subscription and only using this derivative on your own computers would probably be classified as fair use (or, in jurisdictions other than America, fair dealing), and therefore permissible regardless.
Loser 112213547896

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Post by Loser 112213547896 »

Thanks but to clarify, if I use this for myself than I don't need to do the GNU or CCAS3U? I was planning on putting the list on Google Code because I don't know any other way to get the list on my other PCs.
Michael
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Post by Michael »

If you make the derivative list publicly available by, for instance, uploading it to Google Code, then it will need to be ascribed one or both of the existing licences, as it may feasibly be used by people other than yourself.
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Post by anonymous74100 »

You link the list to https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html or https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ or both.
Don't link to https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/COPYING.


P.S. Michael, does CC really allow this:
https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/COPYING wrote:Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported, or (at your option) any later version.
Michael
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Post by Michael »

Since all EasyList copyright holders have consented to the licence, I can see no reason why it would not be valid, especially given that both Mozilla ("Unless otherwise indicated, the content is available under the terms of the Creative Commons: Attribution Share Alike License v3.0 or any later version.") and VideoLAN ("Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under the Creative Commons Share-Alike License v3.0 or any later version.") use similar terms for their website content
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