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#1 2011-04-22 19:39:22
Scratch source code license
I have some doubts related to the use of some of the original Scratch media content and so in a new Scratch mod.
I've read the license and I know one can't use the Scratch logo or the default Scratch sprite cat in a mod, but what about the other content in Media and locale folder of original Scratch distribution?
So the question is: can I copy everything but the logo/cat from inside the Scratch Media folder to the Media folder of my own mod? And what about the locale and Help folders?
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#2 2011-04-22 19:54:41
Re: Scratch source code license
I just noticed that BYOB uses everything from the original Scratch Media and Help folders, so there must be no problem. However the same doesn't happen with locale.
Nevertheless I would like to be enlightened on this whole situation.
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#3 2011-04-22 20:37:56
Re: Scratch source code license
Most Scratch Modifications don't include the the Media folder as far as I know, because often the main Scratch program is installed which has the Media folder. The locale folder is just many different languages for use in Scratch, I believe that can be used but I'm not exactly sure.
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#4 2011-04-22 21:36:01
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Re: Scratch source code license
If you don't want to worry about the license, you can modify the regular Scratch download, and the license technically doesn't apply to that, so you can violate the license as much as you want 
. That's what I do.
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#5 2011-04-22 21:42:37
Re: Scratch source code license
rubiks_cube_guy238 wrote:
If you don't want to worry about the license, you can modify the regular Scratch download, and the license technically doesn't apply to that, so you can violate the license as much as you want
There is a license that applies to the main program. Open the Scratch Program Folder and open license.txt.
license.txt
Scratch
Copyright (c) 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.
See http://scratch.mit.edu
The Scratch logo and the Scratch cat are trademarks of MIT.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and accompanying documentation and media files (the "Software") to distribute the Software, including the right to use, copy, publish, or distribute copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies of the Software.
If the software is published or distributed, the following statement shall be displayed in a visible place on a website or on distribution media such as CDs:
Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.
See http://scratch.mit.edu
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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#6 2011-04-23 07:42:02
Re: Scratch source code license
ihaveamac wrote:
Most Scratch Modifications don't include the the Media folder as far as I know, because often the main Scratch program is installed which has the Media folder.
BYOB includes and it has the same contents except the default Scratch cat. Panther also has the Media folder with the same subfolders (Backgrounds, Costumes, Sounds), but those are empty.
Is there anyone from BYOB or Panther or even Scratch team available to share their knowledge on this subject?
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