Documentation:Legal - Revision history

Stefano.ferrari: The urls to the license where out-of-date. I put the url of the github repository and the new site page with the explanation.

2024-07-04T17:15:21Z

The urls to the license where out-of-date. I put the url of the github repository and the new site page with the explanation.

Joepal at 13:00, 20 May 2016

2016-05-20T13:00:45Z

Joepal at 12:59, 20 May 2016

2016-05-20T12:59:54Z

Joepal at 12:59, 20 May 2016

2016-05-20T12:59:07Z

Joepal at 12:58, 20 May 2016

2016-05-20T12:58:38Z

Joepal at 12:57, 20 May 2016

2016-05-20T12:57:00Z

Aiena: fixed licensing TODO

2015-07-10T15:23:09Z

fixed licensing TODO

Aiena: /* Legal */

2015-07-10T14:27:16Z

‎Legal

Aiena: Add initial updated Legal page (TODO: make a local /content/license.html)

2015-07-10T14:10:47Z

Add initial updated Legal page (TODO: make a local /content/license.html)

New page

==== Legal ====
The MakeHuman License
The MakeHuman license is a split AGPL/CC0 setup.[/content/license.html The full text of the license can be found here]. There is also a [/content/license_explanation.html license explanation page.

==== External Tools Licenses ====
From time to time the MakeHuman™ Team may release new external tools in various forms. Unless otherwise explicitly stated they are covered by the GNU AGPL 3.

===== Current tools are: =====
* MakeTarget scripts for Blender is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3. The MakeHuman morph target files that it generates are by default is not covered by any license, since they are designed by you. However, if you make a morph target based on another pre-existing morph target (or a combination of pre-existing morph targets) you must fulfill the license terms of the pre-existing morph target.
Note: All targets in the MakeHuman base distribution are licensed AGPL. Also that any target derived from these must also be licensed AGPL unless you get written permission by the author of the target file you derive from.
* MakeClothes script for Blender is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3. If the user is the original author of the clothes, he is free to choose any license for them.
* MakeWalk script for Blender is distributed under the GNU GPL 2. The license of output files generated using it is free to determine by the user, except when mocap data was used that enforces a specific license.
* MHX Importer.It is distributed under the GNU GPL 2.
* MakeTarget standalone is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3. The MakeHuman morph target files that it generates are by default not covered by any license, since they are designed by you. However, if you make a morph target based on another pre-existing morph target (or a combination of pre-existing morph targets) you must fulfill the license terms of the pre-existing morph target.
Note: All targets in the MakeHuman base distribution are licensed AGPL. Also that any target derived from these must also be licensed AGPL unless you get written permission by the author of the target file you derive from.
See the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License!]and [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html General Public License!] for more details

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 === The MakeHuman License ===
-The MakeHuman license is a split AGPL/CC0 setup.[http://www.makehuman.org/license.php The full text of the license can be found here]. There is also a [http://www.makehuman.org/license_explanation.php license explanation page.]
+The MakeHuman license is a split AGPL/CC0 setup.[https://github.com/makehumancommunity/makehuman/blob/master/LICENSE.md The full text of the license can be found here]. There is also a [http://www.makehumancommunity.org/content/license_explanation.html license explanation page.]
 === External Tools Licenses ===

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 === Copyright and primary legal contact ===
-In spring 2016, the copyright of the code files and the assets were consolidated and standardized. Some members of the core dev team explicitly asked to ''not'' be assigned any copyright or responsibility for the code. After this, most of what now constitutes MakeHuman is jointly copyrighted by the remaining members of the team.
+In spring 2016, the copyright of the code files and the assets were consolidated and standardized. Some members of the core dev team explicitly asked to ''not'' be assigned any copyright or responsibility for the code. After this, most of what now constitutes MakeHuman is jointly copyrighted by the remaining members of the team. See the headers of the individual code or asset files for more details.
 While doing this, copyright was also assigned to [https://www.datacollection.se Data Collection AB] (which is a limited liability company owned by Joel Palmius), and this company was given the responsibility of working
 as primary legal contact for MakeHuman.

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 === Copyright and primary legal contact ===
-In spring 2016, the copyright of the code files and the assets were consolidated and standardized. Some members of the core dev team explicitly asked to ''not'' be assigned any copyright or responsibility for the code. Most of what now constitutes MakeHuman is thus now jointly copyrighted by the other members of the team.
+In spring 2016, the copyright of the code files and the assets were consolidated and standardized. Some members of the core dev team explicitly asked to ''not'' be assigned any copyright or responsibility for the code. After this, most of what now constitutes MakeHuman is jointly copyrighted by the remaining members of the team.
 While doing this, copyright was also assigned to [https://www.datacollection.se Data Collection AB] (which is a limited liability company owned by Joel Palmius), and this company was given the responsibility of working
 as primary legal contact for MakeHuman.

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 * The MakeTarget standalone application is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3.
 * The MakeClothes addon for Blender is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3.
-* The MakeWalk addon for Blender is distributed under the GNU GPL 2. It's primary copyright holder is Thomas Larsson.
+* The MakeWalk addon for Blender is distributed under the GNU GPL 2. Its primary copyright holder is Thomas Larsson.
 See the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License] and [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html General Public License] for more details

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 ===== Current tools are: =====
-* MakeTarget scripts for Blender is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3. The MakeHuman morph target files that it generates are by default is not covered by any license, since they are designed by you. However, if you make a morph target based on another pre-existing morph target (or a combination of pre-existing morph targets) you must fulfill the license terms of the pre-existing morph target.
+* The MakeTarget addon for Blender is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3.
-Note: All targets in the MakeHuman base distribution are licensed AGPL. Also that any target derived from these must also be licensed AGPL unless you get written permission by the author of the target file you derive from.
+* The MakeTarget standalone application is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3.
-* MakeClothes script for Blender is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3. If the user is the original author of the clothes, he is free to choose any license for them.
+* The MakeClothes addon for Blender is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3.
-* MakeWalk script for Blender is distributed under the GNU GPL 2. The license of output files generated using it is free to determine by the user, except when mocap data was used that enforces a specific license.
+* The MakeWalk addon for Blender is distributed under the GNU GPL 2. It's primary copyright holder is Thomas Larsson.
-* MakeTarget standalone is distributed under the GNU AGPL 3. The MakeHuman morph target files that it generates are by default not covered by any license, since they are designed by you. However, if you make a morph target based on another pre-existing morph target (or a combination of pre-existing morph targets) you must fulfill the license terms of the pre-existing morph target.
-Note: All targets in the MakeHuman base distribution are licensed AGPL. Also that any target derived from these must also be licensed AGPL unless you get written permission by the author of the target file you derive from.
 See the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License] and [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html General Public License] for more details

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 ==== Legal ====
 The MakeHuman License
-The MakeHuman license is a split AGPL/CC0 setup.[/content/license.html The full text of the license can be found here]. There is also a [/content/license_explanation.html license explanation page.
+The MakeHuman license is a split AGPL/CC0 setup.[/content/license.html The full text of the license can be found here]. There is also a [/content/license_explanation.html license explanation page.]
 ==== External Tools Licenses ====