Hello,
I am working on th development of a website based on Drupal and think that distributing any improvement and new ideas/module to the community is a great principle.
However I am wondering about the content of my website (i.e. pictures, articles, sounds, etc.) which is copyrighted.
I read the FAQ and I am a little bit confused:
The answer to FAQ Question 7 says GPL does not apply to data: "The GPL on code applies to code that interacts with that code, but not to data. That is, Drupal's PHP code is under the GPL, and so all PHP code that interacts with it must also be under the GPL or GPL compatible. Images, JavaScript, and Flash files that PHP sends to the browser are not affected by the GPL because they are data."
But answer to FAQ Question 5 says content is licensed under a Creative Common license : "All content on the Drupal.org itself is copyrighted by its original contributors, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license 2.0."
Can I distribute my code and keep my website content protected ?
Thanks and best,
Gregory
Comments
@ggitsels I realize you are
@ggitsels I realize you are new to Drupal (based on the fact that your account is only a few hours old), but in general it is better practice to start a single thread/discussion with all of your questions than to continually start new discussions.
By the time I responded to https://groups.drupal.org/node/445338#comment-1063398, you had already posted this.
Please pick a thread and stick with it so anyone reading it can follow the discussion. I'm still not clear whether you want to share the code you are paying the vendor to develop (but not the data/content of the site) or are trying to avoid sharing anything.
If your goal is to contribute the distribution, there is also no reason not to be more specific about the type of site you are building, modules and libraries you are including, etc.
Some Clarification
Thanks for your answer.
Just to clarify:
I think sharing any improvement and new ideas/module to the community is a great principle.
However, because the content of my web site (graphisms, pictures, sound, etc.) is copyrighted, I need to be sure that this content is out of the GPL Scope (or out of any other creative Common License scope).
If it is (out of scope), I will of course be pleased to share any usefull contribution or improvement with the community. This sounds like fairuse!
On the other hand, if I cannot avoid to have my website content license under GPL (or equivalent), I have a problem...
Thanks for your help.
Content
You 100% own the content you create. That includes graphics, images, words, logo's and themes (but not the code in the theme)
FAQ Question 5 is about content on Drupal.org, not your site
Just to follow up on the answer given by @scottwolpow.
I think you're misreading the answer to FAQ Question 5:
The reference to the Creative Commons license in FAQ Question 5 has nothing to with the content you publish on your own site.
It is about the content you publish on this site (so the questions you post here, including the one above, is copyrighted by you and licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. The license is simple to make sure that your question can be published here without violating your copyright).
Thk you very for input
Thk you very for input Scottwolpow and Gisle. That sounds clear. Take care