Anybody know if there is any violation of copyright to run a third party program from software ?
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My program assists a customer in modifying a database. When all the modifications are done I want to call the Original Vendors software to re-index the database for use with the customers equipment. The Customer already has this software and a license to run it. I am simply automating a task the customer could perform. The original SQLITE3 database is created by the vendor software. Any Thoughts on copyright or legal issues ? djmuxic --
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My program assists a customer in modifying a database. When all the modifications are done I want to call the Original Vendors software to re-index the database for use with the customers equipment. The Customer already has this software and a license to run it. I am simply automating a task the customer could perform. The original SQLITE3 database is created by the vendor software. Any Thoughts on copyright or legal issues ? djmuxic --
No, there's no copyright violation. You'd have to read the other app's license agreement for a "terms of use" violation though.
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No, there's no copyright violation. You'd have to read the other app's license agreement for a "terms of use" violation though.
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Thanx -- I could not think of a reason but you never know. The License is very vague. But it does not prohibit it. Thanx again.
djmuxic --
I had a similar question and I think there should be no violation as such but still you should be fully aware of the third party app's terms and conditions. Btw I had made a custom php script on server that used third party script and I had taken special permissions for that.
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Thanx -- I could not think of a reason but you never know. The License is very vague. But it does not prohibit it. Thanx again.
djmuxic --
djmuxic wrote:
The License is very vague. But it does not prohibit it.
I would suggest writing back to the developers and clarifying it beforehand rather than delving deep into litigation jungles at a later point of time.
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djmuxic wrote:
The License is very vague. But it does not prohibit it.
I would suggest writing back to the developers and clarifying it beforehand rather than delving deep into litigation jungles at a later point of time.
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The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!