Re: Copyright Violations using Apple Icons in own Applications?
Re: Copyright Violations using Apple Icons in own Applications?
- Subject: Re: Copyright Violations using Apple Icons in own Applications?
- From: Uli Kusterer <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:14:05 +0100
Am 03.11.2006 um 07:41 schrieb Georg Filios:
For common tasks (sizing, magnify, etc) I use in my current
"development stage" icons from
the "Preview.app".
I think, this gives my Application an genuine look & feel!
My question: "Is this a copyright violation, or is it possible to
take these?"
Search the archives, this has been asked numerous times, I think
even recently.
The short answer: Yes, it's a violation of Copyright. You can't
just go and use any icon you find anywhere. As long as you don't
steal a particular application's icon (e.g. iTunes, Preview...), I
don't think Apple has sued anyone yet, but they have the right to do
so, so better get your own icons. Some people think you can get
around this by referencing the icons instead of actually including
them (can be implemented by using the "Icon Services" type and
creator code and passing them to NSWorkspace's iconForFile: method).
There's links to nice royalty-free icons for some common things on
cocoadev.com and carbondev.com, I think. If those aren't to your
liking, you can always contract someone or buy some from one of the
various stock icons pages.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and I never played one on TV.
Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer
http://www.zathras.de
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