I plan to develop a free and open source CD / DVD mastering software in the future with the following features:
1. Burn all types of discs (data, audio, video and CD / DVD)
2. DVD authoring and video editing / conversion.
3. Audio / Video Player (DVD includes the decoder can not be used with other video player)
4. Backup computer files.
5. Creating ISO file.
6. Copy (does not support DVD protected by copyright.).
I will not use the GPL. Instead, I will create my own license and included the following sentence: "This software should only be used for legal purposes. If you try to do something illegal with this software, including but not limited to the protection of copyrighted discs, developers of this software Not to be responsible. ". And the person who modify the source code must submit the compilation and non-compiled source code for other developers to get approval before they can transfer it to any website.
If functions are illegal, how to make it legal but not eliminate?
1. Burn all types of discs (data, audio, video and CD / DVD)
2. DVD authoring and video editing / conversion.
3. Audio / Video Player (DVD includes the decoder can not be used with other video player)
4. Backup computer files.
5. Creating ISO file.
6. Copy (does not support DVD protected by copyright.).
I will not use the GPL. Instead, I will create my own license and included the following sentence: "This software should only be used for legal purposes. If you try to do something illegal with this software, including but not limited to the protection of copyrighted discs, developers of this software Not to be responsible. ". And the person who modify the source code must submit the compilation and non-compiled source code for other developers to get approval before they can transfer it to any website.
If functions are illegal, how to make it legal but not eliminate?
1 comment:
(From old blog's comments)
You can create such software, but you may not use any source libraries truly open or closed source libraries to do so, as that would violate their licenses.
Probably if you find something under license FreeBSD you could do it, but any solution would be limited to the World FreeBSD, which is not much of a market at the end of this type of software.
Your proposed license would not be an open source license valid - see
There would probably be no use or further develop it because there are a lot of programs leading private source in this area, and zillions truly open source for many platforms relatives. Especially
recognized leadership without any experience, you will not be able to set up a group or developer support group in order to make it useful.
Also, your sw calling "open source" is likely to bring down the wrath of the open source community, including some legal issues surrounding intellectual property, you are not prepared to confront.
Sorry.
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