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License Conditions
Section Contents
License Conditions
I am not a lawyer, so I will try to keep things simple!
Icon Library ZIP or EXE distribution file
This is the ZIP archive by which Icon Library is distributed. It may
take the form of a ZIP archive or an EXE self-extracting
archive. The copyright to this file is owned by Steve Balogh. You
are not allowed to redistribute altered versions of these archives in
any way. You are not allowed to redistribute the registered version of
the Icon Library ZIP or EXE archive files at all without
my written permission. You
are allowed to redistribute the shareware version of this archive
on any media unless I have specifically requested you not to do so. Icon Library Viewer Program
This is the program you see when you click on the icolib.exe
file. The copyright to this program is owned by Steve Balogh. The
registered version of icolib.exe may not be redistributed on
any media under any circumstances without my written permission.
The shareware version of the program may be redistributed as long
as it is contained within the original icolib zip file. It may
not be redistributed seperately or as part of other software products. Icon Collection
The overall collection of icons and the categories into which they
have been organised is the copyright of Steve Balogh. The icons may
not be redistributed in this form on any media under any
circumstances without my written permission. The shareware version
of the icons may be redistributed as long as they are contained within
the original icolib zip file. You are not permitted to use any
of these icon collections to create a software product which competes
with Icon Library. For example, if you develop your own icon viewing
program, you are not permitted to use my collection of icons as the
data source for your viewer. Small Subsets of Icon Collection
Individual icons are mostly in the public domain and so the copyright
to them is not owned by Steve Balogh. You are allowed to redistribute
individual icons or small numbers of icons in any way. You are also
allowed to modify individual icons. Trademark Icons
Some icons represent corporate trademarks or products. These should
be used with care by Icon Library users. For example, using a
Microsoft Excel icon to represent the Excel spreadsheet product in
your desktop application would probably be acceptable. Using the same
icon to represent your own software product would not be acceptable,
especially if you distribute your product to the public. Here are the
Microsoft
license conditions for use of their icons. Note that they do allow use
of their icons when used with their products. Documentation
The copyright to all documentation distributed with Icon Library or
the Icon Library web site located at
IconLibrary.com is owned by
Steve Balogh. The copyright to the heading, left column and footer
portions of the iconlibrary.com web site are owned by Danworld Inc. Fees and Royalties
Only a flat fee is required for Icon Library, the amount depends
on how many workstations Icon Library itself being used on. If you
have many developers and they all require a copy, then multiple
(discounted) licenses are required. However, in most cases you may
only need Icon Library to be on one developers PC since you would
not be using Icon Library on a day-to-day basis during product
development. I do not require any further royalties or additional
fees for the use of individual icons used in your products. You are
not allowed to distribute the registered version of Icon Library
with your products. If the icons are public domain, what are you paying for?
I do not claim to have created any of the icons, although there are
about 150 of my own in the collection. My contribution, and what I
am asking payment for, are the thousands of hours spent in creating
this value-added, extensive library of icons. My work includes...
- Searching the net and other sources for public domain
icons.
- Finding and removing tens of thousands of duplicate icons
from these combined collections, thus creating a unique
collection of icons.
- Classifying these unique icons into categories to make
icons easier to find.
- Removing fixed (often white) backgrounds in icons by
making the backgrounds transparent where approriate.
- Correcting any minor flaws in the icon artwork.
- Creating variations on individual icons where there is
a need (eg. to complete a set of arrows, different colors, etc).
- Placing individual icons into ICL library files, thus
saving the huge amounts of disk space normally taken by
individual icons and greatly speeding up disk access to icons.
- Providing documentation and application notes to help you
use these icons in a meaningful way.
- Maintain my icon viewing software.
By registering a copy of Icon Library, you give me the incentive to
continue spending many hours working on this product.
If any of these conditions are unclear, please contact me by email at
steve@its.monash.edu.au for clarification.
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