On 11/22/2012 04:14 PM, Caitlin wrote:

Hi there,
I was just wondering whether it would be okay for me to sell images and any products (which materials created in GIMP have been incorporated into) that Ive made using GIMP? The images etc used would originally be my own, however, there may also be some circumstances where the entire image is created in GIMP (i.e. without a photograph or anything used as a base/template).

I think there are any problems with that. Heck, you can even take money for distributing GIMP, and that's all legal .

" All rights granted under this License are granted for the term of copyright on the Program, and are irrevocable provided the stated conditions are met. This License explicitly affirms your unlimited permission to run the unmodified Program. *The output from running a covered work is covered by this License only if the output, given its content, constitutes a covered work*. This License acknowledges your rights of fair use or other equivalent, as provided by copyright law."

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatCaseIsOutputGPL

So you are ok here

If your are interested in more deeper aspects of the license, you can read the whole license (GPL v3)

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Dear Caitlin:

Treat GIMP as you treat paint and paper.

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 05:10:55PM -0300, Guillermo Espertino (Gez) wrote:

El 22/11/12 11:14, Caitlin escribi:

Hi there,
I was just wondering whether it would be okay for me to sell images and any products (which materials created in GIMP have been incorporated into) that I've made using GIMP? The images etc used would originally be my own, however, there may also be some circumstances where the entire "image" is created in GIMP (i.e. without a photograph or anything used as a base/template). Thank you so much for your time -- much appreciated! Kind regards,
Caitlin

Caitlin:
You own the artwork you created with GIMP. You can do anything you want with it.
The license of GIMP doesn't affect the works you create using it, it only governs what you're entitled to do with the software itself, and it's a very permisive license that lets you get the program for free, share it with your friends, inspect the code and modify it (if you can) and distribute those modifications, as long as you distribute the source code along with the executables. That license (the GNU GPL) grants you rights and some obligations regarding the program, but your creations are not covered.

So, feel free to sell or give your products away. It's up to you and if you made it with GIMP (or any other free/libre software) doesn't change it.

Gez

Although it could seem trivial, I would insert it in the FAQ...

Marco Ciampa

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On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Marco Ciampa wrote:

So, feel free to sell or give your products away. It's up to you and if you made it with GIMP (or any other free/libre software) doesn't change it.

Although it could seem trivial, I would insert it in the FAQ...

Noted.

Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org