- Author was Featured
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I’m not sure if this has been discussed yet, forgive me if it has…
Once the GPL licensing ability is in place, what happens when an author makes an item GPL and they are an “exclusive” author?
If the item is GPL then it can be sold elsewhere, but according to the ThemeForest “exclusivity” terms it may not.
Does this mean an exclusive author can’t sell their GPL theme elsewhere but another user/person could do so if they get their hands on it?
Just wondering how this situation will be handled.
Anyone know? Anyone else curious?
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- Sold between 250 000 and 1 000 000 dollars
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- Referred between 100 and 199 users
- Bought between 100 and 499 items
- Author was Featured
- Microlancer Beta Tester
- Exclusive Author
That Sir is a great question and one that legally needs answering by Envato.
- Bought between 10 and 49 items
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- Exclusive Author
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Love the question 
- Chris
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Hi guys, I’ll make sure to forward the question to the appropriate staff for clarification. Thanks!
- Sold between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars
- Exclusive Author
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- Microlancer Beta Tester
- Bought between 100 and 499 items
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Who needs GPL on Envato by the way?
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Actually raised the very same question in the mega thread about TF / WordCamp but didn’t get an official answer there. Imho, there’s no way for envato to enforce exclusivity for 100% GPL items.
BF
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WPExplorer said
Does this mean an exclusive author can’t sell their GPL theme elsewhere but another user/person could do so if they get their hands on it?
This can’t be solved without limiting 100% GPL as option for only non-exclusive authors. Any other alternative may require complex patch works on rules. Curious to see how this will be managed.
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- Item was Featured
There shouldn’t be a 100% GPL option on TF at all. It’s a marketplace, not a theme shop. If they were making their own themes and selling them, sure they can do the GPL thing, but for a marketplace it doesn’t make any sense. We might as well just start giving the theme away for free and using TF as a way to purchase support credits because that’s all the purchase will provide.
- Referred between 1 and 9 users
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Parallelus said+ 1000
There shouldn’t be a 100% GPL option on TF at all. It’s a marketplace, not a theme shop. If they were making their own themes and selling them, sure they can do the GPL thing, but for a marketplace it doesn’t make any sense. We might as well just start giving the theme away for free and using TF as a way to purchase support credits because that’s all the purchase will provide.
- Repeatedly Helped protect Envato Marketplaces against copyright violations
- Sold between 100 000 and 250 000 dollars
- Exclusive Author
- Author was Featured
- Item was Featured
- Beta Tester
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Parallelus said
We might as well just start giving the theme away for free and using TF as a way to purchase support credits because that’s all the purchase will provide.
Market goes in that direction, and also some Envato moves like Graphiclander. Somehow makes sense, but i feel soooooo tired just thinking about it.
