Talk about learning the HARD way.......
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I spent an enormous amount of time creating a Sysmetrix theme. I started with SS GOKU's SS-04, but came up with something so different that he told me that I would definitely not need his permission. I design the buttons from scratch, and the whole thing looks great. GOKU's reaction was "Wow". 
He even offered to create a rainy to match. Color me "flattered".
Ahhhhh, but the big BUT......
I based my design on an item in a catalogue. I did change some stuff, but it's still basically the same thing. I checked the WC Uploading Guidelines, and there it is, in black and white, that copyright issue thing. OK, I went to their website, and there it was, plain as day, that copyright thing. So, now I cannot upload my theme.
I called the company, and have to call back tomorrow. I am going to ask them if I can use it, even if I have to put their logo or name on it. I'm willing to do that, and hopefully they'll be willing to have me do it. I spent way too much time on this to just dump it.
Well, at least this thing graces my desktop. I'm very happy with it, and I learned alot, for sure.
He even offered to create a rainy to match. Color me "flattered".Ahhhhh, but the big BUT......
I based my design on an item in a catalogue. I did change some stuff, but it's still basically the same thing. I checked the WC Uploading Guidelines, and there it is, in black and white, that copyright issue thing. OK, I went to their website, and there it was, plain as day, that copyright thing. So, now I cannot upload my theme.
I called the company, and have to call back tomorrow. I am going to ask them if I can use it, even if I have to put their logo or name on it. I'm willing to do that, and hopefully they'll be willing to have me do it. I spent way too much time on this to just dump it.
Well, at least this thing graces my desktop. I'm very happy with it, and I learned alot, for sure.
