I'm engaged in a project currently that made more sense to run on a panelPC instead of the PLC/HMI that I would normally spec. I'm writing the program and UI in Python and I want it to have a familiar feel for the operators who are accustomed to my C-more HMI programs. So my first instinct was to grab the graphics from the C-more software to use in my python program. But before I go down that road I want to make sure it's legal. I mean the graphics are posted on the AD website for download so it seems they have a pretty lax policy about it, but but I can't seem to find any documented policy on it at all. Is there one? Do I need to pay some sort of license or royalty? Or was it enough that I bought the software?
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The C-more software is copyrighted. This means that all contents of the software are copyright of AutomationDirect.com. This does include graphics, fonts, look and feel, etc.If you have an urgent issue, please contact AutomationDirect's Technical Support team.
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Originally posted by Do-more PE View PostThe C-more software is copyrighted. This means that all contents of the software are copyright of AutomationDirect.com. This does include graphics, fonts, look and feel, etc.
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I would contact tech support and see what their answer is about that.If you have an urgent issue, please contact AutomationDirect's Technical Support team.
AutomationDirect.com Technical Support: 1(800) 633-0405 or (770) 844-4200 Email Tech Support
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Originally posted by BobT65 View PostDid you look at the EULA in the help menu of the software?
To be clear, just because I couldn't find any prohibition in the EULA doesn't mean I take that as authorization to proceed. I subscribe to the presumption that it's not "OK" to use these graphics until I hear it from an AD rep (I will call today). If there is in fact no written prohibition, it seems like there should be, and maybe AD should look into it, because...
Originally posted by BobT65 View PostSome graphics are from Symbol Factory. I would expect they are copyrighted.
On another note, the standalone Symbol Factory software is more up-to-date than the embedded version in C-More. The graphics look better, there are more features (most of them not needed if staying within the confines of C-More) and it looks like there might be more graphics too. If I can't use the graphics from C-more I'll probably just end up just buying that. It would suck to spend $600 on software that I have already paid for, but the good news is that there is without a doubt at least one legal method to achieve my goal.
https://www.softwaretoolbox.com/stor...mpage_1783.asp
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