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regarding bubbros: Graphics are too close to copyright infringement
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Package: bubbros
Version: 1.6.2-1
Severity: serious
Tags: upstream
Justification: Policy 2.3
Dear Maintainer,
this package includes graphics that are clearly copied from Taito's Bubble
Bobble. I don't think copycat games such as this one are beneficial to the
development of an healthy libre gaming library - gameplay inspired by another
game does not violate copyright AFAIK, but bubbros goes too far and has sprites
that look very similar to those of the games they are copying.
More importantly, I also believe they harm Debian's legal status and
reputation.
As such, I ask that this package is removed from the Debian repos unless all
sprites are replaced with original designs.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bullseye/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.19.0-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=
(charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages bubbros depends on:
ii dpkg 1.19.7
ii python 2.7.16-1
ii python-pygame 1.9.4.post1+dfsg-3
bubbros recommends no packages.
bubbros suggests no packages.
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Am 17.08.19 um 16:06 schrieb Fabio Pesari:
> Package: bubbros
> Version: 1.6.2-1
> Severity: serious
> Tags: upstream
> Justification: Policy 2.3
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> this package includes graphics that are clearly copied from Taito's Bubble
> Bobble. I don't think copycat games such as this one are beneficial to the
> development of an healthy libre gaming library - gameplay inspired by another
> game does not violate copyright AFAIK, but bubbros goes too far and has
> sprites
> that look very similar to those of the games they are copying.
>
> More importantly, I also believe they harm Debian's legal status and
> reputation.
>
> As such, I ask that this package is removed from the Debian repos unless all
> sprites are replaced with original designs.
I have already replied in #934975 about etw to your complaints. This is
a similar case. Bubbros has a DFSG-compliant license and we are allowed
to distribute the game in its current form. If you believe that the
original author infringes the right of another party then you should
contact both parties first before you file a bug report. In my opinion
Debian is eligible to distribute Bubbros in main thus I am going to
close this bug report now.
Markus Koschany
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