Bug#869180: src:hydrogen-drumkits: source contains unlicensed material (bogusly treated as GPL-2)

[James Cowgill]

Hi,

On 21/07/17 10:49, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Package: src:hydrogen-drumkits
> Version: 2015.09.28-1
> Severity: serious
> Justification: Policy 2.2.1
> 
> These drumkits are in upstream metadata listed _without_ license:
> 
> ColomboAcousticDrumkit (sf)
> EasternHop (sf)
> Electric Empire (sf)
> HardElectro (sf)
> HipHop-1 (sf)
> HipHop-2 (sf)
> Millo's MultiLayered 2 (sf)
> Synthie-1 (sf)
> VariBreaks (sf)
> 
> In Debian copyright file those are listed as licensed GPL-2.

The fact that the metadata doesn't contain a license, does not imply
that these files are not GPL-2. Have you actually checked the license of
any of these?

For instance, a brief google search seems to indicate that the first one
on your list (ColomboAcousticDrumkit) is GPL-2 licensed:
http://freepats.zenvoid.org/Percussion/acoustic-drum-kit.html

James

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