The GPL and the Legal Limits of What You Can Do with Blender

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It is common knowledge that Blender is free, but not everyone is aware that it didn't start out that way or how its current license, the GPL, affects what one can and cannot legally do with the software. At CG Cookie, Blender Market, and Orange Turbine, our livelihoods are directly dependent on Blender's license. Therefore, it is safe to assume that we understand it well and have some thoughts on the subject.

In this Episode, Jonathan Lampel hosts a conversation with Jason van Gumster from Orange Turbine, who seems to think that licensing law is a fun hobby, and Jonathan Williamson, co-founder of Blender Market and CTO of Autotroph.

0:00 Blender wasn't always free.
7:12 Free and open source.
15:00 What if Autodesk or Adobe buys Blender?
19:50 What you create is truly yours.
29:18 The downsides of GPL.
31:10 The gray area of add-ons.
40:40 What about Blender pirates?

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