Okay... like many organizations, we have a web site. I don't actually work on it, but I do work on quite a few other web sites. So, I'm interested in how it's being run. I came across the photo gallery, which looked amazingly like Coppermine without the "Powered by Coppermine" footer. I looked at the source, and sure enough, the "Powered by Coppermine" line was commented out. Now, I haven't worked with Coppermine much, but I seemed to remember that the footer needed to stay intact. I talked to the lady in charge of the web site and got the name of our host, Globat.com. I then did some searching on this site (including the support forum), and most of the information I found stated that Globat had hacked the software (quite ineffectively) and removed the copyright without permission. I brought this to the attention of the designer, and she said she contacted Globat. They told her they would send her a document verifying that they were using the software legally.
My question is... have you (Coppermine team or anyone else) seen this document? It really bugs me that they would use your software in ways that blatantly violate the license. I don't know how they can justify it, but apparently, they think they can. Any information would be great. Thanks!
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