Title: GPL / GNU
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# GPL / GNU

 *  [jackirt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackirt/)
 * (@jackirt)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gpl-gnu/)
 * I’ve seen a lot of custom blog theme shops that have Copyright notices like the
   one below, when the themes they are selling are child themes of TwentyTwelve.
 * That would mean that they are protected under GPL / GNU correct? Do these copyright
   claims have any validity to them? How does someone who is selling themes go about
   copyrighting their work if they are simply modified child themes?
 * “our themes are copyrighted blogzilla, prior to being sold as well as once purchased.
   you are strictly prohibited from removing or altering the copyright notices on
   the bottom of each theme. you are prohibited from claiming the work as your own.
   you are prohibited from sharing the theme or any design elements we provide with
   additional users. “
 * Many thanks!

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