[DBTech] Copyright Management v2 (vB4)
 

What is Copyright Management?
Copyright Management from DragonByte Tech is a modification designed to merge all copyright footers from DragonByte Tech mods into a single line shown on all pages.

New in v2.0, you can also choose to compress the list of mods to a single link back to DBTech which will display a list of all the products you have installed.

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What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?

* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified by us whenever new updates are available.

* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.

* Marking a modification as installed also helps us know how many people are using our work, giving us extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

We appreciate the support!
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Other addons available @ www.DragonByte-Tech.com/forum


Feature List

• Merges copyright footers from DragonByte Tech mods into a single line

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This mod merges the copyright notifications of all DragonByte Tech mods in the footer of all pages which includes:

• 1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
• EITHER 1 Link to Product Description page of each modification merged, OR 1 link to a "Details" page on DBTech listing all your installed DBTech modifications

Example of "1 Link to Product Description page of each modification merged":
Example of "1 link to a "Details" page on DBTech listing all your installed DBTech modifications"

Very very glad to see that my suggestion from the vBSecurity thread was taken on, and so quickly too. =) Installing it now.

EDIT: One suggestion. We have one DragonByte Tech mod (vBActivity & Awards) currently installed but not actually enabled currently, since we've not yet had the time to get it configured properly for the purpose we have planned for it. Previously, it didn't show up in the copyright notices, but with this addon installed it now is. Might be best if this addon actually checks if the other products are actually enabled on the forum before adding them to the copyright notice.

"What is Thread / Post Bookmarking?" ;)

i couldn't find Daily Cleanup in scheduled task manager.

That's not currently possible, sorry :(

I'd have to rework the way it works, so it might come in a future version though :)

Fixed, thanks :D

I'm pretty sure it's there :)


Fillip

Nice mod for DBTech mods addicts :p

Does not move vBCredits II Deluxe?

Certain products are not compatible, vBCredits II Deluxe is one of them. Sorry :(


Fillip

Nothing happened :(

Does it merge lite and pro links?

It may take up to 24 hours for the changes to take into effect. It doesn't care about Lite or Pro :)


Fillip

:up: yip working now

New in v2.0, you can also choose to compress the list of mods to a single link back to DBTech which will display a list of all the products you have installed.

Fillip

Copyright Management v2.0.1
Feature: No longer needs to fetch remote content
Change: Updated for the new Branding system
Fix: Now works for all DBTech mods

Fillip

I get: -

Copyright Management requires the allow_url_fopen flag enabled in php.ini!

Is this a secuity risk if my host turns this on? Or can this product bypass this somehow, ive lots of your products installed and would like to keep certain ones 'hidden'

It's only a security risk if someone has already broken the security on your server :p

This mod does not hide installed mods, it will either condense them to one line or link to a Details page on our server where all your installed mods will be listed.


Fillip

Possibly aye but wont go into that, i'll ask about it, thanks, ive 5 DB Tech products so far :erm: installed and getting a bit busy down there lol:D

You have to have a mod to merge all the copyright footers from your mods? Hmm...

That's what she said :p

Some of our most loyal customers / users requested it after they installed quite a few of our mods that appear on multiple pages, like Bounce there did :)

Since not everyone can afford a Branding Free licence, instead of telling people to suck it up we decided to provide a way for people to condense their footers to either a direct list of mods or one single link back to our site with the list of their mods displayed there.

That way, others who are interested in what mods a site runs still have a way of finding out which mods they want to try out for free :)


Fillip

just curious why does this have to be linked to the db server couldnt you have a page within your forum that has all the links of what you installed your not getting rid of the links but just from the footer ...

The reason why it has to be linked to the DBTech server is so that it can fetch an updated list of modifications :)

Basically, this mod is a "set-it-and-forget-it" kinda thing, if you install it first and then install a new DBTech mod that we released a month later, within 24 hours the new copyright will be merged automatically without a need to install an update of this mod :)


Fillip

when you install a mod without copyright management mod it automatically puts that link on the footer so what i am saying is why cant we have a page on our fourms that this does the same thing you click on details and it takes you to a page with all the links we have installed basically this is removing the links from the footer and cleaning it up but i would rather have a separate page on my forum still have the links and my users can click them as before as if they where in the footer

well is it possible to get a separate page with all our links on one's forum instead of linking to db i mean the links will on that page is what i mean

It's at least unfair (not say illegal) to include your copyright in pages that are not really powered from any of your mods. To include a copyright in a page, needs the page's output to contain your code. eg Why if someone has installed your Quizz mod why you're showing your copyright in my Classifieds, or Auction, or Reviews etc etc pages? The fact that there is your mod name before says nothing as you don't have the right to show any of your links in that pages.

In anycase, I'll appreciate if you modify your code and exclude your copyright for pages where "THIS_SCRIPT" has any of the values below:

• ads
• adsusercp
• adsmodcp
• auc
• aucusercp
• aucmodcp
• reviews
• revusercp
• revmodcp
• extrapages

Thank you

Can I ask what laws you feel our copyright notices contravene? Placing a global copyright footer is in no way illegal.

Unfortunately trying to create rules that will exclude certain pages while not accidentally excluding others (for instance "ads" or "reviews" are very common words/scripts which may be used in modifications WE create as well) is not practical.

We inform users of the nature of our copyright links (e.g global) and they agree to these terms when they install our work.

If a user wishes to display a copyright footer on their own website on a page that happens to also display your work, they are well within their rights to do so. Please be aware that accusations of criminal/illegal activity are very serious and should not be made offhandedly in an attempt to damage our reputation. We would appreciate it if you refrain from such baseless and libelous accusations in future.

Please respect the right for webmasters to have any copyright footers they wish on any pages they wish.

Kind Regards,

Iain Kidd
Managing Director,
DragonByte Technologies

sadly i dont like this mod i dont want to be linked directly to your site server there has to be something else then you can do to clean up the footer i mean i like the details link but i cant see why there cant be a page with all the links in it that i have installed by just clicking details and not going to your site ...

unless there is something that can be done different this mod wont get installed on my site unfortunately

The other option is to buy the Global Branding free mod from our site, that will permanently remove the copyright footer from all present and future mods we have released or will release :)


Fillip

Nah thats ok i do know that is available and quite expensive just to remove your links

again you need to come up with a better alternative

I'll start thinking that you (who is responding) have no idea about coding. Is easy as 1-2-3 and does not needs more than 2 minutes.

1.- Just add the names that I wrote in an array. eg
2.- Add the code below:
In any case don't waste your time anymore. As long as you didn't said if it's fair or not (this was my original post), I'll follow your steps. Day by day I'll start releasing totally free mods like the ones that you're selling. In addition all will be brand free.

Community should be happy. What about you? Keep an eye in the new releases during this week.

Cheers
Christos Teriakis

PS: Sorry but there is no Managing Director in my side, that's why I added only my name, something that will follows me for life, while that "Managing Director" don't know how long should be stay under your name. Because "no sales... no managers..."

Thanks for the feedback. If we come up with anything we will update the mod.

Regards,

Iain Kidd
Managing Director

So, if you don't like their addons, don't use them?
If you really like their addons, but have an issue with their copyrights, purchase branding free?

I don't get what the problem is here.

Its up to each and every addon author to do what they want with their addons, which includes (if they want) show a copyright on every page. Hell I'm pretty outspoken about this sort of thing: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...81#post2026781

However, DBTech makes it clear up front about EXACTLY how the addon will display the copyright.

If you want to do the same thing, go for it, I don't think anyone is going to stop you.

There are no rules, or laws, or anything else about this. If the addon author DEMANDS that when you use their software, you must display their copyright, that is their choice. Your choice as an end user, is to use it, or not.

Your choice as a rival addon coder is to do the same, or do your own thing.

This is completely untrue. vBulletin.org currently runs a custom version of vBulletin 3.6 with lots of modifications (file/plugins). Paul M, could have fixed any issues on his own on vBulletin.org without breaking a sweat if that was an actual issue.

vBulletin 3.5+ should run on php 5.2 just fine.
vBulletin 3.8.5+ runs on PHP 5.3 just fine
vBulletin 3.8.8 runs on php 5.4.

Now I can tell you for a fact we're not currently running php 5.4, even if we were, paul could apply patches, or make changes to the system as required.

3.8.8 was released for customers who needed php 5.4 support and want to remain on 3.x. Nothing more, nothing less. I actually pushed really hard to get a 3.8.8 released, and vBulletin.org was never a thought in my mind.

PLEASE GET BACK ON TOPIC.

If you don't like a mod, don't use it. This mod breaks no vBulletin.org rules. Personal issues should be taken to PM or off site.

Users have to make up their own mind if they want copyright notices on every page.

Thanks.

I thought I had already made our position clear on it, but let me clarify for your benefit: As stated, we absolutely consider this fair play. We have no issue with other coders having global copyright links which show up on pages generated by our modifications and have never tried to hijack one of their threads to complain about it either.

We believe all users should have the choice of what copyright footers they choose to display on THEIR websites. If they wish to use a mod that requires a global footer, we feel they are well within their rights to do so, and we do not attempt to tell them what other mods they can or cannot use alongside our own.

As long as another modification is not interfering with/deleting our copyright or the functionality of our work we have 0 issues with it. We would certainly never attempt to publicly derail a coders thread simply because we disagree with his copyright terms. We feel that is petty and, to quote you, not "fair play".

Please refrain from trying to hijack any more of our topics with your attacks, there are other areas of vbulletin.org (or your own/our own site) more suited for it that won't disrupt the experience of users simply trying to post about our copyright management mod.

Regards,

Iain Kidd
Managing Director

This is supposed to be a support thread for which dragonbyte attends to this and no one else.. last time i looked it said supported in first post ...

i might not like how this redirects to db as i have said but the db team is a hell of a group that takes care of all there member base here and on their site when you make suggestions they listen for the most part ... i agree that all the coder to coder nonsense should be taken behind scenes lets get back to the support of this mod which is why this thread is here in the first place ....

This is complete and utter tripe.
For starters, vb.org runs on vb3.6.x, not 3.8.x, so what use would 3.8.8 be to us :rolleyes:
If you want to be taken seriously, dont make up utter rubbish.


Now, as posted above, this is a support / release thread, so no more discussion about unrelated topics.

There is no 'Daily Cleanup' in the Scheduled Task Mgr anymore...?
There is only a Blog - Daily Cleanup...

I think it is real simple. DB puts forth a huge effort in coding and making these mods. I for one have purchase the PRO version of everything we use. On top of it I also buy the branding free. At this point I probably could have just purchased the global branding free and saved some $$$ but in all honesty I would rather just spend the extra $$$ and support these guys as they are one of the few coders left that are putting out quality modifications.

I totally agree with you Hostboard, they make some of the best mods for dB. I do think, however, that the 'global' notice should show on all default vB pages. There are not even that many. That would be fair to DBT and to other developers who also create mods that have new, custom pages with nothing to do with DBT mods. Just MHO.

Now if I could just get this mod to work...

What version of vBulletin are you running? It exists in vB 4.2.1 :)


Fillip

Thanks its a great mod