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RAW-Share Subforum — Default License 1.0

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2025 8:43 am
by C.Oldendorf
📌 RAW-Share Subforum — Default License 1.0

TL;DR
Only upload your own work (or with rights to do so).
Personal use for forum users: Download, learn, test, and post derivatives here (incl. before/after & cross-software comparisons).
C F Systems use: Christoph Oldendorf / C F Systems may use originals and derivatives to develop, document, demonstrate, and market present/future image-editing solutions (e.g., ColorPerfect, successors).
No resale / no direct revenue from the photo itself; sub-licensing only as needed to enable the above; any technical/editorial modifications permitted.
Irrevocable grant. Takedowns only for proven third-party rights violations; liability rests with the poster.
Metadata is your job: We do not strip RAWs.
Storage: Attachments can be removed; no hosting guarantees.
Optional public license: Allowed if not more restrictive than this baseline.

1) Scope & Definitions
  • Uploader = person posting the original.
  • Image(s) = RAW + companion files/sidecars.
  • Derivative(s) = any edit/rendering/crop/comparison/composite posted in this subforum.
  • C F Systems = Christoph Oldendorf, C F Systems, and any brand/software/channel they operate or authorize, incl. current and future image-editing solutions.
2) License to Forum Users (personal/educational)
  • Download Image(s) for personal study, testing, learning.
  • Create Derivatives for those purposes.
  • Post Derivatives in this subforum, incl. before/after and cross-software comparisons.
  • Derivatives created from RAWs in this subforum may also be posted elsewhere on the forum to illustrate discussions, comparisons, or workflows — always with credit to the original Uploader.
  • No use outside this forum unless the Uploader explicitly adds a broader public license (e.g. Creative Commons) or gives individual permission.
  • Credit the Uploader (handle) where feasible; treat depicted people respectfully (no shaming/disparagement).
3) License to Christoph Oldendorf / C F Systems (commercial carve-out)
  • Use Image(s) and Derivatives (by anyone in this subforum) in any medium to develop, test, support, document, demonstrate, and market C F Systems’ image-editing solutions (present/future).
  • Side-by-side / before-after comparisons (positive or negative) are explicitly allowed in this context.
  • Limits: No resale of Image(s)/Derivatives; no uses that generate direct revenue from the photo itself (prints, stock, merch). Sub-licensing only as necessary to enable the above. All technical/editorial modifications permitted, incl. full RAW development and transformations. Credit given where reasonably feasible.
4) Irrevocability, Takedowns & Liability
  • This grant is irrevocable.
  • Takedowns occur only for proven third-party rights violations (stolen images, non-consensual depictions, etc.).
  • If such an image already appeared in C F Systems demos/docs/videos, any compensation/liability rests with the original poster, not C F Systems.
5) Metadata
  • Uploaders are solely responsible for reviewing/removing GPS, serial numbers, copyright fields, or other metadata before upload.
  • The forum does not strip or sanitize RAW files.
6) Storage & Hosting
  • Attachments may be removed by moderators at any time for technical, legal, or capacity reasons.
  • No guarantees of perpetual hosting (intent is long-term, but not assured).
7) Optional Public License by Uploader
  • You may add a public license (CC or custom). It must not be more restrictive than this baseline.
  • If there’s a conflict, this Default License controls.
  • Example line to add: “Additional public license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (in addition to the forum Default License).”
8) Non-Exclusivity, Payment & Governing Law
  • All licenses are non-exclusive; no payment is owed.
  • These terms supplement the general forum rules.
  • Governing law/jurisdiction: German law; Hesse; Bad Sooden-Allendorf.