License and Usage Info for BittBox Freebies

84 Responses to “License and Usage Info for BittBox Freebies”

BittBox, on March 2nd, 2007 at 8:35 pm

Yes, you can use my work in commercial applications without my permission.
Stefan Waidele, on March 5th, 2007 at 2:59 am

Sorry to be picky, but the CC-license you picked does not match what you want your license terms to be.

According to the CC-License, I could grab your stuff and put it on my server for others to download. (”You are free to Share ? to copy, distribute and transmit the work”)

This is nothing I want to do, I just want to point out the difference between the intent and the licence.

And of course: You got some great stuff on your site! Thank you very much for it.
BittBox, on March 6th, 2007 at 7:00 pm

@Stefan,

Yes,it says you are “free to share, transmit, and redistribute,” but right under that it lists “Under These Conditions.” Under the creative commons license I chose (above), the “attribution” section states that you may share and redistribute, but only as the author describes.

I described above how to share my work. You must point your visitors to BittBox.com to retrieve the original files.

If you adapt my work, and It’s a fair enough adaptation to be considered original, then you may offer the source files from your own site. Otherwise, as the license states, you must share according to the authors instructions. In my case, simply link the Page on BittBox where the source file is located. Thus sharing via a link, and maybe a screenshot. You may, however, grab any images from BittBox, and host them on your own server. I have no problem with that.

Thanks,

~BittBox
Tolana, on March 14th, 2007 at 8:34 am

Thanks for the clarifications on CC. I love your brushes!
Leandra, on March 15th, 2007 at 12:16 am

Thank you so much for the hard work you did creating not only the brushes but the tutorials also. They are all very much appreciated and I love your designs !
Jennifer, on April 19th, 2007 at 12:01 am

Thank you for sharing your work. I understand that there is a huge investment of time and involved in producing these items. So your efforts are greatly appreciated! I’m finding some items already that will be useful in my new website. I’ll be linking back to your site.
BittBox, on April 20th, 2007 at 8:31 pm

Jennifer, Thanks for the compliments, and I’d love to see your site!

~BittBox
Anna, on April 22nd, 2007 at 3:23 am

Does the design that includes the use of the elements have to be licensed on a share alike basis? Thanks. Great work!
BittBox, on April 22nd, 2007 at 12:34 pm

@Anna,

No. Only if you are sharing source files. If its just a design (image). You have the rights to it. And you may license as you see fit.
Rob, on April 30th, 2007 at 5:05 am

“Yes, you can use my work in commercial applications without my permission.”

You say we can use your work in commercial applications, but you also say we must only use your work in the same way you gave it to us, ie. Free.

How does this work?
BittBox, on April 30th, 2007 at 6:13 am

Because you will be selling your software, not my buttons. If you use my designs as part of a UI that’s fine, you just can’t sell my source files. In other words, my buttons can be a part of your software, so long as you aren’t selling the buttons themselves.

~BittBox
Rob, on April 30th, 2007 at 6:18 am

Thank you for clearing that up for me. Your work and articles are great, keep it up.
Debra, on May 1st, 2007 at 3:59 pm

Is it OK to use your brushes to make papers and elements for digital scrapbook kits sold on the internet? Digital scrapbook kits consist of .ZIP files with .png and .jpg files for papers, bow, flourishes, buttons, etc. used to make digital scrapbook pages in Photoshop and other programs (for ex. see http://www.oscraps.com/store)
BittBox, on May 1st, 2007 at 4:09 pm

@Debra,

Yes, as long as you aren’t selling the brushes themselves (.ABR file)

~BittBox
Burcu, on May 2nd, 2007 at 6:08 am

hi there

Im little confused.
I downloaded grunge brush set (only eps files) and used some of the grunge corners for my grunge flower design, can I sell this image on stock website?

thanks
Lauren, on May 2nd, 2007 at 7:00 am

OMG, your brushes are amazing and how uber generous of you to allow us to use them in our designs!!!!! You ROCK!!! Thank you a million!!!
xoox
L
Pat Dryburgh, on May 2nd, 2007 at 1:14 pm

Hey Bittbox,

First off, great site! I love the stuff you’ve done, and can’t wait until I can upgrade my photoshop 7 to CS so I can really start using your stuff.

Just wanted to let you know that I used your circles design for a graphic I made for my church. The series we’re about to do is called “Backstage Pass” and your circles really helped fill out the whole design. If you’d like to see it let me know and I will email it to you. Just so you can see your hard work at work!

Thanks again, and I look forward to reading more!

Pat Dryburgh
BittBox, on May 2nd, 2007 at 4:14 pm

@Burcu

Yes, if you only used my files as part of your design. (you need to change 20% to be original) But this can include the overall composition of the file, not just changing my vectors. In other words, your file/design needs to contain some vectors you made on your own, not just BittBox vectors.
No, If your image only contains a bunch of my eps files stacked into one file.

@Pat and Lauren,

Thanks, glad to help!

~BittBox
Burcu, on May 2nd, 2007 at 5:08 pm

Thank you for the information
it become legal issue when designers use some of the freebies in stock.
Good to know that I can partially use some of the images,
beautiful collections,

cheers
B.
Michael, on May 28th, 2007 at 10:39 am

Thank you for sharing your work - licensed under Creative Commons Attribution.
viva, on June 6th, 2007 at 1:28 pm

hi! i was wondering if i can use your graphic image for my commercial website and for advertisement of my stuff selling online? i will change a little bit like putting my store name beside it . may i do that? thanks alot! your stuff are great by the way!:)
BittBox, on June 6th, 2007 at 4:19 pm

@viva,

You will need to clarify a bit, or email me an image of what you are talking about. I can’t say yes or no at this point.

~Bitt
Eddie, on June 14th, 2007 at 2:16 pm

I just want to thank you for your amazing work and letting noobs like me toy around with your creations. You are amazing.
Chris, on June 15th, 2007 at 10:03 pm

Hey Bittbox,

I just stumbled on this site today and I am in love….sorry this is such an awesome site and you are so generous in allowing us to use these in our designs as digital scrapbookers. Thankyou so much for all your amazing creations!!!

Chris :)
trend breakr, on July 11th, 2007 at 6:54 pm

Hey Bittbox,
Can I offer .gbr files (Gimp brushes) of your Photoshop brushes on my blog?
I’d give you credit and a link to your site.
BittBox, on July 11th, 2007 at 7:19 pm

@trend breakr

Sure. I don’t see a problem with that. Thanks for getting permission. You did the right thing.

~Bitt
Scott, on July 14th, 2007 at 8:24 am

Hello Bitt -

Great site, and I’d like to suggest that you offer a donation box. I have found your brushes very valuable in my illustration work.

QUESTION: I have read your license and this discussion list, and want to double-check this: I may use your brushes in my work for resale, as long as the work becomes “original” by how the brushes are implemented (line shape, point thickness, combinations, etc.), and use of color, composition and other elements which I create? Correct? I am thinking that one could not somehow resell brushes “as is”, or make a work using the source files with no changes to them.

OK… now keep up the good work, and please add a donation box.

Yours, Scott
BittBox, on July 15th, 2007 at 12:02 pm

@Scott

Yes you can use my brushes in work you resale. You can not resale the brushes themselves. (in other words, it’s ok as long as you are selling a piece of artwork you created, not just a bunch of my brush strokes)

~Bitt
Patti G, on July 22nd, 2007 at 10:25 pm

HI Bitt,

I have been looking for programs & help in graphic design when I found this site. After reading the comments, I have a quesrion.
I digitize embroidery designs and have been trying to find a program that I can use for original graphics that I can digitiz to sell.
In some cases I would sell an item with the embroidery design put on by me, and in other cases I would be selling the digitized embroidery design for others to use. I am also hoping to do graphice images to sell as clipart for others to digitize. ( I have several friends that want to digitize the designs on their own, but don’t want to draw or design the graphic.)
Is this something that is allowable under your copyright.
I am going to download your programs and try them out, but will not do anythisg with them until I know if it is ok or not. If I need to clarify anything, let me know.
Thank you for sharing your hard work After playing with a couple of graphic programs, I realize how much WORK goes into these things..
~Patti~
Mike, on July 27th, 2007 at 12:18 pm

Just wanted to say how great it is for you to share your work. I am especially impressed by the Photoshop leaf brush set. Fantastic stuff.

Best,
Mike Ernst
ran, on August 4th, 2007 at 4:33 pm

I’m amazed by your generosity…
Thank you very much!!
You’ve made the world a better place for me :))
Richie, on August 6th, 2007 at 2:03 pm

Hey, I have sent a donation to you via paypal, but it hasn’t been picked up for about 1 week now. Are you not taking donations yet?
BittBox, on August 6th, 2007 at 3:58 pm

It should be working as far as I know Richie. I’ve already received donations.
(and thanks, by they way!)

~Bitt
Lee Anne, on August 9th, 2007 at 2:39 am

Hi Mr.Bittbox,
I don’t want to get in trouble with copyright infringement or anything, so I will ask your permission. I am entering a t-shirt design to uneetee.com using some of your foliage and tear drop vectors, but I will also use some of my own original vector elements. Is that ok?
Lee Anne, on August 9th, 2007 at 2:59 am

If I used your free swirl brushes (or other ai brushes) and then made my own swoosh designs with them, could I use it for commercial use?
BittBox, on August 9th, 2007 at 5:38 am

@Lee Anne

Yes, you may use the vectors as a part of a t-shirt design.
And Yes, the Illustrator brushes are merely tools. What you choose to do with them is up to you.

Thanks for asking,

~Bitt
Sheryl, on August 9th, 2007 at 10:10 am

This is my all-time favorite place to hang out on the web. Thanks so much for that!
I’m designing a logo for my band. If I use your brushes or some of the other free things found here, is it ok then to sell things from cafe press (i.e. t-shirts, hats, etc.) with that logo on them?
Thanks again.
BittBox, on August 9th, 2007 at 4:08 pm

@Sheryl

Do what ever you wish with the vector brushes because they are a “tool” and whatever you create with them is copyrighted by you. As for the vectors: As long as it’s your own design, meaning not just one of my vectors slapped on a shirt, then you are in the clear.

You can always email me a jpeg or something when you get done if you’re unsure.

Thanks for asking :)

~Bitt
Crystal Blake, on August 14th, 2007 at 10:17 pm

Sorry to be a bit thick but I am a little confused about usage and I want to make sure I am clear on what I can/can’t do before I download anything. Can I use these brushes in personal scrapbook layouts? and next question if yes how about in kits I want give away/sell looking forward to hearing your answers. Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this. Hugs Crystal xx
Crystal Blake, on August 14th, 2007 at 10:21 pm

duh I just read your comments you have already answered my question, much appreciated. Hugs Crystal xx
natasha, on August 28th, 2007 at 5:06 pm

I do some graphic design, mostly logos and custom cards (birth announcements & holiday cards). May I use your brushes for these applications? May I direct my clients to your site if they want to use the brushes for other purposes (background of stationary for example or on their website).
BittBox, on August 28th, 2007 at 5:27 pm

@natasha,

Yes. That’s fine. They just can’t sell any of my brushes or files I give away for free. The brushes are a tool. What you create with them is copyrighted by you.

~Bitt
Claudette, on September 6th, 2007 at 1:23 am

Thank you so much for offering these great free brushes. I am using them both to learn and create cool designs and your brushes help me go a lot further in much shorter time. Thank you. Thank you.
Glass Orbs (or where’d that smiley come from anyway?) : Design Bliss, on September 7th, 2007 at 12:21 pm

[…] start of the smiley. BittBox is a generous guy, and you can read his terms of use for all his stuff here and download the orbs […]
Tribal Vectors by BittBox : Design Bliss, on September 8th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

[…] BittBox’s latest offering are some tribal-style vectors available as Illustrator, EPS, or SVG files. Download them here. His standard Terms of Use are available here. […]
justjaz, on September 20th, 2007 at 3:03 am

I am a digital scrapbook kit designer. I also design brushes both for personal and professional use. If I were to design photoshop brushes using your illustrator brushes is this ok under your terms.

To explain better I would say make a flourish design with your brushes and make a brush with that for resale.

Your brushes are great by the way, I have been having a play and they are great to work with! :-) I would also put a link to your site in my terms of use (included with the set) as well as credit for the use of your brushes.
BittBox, on September 20th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

@justjaz

That is perfectly OK. What you design WITH the brushes is copyright by you. (the brushes are merely a tool. Design away, even if it happens to be turned into photoshop brushes)

~Bitt
justjaz, on September 20th, 2007 at 7:50 pm

Thanks so much BittBox! You are very generous to share your brushes like this! :-) My designing is a hobby so I don’t earn bundles but I am going to send a donation your way as thanks. :-) The idea’s are a flowing! :-)
Sue, on October 9th, 2007 at 11:17 am

Dear Bitt,

Thanks for putting up all those lovely stuff!

I will love to use your vector swooshes and fancy corner designs for a school tshirt which will then be given out to the kids. They will really add the “omph” to the tshirt! Thought I had ask you for your permission first.

Thanks again! :)
BittBox, on October 9th, 2007 at 4:03 pm

@Sue,

That is perfectly ok.

~Bitt
Nancie, on October 16th, 2007 at 7:40 am

thank you for your kindness and generosity! your work is amazing and helps us to become better artists and grow in our craft… god bless you!!

xoxoxo
Petra, on October 17th, 2007 at 12:17 pm

Hello Bitt,

thanks a lot for all your great vector files. Well, I’d like to use some of your free graphics in my website templates (commercial use), so I’d like to know if that is ok? Of course I’d also pay for them as I know how much time you must have spent creating them.

Petra
Squish, on October 25th, 2007 at 3:13 pm

Nice Vectors…thanks for sharing

Could you do a tutorial on how to do those swirly skinny lines you did in your foliage set. I can’t seem to make my lines swirl around or thin out like yours did.

Very nice by the way.
primecath, on November 12th, 2007 at 8:59 am

Your brushes are BEAUTIFUL and I am so thankful you allow use of them. That is very generous of you.

I wish to draw your attention to a VISUAL Standardized Terms of Use format that many in the Digital Designing for Others or Scrapbooking for Others are following. It can go along nicely with your creative commons licence. The website is below. Please consider looking in to this as it will VISUALLY clarify usage of your materials.

http://dsd-professionals.com/stoui/training-center/

Thanks so much
Luz, on November 20th, 2007 at 8:08 am

hi
My name is Luz and I would like to ask you if I can use some of a foliage vector as a part of a logo. I am a student of web design and your vectors are really helpful for me.
thanks for your response
Luz
Mabelle, on December 15th, 2007 at 12:53 am

I just would like to thank you for your generosity with your work. Its awesome and youre such an awesome person! Thank you soooooo much! Beautiful!
Lydia, on January 14th, 2008 at 6:01 am

Hi thanks for your hardwork. I would like to clarify if I am allowed to use ur swirl brush as part of my t-shirt logo…the t-shirt would be sold. Am i allowed to do that? Thanks
BittBox, on January 14th, 2008 at 11:07 am

@Lydia,

Sure that’s fine. Permission granted.

~Bitt
Lisalisa, on February 7th, 2008 at 11:01 pm

I’m starting up an invitation business and was interested in using your brushes.. would that be okay?

Your designs are awesome!
Lisalisa, on February 7th, 2008 at 11:07 pm

sorry, I would want to use both brushes and vectors..
BittBox, on February 8th, 2008 at 12:13 am

@Lisalisa,

That’s fine, as long as you’re not selling the brushes or vectors themselves.

~Bitt
Sean Hodge, on February 15th, 2008 at 11:48 am

Hi,

I’m a weekly guest tutorial writer for PSDTUTS.com. I made a tutorial for a poster design and I would like to use Grungy Paper 2 in the design. We would of course put a link to your post about this freebie in the intro paragraph crediting your work.

The big issue is that the site offers downloads for sale so users can review the process to make the design. We could watermark the Grungy Paper 2 image with big text that says Bittbox. That way they couldn’t use the image without coming to your site to download it, but they would be able to see the layer effect used to overlay the image and where the image resides in relation to other layers. So they could learn from it.

Thanks for taking the time to review this request. I’m a big fan of your site.

Thanks,

Sean Hodge
Cat, on February 21st, 2008 at 5:38 pm

Hello,

I looked through the comments but since most dealt with commercial uses, I couldn’t find an answer to my question. If I used your brushes (or vectors) in a web layout, could I then release this layout under whatever creative commons license I choose? or even into the public domain? Could I upload it to open source web design sites?

Thank you.
BittBox, on February 25th, 2008 at 11:14 am

Cat,

That’s fine as long as you don’t give away/charge for the vectors themselves.

In other words, as long as it’s an image, and not the source file.

~Bitt
Cat, on February 25th, 2008 at 8:10 pm

Wonderful! Thank you for all your work.
avenged and sevenfold, on February 29th, 2008 at 4:26 am

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Mimmo Greco, on March 6th, 2008 at 5:11 pm

Hi, I am an italian graphic designer.
I must create a logo for a company and to do this I need to use your wonderful brushes.
I ask you if I can use your brushes.

Thanks
BittBox, on March 6th, 2008 at 5:14 pm

@Mimmo Greco,

Permission Granted. The brushes are simply a tool. What you create with them is copyrighted by you.

~Bitt
Mimmo Greco, on March 6th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

Thanks BittBox,
CONGRATULATIONS FOR ALL YOUR WORKS!!!
Natalya, on March 9th, 2008 at 6:38 am

Hello, I badly speak on ????????? and it is difficult to me to read all questions answers. I have made work on sale on a vector drain
http: // www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve //5492995/2/istockphoto_5492995_spring.jpg
Whether I can sell this work, having specified a source of an origin of your brushes to inspectors?
Natalya, on March 10th, 2008 at 3:05 am

Hello, I badly speak on english and it is difficult to me to read all questions answers. I have made work on sale on a vector drain
http: // www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve //5492995/2/istockphoto_5492995_spring.jpg
Whether I can sell this work, having specified a source of an origin of your brushes to inspectors?
Amy, on March 20th, 2008 at 9:09 pm

“Use Bittbox files in posters, website designs, cd covers, postcards, annuals, flyers, business cards, branding, . . . DESIGN.”

Almost don’t want to ask since so much has been covered in the responses! Anyways - I’m experimenting with using one of your grunge backgrounds for a poster to be sold. Ofcourse, 90% and up will be my doing. Just wanted to double check before handing it over to the client. I do totally understand the brushes are cool to use in the process, which I may try, as well.

Awesome site. I work freelance and don’t get the immediate hands-on inspiration and ideas from working around others, so I access the internet 24/7. It took me less than a minute to bookmark your site. Rock on.

Off to check out the Fonts section, now!
BittBox, on March 21st, 2008 at 3:37 pm

@Amy,

Yes using them in a poster is perfectly ok.

~Bitt
Talitha Burnett, on March 31st, 2008 at 11:17 am

Hi I really do love your site and your freebies are fantastic!
Im just wondering, if i incorporate your [ adapted ] vector images on an album cover, if i need to credit you or if i can put mysef as the album artist.

Do you need to be credited on anything i do with your stock?
Thanks.
BittBox, on March 31st, 2008 at 11:20 am

@Talitha,

No need to credit me when you’re only using the files as a part of a larger design. You can credit me for the vectors if you want, but put yourself as the artist for the CD cover.

~Bitt
erica stjohn, on April 3rd, 2008 at 2:40 pm

Hi!
I really love your work! I have used some of your brushes on my main site. It might be hard to distinguish which ones, but I am sure you can easily tell - mainly the vine wrapping around the body :) I also added a kudos link to your site.

main site - http://www.ericastjohn.com/

I also am creating another site - http://postcards.ericawashere.com/ where people from all over can send in postcards and I will scan them in and collect them. I would like to use some of your freebies as “postcards” for the background of the site. I hope that would be fine, and I will be glad to credit and link to you.
Astral, on April 3rd, 2008 at 6:41 pm

Hi! Your site is a GREAT resource for artists and designers! I am a graphic artist and am looking into offering logo designs on my site. I have three questions, first, Can I use your free brushes and vectors incorporated into my own artwork and then sell the work on my site? Secondly If I design logos with your free vectors can I offer them for sale on my site, and also is it alright to use your free content to design for individual customers? Giving you credit and linking to your site would not be a problem for me at all. Thanks gor offering all of the great freebies!!
Carrie, on April 7th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

I recently completed a hypertext fiction piece using artwork created using your BB_gears.eps file. I want to be 100% sure about the copyright issues regarding your work, so I’m asking for permission to use the artwork in “Operation Voodoo,” which will be published in the non-profit online journal, CEllA’s Round Trip. Neither I nor the journal will make money off this publication, your work will not be distributed to others via my hypertext, and I will include a credits page acknowledging you as the creator of the image. The test site can be viewed at http://filebox.vt.edu/users/c11m77/OperationVoodoo/. The credits page, while not currently on the site, will be linked from the homepage of the site. The acknowlegment of your work will read as follows:

GEARS ARTWORK derived from vector images from Bittbox.com

Please let me know if you approve of this use of your work. Also, please let me know if I have provided inaccurate attribution information with regards to your name, location of the work, etc.

Many thanks!
BittBox, on April 7th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

@ Carrie,

That’s fine. Permission granted. Thanks for asking.
attribution as you have it is ok, but I usually capitalize the second “B”

~Bitt
Carrie, on April 7th, 2008 at 12:22 pm

Thanks for the permission and thanks for a great site!
lebahempat, on April 17th, 2008 at 8:04 am

You are the nicest designer i’ve ever met !!

Thanks for your permission to use all your GREAT stuffs …

So basically, it’s okay if i used your stuffs as long as i don’t sell JUST the stuffs but use it as an ELEMENTS of my design…

Right ?
BittBox, on April 17th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

@lebahempat,

Yes that’s correct.

~Bitt
Skdk8, on April 24th, 2008 at 9:59 am

Hi,
Just to double check, i am currently designing some T-Shirts (to be sold), am i okay to use some of your vectors in the designs? They will be mixed up with my own vectors/artwork so your vectors won’t just be on their own.

Is that okay? Thanks! :)
BittBox, on April 24th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

@Skdk8,

Yes, that perfectly ok.

~Bitt

License and Usage Info for BittBox Freebies

I provide a lot of free [original] source files on this site, so I think It’s important for you to know exactly what you can do with those files.

Terms and Conditions for all BittBox.com Downloads:

By using my files, content, or both you agree to these terms and conditions which are subject to change without notice. Violating these terms and conditions could and will result in punishment to the maximum extent under law.

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