Subject | Re: Calumet files Chapter 7 |
From | nospam |
Date | 04/05/2014 05:31 (04/04/2014 23:31) |
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Follows | Eric Stevens |
no, because those apps are pretending to be photoshop to run the photoshop plug-ins (and usually do an incomplete job of it too).Eric StevensnospamEric StevensnospamSandmanEric Stevens
'Only Adobe can call a plug-in a "Photoshop Plug-in"'
And quite right too. Once Adobe has called it that, so too can other people. If you haven't got Adobe's approval, the proper way to describe it is as a 'plug-in for Photoshop'.
once again, there is no approval necessary to write and sell a photoshop plug-in and call it that, which is what a lot of companies do.
Ever heard of protecting a trademark?
calling something a photoshop plug-in is not infringing. it is, after all, a photoshop plug-in. it does not in any way mean it was authored by adobe.
Hmm. The same plugins will often run with Paint Shop Pro, Gimp, Irfan VIew etc. Does that make them Paint Shop Pro, Gimp, Irfan View plugins?
You should see http://www.thepluginsite.com/knowhow/tutorials/introduction/introduction.htm which will give you some idea of why, when and how Adobe may restrict the use of Photoshop as part of the name of plugins.adobe doesn't care if you sell something called a photoshop plug-in or a plug-in for photoshop. anyone with a clue can see that's two ways to say the same thing.