Legal VLC branding/Re-packaging Question...

[fu3l]

Hi, really sorry if this isn't the place to post this question, but i have started a non-profit org (U.S...Virginia)...character building/team building sports non-profit... my target is coaches (i am an NCAA basketball coach) and i want to provide resources/tools for them. I see VLC as a HUGE asset... our team currently invested over $6,000 for video software, much of which i see VLC as being able to do for free with a couple of small additions. Could I pay to have a few things developed for VLC and then post VLC FOR FREE on my website w/ my branding coupled w/ VLC branding -i.e. my non-profit logo along side VLC's?? (err...i guess my modified version of VLC). ...i appreciate any help in this area.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, you can do this.
But if you made any modification, you should provide the source code of those modifications to your users...

Else, no problem.

[fu3l]

Great to know...hopefully, more of what I am looking for will be worked in (some features already are in). ...THANKS J-B!!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

You are welcome. Please share your modifications

[balasubramanya]

Hi,

Is the above rule(need to publish the modified source code to users) is applicable to all organizations(Including non-profit or profit making)? We would like to change the vlc logo and the vlc player name to something else. Is this legally valid?

Regards,
Bala

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, for everyone.