Title: Copyright Question
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Copyright Question

 *  [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/)
 * (@horroruk)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copyright-question-2/)
 * I have a question regarding copyright.
 * I have used a premium WordPress theme to teach myself how to write a theme. The
   theme I’ve now created looks totally different to the original and I have added
   some of my own css.
 * However, some of the css from the original theme is still in there.
 * How do I stand when it comes to copyright on this? Should I rename some of the
   div files, or is it ok as the design itself is different?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copyright-question-2/#post-1435054)
 * Depends on the license that theme was released under. If you don’t know, ask 
   the theme author.
 * There are arguments that any WordPress theme is based on WordPress code and should
   be licensed under [GPL](http://codex.wordpress.org/GPL).
 *  Thread Starter [HorrorUK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/horroruk/)
 * (@horroruk)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copyright-question-2/#post-1435061)
 * ok thanks, I’ll check that out

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