Are smilie graphics opensource?

[axilant]

I need to get a set of smilies for my website, and im not sure what to use ect... I havent gone and taken them from other forum packages, cause im not sure smilies are opensource... ect... Now, i see the same ones on multiple software packages? How does this work?

Cody

 

[Amnezia]

i wasnt aware that simles contained any source code so i dont see how they could be open source :p

However if you mean are they royalty free then i would say that for 99% of them the answer is yes.

 

[axilant]

i ment public domain sorry... And actually there is a source if you wanna get technical :S

Thanks... so basicly i can use smilies i see? And use them?

 

[Scott]

Depends on the smilies and how the author has released them. :] Can't really be generalized, since it's completely dependant on who's made them. A smiley is an image no less than a logo, size is irrelevent.

 

[axilant]

Grrrr I need a set of them... anyone know of FREE smilies SETS (i had a set made for me... i cant find them now ) my set was from like 2 years ago... *searches more*

 

[theparrot]

copyright applies to graphics, so unless released into the public domain, or the copyright has expired they are under copyright.