Bug #57440 Copyright?
Submitted: 13 Oct 2010 17:45 Modified: 18 Oct 2010 17:05
Reporter: Peter Laursen (Basic Quality Contributor) Email Updates:
Status: Not a Bug Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Websites: bugs.mysql.com Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:since 10 minutes ago! OS:Any ((web))
Assigned to: Todd Farmer CPU Architecture:Any

[13 Oct 2010 17:45] Peter Laursen 
Description:
I noticed 10 minutes ago that an ORACLE logo appeared in bugs.mysql.com with a copyright notice "© 2010, Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates."

To my best knowledge the system here is based on an Open Source (and possibly GPL licensed) software by Rasmus Lerdorf

How to repeat:
See above.

Suggested fix:
Clarify what is copyrighted and what is not!
[13 Oct 2010 18:23] Peter Laursen 
Clarify what is copyrighted and what is not - implies:

Can reports, discussions and replies here be quoted (with or without reference)?  What about reports here older than this copyright notice.  Is it legal to apply a copyright notice to old content from before this?  If if is legal in what countries is it and in what countries is it not (I would not bother about 'US Federal Law' at for instance as it does not apply to me as I do not live in the US!)?

Remove it please!

However, I realize that I may have overlooked the copyright notice before and it may thus be older than 10 minutes.  In that case it is only very obvious/visible now due to the ORACLE logo. 

An explanation of the implications of this copyright notice is required.
[18 Oct 2010 16:55] Todd Farmer 
This is not a bug - the Oracle copyright replaces the previous MySQL/Sun copyright statement.
[18 Oct 2010 16:58] Peter Laursen 
Exactly what is copyrighted and what is not?

Can I quote from here (with or without reference)? Where will I find the (law-compliant) guidelines for this copyright notice? 

May I not even quote myself for instance?
[18 Oct 2010 17:01] Peter Laursen 
Would you mind reply to my questions?
[18 Oct 2010 17:04] Todd Farmer 
Questions regarding legal obligations should be directed to Oracle legal team.  The bugs.mysql.com system is not an appropriate vehicle for this.
[18 Oct 2010 17:05] Peter Laursen 
.. what means that I can safely ignore it according to law in my country! :-)
[18 Oct 2010 17:09] Todd Farmer 
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