[wp-docs] The point about Copyright

[Jenna Pfister]

You lost me at "the voices that actually matter are those people that have
contributed".


On 9/22/05, Podz <podz at tamba2.org.uk> wrote:
>
>
> 1. This is nothing to do with me or my contributions.
>
> 2. This is everything to do with protecting the copyrights that belong
> to each and every contributor.
>
> 3. Right now, all that's rattled out - by people who have not given
> largely to Codex - is the phrase "It's GPL". The people who actually
> have done the work are not being consulted about their copyright.
> Doesn't that strike you as odd ?
>
> 4. This is about taking action now so that the work is protected. From
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html -"be sure to find out who
> the copyright holders of the software are before reporting a violation."
> and yet when I start to create a page of all the copyright holders, I
> get told it is a waste of time. Please do explain WHY that is a waste of
> time given that it would be needed.
>
> 5. The Codex still does not say that copyright is retained by the
> author. It does not say what rights the author may or may not have. It
> does not say who may or may not make any judgements about copyright,
> publishing, income generation etc. Don't you think it should ? It
> doesn't matter one bit that YOU might know - it should be there in clear
> language for all to see and understand before they start typing
>
> 6. This is not about fame and reward AT ALL. My contributions to Codex
> are way way less than a great many people, but that does not diminish
> the fact that I have the right to express what I want on this issue nor
> does it stop me looking at the bigger picture and wondering just what is
> going on. that is not a conspiracy theory, merely that right now this
> situation is just begging to be exploited given the condition it is in.
>
> 7. If this thread were about code in the Hackers list I'd be able to
> feel the heat from here.
>
> 8. It's a mess. It needs sorting out and the voices that actually matter
> are those people that have contributed - and surely everyone is equal
> there ? Or are we ? And if we are not, just say so.
>
> P.
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