[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #15769: Hello Dolly plugin doesn't explain license of copyrighted lyrics

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#15769: Hello Dolly plugin doesn't explain license of copyrighted lyrics
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 Reporter:  novasource       |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins          |     Version:  3.0.2
 Severity:  trivial          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  Troll food       |
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Comment (by chipbennett):

 Replying to [comment:23 nuclearmoose]:
 > Ridiculous. Beyond ridiculous. GAFL. This whole debate is over the use
 of two words which neither causes harm to the copyright holder nor implies
 someone other than the original composer created the work.

 With all due respect: the ticket regards the use of the "Hello Dolly"
 lyrics ''in their entirety'', not merely "two words".

 You don't need a license to write about the song.

 The Hello Dolly Plugin does not "write about" the song "Hello Dolly";
 rather, it ''incorporates the entirety of the lyrics of Hello Dolly''.

 You don't need a license to quote a snippet of the song.

 The ''entire song'', not a snippet, is quoted.

 You don't need to indemnify a reader of your work containing the song
 title or sample of the lyrics.
 > What we need here is common sense. I know I'm feeding the trolls here,
 so I apologize for that.
 > GAFL.

 I'll assume that you merely skimmed the ticket and comments, which led you
 to your incorrect conclusion that this matter regarded merely the name of
 the Hello Dolly Plugin.

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