[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:  closed
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins          |     Version:  3.0.2
 Severity:  trivial          |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  Troll food       |
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Comment (by JDTrower):

 Well, all someone would have had to do is go to Jerry Herman's web site
 (http://www.jerryherman.com/) scroll down until you find the contact page
 link on which an email address is located to send mail for Jerry Herman.
 Then compose an email containing the link for this ticket and for the
 plugin in question along with some pertinent information and wait for a
 response.  The following response came from Terry Marler, Jerry Herman's
 partner for 11 years, and I quote "Such permission has not been granted
 and should not be being used."

 I'm sure for this response to be considered firm, valid proof, that
 someone should probably go through the more formal process of contacting
 the lawyer for Jerry Herman and getting an official response that way.  I
 admit, that there is no way without a protracted email correspondence and
 other correspondence to prove identities and authorization to make such a
 statement as the one quoted above.  However, this statement would indicate
 that the Hello, Dolly! plugin does not have the permission of the
 copyright holder and that permission was not attained or granted to Matt
 Mullenweg or WordPress to use the lyrics.  This results in millions of
 sites out there with a plugin that is violating the copyright of Jerry
 Herman and WordPress is solely to blame for the forcing of that copyright
 infringement upon everyone through the bundling of this plugin with
 WordPress core.

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