[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11538: Unbundle Hello Dolly

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#11538: Unbundle Hello Dolly
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 Reporter:  caesarsgrunt  |        Owner:  westi  
     Type:  enhancement   |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  3.0    
Component:  Plugins       |      Version:  3.0    
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                |  
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Comment(by strider72):

 Rude comments aside, novasource has made an excellent point:  The lyrics
 to the song "Hello Dolly" are almost certainly still under copyright,
 which would make it **illegal** for WordPress.org to include it without
 permission.

 An example plugin is a great idea, but this one is problematic in the
 particulars.

 Who knows -- perhaps the copyright holder would give permission for a not-
 profit organization making open-source software.  Then again, maybe not.

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