I thought there was already an issue, but apparently is not around.
A while ago I was thinking about adding properly sanitized database dumps and configuration files for testing purposes and for reference to the repository.
After some digging around and some thinking, I feel there is a problem: I have no idea as to what extent the various copyright laws cover database structures.
What I think I got is that database schema is protected by copyright law (at least the U.S. one) if certain conditions of "creativity" are present, although those conditions are likely defined on a case-by-case basis, so it's impossible to know if a db-schema is protected by the copyright law until a court decides.
For me reach a court is a bit too much, so I just gave up on the idea.
Now there is an issue for tracking, if anyone has ideas on the topic, feel free to reply. (Even though I've closed it.)
I thought there was already an issue, but apparently is not around.
A while ago I was thinking about adding properly sanitized database dumps and configuration files for testing purposes and for reference to the repository. After some digging around and some thinking, I feel there is a problem: I have no idea as to what extent the various copyright laws cover database structures. What I think I got is that database schema is protected by copyright law (at least the U.S. one) if certain conditions of "creativity" are present, although those conditions are likely defined on a case-by-case basis, so it's impossible to know if a db-schema is protected by the copyright law until a court decides.
For me reach a court is a bit too much, so I just gave up on the idea.
Now there is an issue for tracking, if anyone has ideas on the topic, feel free to reply. (Even though I've closed it.)