is that copyright thing something unique to Australia? I dont think they can
claim that in the US unless you sign some documents first.
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> Howard's response is below. Hopefully this makes things clearer for
> those who are still interested.
>
>
> I worked for Oracle for 4 years, producing my own stuff in my
> own time, to elaborate on questions that perplexed me, and
> about which I would often get asked by Oracle course students
> -because the "official" material either didn't cover it,
> covered it badly, or just plain mis-informed.
>
> Oracle claimed copyright on the lot, so I had to remove the
> material (Lydian Third is a site which copied the lot first,
> and despite repeated requests still hasn't removed it).
>
> In June this year, I asked for permission to have a website
> again, offering to have all material and content vetted by
> anyone Oracle cared to choose for the job, before it went up.
> They refused. I also asked for permission to stay at home when I wasn't
> training, so that I could do research on Oracle matters. They
> refused that too.
>
> In August, I therefore resigned. I finished work *for* Oracle
> on October 6th. I had two weeks of leisure, and now I
> contract back to Oracle, teaching much as before. Only this
> time, I get to write my own material, and when I'm not
> training, I can stay at home and do real research.
>
> I was never sacked by Oracle.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
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