Quote from: CIYAM on April 04, 2016, 03:35:34 PM

Quote from: jwinterm on April 04, 2016, 03:33:07 PM

Where is the legal contract? Which IP rights are being given up?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1358722.msg14417641#msg14417641

(there are some links in that post)

Those links don't have the agreement. You can obtain a copy of the agreement here:
http://windowsazure.github.io/docs/Contribution%20License%20Agreement.pdf

I talked to fluffypony about it (because Monero was recently added to Azure, so he just went through the process). Here is what he had to say:

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[08:35:48] fluffypony: what did you have to sign for MS azure integration?
[08:38:26] It basically consisted of signing a Contributor License Agreement, submitting a PR to the Azure templates Github repo, and sending them a write-up.
[08:39:05] CLA agreement publicly available?
[08:42:20] jwinterm: yes, I think
[08:42:27] https://cla.azure.com has it, I think
[08:42:38] azure integration?
[08:43:06] grubles: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-blockchain-update-7/
[08:43:14] jwinterm on azure? pump pump
[08:43:27] just curious
[08:43:35] ciyam is on the qora thread talking about MS getting IP rights
[08:43:48] fluffypony: oh nice!
[08:43:51] about how if qora gets on ms azure then ms will own all IP related to qora
[08:44:20] the license only covers the code you submit to the Azure Github repo
[08:44:34] for obvious reasons you have to sign that before they'll merge it
[08:44:48] so it's just the install script and a README, in our case
[08:45:02] but literally anyone can submit the PR and sign the CLA
[08:45:08] I can go and put Qora on there and he can't stop me
[08:45:14] yeah one person did that for 5 coins...
[08:45:26] anyway, thanks for explanation
[08:46:08] is bitcoin on azure?
[08:46:16] Heyyyyyy

[08:46:20] i can't find any info
[08:46:21] I don't think so, maybe bitpay, grubles
[08:46:34] That site seems to want my github password before it lets me see anything... Fishy.
[08:46:46] http://windowsazure.github.io/docs/Contribution%20License%20Agreement.pdf
[08:46:47] foudn it
[08:46:47] no but u can just make your own template for that, its basically just a shell script that runs on the first start
[08:46:48] *found
[08:47:11] it only covers the contribution you make to their Github repo
[08:47:25] othe: similar to user data for AWS?

Relevant portion of conversation bolded. So, the only code that you are giving over to MS is the install script that will go on their github repo. I hope this clears up any confusion about whether MS would have any claim on any Qora copyrights or other IP.