As stated above "We have a process for releasing under your own copyright, but it is not as flexible.". I think that's entirely fair - if you're a Google emplo

As stated above "We have a process for releasing under your own copyright, but it is not as flexible.". I think that's entirely fair - if you're a Google employee contributing to a project that might potentially compete with Google, I don't see a problem with Google asking you to get permission.