Not everything that is on Wikipedia is by virtue of it simply being there, magically transformed into GFDL, as you indicate. That is the essential problem, and the fallacy (some) users erroneously believe. So long as there are uploads, there will be copyvio. It must be dealt with accordingly. To editors on en.wp in particular, don't hesitate to take action on copyvio. It is better to err on the side of caution and aggressively delete. The license problem is as much an educational problem as an actual systemic copyvio problem. -Brad -----Original Message----- From: juriwiki-l-bounces(a)wikimedia.org [mailto:juriwiki-l-bounces@wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Gerard Meijssen Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 12:03 PM To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List Cc: juriwiki-l(a)mail.wikimedia.org Subject: [Juriwiki-l] Re: [Foundation-l] Copyright complaints Hoi, The great thing of juriwiki-l is that it is in essence a big black hole. Things get in there and it is not seen that something comes out. When it comes to issues with licenses and issues to do with the implementation of the rules many projects *choose* how to implement them. This results in content that is inconsistent with the GFDL. This in turn results in people telling organisations that use Wikipedia content that they cannot use the content as is. In my opinion, and I am not a lawyer, the license of the Wikimedia project (GFDL) states that everything that is included in the projects needs to be available under this license. When people license things under a license that is more Free, that is fine, but it needs to allow for GFDL publication. My question to the nice people that are also on the juriwiki-l am I correct in what I just said. Thanks, GerardM Patrick, Brad wrote: _______________________________________________ Juriwiki-l mailing list Juriwiki-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/juriwiki-l This email and its attachments are strictly intended for use and viewing by the sole addressee(s) on the juriwiki-l mailing-list. They cannot be published outside of this list without the prior authorization of their author(s). They may contain legally privileged and/or confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, or this email has been sent to you through inadvertence, mistake or negligence, or you have otherwise received this email without the knowledge, authority and consent of the sender, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, forwarding, distribution or copying of this email, and/or any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you believe you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the juriwiki-l mailing list by writing to juriwiki-l(a)wikimedia.org and permanently delete the original email and any attachments and discard any copies or printouts of this email and any attachments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer under IRS Circular 230: Unless expressly stated otherwise in this transmission, nothing contained in this message is intended or written to be used, nor may it be relied upon or used, (1) by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and/or (2) by any person to support the promotion or marketing of or to recommend any Federal tax transaction(s) or matter(s) addressed in this message. If you desire a formal opinion on a particular tax matter for the purpose of avoiding the imposition of any penalties, we will discuss the additional Treasury requirements that must be met and whether it is possible to meet those requirements under the circumstances, as well as the anticipated time and additional fees involved. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Disclaimer: This e-mail message and any attachments are private communication sent by a law firm, Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A., and may contain confidential, legally privileged information meant solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message, then delete the e-mail and any attachments from your system. Thank you. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l