[Wikipedia-l] Astrobiology encyclopedia and Wikipedia

koyaanisqatsi at nupedia.com koyaanisqatsi at nupedia.com
Thu Oct 31 19:56:18 UTC 2002


>--- koyaanisqatsi at nupedia.com wrote about attributions:
>> *but* he should know that, as a
>> wiki, we currently can't guarantee that the citation will remain
>> there permanently since anyone could remove it.

Axel responded:
>I don't think that's a big concern: if somebody removes the 
(required)
>attribution, then that's a violation of copyright law and we would 
have
>to revert. It's the same as if somebody uploads copyrighted materials
>without permission: we are in violation and have to revert.

well, I think it's a big concern, because we have no guarantee that 
anyone will notice the removal, much less revert it.

kq







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