On 04/06/2008, Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 8:14 PM, geni
<geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
2008/6/4 Thomas Dalton
<thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com>om>:
(and the licensing concerns that
go along with that - I doubt anyone can say with absolute certainty
whether such usurpation is even legal,
It probably isn't:
I would disagree, attribution to one pseudonym is just as good as
attribution to another pseudonym. In reality, whatever the username is
on an account, it's still represented by the same unique numeric
identifier in the database, the user's contribution history is
preserved, etc.
Is there a legal precedent for that point of view? The identifier in
the database is irrelevant, that's not the information being
published.
If a user really wants proper legal attribution for
their work, and
want to enforce it, they are going to need more then just a pseudonym.
If you attach your real name to your account, then your real name
stays contant even if the account name changes.
Even if you have a real name set, your contributions aren't attributed to it.