--- Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
as we do not have to resort to a legally risky move
I guess that's what it boils down to: how legally risky is my proposition? Granted that I don't have any experience in these matters; I just find it hard to believe that a person could 1) prove that they own the copyright to some Wikipedia content 2) convince a jury that they never heard about the opt-out offer 3) claim that the license change caused damages larger than their legal costs.
If such whimsical lawsuits are indeed a possibility, then the danger of action should be weighed against the danger of inaction: right now, any past contributor could sue for violating GFDL 4.A, failing to change an article's title after modification. I just don't see how suits like that are viable.
--Axel
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