2009/3/4 Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org:
We've been in repeated conversations with CC about the possible attribution models. CC counsel has commented specifically that attribution-by-URL is a permissible attribution model that is consistent with the language and intent of CC-BY*.
From: geni geniice@gmail.com What is their line of reasoning on that?
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:25 AM, Geoffrey Plourde geo.plrd@yahoo.comwrote:
They wrote the damned thing, so they are most likely to understand it.
Yeah, that's why their line of reasoning is so interesting.
Specifically, I wonder under what circumstances they propose "attribution-by-URL is a permissible attribution model" (quote by Erik, not CC). Is that dependent on the type of content, the terms of service, the medium of distribution? Or is it universal, and they believe that "attribution-by-URL" is per se valid for everything distributed under CC-BY-*? Is there any possibility of getting a statement from them directly, rather than playing telephone game?
It'd also be interesting to hear someone try to reconcile this fact with the notion that the GFDL is in the same spirit as CC-BY-SA. I'd also be interested in hearing from the FSF on this issue. What do they think the attribution requirements of CC-BY-SA are, and has this changed since they released GFDL 1.3?