On 23/11/2007, Robert Horning robert_horning@netzero.net wrote:
en.wikibooks that I haven't touched at least on some level. Mind you, I'm not trying to say I'm going to be a PITA on this, but a presumption that existing copyright claims are irrelevant and can be effectively ignored is going to be something tough to accomplish and IMHO a legal nightmare. I know for a fact that I am not alone here on this declaration of copyright on my contributions to Wikimedia projects.
Then why did you hit "submit" each time?
My contributions have been under the terms of the GFDL, and whatever the FSF says is the "or later version" I will respect in terms of fitting to the fine points of the GFDL. There is no way I can "take the license away" at this point, but I certainly am going to expect that the terms of the GFDL are followed on my contributions.
I suspect I've lost track of the particular hypothetical offence you are speaking of. A violation of your copyright that you'll win even if the reuser points to "or later version"? If it's not a future version of the GFDL, then "or later version" can't possibly apply.
- d.