Re: [Foundation-l] RfC: License update proposal - Wikimedia-l

22 Jan 2009

Anthony writes:

...
  On the other hand, the history page *could* be
interpreted as being  
 part of
 the Document. 
Even if it's on a different server?

...
  For online copies, as I've said before, I
don't see much problem  
 with this.
 As I've said before, it's hard to draw the line as to what is part  
 of the
 work and what is not part of the work, when it comes to online  
 sources.  But
 I don't think the same argument can be made for offline copies. 
So, online but on a different server is okay, but online when there's  
an offline copy isn't? What is the legal distinction you're drawing  
here? (I ask for the "legal distinction" because you are articulating  
your concern in terms of what you purport to be violations of your  
legal rights.)

...
  My main concern is that CC-BY-SA will be deliberately
misinterpreted  
 to not
 require direct attribution - and the published draft of the RfC  
 confirms
 that this concern is valid. 
So you think an online attribution on a separate page (or server) when  
the article is online is "direct"? But an online attribution on a  
separate page (or server) when the article is offline is *not*  
"direct"?  What is the legal (or "rights") basis for this
distinction?

--Mike