[Foundation-l] Let's switch to CC-BY-SA

[Anthony]

> > 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
>
> What do you mean by "Article title"? We do provide an article title
> which changes with every edit. Click on "Permanent link".  It's also
> availabe with the author list. The GFDL itself recommends adding an
> unique number to the end of a title section to make it unique (section 5).
>
> Also, you would also need to prove that you didn't gave permission to
> keep the title when abiding to Wikipedia rules: "You may use the same
> title as a previous version if the original publisher of that version
> gives permission." If we consider that the publisher are not you but the
> Wikipedia project, the case is even clearer.
>
You've got the burden of proof backwards there.  Once the person suing
for copyright infringement establishes a prima facie case for
copyright infringement (that they wrote the text and that you copied
it or prepared a derivative work from it), the burden shifts to the
defendant to prove that they have a valid license.