[Foundation-l] What's appropriate attribution?

[David Gerard]

2008/10/23 Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net>:
> David Gerard wrote:

>> The threat model we're taking about is: what does a reuser say if
>> taken to court by an insane and obsessive author? Would a judge
>> consider the reuser's actions reasonable, given accepted behaviour
>> regarding said licence to date? That sort of squishy, arguable, grey
>> area thing.

> There is no inoculation to prevent insanity and obsession.  Whatever
> model is chosen can provide opportunities for the litigious.  Thus if we
> go with the five principal authors, what's to prevent number six from
> arguing that he should be in the top five.


Precisely - would the reuser's behaviour and demonstrable good faith
and actions in accordance with common practice be sufficient for the
judge to say "haha no" and throw the case out, possibly awarding costs
against the plaintiff? If "yes" then all is well.


- d.