[Foundation-l] GFDL Q&A update and question

[Erik Moeller]

2009/1/12 Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org>:
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Erik Moeller <erik at wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> If, by terms of service of Wikipedia, we ask
>> contributors to give permission to be attributed by URL under certain
>> circumstances, this is consistent with the language of CC-BY-SA, and
>> is consistent with the attribution requirements of GFDL.

> Even if the terms of service are modified *after* the contribution is made?

Yes, because it's consistent with the past licensing terms
(attribution/credit requirements of the GFDL) and, to the extent that
terms of service have been published through pages like
Wikipedia:Copyrights, with those terms as well.
-- 
Erik Möller
Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation

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