[WikiEN-l] GFDL lawsuits - who can sue?

[Anthony DiPierro]

On 5/15/06, Fastfission <fastfission at gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems to me that the most plausible place in which someone could
> use the GFDL in suing is if you re-used improperly re-used material.
>
> For example: Company X downloads GFDL material from Wikipedia but does
> not correctly comply with the terms of the GFDL. Company Y knows
> Company X's material is GFDL and re-uses it themselves. Company X sues
> Company Y; Company Y pulls out the GFDL, proves the material was
> originally licensed under it, counter-sues Company X for having
> claimed they had copyright control over something they they did not.
>
Is it illegal to claim you have copyright control over something you
do not?  I'm sure there are plently of laws against claiming you
*wrote* something you didn't, but if you properly attribute the
authors but tack on a false claim of copyright, I don't see how that
can be illegal.

Anthony