[Wikipedia-l] File upload Copyright notice

[Brion Vibber]

On ĵaŭ, 2002-01-31 at 12:09, Axel Boldt wrote:
> The current file upload utility requires the user to "donate" the
> copyright to "Wikipedia". Wikipedia is no legal entity, so this
> doesn't make sense. It is also not in line with the way we have
> handled copyrights up to know for text submissions: the user retains
> copyright, but licenses the work under GFDL. I suggest that this be
> changed.

Hmm, I read it as the *file* being donated, not the copyright. Poorly
worded in either case...

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)