[Wikipedia-l] Re: letter to HMSO

[sgilbert at nbnet.nb.ca]

> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 21:29:53 -0700
> From: Sean Barrett <sean at epoptic.org>
>
> Thus, under the terms of the GFDL, we cannot pass the Crown copyright
> restrictions on to third-generation re-copiers.  For example, I might
> copy material from the Royal Navy's site into an article about HMS
> SCEPTRE, doing so accurately, honestly, and with attribution, but a
> third party who copied the article onto his Web site, removed the
> attribution, and somehow altered the information to be deceptive would
> not be in violation of our license.

I recommend using a more positive example of breaking Crown 
Copyright, such as creating derivative works. The deceptive editing 
example is likely the reason why they don't allow modifications in 
the first place. Also, you might want to mention that the GFDL has 
no restrictions against commercial use.

- Stephen Gilbert
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