[Wikipedia-l] Re: Force user to choose a license when uploading data

[Michael Snow]

Caroline Ford wrote:

>Ray Saintonge wrote:
>
>> Peter Jaros wrote:
>>
>>> On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 03:55 PM, Jimmy Wales wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think there is universal support for this proposal, actually this
>>>> proposal:
>>>>
>>>> 1.  Force the user to choose a license
>>>> 2.  Force the user to fill out a field (or more?) indicating the source
>>>> 3.  Write this on the page: {{msg:<NameOfLicense>}}
>>>> 4.  Additionally store the license and source information in a separate
>>>> database field
>>>
>>>
>>> What about {{msg:CopyrightedFreeUseProvided}}, which takes an 
>>> "argument" (text following the tag)?  Perhaps a text field after the 
>>> license choice? 
>>
>>
>> My only concern about this approach is that most people don't 
>> understand anything about copyright.  Asking them to choose a license 
>> under those circumstances is like rolling dice.  It would be nice if 
>> the license choices were accompanied by a brief outline of the 
>> implications of each choice.
>>
>> Ec
>
>Another problem is that people regularly put things under the wrong 
>license ie claiming things are public domain when they are not.
>
>We certainly need sources though.
>
Sources we absolutely must have. I still think it would be simpler, and 
better, to not provide choices of license. We don't need to have people 
engaging in the amateur practice of law any more than they already do.

--Michael Snow
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