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> Does this mean that a French author can sue us for using work that he
> voluntarily contributed to Wikipedia? Assuming the author's work has
> monetary value more than zero, then the zero we are paying him is by
> necessity more than 7/12 less than what it is really worth. Are we
> legally different in this case than a commercial publisher who
> convinces
> someone to sign away his rights for much less than they're worth?
Well, at least he could try to sue. I am not sure he would get remedies
for a non-commercial use, but he could certainly obtain to forbid you
to us his work any longer.