Re: Re: [Wikipedia-l] An FDL test case: McFly

On Feb 12, 2004, at 3:27 AM, Jake Nelson wrote:

> Erg, looks like it didn't go to the list last time I sent this, let's 
> try
> that again...
>
> My thought is to set up a page, say on meta, where people can list
> themselves if they wish to object to his use of articles to which 
> they've
> contributed. With just a few major contributors, that'll encompass a 
> large
> portion of the article space. Coordinated action can be quite 
> effective.

Again, I'm no lawyer, but wouldn't it be possible (even appropriate) 
for a section to be added to the Copyrights page, specifying the 
owner(s) of the copyright for Wikipedia to be the Wikipedian community 
as a group, with certain people (probably Jimmy Wales, for example, 
among others) as the designated representative(s)?  This would grant 
certain people the "authority" to speak for a larger number of members 
in cases like this.

Of course, the GFDL doesn't really allow for group ownership like that, 
does it?  And adding something that involves such a big change might 
not be legally feasible considering Wikipedia's already lengthy 
history.

(Aside: Would this be a good idea for other communities, like the "Star 
Trek" wiki that I've helped get off the ground in recent months?)

Dan Carlson, Administrator
Memory Alpha: A Star Trek WikiWiki
http://memoryalpha.st-minutiae.com/