You may want to still consider dual-licensing. That resolution will have to go through several phases of approval before actually happening and the two licenses are incompatible until the official change is made.
Sincerely, Seth On Mar 25, 8:18 am, James Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > oh, i seehttp://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:License_update > > it is all merging > and i won't have to worry about the difference :) > > is that right?? > > > > Leigh Blackall wrote: > > Even though I like to make out that I know a bit about Copyright, I > > don't actually know where the difference lays between GNU and CC BY > > SA.. A proforma letter on Wikied would be great! Perhaps you should > > cross ppost your question into WV as well.. > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 12:39 PM, James Neill <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > I realise this isn't a new topic, so feel to point me to > > further/background reading... > > > but what are the implications and legal subtleties of the difference > > between the licenses used on WV (GNU Free) and WE (CC Attribution)? > > > I would like to prepare a proforma letter to send to owners of > > copyright > > material which I use in my teaching (e.g., an image in a > > presentation), > > requesting permission for them to release the IP into a free culture > > license which would it to be uploaded into Wiki Commons or > > elsewhere as > > appropriate. My hunch is that > 50% could give permission. > > > If there is such a letter you know of or can share, please let me > > know. > > > Obviously it would be important for such a letter to cover all > > conceivable licensing contingencies. > > > Is the solution to dual-license materials? And could that be done, > > practically? > > > -- > > -- > > Leigh Blackall > > +64(0)21736539 > > skype - leigh_blackall > > SL - Leroy Goalpost > >http://learnonline.wordpress.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1341 - Release Date: 24/03/2008 > > 3:03 PM > > -- > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Web: http://wilderdom.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/jtneill > Wiki/blog:http://ucspace.canberra.edu.au/x/fIAeAg > Bookmarks:http://del.icio.us/jtneill --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
