See also https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0/Diff
The proposed waiver of database rights that was to accompany the move from 3.0 to 4.0 was one of the sticking points, I believe. To quote: Where you own Sui Generis Database Rights covered by CC BY-SA 4.0, you waive these rights. As an example, this means facts you contribute to the projects may be reused freely without attribution. For further background see https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0/Legal_note#Waiving_database_rights Andreas On Thursday, September 30, 2021, Strainu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Isaac, > > See https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use/Creative_Commons_4.0 > > Strainu > > Pe joi, 30 septembrie 2021, Isaac Olatunde <[email protected]> a > scris: > > Hi Strainu, > > I can't find the previous discussions.Could you please provide a link to > the public consultations (or proposal) you mentioned to allow people on > this list have a clear understanding of what was discussed? > > Best regards > > Isaac > > On Wed, 29 Sep 2021, 23:22 Strainu, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> A few years ago there was a public consultation on moving the Wikimedia > license to cc-by-sa-4.0 instead of 3.0. Now, obviously that never happened > but I couldn't find the decision documented anywhere. Why was the proposal > scrapped? Are there any plans to revisit this? > >> > >> Steainu _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], > guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > >> Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/ > hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/ > TF6DDMFO23Y3I4LJFITYYMOPHIIMWJAG/ > >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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