[Wikipedia-l] Creative Commons Licence

Thu Mar 4 14:01:43 UTC 2004

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> Not sure what's *horrible* about no derivative works.  Wikipedia doesn't 
> need to alter most images.  I'd take cc-nd over copyrighted with fair 
> use.  If cc-nd is completely unacceptable, then so is fair use, right?

The GFDL states that third-generation copiers can alter the work,
so long as they maintain its history.  If you say that about work
you only have cc-nd or fair use rights to, you're in violation.