[Foundation-l] "Terms of use" rewrite winding down

Sun Dec 11 21:45:53 UTC 2011

> Hi.
> 
> The "Terms of use" rewrite is starting to wind down. The current draft is
> here: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_use>.
> 
> All users are encouraged to edit and improve the draft before January 1,
> 2012. In particular, the document could use a thorough copy-edit, so any
> skilled copy-editors who are able and willing to donate a few minutes to
> look over and clean up the draft would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Sometime in early 2012, a finalized version will be sent to the Wikimedia
> Board for approval.
> 
> MZMcBride
> 

I've seen a little problem here:

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use

Attribution: To re-distribute a text page in any form, provide credit to the authors either by including a) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages you are re-using, b) ...

I want to re-distribute a text page from Wikipedia. So, I will add a hyperlink

You want to re-distribute a text page from my copy..., you will add a hyperlink to my copy

N wants to re-distribute a text page from n-1 copy

But what about authors?

przykuta