User:Kaihsu/copyright

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I cannot license under GNU Free Documentation License (or cc-by-sa) without asserting my copyright on the work in the first place (either implicitly, as many other contributors do; or explicitly, as I do on my user page). The first sentence of section 1 of GFDL (et seq.) speaks of ‘the copyright holder’, which refers to me (not Wikimedia Foundation, Free Software Foundation, or anybody else) when the work is my original contribution. (In fact, by including the copyright notice, I am simply following the instructions included with GFDL.)

Licensing under GFDL is not the same as donating into the public domain. (I also do that from time to time with specific works on Wikimedia projects; but that is a separate matter.)

I assert my moral rights on the work to make the defence of GFDL (by the ‘community’, whatever that means) stronger. (For example, in the case that someone contravenes the GFDL terms by copying Wikipedia content without crediting the contributors.)

The notice I put on my user page, therefore, is done in good faith and with a correct understanding of the licences (GFDL and cc-by-sa). Objections to that notice, I am sad to say, is based on an unclear understanding of the licences.