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'''Attribution''' just means crediting an [[author]] | '''Attribution''' just means crediting an [[author]], as in a '''byline''': | ||
e.g. "...by [[Lowest Troll]]" | |||
The [[Creative Commons]] [[consortium]] refers to [[parametric license]]s that require attribution as "by-", so the "by-sa" license requires both attribution and [[share-alike]] terms. The [[GFDL]] license requires the five most prominent authors to be credited so it too has an attribution requirement. | The [[Creative Commons]] [[consortium]] refers to [[parametric license]]s that require attribution as "by-", so the "by-sa" license requires both attribution and [[share-alike]] terms. The [[GFDL]] license requires the five most prominent authors to be credited so it too has an attribution requirement. | ||
:Due to [[Wikimedia corruption]] and [[Mediawiki]] deficiencies (likely related) the [[Wikimedia]] [[usurper]]s do not recognize this legal requirement but instead rely on their [[GodKing]]'s assertion that "everything is ok" and no legal trouble will result. That GodKing is not a lawyer, however, so this belief in his opinion is only [[groupthink]], and probably quite dangerous. |