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[Aaron Angel <thatoneguy AT aaronjangel.us>]

At the risk of being pedantic, I'm not sure how one would attribute the content if it were reused when neither the authors nor the preferred ways to attribute content are listed.  Admittedly, I don't know the details of who wrote what; if it's all one person, the point is probably moot.

Unless the author has stated otherwise, the author should be assumed to retain copyright.  So, unless everyone has unanimously agreed to that license, declaring it could be misleading.  I'd just assume not say anything, in that case, and if someone else wants to reuse content, put the onus on them to ask for permission.

On the other hand, if all the authors have already agreed to a license, then I think simply stating that content is licensed under X would be preferable.  If attribution is desired, include how attribution should be made.

On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Brian Koontz <brian AT opennicproject.org> wrote:

On Wed, Jan 02, 2013 at 11:14:49AM -0600, Quinn Wood wrote:
> On 01/02/2013 11:09 AM, Peter Green wrote:
> >I can't nor want to take any credit for the website. I didn't make
> >the theme and 99.99% of the content isn't mine. I merely coordinated
> >the job, others did the work/content.
> >
> Well your better off naming individuals or a registered group, that's all.

No, it's not.  The material is derived from other copyright material.
It's not necessary to do this in order to enforce the CC license.
Please, let's not make it more complex than it needs to be.

> Copyright is a royal mess.

Agreed.

  --Brian

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