User blog comment:TOR/Join us in protecting the freedom of user-generated content/@comment-1279279-20180918174027

There seem to be several aspects to the discussion (even if 'straight copyvios and similar are excluded):

Material of various kinds that comes under 'fair usage' of copyright information. Creative Commons and similar material that creators and others know will be shared. Site specific material and user generated material which is not found elsewhere. If articles have been edited multiple times - who owns the copyright? Would it be possible to have a wikiverse/collaborative websites equivalent of the Click Use Licence or similar arrangements.

Given that 'certain well known web browser companies' provide access to snippets and longer of text, and Wikipedia (and similar) is regularly quoted in other media there may well be pressures from elsewhere - and to what extent do copyright holders and others benefit from publicity-by-wikiverse etc?