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@Smallbones: See the top of https://wikipedia20.pubpub.org where it says: "Selected entries will be published in print by the MIT Press in Fall 2020, also under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license." There is also a page for the forthcoming book on WorldCat, major online booksellers, and the MIT Press website: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/wikipedia-20 Biogeographist (talk) 22:30, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Copyright holders can license material under more than one license. The linked source document unequivocally states this passage is CC-BY 4.0 licensed. All CC licenses state that they are irrevocable, so it doesn't matter if it is later published under an additional license. Wug·a·po·des 22:42, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
To be clear, the purpose of my comments is to tell people about the forthcoming book, not to contest the licensing status of this article! I imagine the licensing of the MIT Press book refers to that book as a whole (including the MIT Press typesetting). Biogeographist (talk) 00:02, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
One reason why people might be interested in the book, for example, is because it can be cited as a source in Wikipedia articles. Biogeographist (talk) 00:05, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it will be a great book. We *plan* on having interviews with the editors, etc. when it comes out. And, just in case, I always clear these things with the editor and the author ahead of time, even though I know the license is CC-BY 4.0. Smallbones(smalltalk) 02:04, 21 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]