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Wikipedia's Terms of Use basically just guide you to act in a manner compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution / Share-Alike license, as well as the earl
by neilk 17y ago
Wikipedia's Terms of Use basically just guide you to act in a manner compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution / Share-Alike license, as well as the earlier GFDL license. (I am not a lawyer, probably there are significant additions, that's just my take on it).
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use
Facebook could have scraped Wikipedia without asking, but as it happens, there is an agreement in place. I happen to work at the WMF, but don't ask me for more details, I'm not that privy to them.
This thread might help.
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/194087 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/foundation/194087
- what 17y agoInteresting. The thread certainly makes it seem like it will be mutually beneficial. Maybe Facebook is a little less evil than I think, considering they gave a heads up.