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The text usually is from Wikipedia and the tabulated data seems to come from Wikidata.
by blattimwind 8y ago
The text usually is from Wikipedia and the tabulated data seems to come from Wikidata.
- kibwen 8y agoWikipedia's text content is licensed under CC-BY-SA, which means that if Google isn't giving attribution somewhere then they would be in violation of the license.
- dannyw 8y agoGoogle gives attribution when text content is used. For simple bibliographical information like who someone’s spouses is, it is not copyrightable, and no attribution is needed.
- btown 8y agoFacts may not be copyrightable, but by academic standards they should still be sourced. Google doesn't derive shareholder value from training people to seek primary sources, though.