On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:14 AM, Joan Goma <jrg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The idea is that if they believe (or their marketing studies say) there is > a market for an encyclopedia reviewed by professionals I think that this is > not incompatible with free license. > > If it were published under a free license this opens them endless > possibilities. Can copy and review articles in the same language version of > Wikipedia or possible translations from other languages. > > Its "value" does not get lost by free licensing because when someone > removes it from their website the content is no longer guaranteed to be > controlled by their professional prestige. > > If we copied to wikipedia part of its content we were not damaging their > profitability in the contrary generate traffic to their website that they > know how turn in revenue. > > The Enciclopèdia Catalana case is unique. It was created on 1968 a very > difficult historical period for Catalan. It was financed by voluntary > contributions from individuals and private entities and they will continue > having the support of Catalan society including my personal support if > needed nothing farther from my intention than damaging them.
I absolutely understand and agree. Good idea for a project to have and utilize. -- ~Keegan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l