*For the later, I suppose there is nothing we can do, however this seems to ruin the whole business model, doesn't it? * Well, that's because Wikimedia isn't a business model.
DM On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Istvan Soos <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm evaluating our legal options around commercially using wikipedia > content, if this is not the right forum, please let me know / forward > the question. It might be that the method I describe is not legally > possible, so if there is any similar situation that does or does not > work, please let me know either. I'd like to play safe in this field > and avoid potential issues. > > For the sake of example we would like to automatically convert the > page content to a different text and different format (e.g. > automatically create text extracts and compile it into a pdf document) > and sell it as part of a subscription service or even better as a > standalone product. We include all the attributions / links wherever > possible, and mark that the source of the product is Wikipedia. What > else are we required to do before the sell can happen? Is there any > fee or percentage that shall go back to mediawiki foundation in such > cases? Can we restrict the copy or re-distribution of such product? > For the later, I suppose there is nothing we can do, however this > seems to ruin the whole business model, doesn't it? > > Thank you for your help, > Istvan > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
