On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Istvan Soos <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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?
>

If people can bottles of water for nearly $1/liter, I'm sure there's a
business model for selling Wikipedia.
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