https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40459
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Bug #: 40459
Summary: Wikimedia API makes no mention of terms of use or
licensing information
Product: Wikimedia
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: General/Unknown
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
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Classification: Unclassified
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There's been much ado lately at
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Simplify_the_edit_window>
regarding the visual edit form (index.php?action=edit) including particular
legal language (specifically licensing information and site terms of use).
However, it occurs to me that the main entry point of the Wikimedia/MediaWiki
API (<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php>) does not include most of this legal
text. I'm not sure this is a problem (i.e., a legitimate bug), but it seems
like a discrepancy that should be examined.
It's possible to retrieve a wiki's "rights info" by calling
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=rightsinfo>.
This seems orthogonal to the main issue at-hand, though: nowhere on the API
entry point page does it state explicitly that edits (or other write [or even
read, I suppose] actions) are subject to the relevant and associated terms of
use and licensing.
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