On 03.08.2012 16:01, Gregor Hagedorn wrote:
> On 3 August 2012 15:10, Daniel Kinzler <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>     Anything that constitutes even a sentence can not be copied to Wikidata, 
> or
>     needs an extra license statement attached. 
> 
> 
> Depends on the sentence. I find it doubtful that many single sentences in
> infoboxes are sufficiently creative to warrant copyright protection. It is the
> creativity that is protected, not adequate expression of knowledge.

Yea, I was erring on the side of caution here. Any fully automated import would
have to skip any free text, because it *might* be protected.

-- daniel


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