Hi Huib,
Thanks for the addition, it is a good point. This means the only valid
business model would be the personalized content, because that way the
users are unlikely to copy the content from each-other. Can you point
any flaw in that model?
Thanks,
Istvan
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Huib Laurens <sterkebak(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
If I read your example there is something missing, its very important
that you also add the license and the note that everybody can use the
content for personal or commercional use according the terms stated in
the license.
I don't think you can change the license and when you sell it, it
would stay under a free license.
Huib
2009/12/27, Istvan Soos <istvan.soos(a)gmail.com>om>:
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
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