[WikiEN-l] Fwd: FW: Billboard chart data licensing

[Brandon Cordy]

(we should probably move this discussion back to the mail list, but...)

"A lesson to me?" I don't really care either way whether or not Wikipedia
lists Billboard information; the legality of the issue was something that
peopel felt should be inquired about (the question has been o nthe table for
quite some time), and so it was. It's better to research something than to
turn a blind eye to what very well could be an unallowable use of
propriatery information.

On 11/15/05, Kelly Martin <kelly.lynn.martin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/15/05, Brandon Cordy <b.touch at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Here's an email I got from the Business Development associate at VNU
> Media:
> >
> > Please tell the appropriate person at Wikepedia to contact me as soon as
> > possible. As Sam noted, the current use of our content on your site is
> not
> > permissible without a licensing agreement. Therefore we would like to
> > resolve the issue quickly. Thanks again for bringing this to our
> > attention.
> >
> > Best,
> > Ben
>
> It is better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission, especially
> when dealing with people who think you need to pay them money to get
> permission to do things you can do without asking for it in the first
> place.
>
> Let this be a lesson to you.
>
> Kelly
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