That seems sensible to me. In the articles, they are facts about an artists
career. We might also want to put this information on the WP:MUSIC page so
as to develop a policy.
You could claim that they are US chart hits and leave it at that although
that raises verifiabuility problems. For old charts, you could possibly look
at using Cashbox charts as an alternative. Top 40 charts has a US chart
listing as well for more modern times. see (
)
The other problem is what happens in other countries if their charts do the
same using Billboard as a precedent.
Regards
Keith Old
User:Capitalistroadster
On 11/16/05, Brandon Cordy <b.touch(a)gmail.com> wrote:
As far as legal issues go, I was always told it was better to be safe than
sorry.
Be that as it may, I emailed Jimbo, and he says that we should keep the
BIllboard info in the artist/song/album articles, and delete articles
dedicated to re-listing, for example, the Hot 100 #1 hits and such.
On 11/15/05, geni <geniice(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 11/15/05, Brandon Cordy <b.touch(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> (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.
Not from a legal standpoint.
--
geni
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