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 (http://top40-charts.com/)
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@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@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/15/05, Brandon Cordy b.touch@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.
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