Thanks for the clarification, Michelle and for the follow-up Pranav. - Sundar   "That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture ________________________________ From: Pranav Curumsey <pranav(a)wikimedia.in> To: Discussion list on Indian language projects of Wikimedia. <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: mpaulson(a)wikimedia.org Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 10:05 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Licence violation FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michelle Paulson <mpaulson(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Licence violation Yes, we actually cracked down on them 2 years ago from not making it clear that the content was from Wikipedia.  They have since changed their ways and have it clearly stated in the "Overview" section and properly attributed the Wikipedia contributors involved in the book.  We looked into how they could change the "Authors" section, but the online sellers' platforms they were using (such as Barnes and Noble) don't permit more than a few names, which makes listing all of the contributors impossible and we didn't want them to say that Wikipedia was the author because that erroneously makes people think that they books were sponsored or introduced by WMF or the contributors involved, neither of which is true.  Additionally, we do not believe that not listing the contributors under the "Author" section online is necessarily a violation of the license.  However, not listing them in the book, where the content actually is reproduced, was and they have since corrected that to the best of my knowledge. Hope that helps clear things up! -Michelle -- Michelle Paulson Legal Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 mpaulson(a)wikimedia.org 415.839.6885 ext. 6608 (Office) 415.882.0495 (Fax) NOTICE: This message might have confidential or legally privileged information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personalcapacity. _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l