[WikiEN-l] Columbia and Copyright

[Martin Harper]

Jimbo:

> There are pages for alphabetic browsing.
> http://www.encyclopedia.com/browse/browse-Aa.asp

> Auppose [the Wikipedia print edition] snagged the
> same 55,000 topics as Columbia?  How big would the resulting
> text be?

Wouldn't selecting the exact same 55,000 topics as Colombia be a possible 
copyright infringement? Choosing an appropriate selection of topics for a 
concise encyclopedia is a creative act...

-Martin