[WikiEN-l] Using paragraphs from wikipedia on other websites

[Nina Stratton]

On 1/9/07, Rory Stolzenberg <rory096 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 1/8/07, mwookie <peter at iriselements.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Ok, I know this has probably been addressed 100 times, but I can't make
> > sense
> > of it all. I am created a directory site for my state (New Mexico). I
> > would
> > like to use wiki information about each city on the site. I don't want
> to
> > include the whole articles (mirror like). But I am quoting verbatim
> text.
> >
> > Questions:
> > 1) If I include several paragraphs from the text in my website, does my
> > entire site need to be licensed under the GFDL or just that page, or
> just
> > the "text" versus the layout, links, etc.?
> >
> > 2) What is an appropriate link,citation? I have heard or ready that I
> must
> > link the history page of the document.
> >
> > 3) Any question that I should be asking, but don't know to ask :)
> >
> > Well, anyhow. I have read all the reusing content stuff on wikiepedia
> and
> > I
> > understand 70% of it, but want to get some more input
> >
> > An example or what I am thinking of doing is at:
> > http://newmexicodirect.net/other-nm-cities/artesia/ The majority of the
> > quoted text is near the bottom of the page.
> >
> > Also, if you have links to other discussions on the subject, I would
> love
> > to
> > see more. Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > --
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> >
> http://www.nabble.com/Using-paragraphs-from-wikipedia-on-other-websites-tf2943552.html#a8231036
> > Sent from the English Wikipedia mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>
> 1) None of the text you write yourself has to be under the GFDL, only the
> text that you quote.
>
> 2) Linking the article page should be fine, since the history page is just
> one click away from there anyway. You can link the history too if you
> want.
>
> 3) You probably don't need to have a copy of the entire GFDL on your site,
> as you could easily assert fair use and you'd most likely win, but if you
> really want to comply more than you need to, you should have a page with
> the
> GFDL and link to that everywhere you quote something from WP.
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