[Wikipedia-l] Spinoff project

Rosa Williams aprilrosanina at charter.net
Tue Mar 19 14:04:40 UTC 2002


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From: <lcrocker at nupedia.com>
To: <wikipedia-l at nupedia.com>; "Rosa Williams" <aprilrosanina at charter.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Spinoff project


> Thanks; you also need to add a clear copyright notice to
> the site itself.  In the absence of clear notice, the content
> of the site is by default fully copyrighted, and using GFDL
> content there would be a violation.  I know this legal stuff
> is a real nuisance--I'd just as soon it was all repealed.
> But while it's still the law of the land, you do have to
> pay attention to the little details.

That one I *did* remember - it's at the bottom, marked "Copyleft", with all
the details on that link. I may add some print to the main page to make that
even clearer, though.  Again, the advice is appreciated - anything that
helps fortify the site against future problems is a good thing!
-- April




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