[Wikipedia-l] A question about "Crown copyright"

[Jimmy Wales]

Sean Barrett wrote:
> My question is this: can we use their material, as long as we reproduce
> it accurately and not in a misleading context, and credit it like we
> credit FOLDOC and other sources?  The license does not say anything
> about derivative work.

I don't think we can use it.  Anything we use has to be compatible
with us re-releasing it under the GNU FDL, which means giving people
permission to make derivative works from it if they live up to the
conditions of the license.  As we have no right to make derivative
works of Crown Copyright material, we have no right to authorize
others to do so, either.

--Jimbo