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Is Wikipedia Copyrighted?
This has probably been discussed, but I can't find the answer. Does anyone know if we can copy Wikipedia content into an eBook edition? Many of the old books have interesting and useful information available on the Wikipedia page, that can help readers better understand a book, but is it allowed? or is there some formula to follow when quoting Wikipedia?
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Is there an eBook posted that correctly incorporates Wikipedia material? |
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Thanks for your help Dalede
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I'll do it willingly if I can just figure out how. I think that putting a Wikipedia article together with an eBook is necessary. Re-formatting Wikipedia articles to fit the different media is harder than formatting the books themselves, but including a scholarly take on these older books helps readers put them into a modern context: something that's necessary for people to understand their place in the culture. After all, the past really is "a foreign country" and all of the works that are out of copyright come to us from the past. Thank you again for your help Dale. Loyd |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...nd_obligations In particular note the example text which is really just two links where people can find the original and the copyleft stuff. Dale |
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