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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
Wikipedia is not "pleading" for money.
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Umm...it's really not a matter for debate. Here's some
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Anyway....
Encarta folded but Britannica Online did not. It hardly serves as a comparison or statement regarding of any kind of copyright licensing models.
And Wikipedia does not make profit, that's not it's goal, so I do not see the relevance of that comparison in this context.