[Web4lib] Wikipedia vs Britannica

[Urban Marek]

You are right, we don't. But, it is available to us all. 

 

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From: Drew, Bill [mailto:drewwe at MORRISVILLE.EDU] 
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:33 PM
To: Urban Marek
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Wikipedia vs Britannica

 

How do we know that it is entirely factual?  You may be right about it not
being a clear case.  I am not a lawyer.  It is definitely a violation of the
list policies.

 

Wilfred (Bill) Drew
E-mail: mailto:drewwe at morrisville.edu <mailto:drewwe at morrisville.edu> 
AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4 <aim:goim?screenname=BillDrew4>  

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin)

 

 


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From: Urban Marek [mailto:marek.urban at lac-bac.gc.ca] 
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:30 PM
To: Drew, Bill
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Wikipedia vs Britannica

The policy of this list aside, what makes this example a "clear" violation
of fair use is not all too clear. And threats of expulsion are perhaps too
rush. 

 

Since we are on the topic of Wikipedia, perhaps this would help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use> 

 

Marek Urban

 

 

 

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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:41 PM
To: Chuck0; Patricia F Anderson
Cc: James Jacobs; Web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Wikipedia vs Britannica

 

Being for open sharing of information does not mean opposition to

copyright.  Just because you disagree just not necessarily mean it is

right and prudent to support posting of an entire article here.  Such

posting is clearly not fair use.  

 

Wilfred (Bill) Drew

E-mail: mailto:drewwe at morrisville.edu

AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4 

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org 

> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Chuck0

> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:22 PM

> To: Patricia F Anderson

> Cc: James Jacobs; Web4lib at webjunction.org

> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Wikipedia vs Britannica

> 

> Patricia F Anderson wrote:

> > Not just bad form, but illegal, especially for a list that 

> is archived 

> > publicly online. Is there a way to edit the archives so that Nature 

> > doesn't get annoyed with us? -- Patricia

> 

> There are some of us who disagree. Information wants to be free and 

> sharing articles on an email discussion list certainly falls 

> within even 

> the most conservative interpretation of fair use. We 

> librarians ought to 

> be a bit more vocal about supporting the open sharing of 

> information and 

> be opposed to closed and proprietary systems.

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