Will I have to take permission of Wikipedia to post portions of their content from their site??

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Will I have to take permission of Wikipedia to post portions of their content from their site??

I am creating a new website, and I have included some definitions from Wikipedia. I have also mentioned the source as Wikipedia. Is that all or do I have to get all that copy-right thingy that most books carry??? If it is so, then could you please suggest any open-source site (encyclopedia) from where I can borrow articles for free. Thanks!!

2007-01-28 19:05:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet

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"The text contained in Wikipedia is copyrighted (automatically under the Berne Convention) by Wikipedia contributors and licensed to the public under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). "

You should read the article quoted below.

2007-01-28 20:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by Cribbage 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋