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    is it legal to use its contents (definitions or general information) for my site with a referral to it ?i need some definitions and i found it on wekipedia so can i use it with adsense ads ?
     
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    commandos Notable Member

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    #2
    there is a lot of sites with wikipedia contents .

    even wikipedia give u the whole thing , u just need 2 upload it to your site ...

    one of the big site that use wikipedia info : answers.com

    and they do have ads on them .
     
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    Mido Well-Known Member

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    thanks comandos now i feel free to use info and contents i need from wikipedia without being afraid to violate TOS but shall i put link to the source or i just mention that it was collected from wikipedia ?
     
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    commandos Notable Member

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    this is what wikipedia have to say about it :

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights
     
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    Mido Well-Known Member

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    dosent work en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia repost it
     
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    Mido Well-Known Member

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    wow i cant read all this i am not perfect in english so what is the point ?
     
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    commandos Notable Member

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    #8
    hummmmmmmmm .......

    just use there content :p and add ur ads no one will mess with u .

    you can use there contents ....

    make same as answers.com .
     
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    You can, but your users will have the same right over the content on your site.
     
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    Mido Well-Known Member

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    do you mean that they can copy/paste and post contents on my site anywhere ? if yes so noproblem

    thanks guys :)
     
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    Yeah, copy content from your site.
     
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    I think you should link back to them.
    This is a webmaster's ethics.
     
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    Mido Well-Known Member

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    i already did this
     
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