Peel Wikia pages on sale at Amazon ---- what is going on?

[so_it_goes_2512]

I know what you're getting at Stuart, but the fact remains that as the article says, authors have to be properly attributed:

"There is nothing illegal about the operation. Under the Creative Commons licensing and copyright framework, as long as the author is properly attributed, Wikipedia is open game for publishers around the globe. Each one of the books is clearly labeled, making it very clear where the information is coming from, and thereby easily deflecting complaints to the publisher."

So, if the "authors" obey this caveat, they're drawing attention to us anyway. I suggest some kind of notice or disclaimer on the Wiki drawing the attention of "ignorant" would-be customers to the fact that our information is, and always will be, freely available.

Does make me feel cheated that I might be putting money into somebody else's pocket that I could do with myself, though. Maybe that book on the Peelenium I've been thinking about should get a rush release....

Steve (TK)

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Stuart" <stuartb@...> wrote:
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> The publishers are Alphascript and Betascript. Amazon have created
> controversy by allowing this.
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> http://www.neowin.net/news/amazoncom-allows-the-selling-of-wikipedia-article
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> Wouldn't like to highlight our own Wikia by complaining for obvious
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> Stuart
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> From: peel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ken
> Sent: 09 December 2011 22:41
> To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [peel] Re: Peel Wikia pages on sale at Amazon ---- what is going
> on?
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> how do we stop it? do we know who is doing it?
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> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> , "Stuart"
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> > http://www.amazon.co.uk/JOHN-PEEL-WEATHERMAN22S-TAPES-DEC/dp/1234743833
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> > Well I know the answer to this one, courtesy of Private Eye. Someone or
> some organisation is selling printed copies of information from Wikipedia on
> Amazon, and it looks like they have expanded to Wikia too. Nonetheless it
> was a shock to see my Wikia pages on sale.
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> > There have been many complaints to Amazon from those who fell for
> purchasing freely available information.
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> > Stuart
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