Open License

Does Open License Mean Open Season?

By Jason Lee Miller - Fri, 11/16/2007 - 1:40pm.

The unattributed verbatim appearance of a Wikipedia article in a book from a major publisher sparked accusations of plagiarism, and raises more serious issues of ethics as well as the perils of publishing under open licenses.

News Tags: plagiarism, GNU Free Documentation License, Copyright Infringement, Wikimedia Foundation, Gold, Open Source, Open License, slashdot, John Wiley and Sons, wikipedia, Ydorb, Eric Goldman

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