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[edit] SageReport.com
SageReport.com | |
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URL | http://sagereport.com/ |
Sample | http://sagereport.com/Cali-to-Car/cat.php |
Rating | High |
Details | Previously non-compliant. Now a notice in footer reads "The information on this page was used from wikipedia.org in accordance with the GNU Free Documentation Licence" with links to Wikipedia and the GFDL. |
Contact info | WHOIS information Private registration through Domains by Proxy, Inc. Email: SAGEREPORT.COM@domainsbyproxy.com Phone: (480) 624-2599 Fax: (480) 624-2599 |
Actions | Sent first GFDL notice via email on June 11, 2006. Sent follow-up GFDL notice via email on June 19, 2006. Sent final GFDL notice on July 3, 2006. Response received July 4, 2006, and website updated accordingly. |
[edit] savage-comedy.com
savage-comedy.com | |
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URL | http://www.savage-comedy.com/ |
Sample | http://www.savage-comedy.com/_Antarctica |
Rating | Medium |
Details | Uses a boilerplate footer "All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details). It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org", but no link back to article. |
Contact info | {{{contact}}} |
Actions | {{{action}}} |
[edit] San Luis Obispo Bill of Rights Defense Committee
- Site: San Luis Obispo Bill of Rights Defense Committee
- Only uses opening paragraph from USA PATRIOT Act.
- Mentions Wikipedia, and provides link to article.
- No GFDL mention.
- Almost certainly fair use.
[edit] SCA wiki
- Site: SCA wiki
- Link & mention of GFDL
- No link to/credit given to wikipedia article; only a generic notice: "some of the initial information in Cunnan was taken from the Wikipedia but has been, or will be rewritten to make it relevant to people interested in medieval re-enactment"
- Example: [1]
- As this is another wiki it is hard to control what other users put in. There is a general directive on the Village Pump to credit all wikipedia articles appropriately, and there has been a recent effort by several users to track down and tag such pages when they have become apparent. Even considering that the citation here was not appropriately credited, I am not entirely sure why this was listed as a low compliance site when there were both links to wikipedia and GFDL. Conrad Leviston 13:13, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Sci Peeps
- Site: Sci Peeps (a copy of Fermentation)
- Low Compliance
Links to wikipedia.org, that is it, no license notice, link to original, nothing. Seems to be down currently.
Claims own copyright. Superm401 | Talk 16:44, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Science 24
See Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Abc#Base_Science_24
[edit] School Explorer
- Site: http://www.school-explorer.com
- Example: [2] of Albania
- Ends with 'Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania"' with link to original article
- No mention of GFDL
- "Disclaimer" states "distributed by Web Exploring Consultancy (W.E.C.) The Netherlands"
- As of 00:11, 14 December 2005 (UTC) --Henrygb
[edit] ScienceDaily
ScienceDaily | |
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URL | http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/ |
Sample | http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/archaeology |
Rating | High |
Details | Says "This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Archaeology"" with offsite link to the GFDL and link to the original article. However, it also says "Copyright © 1995-2006 ScienceDaily LLC — All rights reserved". Normally, I would ignore this as a meaningless error; however, the terms of use say "Permission is NOT granted for reproduction of any of the content under [...] Encyclopedia" and "Such third-party content [referring to the encyclopedia] is subject to their own separate copyright restrictions and may not be reproduced or transmitted in whole or in part without the express written permission of the respective copyright holder(s)." which is clearly contrary to the GFDL. |
Contact info | editor@sciencedaily.com, xk78h8fb5k5@networksolutionsprivateregistration.com (private WHOIS), support@ultradns.com |
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[edit] SciFiPedia
SciFiPedia | |
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URL | http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/Main_Page |
Sample | http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/The_Prisoner |
Rating | Low/None |
Details | This is a wiki, but the Terms of Use are very restrictive and incompatible with GFDL. They don't actively copy our content, but well-meaning users are copying stuff there without understanding that it has to remain GFDL. |
Contact info | John R. Douglas - editor.scifipedia@scifi.com |
Actions |
[edit] Scripophily.net
- Site: http://www.scripophily.net
- Example: http://www.scripophily.net/lefrhme19.html
- No mention of Wikipedia - uses material from H.L. Mencken article.
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- Still not compliant. Lotsofissues 06:17, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
- Any progress on this one? 84.235.135.246 10:02, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] scpover.net
www.scpover.net | |
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URL | http://acculegal.com http://aftap.com http://amysflowershop.com http://antoniabellanca.com http://askacouple.com http://barneslanding.org http://bellabuds.com http://bellancas.com http://bigspringbreak.com http://bluestarbase.com http://botwatch.org http://bradleyisenbek.com http://brolgas.com http://bushtheend.com http://collectibleboat.com http://collectibleboats.com http://collectiblehome.com http://delfiores.com http://dividedamerica.com http://dnacharts.com http://domainsdb.org http://dontpayyourtaxes.com http://enablepay.com http://equark.com http://equark.org http://evosynergy.com http://factagent.com http://feebuddy.com http://feefriend.com http://flowergods.com http://freedomsailing.com http://fuquamusic.com http://galerienyc.com http://gottagetflowers.com http://gottaorderflowers.com http://gottogetflowers.com http://gwailoproject.com http://gweiloproject.com http://igopay.com http://interchangeplus.org http://iraqthevote.com http://isenbek.com http://isnewyork.com http://justspringbreak.com http://livingflowers.com http://loadbeverlyhills.com http://loadboston.com http://loadcorp.com http://loadedeasthampton.com http://loadlondon.com http://loadmiami.com http://loadny.com http://loadnyc.com http://loadsanfrancisco.com http://lovangosystems.com http://marlinmall.com http://michaelisenbek.com http://mrdefine.com http://mrspell.com http://nationalsalestaxcalculator.com http://nextswitch.com http://patrickspurr.com http://phera.com http://polltroll.com http://redabacus.com http://searchwatch.org http://southcountryequity.com http://splammer.com http://statelawonline.com http://sultrysearch.com http://tessmahoney.com http://thecorporatepage.com http://theheartreport.com http://thelegalpage.com http://thelegalreport.com http://vdata.us http://velocitydatasys.com http://velocitydatasystems.com http://vintagebotanicals.com http://vmerch.com http://whereintheworldisbush.com http://whereintheworldiskerry.com http://witwik.com |
Sample | http://www.livingflowers.com/de:Diakritisches_Zeichen |
Rating | High |
Details | Had defects, now corrected |
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- Found them with this Google query:
tinyurl.com/yrmqtv
-- Martin von Gagern 01:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC) www.scpover.net
is the server name configured in Apache, but doesn't resolve- All virtual hosts on the same machine (list probably inclomplete)
- Many (perhaps all) domains seem to have www.* as a CNAME as well
- Many different languages
- Not all articles; link to original version for others
- Not a live mirror
- Described as “parked domains” by the operator
[edit] SearchEnterpriseLinux.com
- Site: SearchEnterpriseLinux.com
- Contains a small section of the article about vendor lock-in
- Mentions Wikipedia, but has no link
- No GFDL Link
- Seems fair use. Andre Engels 01:50, 17 Jan 2004 (UTC)
[edit] SearchSpaniel.com
- Site: SearchSpaniel.com
More research requested.
[edit] SheppardSoftware.com
Sheppard Software (not url) | |
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URL | http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ |
Sample | http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Europeweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Europe36.htm http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Europeweb/factfile/Unique-facts-Europe25.htm and many more - just change the number in the URL |
Rating | Low/None |
Details | Does not mention Wikipedia in any way, although almost all content (inluding images) is directly copied from (old) revisions of WP articles. Does not run on Wiki software - HTML, with no inter-article links. Uses WP images without credit. Mentions GFDL (All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License) but gives no links. |
Contact info | Brad Sheppard
Sheppard Software, Suite 623 Pavilion, Jenkintown, PA 19046, US |
Actions | I am just about to send the first standard compliance notice. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 10:35, 8 March 2007 (UTC) |
[edit] Shoepedia
- Site: http://www.jordantheking.com/shoepedia/index.php
- Example article: adidas adidas
- This is another wiki. Most or all of the shoe brand articles incorporate large sections of the relevant Wikipedia article.
- no mention of Wikipedia
- no mention of GFDL
- no history or link back to original article
- The maintainer of the host domain (jordantheking.com) shows up as the sole contributor in the edit history for most/all of the articles. His Wikipedia user name is Jordantheking. I contacted him about this issue on his Wikipedia talk page as we are in the middle of a dialogue about something else at the time of my discovery of the violation.
- Submitted by WAvegetarian (talk) (email) (contribs) 21:38, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Shortopedia
- Site: http://www.shortopedia.com
- Example article: Java programming language
- Index of wikipedia articles by topics and with short description
- Link to wikipedia on each page
- GFDL mentioned and link to it on each page
- link back to the original wikipedia article
- Submitted by --217.23.199.99 18:17, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] singaporemoms.com
- Site:www.singaporemoms.com
- Example:[4] from Homeopathy
- seems to be a fairly complete compy inlcludeing pics
- mentions wikipedia and GFDL in it's copyright policy after a click through.
- no link back to specific articles. No mention of authors but has link on "how to see transparent copy" with link to www.wikipedia.org and to local copy of GFDL plus link to local description of how to find original article. --Henrygb 01:59, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
- no action taken as yet.Geni 23:35, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sinoz
- Site: Sinoz
- Example: [5] from Zone plate.
- Looks like it mirrors entire Wikipedia
- Contains link to GFDL and mention of Wikipedia, but no link to source Wikipedia article. Have sent a letter about this. --Laura Scudder | Talk 23:23, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sir Tom Jones Online
- Site: http://www.freewebs.com/jvprn/index.htm
- Example: http://www.freewebs.com/jvprn/discography.htm
- Wikipedia content: [6] Tom Jones (Singer)
- no mention or link back to Wikipedia
- no mention of GFDL
- contact: tomrocks65@optonline.net
- no action taken as yet. 22:20, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] S/KeySource
S/KeySource | |
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URL | http://www.skeysource.com/ |
Sample | http://www.skeysource.com/ |
Rating | Low/None |
Details | Most of the website appears to be taken from similarly-titled Wikipedia pages. It appears to be a copy from an older edit because not everything is a perfect copy, but it all appears as though it could have been taken from Wikipedia at some point. |
Contact info | I don't know how to locate this info |
Actions | No actions taken as of 05:24, 23 January 2007 (UTC) Yvh11a (Talk • Contribs) |
[edit] Skwik
- Site: www.skwik.com/wiki/
- Example: [7] taken from System of a Down
- The site is content-wise basically a pretty poor rip-off of the band-entries from en.wikipedia.org. Most band descriptions originate from here, sometimes 1:1, sometimes just the beginning sentence. Images are not copied or linked from wikipedia.
- There is no link either to the GFDL or the original Wikipedia article present, no mentioning of Wikipedia at all, including the disclaimers.
- I have send an email to info@skwik.com and informed the site's webmaster of this violation of Wikipedia's license. --Johnnyw July 9, 2005 16:03 (UTC)
- I received a positive answer: "Thank you very much for your comments and recommendations. We really appreciate them. We'll edit the site to comply with GFDL requirements and we'll do our best to give credits to Wikipedia. We also do our best to contribute content to Wikipedia." I'll try to keep an eye on this issue.--Johnnyw 13:39, July 10, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] skinnymouse.com
- Site: www.skinnymouse.com/knowledge
- Example: http://www.skinnymouse.com/knowledge/knowledgewiki.php?l=1&topic=Sony+HiFD
- More research requested
- Looks reasonable to me (except for the fact there is no actual wikipedia content either at the Sony HiFD link above or at [8])
- GFDL statement and link to GFDL at gnu.org
- Link to original article and to XML export version, (thus mentioning Wikipedia)
- Even link to Wikipedia disclaimer
- As of 23:11, 3 December 2005 (UTC) --Henrygb
[edit] Slimer.org
- Site: http://www.slimer.org/
- Example page: http://www.slimer.org/d/a/al/albania.html
- no mention of Wikipedia
- no link to original page
- every page ends with "This information is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License" and link to FDL at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html
[edit] SmartPedia
- Site: SmartPedia
(Upgraded from low compliance)
- Apparently only Wikipedia content
- No mention of any copyright other than:
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- Some contents copyright 2004 QuotesPlace.com. All rights reserved world wide.
- at the bottom of the pages.
- No mention of Wikipedia
- No mention of GNU/FDL
- No link to original article
First standard letter sent by Kwekubo 20:40, 29 May 2004 (UTC)
As of May 31, Smartpedia now says in small type at bottom:
- "This document is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), which means that you can copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license.
- GFDL | SOURCE"
GFDL links to the gnu.org text, and SOURCE links to the Wikipedia article, but there is no actual text credit given to Wikipedia.
On the main page: "Smartpedia is run by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation." Someone going to write them? This is not only a cheek, it could also get us into legal trouble. -- stw (Talk) 20:48, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Status changed to medium compliance. Kwekubo 15:33, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- Their version of my user page modifies the template I use at the top of my page ({{userpage}}) that links to the original contained here so that it replaces "Wikipedia" to "Smartpedia" and breaks the link itself. - Lucky13pjn 20:00, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)
- In fact, they replace "wikipedia" by "smartpedia" almost everywhere. Their version of wiki is at http://www.smartpedia.com/wiki-sb.html, and they claim that "the English-language Smartpedia is, by far, the world's largest wiki; the German-language Smartpedia is the second-largest, while the other Smartpedias fill many of the remaining slots". -- Aleph4 17:44, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Update as of September 30, 2005: They still link to the source article and the GFDL as described above, but they also still havent changed the whole "Wikipedia" → "Smartpedia" thing. - Lucky13pjn 15:18, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Snazon.com
- Site: Snazon.com
- Example: http://www.snazon.com/encyclopedia/wiki/wiki.phtml?title=Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion (from ca Nov 17 2003)
- Contains "From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia" text
- Mentions Wikipedia, but link is local (to copy of Wikipedia:About), not to us
- Link to GNU FDL does not work -404 error.
- No link to article.
[edit] Snowpedia
- Site: snowvision.org.nz/snowpedia
- link to current version of article & Wikipedia main page
- link to the GFDL on www.gnu.org
[edit] source-of-knowledge.com
- Site: http://www.source-of-knowledge.com/
- live mirror; wikitech-l list has been informed
- blocked by admin LarsSanders 18:28, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
- live mirror; wikitech-l list has been informed
- No mention of GFDL or any kind of copyright, e.g:
- has Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia at the bottom of each page, possibly because that is in the orignal.
LarsSanders 09:19, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
- no contact details; the server IP reveals this site: http://67.168.102.196/ , see http://67.168.102.196/contact_us.asp for contact form and http://67.168.102.196/Terms_Conditions.asp for some laughable terms .
LarsSanders 09:25, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Snyke
- Site: http://encyclopedie-en.snyke.com/ with 7 languages (change en)
- Example: [9] of Albania
- Ends article with "License : GFDL - Source: Wikipedia - Article" and links to GNU copy of GFDL, Wikipedia and original article. --Henrygb 18:30, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] somecoolsite.com
See Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Vwxyz#zipox
[edit] songnhong.com
See Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Vwxyz#zipox
[edit] specwire.com
See Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Vwxyz#zipox
[edit] spellcorrect.info
spellcorrect.info | |
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URL | http://www.spellcorrect.info |
Sample | http://www.spellcorrect.info/slaves.htm from Slavery |
Rating | Medium |
Details | Attempts to link to original article and local GFDL. However, some pages display the wrong article. For instance, http://www.spellcorrect.info/aaron%20carter.htm displays the Aaron article, but is titled "aaron carter" and links to Aaron Carter. |
Contact info | mistype@gmail.com |
Actions |
[edit] Stablepedia
Stablepedia | |
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URL | http://www.stablepedia.org |
Sample | http://www.stablepedia.org/wiki/France |
Rating | High |
Details | The site points out to the GFDL on every page requested from wikipedia [10] |
Contact info | staiii@gmail.com |
Actions | none |
[edit] stalkerpedia.org
stalkerpedia.org | |
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URL | http://stalkerpedia.org/ http://stalkerpedia.org/ |
Sample | http://stalkerpedia.org/ http://stalkerpedia.org/ |
Rating | "Low/None" |
Details | This site currently presents itself as a new, unedited Wikimedia Foundation wiki |
Contact info | The domain registrant name and address (Thomas Archer, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA) are bogus. The address is a USGS office in Menlo Park. The phone number is clearly bogus: Registrant Phone:+1.8005551212. The registrant email is valid and is believed to be actually in use by Jeffrey_Vernon_Merkey, blocked user User:Gadugi, blocked user User:Waya_sahoni, sockpuppet User:67.186.225.152, and sockpuppet User:67.137.28.188 -- Registrant Email:tjarcher@comcast.net. This email address has been used by User:Waya_sahoni. The web site itself is refered to at Merkey/Gadugi/Waya sahoni's new wiki, wikigadugi.org. Also see: [libelpedia.org] |
Actions | I feel that dealing with this potentially libelous web site is probably best left to Wikimedia foundation legal counsel. -- talks_to_birds 09:47, 21 March 2006 (UTC) |
[edit] Star Trek: USS Scorpion
- Site: Star Trek: USS Scorpion
- The page known allies combines material from various Wikipedia pages, possibly with other text included as well.
- No mention of Wikipedia
- No mention of the GNU/FDL
[edit] Start learning now
- Site: http://www.startlearningnow.com/
- Although they mention Wikipedia and the GNU/FDL on [this page] They don't make it obvious from article pages that the content is under the FDL.
- Example, Bloomington, Indiana has no mention of Wikipedia, although its obvious that is where the content came from.
- Bloomington example (and others) now mentions Wikipedia, with links to Wikipedia XML and original page plus to GFDL at gnu.org. Page ends with "©2003-2005 All rights reserved, Start Learning Now."--Henrygb 02:14, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] StudyCrime.com
- Site: StudyCrime.com
- Sample article: Amphetamine, US Copyright Law
- no mention of Wikipedia
- no mention of GFDL
[edit] squaldrina.com
squaldrina.com | |
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URL | http://www.squaldrina.com/ |
Sample | http://www.squaldrina.com/links/medicine/burnet.htm All their other biographies are lifted from Wikipedia |
Rating | None |
Details | Compliance violation |
Contact info | No contact info available |
Actions | None so far |
[edit] Starwood Hotels
Destination Seattle: Starwood Hotels: Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) | |
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URL | http://ct.specialoffers.starwoodhotels.com |
Sample | http://ct.specialoffers.starwoodhotels.com/genDestLocalContent.aspx?ID=36146&LangType=1033&destName=seattle&View=BusDesc&LID=1&LEID=195 |
Rating | "Low/None" |
Details | Not sure how much of our content they've used, but this page is a blatant copy |
Contact info | |
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[edit] Subnetworking.com
- Site: subnetworking.com
- Contains many articles that appear to be verbatim copies of articles, minus images and some tables.
- No mention of Wikipedia.
- No mention of GFDL
- The site says under every page: MyAdvertisers.Com - Copyright © 2005 - All Rights Reserved
[edit] Susan's Place Transgender Wiki
- Site: wiki.susans.org
- Sample article: http://wiki.susans.org/index.php/Feminism
- Contains text from various articles, mostly modified.
- Most (or all?) pages with Wikipedia information say *Some information provided in whole or in part by http://en.wikipedia.org/
- Content licensed under GFDL 1.2
- Software: MediaWiki
[edit] T
[edit] t-st.de
- Site: wikipedia.t-st.de
- Copy of the German Wikipedia
- Use the Wiki-text as their source, as can be seen when their wiki-to-HTML translation does not work (e.g. in tables)
- Links to local copy of the GNU/FDL article, which links to GNU/FDL at gnu.org
- Keeps "aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklopädie"
- Links to article & German main page
[edit] TaxGloss
- Site: http://www.taxgloss.com/
- Example:[11] from Albania
- Article ends with "Provided by Wikipedia.org", with link to Wikipedia, and "All Rights Reserved TAXGLOSS.COM"
- No mention of GFDL
- No link to original article
- As of 23:22, 10 December 2005 (UTC) --Henrygb
[edit] Teach-ICT.com
Teach-ICT.com | |
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URL | http://www.teach-ict.com/wiki |
Sample | http://www.teach-ict.com/wiki/index.php?title=Computer |
Rating | High |
Details | Main Page states that all text entries on the wiki section are licensed under the GFDL, and provides an on-site link to the full licence text. Articles copied from Wikipedia contain a notice providing credit and a link back. |
Contact info | admin@teach-ict.com, User talk:GeeJo (contributor) |
Actions | None |
[edit] Teachersparadise.com
- Site: www.TeachersParadise.com
- Example: http://www.teachersparadise.com/ency/en/wikipedia/e/ed/edmund_barton.html
- Mentions GFDL
- No mention of Wikipedia
- Their "edit this page" button links back to Wikipedia's edit page form.
- Listed here - August 10, 2004. →Raul654 21:06, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Teamsugar.com
Teamsugar | |
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URL | http://teamsugar.com/ |
Sample | http://teamsugar.com/173310 |
Rating | Medium |
Details | Links to original WP article and own copy of GFDL - however, still using upload.wikimedia.org for images |
Contact info | Contact page: [12]. brian@sugarpublishing.com, me@briansugar.com, 415-4094001 |
Actions |
[edit] TelecomPie.com
TelecomPie.com | |
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URL | http://www.telecompie.com |
Sample | http://www.telecompie.com/HBO-Network-Shows/Fraggle_Rock.php |
Rating | low/none |
Details | claims own copyright, mentions neither Wikipedia nor GFDL |
Contact info | Registered in proxy. abuse@godaddy.com (ISP) |
Actions | none |
[edit] Terraformers Society of Canada
Terraformers Society of Canada | |
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URL | http://society.terraformers.ca/ |
Sample | http://society.terraformers.ca/content/view/13/43/ (from Terraforming of Venus), http://society.terraformers.ca/content/view/92/182/1/13/ (from Gobi Desert) |
Rating | Low/None |
Details | Contains slightly modified versions of many Wikipedia articles without giving credit to Wikipedia or original contributors, without licensing under the GDFL, and claiming copyright over the material themselves. |
Contact info | [13]: Scott Philp, President, Matthew Reynolds, Vice-President, Alan Ziolkowski, Treasurer, Angelica Summers, Secretary |
Actions | none |
[edit] TheBestLinks.com
- Site: www.TheBestLinks.com
- Description of the site: uses modified MediaWiki software to serve up an unmodified current-version English Wikipedia article database. The visual appearance is slightly different and a bar near the top lists some of the first few links in the article. They have added some special pages for popular pages, new pages, and a "quick index", and have added them to the sidebar. They have also added the ability to add links and discussion to the bottom of articles (blog-style).
- This mirror I would say is noncompliant. The GFDL is linked, but there is no indication whatsoever that it's Wikipedia material, much less a link to Wikipedia or the article. The authors therefore receive no credit. The creating company's contact is info@innovateit.com, but I have not contacted them. Deco 19:27, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- They mirror everything! Down to the User space! Hell, they have a mirror of this discussion. [14] [15] -- AllyUnion (talk) 07:43, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- They are certainly spammer fighting for some pageranks more. They put advertisement in the front of the text. But they do state (in tiny letter) that it is a Gnu document and then back link to wikimedia (not wikipedia)--Alexandre Van de Sande 13:43, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] TheCatalyst.org
TheCatalyst | |
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URL | http://www.thecatalyst.org/ |
Sample | http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/John-Dewey/ |
Rating | low/none |
Details | Mirrors a selection of articles on Chemistry and Educational topics. Site claims copyright, mentions neither Wikipedia nor GFDL except that they reproduce our main page as one of their articles |
Contact info | m_geyer@thecatalyst.org |
Actions | none |
[edit] TheComDaily.com
thecomdaily.com | |
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URL | http://www.thecomdaily.com/ |
Sample | http://www.thecomdaily.com/itm.html (compare Information technology management), http://www.thecomdaily.com/Ann---Az/Astrology.php (compare Astrology) |
Rating | low/none |
Details | Site claims copyright, mentions neither Wikipedia nor GFDL |
Contact info | |
Actions | none |
[edit] TheFreeDictionary.com
TheFreeDictionary | |
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URL | http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/ |
Sample | http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Albania |
Rating | Medium |
Details | There is a clear notice with a link to the original article and the GFDL, although the GFDL link goes to an off-site copy. |
Contact info | http://app.thefreedictionary.com/feedback.aspx (contact form) |
Actions |
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[edit] thefreeencyclopedia.com
- Site: www.thefreeencyclopedia.com
- Example: http://www.thefreeencyclopedia.com/definition/word.aspx?w=Bro%27Town from Bro'Town
- Link to original article in Wikipedia
- attributes the article to Wikipedia
- Mentions GFDL, provides link, but also says "Copyright © 2005 TheFreeEncyclopedia.com"
- The link, attribution and GFDL license are not clearly visible
- i.e. in a very light grey small font, and uses graphics (the GDFL text is rendered as an image, making it invisible to text-only browsers and search engines.) and nofollow links
[edit] the-free-web-encyclopedia
the-free-web-encyclopedia | |
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URL | http://www.the-free-web-encyclopedia.com/default.asp |
Sample | http://www.the-free-web-encyclopedia.com/default.asp?t=England |
Rating | Low |
Details |
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Contact info | http://app.thefreedictionary.com/feedback.aspx (contact form) |
Actions | Standard letter sent. -- WB 07:24, 23 January 2006 (UTC) |
[edit] Theopedia
Theopedia | |
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URL | http://www.theopedia.com/ |
Sample | http://www.theopedia.com/Thirty-nine_Articles |
Rating | Medium |
Details | Redistributing under GFDL. Does not seem to link to transparent copy or authorship. The example is a fork of Thirty-Nine Articles |
Contact info | http://www.theopedia.com/Special%3AListusers&group=sysop&username= |
Actions | none yet |
[edit] thepedia.com
[edit] The Pedia
- Site: thepedia.com
- Mirrors all content into it's own site, with the addition of computer-generated "summaries" at the tops of articles.
- Seems relatively new - search box isn't even a search box, just a place-holder image.
NOT compliant: No mention of GFDL, no mention of Wikipedia (except on the text of the mirrored main page) and says "Copyright (c) 2005 ThePedia.com, All rights Reserved- Contact details from WhoIs: Registrant/Administrator: Roger Lichfield, admin@dmbc.com
- Listed here July 13, 2005, — Asbestos | Talk 10:30, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] The Planets
The Planets | |
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URL | http://www.the-planets.com/ |
Sample | http://www.the-planets.com/star-biography/Penelope-Cruz-Biography.htm |
Rating | None |
Details | No mention of Wikipedia or the GFDL. Claims copyright. |
Contact info | chuckayoub@yahoo.com |
Actions |
[edit] the-real-story.com
The Real Story | |
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URL | http://www.the-real-story.com/ |
Sample | 50cent |
Rating | None |
Details | No mention of Wikipedia or GFDL. Each page says "All content is Copyright © of The Real Story 2005". Listed here November 20, 2005 --Arteitle 08:52, 20 November 2005 (UTC) |
Contact info | THE-REAL-STORY.COM@domainsbyproxy.com, (480) 624-2599 |
Actions | Standard letter Patstuarttalk·edits 05:38, 25 March 2007 (UTC) |
[edit] Therfcc
- Site: Therfcc.org
- Example: [16]
- Large amounts of Wikipedia content
- Acknowledges GNU/FDL
- Mentions Wikipedia, but no link to main page or individual articles.
[edit] Thinkdogs.com
See Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Vwxyz#zipox
[edit] thinkingaustralia.com
- Seems to have copied all Wikipedia content including user pages.
- Mentions Wikipedia but not the GFDL nor the original article.
- Thumbnails are from Wikimedia (they have no local copy)!
- First letter sent by Wj32
[edit] tickerdvd.com
- Site www.tickerdvd.com
- Example: http://www.tickerdvd.com/articles/Sony_HiFD
More research requested
[edit] TicketCity.com
TicketCity.com (not url) | |
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URL | http://www.ticketcity.com/ |
Sample | http://www.ticketcity.com/Sports-Tickets/Basketball-Tickets/NBA-Tickets/NBA-Western-Conference-Tickets/NBA-Northwest-Division-Tickets/Denver-Nuggets-Tickets.html |
Rating | "Low/None" compliance with GFDL (matches Wikipedia:GFDL Compliance). |
Details | "Copyright © 2007 TicketCity.com", no mention of GDFL or Wikipedia, seems every sport pages has copied the corresponding Wikipedia article. |
Contact info | Tech@TicketCity.com - Web Site Technical Assistance IP: 66.193.119.156 Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: TicketCity.com domains@ticketcity.com 2025 Guadalupe Street, Suite 142 Austin, TX 78705 US 512-472-5797 fax: 512-469-7682 |
Actions | E-Mail first letter MECU≈talk 23:19, 10 January 2007 (UTC) Colorado Buffaloes compliant (they rewrote their own text), need to allow time for other pages for them to rewrite. Waiting 1 month to allow them to rewrite other pages as a courtesy. --MECU≈talk 14:41, 18 January 2007 (UTC) |
[edit] Tiosam.com
- Site: http://www.tiosam.com/enciclopedia/enciclopedia.php
- Sample article: http://www.tiosam.com/enciclopedia/enciclopedia.php?title=L%C3%ADngua_portuguesa
- Info
- No edit link
- Mentions GFDL
- Aks people that use the content to link back to their site.
- Link (in english, the content is all in portuguese) to www.wikipedia.org
- Articles are cached copies extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
- does't have the article history
- Has the users pages (access by address bar, like:
http://www.tiosam.com/enciclopedia/enciclopedia.php?title=Usu%E1rio:Get_It
)
- Software: Don't know the software they are using, but if it is MediaWiki, they don't have the banner.
- Listed here: 17:14, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC), Get It
[edit] ToCatch.info
- Site: ToCatch.info
- Example: http://www.tocatch.info/en/Ibn_Al-Zubayr.htm
- Link to GNU FDL (local copy). JesseW 21:26, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
- DOES NOT link to Wikipedia article. (It does, but it does it with Javascript, which hides it from search engines. Not acceptable. JesseW 21:26, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
- DOES NOT mention Wikipedia. (Again, does so only in javascript.) JesseW 21:26, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
- STEALS image bandwidth. (See source for http://www.tocatch.info/en/Ibn_Al-Zubayr.htm, redirect image)
Putting them in LOW. We need to send them a complaint letter. Bandwidth stealing is not acceptable. JesseW 21:26, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Toma-Uno.com
Toma UNO | |
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URL | http://www.toma-uno.com |
Sample | www.toma-uno.com/interpretes/cruz/cruz.htm |
Rating | "Low/None" |
Details | No mention of Wikipedia; in fact, uses their own copyright notice. Note: This site is in Spanish, and is copying the Spanish version of Wikipedia. |
Contact info | |
Actions |
[edit] TopArticle.com
- Site: TopArticle.com
- Link to GNU FDL.
- Link to Wikipedia homepage via "Help build the worlds largest free encyclopedia"
- No link to original article.
- Says the content is from Wikipedia.
[edit] totalbike.com/wiki
- Site: totalbike.com/wiki
- No GNU FDL
- Not mentioning wikipedia at all
[edit] travel-destinations-01.com
[edit] Travel Destinations
- Site: travel-destinations-01.com
- Example: [18] from Beijing
- Link to GNU FDL.
- No link to Wikipedia homepage, but mention as a source.
- No link to original article.
- Says the content is from Wikipedia.
[edit] travel.mysic.org
- Site: travel.mysic.org
- Example: http://travel.mysic.org/Process_theology
More research requested
[edit] tscholars.com
- Site: http://www.tscholars.com/encyclopedia/
- Mentions Wikipedia and GFDL.
- Links to the original article.
- As of 13:45, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] TutorGig
TutorGig | |
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URL | http://www.tutorgig.com/ |
Sample | http://www.tutorgig.com/es/Kunst+og+kultur and http://www.tutorgig.com/ed/William_Og_de_Burgh |
Rating | Medium |
Details | The actual texts of articles are not indexed by google, but search pages, which contain vast numbers of article titles, are, and do not contain any mention of Wikipedia, clogging up searches for non-Wikipedia-mirror infomation on topics in Wikipedia titles. All links are through a redirect script. They seem to show up with javascript off.
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Contact info | info@tutorgig.com, DGM Technologies Inc. 917-742-7626; ISP: THEPLANET.COM; abuse@theplanet.com (800) 377-6103 |
Actions | Nothing yet. |
[edit] twgold.com
See Wikipedia:Mirrors_and_forks/Vwxyz#zipox
[edit] TvWiki
TvWiki | |
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URL | http://www.tvwiki.tv/wiki/Main_Page |
Sample | http://www.tvwiki.tv/wiki/Crime_Traveller and http://www.tvwiki.tv/wiki/Wikipedia |
Rating | Medium |
Details | Site has GFDL notice at the bottom of the pages - the image links to the GFDL license at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html - but the link in the text points to http://www.tvwiki.tv/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License and http://www.tvwiki.tv/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights (both pages do not exist). The only mention to wikipedia is on the main page. The "General Disclaimer" link at the bottom of every page links to a non-existant page. Articles do have history, however doesn't attribute the edits to the contributors on Wikipedia.
Note, this appears to be an actual fork and not just a mirror. People can apparently edit the tvwiki site (I didn't try). (added 67.117.130.181 09:31, 31 December 2006 (UTC)) |
Contact info | From the About TvWiki link at the bottom of pages:
No information is available from a whois. |
Actions |
TheJC TalkContributions 13:15, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] TypeEncyclopedia.com
- Site: TypeEncyclopedia.com
- There is a mention of the GNU FDL
- Link to our copyright page (I guess that's OK)
- Link to our Main Page
- No link to individual article
- Example:http://www.typeencyclopedia.com/ency_help.asp?t=Dolly_the_sheep
- Contact: mailto:webmaster@typenetwork.com
[edit] TYPEsyria.com
- Site: TYPEsyria.com
(bizarrely, they have a copy of our Jordan disambiguation page! Amongst other content.)
- no link to article
- no link to GFDL. Standard letter sent by: MB 08:01 13 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- no response received as of Jul 18. Will contact via domain name administrative contact arasa@emirates.net.ae. Does anyone know what country .ae is? Does anyone know of a translator program, or know the language of this country? MB
- Sounds like United Arab Emirates. Guessing from their location, I'm guessing they speak Arabic (perhaps a different dialect, but I doubt it), like all the other countries around there. There should be a lot of English too. dave
- .ae is the United Arab Emirates, and the main languages include Arabic, English, Persian, Hindi, and Urdu.
- no response received as of Jul 18. Will contact via domain name administrative contact arasa@emirates.net.ae. Does anyone know what country .ae is? Does anyone know of a translator program, or know the language of this country? MB
- Looks like typesyria is down, but typenetwork.com still has several coppies of Wikipedia, including almost the entire site typeencyclopedia.com. It uses a very old, outdated version of Wikipedia. LDan 04:09, 19 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- Still 404. Patstuarttalk·edits 05:28, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] typeunitedkingdom.com
[edit] Type United Kingdom
- Site: www.TypeUnitedKingdom.com
- No link to original wikipedia article
- No GFDL link
- standard letter sent by LDan
- The same network as typesyria.
- Wikipedia printable version
- Links to current Wikipedia article, but not at the stable URL (not a clickable link either)
- No GFDL link
- I think we should send the developers the standard letter - I already submitted a feature request and mentioned this issue on their mailing list; no response whatsoever. It is very important that the printable version is OK per our copyright since that is a nice clean HTML copy of an article. --mav 10:46, 31 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- Works now. :) Martin 14:27, 3 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- Site is 404. Patstuarttalk·edits 05:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] U
[edit] Uberpedia
Uberpedia | |
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URL | http://www.uberpedia.org/ |
Sample | http://www.uberpedia.org/wiki/Personal_union |
Rating | None |
Details | English Wikipedia mirror without mention of Wikipedia and GNU FDL. |
Contact info | |
Actions |
[edit] Unification Encyclopedia Project
- Site: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/
- Project vision: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/preview/Info:Project_Vision
- Sample articles: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/preview/Info:Sample_articles
- Mentions GNU/FDL, and links to GNU/FDL at gnu.org
- Acknowledges Wikipedia with gratitude and praise
- Links to the exact version of the article page copied (if altered)
- Links to Revision History of article at Wikipedia
- Uses American English
- Technical consultant is Wikipedia old-timer Ed Poor
- Compliance: HIGH
- Project name is changing to New World Encyclopedia
[edit] Ufaqs
Ufaqs | |
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URL | http://www.ufaqs.com |
Sample | http://www.ufaqs.com/wiki/en/bi/Bill%20Clinton.htm |
Rating | High |
Details | Links to original version of article and offsite copy of GFDL |
Contact info | support(AT)ufaqs.com |
Actions |
[edit] Unipedia.info
- Site: Unipedia
- Sample article: Albania - http://www.unipedia.info/Albania.html
- Mentions GNU/FDL, and links to GNU/FDL at gnu.org
- Mentions Wikipedia, but no obvious link
- Does not link to article page
- Also a German version
- Some strange Wikipedia administration pages when some references but not all changed to Unipedia.
- Also user pages... Really annoying.
- As of 09:31, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Universipedia
Universipedia | |
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URL | http://www.pillnow.net/university/Library/Main_Page |
Sample | http://www.pillnow.net/university/Library/Cyberpunk |
Rating | Medium |
Details |
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Contact info |
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Actions | None -- WB 07:40, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
All the (former) Universipedia articles redirect to http://www.swiftpharmacy.net/ Is the page disappeared?--220.219.16.100 07:40, 21 July 2006 (UTC) |
[edit] US Bazaar
- Site: http://www.us-bazaar.com/
- Example: [19] from Albania
- Top right has Creative Commons "Some rights reserved" linking to GFDL at gnu.org
- Bottom has disclaimer including "US Bazaar.com Encyclopedia content is provided by Wikipedia. US Bazaar.com is not responsible for the content and shall not be liable for any errors in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All content is under a GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) and may be copied and distributed under that same license in any medium, either commercially or noncommercially, provided that the License, the copyright notices, and the license notice saying the License applies to the Document are reproduced in all copies, and that you add no other conditions whatsoever to those of the License."
- No obvious links to Wikipedia or original article
- As of 02:54, 8 February 2007 (UTC) --Henrygb
[edit] Userpedia.com
- Site: Userpedia - موسوعة المستخدم
- Description: Started by a Arabic Wikipedia user as a full dump of Arabic Wikipedia, and claims to aim to incorporate articles from different sources. Some Wikipedia contributers edit articles for it.
- Mentions GNU FDL license and links to a local copy of it.
- Owner refuses to aknowledge Wikipedia (ar:نقاش_المستخدم:عبدالله#النقل عن ويكيبيديا مصرح به مع اللإشارة إلى المصدر, ar:نقاش_المستخدم:Oxydo).
- Sample articles: ar:أنباط -> http://www.userpedia.com/index.php/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7, and ar:طاهر الجمل -> http://www.userpedia.com/index.php/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%84
[edit] USGOVi.com
USGOVi.com | |
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URL | http://www.usgovi.com/ |
Sample | http://www.usgovi.com/judicial/ (lifted from United States Supreme Court) |
Rating | None |
Details | Pages are verbatim copies of Wikipedia articles. No mention that the content is under the GFDL, no mention of or links to Wikipedia. No list of contributors. |
Contact info | Private domain registration through Domains by Proxy, Inc.
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Actions | Good eye - clearly lifting material. Standard message sent. Patstuarttalk·edits 05:26, 25 March 2007 (UTC) |
[edit] USGovernetics.com
USGovernetics.com | |
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URL | http://www.usgovernetics.com/ |
Sample | http://www.usgovernetics.com/Hoc-to-Hot/holocaust.php |
Rating | Low/None |
Details | Only acknowledgment on this page was 'Retrieved from "http://88.208.194.172/wiki/index.php/The_Holocaust"' |
Contact info | |
Actions |