On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Simon Poole <si...@poole.ch> wrote: > Now the WMF has consistently supported that facts are not copyrightable, >
Correct. > so there should not be any danger there > Note that WMF is not the copyright holder in Wikipedia's content, so you of course have to take WMF's position with a grain of salt when using Wikipedia's content. But I'd be surprised if this was a problem, especially in a situation like this one where it is particularly clear that what is being used is the underlying fact rather than a copy of a specific expression of the fact. Luis -- Luis Villa Deputy General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 *This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.*
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