Nick, a good resource on this topic is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reusing_Wikipedia_content. My understanding [1] is that the most relevant requirement is attribution, typically in a form of a link to the original resource / page. If you follow those requirements, then there should be no conflict with displaying Wikipedia / Wiktionary content in a commercial app.
Gabriel [1] And I Am Not A Lawyer. On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Myers, Nick <nick.my...@mheducation.com> wrote: > A co-worker pointed out that my interpretation of the Creative Commons > license may be incorrect. Am I legally allowed to use the API in a > commercial app? If not, is there a way to pay for that right? > > On 3/1/16, 10:03 AM, "Mediawiki-api on behalf of Gabriel Wicke" > <mediawiki-api-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org on behalf of > gwi...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >>To add to Michael's excellent reply, we will also announce upcoming >>breaking changes to this end point on this list. >> >>Gabriel >> >>On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 9:05 AM, Michael Holloway >><mhollo...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>> Hi Nick, >>> >>> I'm glad the definition endpoint is useful for you! >>> >>> To stay informed on the current status of the endpoint, keep an eye on >>>this >>> wiki page. To help out, you can file bugs here or submit patches to the >>> mobileapps repo in Gerrit (see How to become a MediaWiki hacker if >>>you're >>> new to our development process). >>> >>> Cheers! >>> mdh >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:17 AM, Myers, Nick <nick.my...@mheducation.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Fantastic! This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you! What¹s >>>>the >>>> best way to keep myself informed on the progress? And is there a way >>>>for >>>> me to help? >>>> >>>> On 2/29/16, 4:15 PM, "Mediawiki-api on behalf of Gabriel Wicke" >>>> <mediawiki-api-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org on behalf of >>>> gwi...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> >Hi Nick, there is an experimental end point exposing definition data >>>> >from the English Wiktionary at >>>> >>>> > >>>>>https://en.wiktionary.org/api/rest_v1/?doc#!/Page_content/get_page_defi >>>>>nit >>>> >ion_term. >>>> > >>>> >As described in the end point documentation, this end point is not >>>> >final yet, support is limited to English, and the output format is >>>> >subject to change. That said, we do intend to stabilize this in the >>>> >next months as the Android app and other consumers start using this >>>> >end point in production. >>>> > >>>> >Hope this helps, >>>> > >>>> >Gabriel >>>> > >>>> >On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Myers, Nick >>>><nick.my...@mheducation.com> >>>> >wrote: >>>> >> Hi! I¹m trying to create a simple dictionary function for a Web >>>>App. >>>> >> Basically, I want to be able to click on a word in my app, and it >>>>pops >>>> >>up >>>> >> the definition. I can¹t seem to find a simple way of doing this. >>>> >>Please >>>> >> help! >>>> >> The information contained in this message may be confidential and/or >>>> >> constitute a privileged attorney-client document. If the reader of >>>> >> this >>>> >> message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent >>>> >>responsible >>>> >> for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are >>>>hereby >>>> >> notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this >>>> >> communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >>>> >> communication in error, please notify McGraw-Hill Education >>>>immediately >>>> >>by >>>> >> replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. 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