Re: Verbatim copying

Hi, wikilegal-l folks.

I have added a section on verbatim copying to [[Wikipedia:Sites that use Wikipedia 
for content]], to separate out modified versions. The text is at the end of this post. 
Some assumptions I have made, and would like a second opinion on:

ONE: In a "verbatim copy" of a collection of documents, it is permissable to change 
links between those documents to reference each other. This seems reasonable to 
me, as they are changes made in the process of taking a copy.

TWO: Embedding one webpage inside another is "aggregation" under section 7 of 
the GFDL. This seems dubious to me, but making an issue of it would essentially 
render it impossible to run a website on Wikipedia content under the verbatim 
copying rules - even just one article.

THREE: You must link to a *local* copy of the GFDL. The copy on gnu.org is not an 
acceptable substitute.

FOUR: The rather cryptic bit of the GFDL, section seven, stating "... if the copyright 
resulting from the compilation is not used to limit the legal rights of the compilation's 
users beyond what the individual works permit" is referring to compilation copyrights. 
IE, you can't grab a selection of Wikipedia articles and then claim a compilation 
copyright over your particular selection.

Comments welcome...

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A non-derived version of a Wikipedia Document is one that qualifies under section 2 
(verbatim copying), section 3 (copying in quantity) or section 6 (extraction of a single 
document). Typically, a verbatim copy of a Document will be taken from Wikipedia's 
''printable version''.

Solely for the purposes of this list, in a non-derived version, you may not add, 
remove, or change ''any'' content or links, except to:

* Change links to other Wikipedia articles to point to local copies of such articles.
* Change links to [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]] to point to a ''local copy'' of the GFDL.

Under section 7 (aggregation with independant works) you may aggregate the 
Document with other separate and independent documents or works. Solely for the 
purposes of this list:

* Embedding a Wikipedia Document within a larger webpage is an acceptable 
aggregate. However, you must waive any "compilation copyright" over the webpage 
as a whole.
* Running a website that includes Wikipedia Documents and other documents or 
works is an acceptable aggregate. However, you must waive any "compilation 
copyright" over the website as a whole.