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Nokia, licensing agreement and cellphones

Feb 1, 2009, 8:41 AM

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What is the present status on licensing of «Wikipedia» and exactly what
does the current agreement with Nokia cover? It seems like ZDNet
Australia and Angela Beesley isn't talking about quite the same, and I
would like an clarification.

If one supplier gets some kind of exclusive rights, for whatever reason,
then it is at least slightly out of line with current practice. So
exactly what is the agreement, and how will it inflict on other use of
Wikipedia on cellphones - with or without branding?

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/LCA-09-Wikipedia-s-new-mobile-platform/0,130061791,339294546,00.htm

John

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Re: Nokia, licensing agreement and cellphones [ In reply to ]

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Feb 1, 2009, 5:07 PM

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On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:41 AM, John at Darkstar <vacuum@jeb.no> wrote:
> What is the present status on licensing of «Wikipedia» and exactly what
> does the current agreement with Nokia cover? It seems like ZDNet
> Australia and Angela Beesley isn't talking about quite the same, and I
> would like an clarification.

I never said the new platform would be licensed to Nokia at all. As
far as I know, they have nothing to do with it whatsoever, but one
journalist makes this up and all the rest (including Wikipedia
Signpost) just blindly copy the error.

Angela

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Re: Nokia, licensing agreement and cellphones [ In reply to ]

vacuum at jeb

Feb 2, 2009, 12:29 AM

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Then it is safe to assume that there is no special agreement between
Wikimedia Foundation and Nokia that gives the later any kind of special
rights?
John

Angela skrev:
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:41 AM, John at Darkstar <vacuum@jeb.no> wrote:
>> What is the present status on licensing of «Wikipedia» and exactly what
>> does the current agreement with Nokia cover? It seems like ZDNet
>> Australia and Angela Beesley isn't talking about quite the same, and I
>> would like an clarification.
>
> I never said the new platform would be licensed to Nokia at all. As
> far as I know, they have nothing to do with it whatsoever, but one
> journalist makes this up and all the rest (including Wikipedia
> Signpost) just blindly copy the error.
>
> Angela
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