Forum:SH Archive/Possible copyright violation on a French site

Wookieepedia &gt; Senate Hall &gt; 

Just two links:


 * http://www.sw-connection.net/encyclo/fiche.php?id=357
 * http://www.sw-connection.net/encyclo/fiche.php?id=358

You can babelfish and see how close to our articles they are, but the copyright notice says nothing about us - a clear GFDL violation. The domain appears to be registered via a "domains by proxy" thing (namebay.com), at least according to whois, so nothing is clear about the owner.

What is needed : someone with a knowledge of French to send them a copyright infringement notice. For an example, see Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Standard GFDL violation letter, the French equivalent is at Wikipedia:fr:Wikipédia:Message standard de violation de la GFDL. Of course, it should be adjusted for Wookieepedia, and please don't make it sound like a takedown notice from those pesky RIAA/MPAA guys - instead, request them to give us attribution and add a note saying that the content is GFDL'd, per Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Copyrights.

We also need to discuss what to do with other precedents of plagiarism and GFDL violation that may arise in the future.

- Sikon [ Talk ] 05:44, 11 August 2006 (UTC)