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{{Article| | {{Article| | ||
type=news | | type=news | | ||
picture= | | picture=Apple iPhone.jpg | | ||
caption= | | caption=The Apple iPhone | | ||
weekday=Thursday | | weekday=Thursday | | ||
day=15 | | day=15 | | ||
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sourcetype=bulbanews | | sourcetype=bulbanews | | ||
sourcename=Jioruji Derako | | sourcename=Jioruji Derako | | ||
sourcelink=User:Jioruji_Derako | | sourcelink=bp:User:Jioruji_Derako | | ||
tagline=Developers charge for free information | | tagline=Developers charge for free information | | ||
blurb=A recently released application for the iPhone, the aptly-titled Pokedex App, has caused a bit of a controversy with its content; or, more specifically, its use of Bulbapedia's content. Connecting directly to Bulbapedia's Pokémon articles, the application displays helpful information such as stats, evolutions, and types. | blurb=A recently released application for the iPhone, the aptly-titled Pokedex App, has caused a bit of a controversy with its content; or, more specifically, its use of Bulbapedia's content. Connecting directly to Bulbapedia's Pokémon articles, the application displays helpful information such as stats, evolutions, and types. | ||
The problem? The application costs $1.99 to download in the Apple store, while Bulbapedia's content is strictly licensed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.5 license. }} | The problem? The application costs $1.99 to download in the Apple store, while Bulbapedia's content is strictly licensed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.5 license, which states that any derivative work of the site cannot be sold. }} | ||
{{CategorizeIn|Bulbagarden|10|09}} | {{CategorizeIn|Bulbagarden|10|09}} | ||
[[File:Apple iPhone.jpg|thumb]] | |||
A recently released application for the iPhone, Studio Bebop's aptly-titled [http://studiobebop.net/products.html#pokedex Pokedex App], has caused a bit of a controversy with its content; or, more specifically, its use of Bulbapedia's content. Connecting directly to Bulbapedia's Pokémon articles, the application displays helpful information such as stats, evolutions, and types. | A recently released application for the iPhone, Studio Bebop's aptly-titled [http://studiobebop.net/products.html#pokedex Pokedex App], has caused a bit of a controversy with its content; or, more specifically, its use of Bulbapedia's content. Connecting directly to Bulbapedia's Pokémon articles, the application displays helpful information such as stats, evolutions, and types. | ||
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The CC BY-NC-SA license stipulates that the content it protects is free to anyone, under the conditions that it correctly attributed to its source (the app does ''not'' give attribution to Bulbapedia), the content is released only non-commercially (by charging for the app, Studio Bebop violates this part of the license), and the content is shared alike, retaining its CC licensing (the app does ''not'' use the Creative Commons license). | The CC BY-NC-SA license stipulates that the content it protects is free to anyone, under the conditions that it correctly attributed to its source (the app does ''not'' give attribution to Bulbapedia), the content is released only non-commercially (by charging for the app, Studio Bebop violates this part of the license), and the content is shared alike, retaining its CC licensing (the app does ''not'' use the Creative Commons license). | ||
After being contacted about the above issues by [[bp:User:Archaic|Archaic]], the head of Bulbagarden, Studio Bebop responded, insisting: | After being contacted about the above issues by [[bp:User:Archaic|Archaic]], the webmaster and head of Bulbagarden, Studio Bebop responded, insisting: | ||
{{quote|When someone purchases the Pokedex App, they are not purchasing access to Bulbapedia, nor are they purchasing any of the information hosted on Bulbapedia. Instead, they are purchasing a tool that streamlines and organizes the information one accesses from Bulbapedia, and presents it in a more refined, user-friendly fashion.|Brandon Smith}} | {{quote|When someone purchases the Pokedex App, they are not purchasing access to Bulbapedia, nor are they purchasing any of the information hosted on Bulbapedia. Instead, they are purchasing a tool that streamlines and organizes the information one accesses from Bulbapedia, and presents it in a more refined, user-friendly fashion.|Brandon Smith|cat=no}} | ||
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