Editing User talk:Guaka/archive1 (section)

== Attribution ==
Hello Guaka! My name is Aleksandra and I am the community manager for Wikitravel.org. I have recently come across your website (which I find really nice) and noticed that you are republishing our travel guide content without a proper attribution, which is a violation of our writers' copyright. Please contact me as soon as possible at awocial@internetbrands.com. Thank you! [[User:AlexW|AlexW]] ([[User talk:AlexW|talk]]) 00:11, 27 June 2013 (CEST)

:Sorry I don't have (much) time to work on this wiki.  It's a community wiki, so in that sense I see two options:
:1. Feel free to work it out on this wiki. Add a list or add the attribution where you think it's needed.
:2. Let your writers contact me about their copyright and I'll set things straight.  
:Cheers, [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 23:12, 27 June 2013 (CEST)

:: Thank you, Guaka for your prompt response! Adding attribution is something that has to be '''implemented throughout your destination articles which use Wikitravel content'''. Please have a look at your [http://couchwiki.org/en/Beijing Beijing] page. The content from the first section is copied from Wikitravel wikitravel.org/en/Beijing page. I suggest you read wikitravel.org/shared/How_to_re-use_Wikitravel_guides that explains how to '''re-use Wikitravel guides'''. Basically, at the bottom of every article that has content copied from Wikitavel you would have to write something like ''This article is derived from the article wikitravel.org/en/Beijing on wikitravel.org/en. There it is published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike 3.0 License. More details and the full list of contributors can be found on the associated wikitravel.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Beijing&action=history history page and '''link back to Wikitravel'''. Please correct the attribution to point to the appropriate Wikitravel pages as soon as possible as otherwise this would be considered violation of our writers' copyrights. Let me know if you have any questions. You can contact me via email at awocial@internetbrand.com. Looking forward to hearing back from you. Cheers! [[User:AlexW|AlexW]] ([[User talk:AlexW|talk]]) 01:29, 28 June 2013 (CEST)

::: I created [[Template:Wikitravel]], which I put on [[Beijing]]. Feel free to edit the template and add it where you seem fit.  That's about as much time as I can spend on this. 
::: If any of the original writers have any problems with their work being copied I'll be happy to hear from them and I'll do my best to resolve their issues.  Cheers, [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 01:12, 30 June 2013 (CEST)

::::  Guaka, this cannot be just a template. It has to be a proper attribution embedded within the article as this is a '''violation of the Attribution-Share License and the rights of Wikitravel.org as the original content creator'''. In view of the foregoing, Internet Brands, Inc. who owns Wikitravel.org, herby requests that you cease and desist copying content from Wikitravel.org, unless you '''provide proper attribution to Wikitravel.org wikitravel.org/shared/How_to_re-use_Wikitravel_guides'''. wikitravel.com/en/Beijing  you have a page that is properly attributing Wikitravel.org and the article contributors. Please scroll to the bottom to see how the attribution should look like. We expect you to timely comply with the requests set forth herein. Should this use continue, Internet Brands, Inc. reserves all rights and remedies provided by law. Looking forward to your response. Warm regards, [[User:AlexW|AlexW]] ([[User talk:AlexW|talk]]) 23:45, 1 July 2013 (CEST)

:::::I've taken most of the site offline for now so that this can be properly resolved. I hope that makes all of you IB employees feel all warm inside. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 00:56, 5 July 2013 (CEST)
:::::: Guaka, please let me know if there is any way I can help you with the attribution. Warm regards, [[User:AlexW|AlexW]] ([[User talk:AlexW|talk]]) 03:19, 9 July 2013 (CEST)

::::::: We checked all articles and deleted everything that could have possibly come from Wikitravel. No need for attribution anymore. Let me know if there's still a page that we missed that you want us to delete. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] ([[User talk:Guaka|talk]]) 10:58, 9 July 2013 (CEST)