Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks/JKL

JamBase

 * I haven't looked at their site to see if there are multiple plagiarisms, but I encountered this one page that clearly was.

Japan-101

 * Site: Japan-101


 * No mention of GFDL Mentioned at footer of each article. Links to local copy.
 * No mention of Wikipedia Cited as source with link at footer of each article.
 * Has the tautological "copyrights are property of the owners" Has been removed.
 * One article in particular Hadaka Apron, but there probably are others. It doesn't use the latest version. Paranoid 13:09, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * No history section. Medium compliance. Uncle G 11:41, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Jeep CJ
  Or is it the other way around?

Jewish Virtual Library
I've only noticed one page here lifted from Wikipedia, but it has problems so I figured I'd mention it here. There may be others, I didn't look around. Bryan 00:43, 25 May 2006 (UTC)


 * site:
 * Mentions Wikipedia as source with link to source article. However:
 * Claims copyright over the page
 * Doesn't mention the GFDL


 * Mentions Search Beat as source.
 * Claims copyright over the page
 * Doesn't mention the GFDL
 * You can see Mav's edit [here.
 * I have seen at least one other case where we thought we were copying this site. Rich Farmbrough 11:21 29 June 2006 (GMT).

jewishrecipes.org

 * Site:
 * Example: in the paragraph "According to Conservative Judaism" is copied from kosher wine.
 * Does not mention Wikipedia or the GPL  Wh e  re  (talk) 22:35, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I just got an email from them saying that they working on complying with the GFDL.  Wh e  re  (talk) 17:21, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Jiggies

 * Site:
 * says "All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License." at bottom of each mirrored page as of May 16, 2006.
 * Example:
 * Mentions GDFL, but link leads to local 404 (page not found). (Still true. JesseW 20:43, 22 July 2005 (UTC))
 * No mention of Wikipedia. (Still true. JesseW 20:43, 22 July 2005 (UTC))
 * No list of authors(i.e. a link to the Wikipedia article) (as of JesseW 20:43, 22 July 2005 (UTC))
 * Main page has misleading statement "We have built open-content encyclopedia with most categories referring to Canadian content." (Misleading, because original source not credited.)
 * No such statement now. JesseW 20:43, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Still there when I checked. --Utopianfiat 19:30, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Putting in LOW. JesseW 20:43, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Found a disturbing disclaimer replacing all mention of Wikipedia with Jiggies Reference Guide. Sasquatch&#08242;&#08596;T&#08596;C 06:29, July 26, 2005 (UTC)

Juicee News Daily

 * Site:


 * No mention of GFDL
 * Links to original Wikipedia article as "Reference"
 * Claims copyright: "Copyright © 2005 Juicee News Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the written consent of juiceenewsdaily.  To inquire about the use of juiceenwsdaily material, please email press AT juiceenewsdaily.com."

Example article: ; there are others. DanKeshet 23:29, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)


 * Sent first warning for including GFDL notice, as I'm not sure if notice was sent before. Cleduc 5 July 2005 01:49 (UTC)

Second example
Also Socialite is copied, but without any attribution. Sent notice -- don't know if anyone else has sent them notice before. Not sure, so we'll treat this as first notice. Cleduc 5 July 2005 01:37 (UTC)
 * Notice resulted in a "Reference" being placed on the page -- so the source is attributed. However, the GFDL notice is not placed on the page, just like the CPR article. I'm going to follow up with the editor/publisher. Cleduc 6 July 2005 18:23 (UTC)
 * So what happened? It still claims the copyright on the article is theirs. 86.136.90.90 17:29, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Third example
from Jack Abramoff. No GFDL notice, no mention of Wikipedia. -- Antaeus Feldspar 20:00, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Fourth example
from Bona fide purchaser. No GFDL notice, no mention of Wikipedia. "Copyright © 2005" is a link to the Wikipedia article. Robert A West 03:29, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Kids.net.au

 * Site: http://www.kids.net.au/encyclopedia-wiki/
 * Example: http://www.kids.net.au/encyclopedia-wiki/ch/Chemistry
 * Mentions Wikipedia as source
 * No link to original page
 * No mention of GNU FDL
 * Ends with "All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License" but no obvious links --Rumping (talk) 15:31, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
 * No link back to Wikipedia
 * Standard letter sent 30 December 2005. --Kwekubo 03:49, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Kiessecker

 * Site: http://kiesseckers-encyclopedia.com
 * Example: http://kiesseckers-encyclopedia.com/index.php/Albania
 * No attribution to Wikipedia
 * No link to original page
 * No mention of GNU FDL
 * Site not found --Rumping (talk) 15:33, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Killersudoku

 * Site: http://www.killersudoku.co.uk/
 * Example: http://www.killersudoku.co.uk/title-Germany
 * No attribution to Wikipedia
 * No link to original page
 * No mention of GFDL
 * Loads images directly from upload.wikimedia.org
 * Site gives 404 error --Rumping (talk) 15:32, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Kiwipedia

 * Site: http://www.kiwipedia.com
 * Example: : initial part of Albania
 * No attribution to Wikipedia
 * No link to original page
 * Apparent link to GFDL at bottom is to initial part of local article about license, which in turn has broken link to GNU version
 * As of 10:23, 22 November 2005 (UTC) Henrygb
 * Albania example no longer has content: www.kiwipedia.com/canada.html is Canada or Cnaada (article looks deliberately dyslexic) and ends with "This is a static copy of Wikipedia" with link to www.wikipedia.org --Rumping (talk) 15:38, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Some of their articles appear to be machine-translated versions of Wikipedia in other languages. The Jade Knight (talk) 21:55, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Klasikoyun.com
This site is violating GFDL. No attribution, no link to Wikipedia. Links to Wikipedia from main page Moved from main page Davelane 22:58, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC) This was deleted by 212.174.228.10 (Removed Klasikoyun.com site has an attribution in the main page) I've restored this as I beleve they are not in compliance -- if you disagree please move to disputed. --Davelane 16:32, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * http://klasikoyun.com/English/Games/Nintendo/nintendo.htm from Super Nintendo Entertainment System
 * http://klasikoyun.com/English/Games/Amiga/amiga.htm from Amiga
 * http://klasikoyun.com/English/Games/Sega/genesis.htm from Sega Mega Drive
 * http://klasikoyun.com/English/Games/Arcade/arcade.htm from Arcade game
 * Some links to Wikipedia
 * No mention of source/GFDL
 * seems to be under construction
 * Site is down now, I'll delist it soon (feel free to do it if I forget). Rhobite 20:29, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * It's back up now, and still infringing. Rhobite 21:32, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * Down again --Utopianfiat 19:31, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Knol
See Mirrors and forks/Knol

knolix.com

 * Example page http://www.knolix.com/a/albania (with serious formatting failure)
 * No wikipedia content now visible at this example--Rumping (talk) 15:40, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Knowledge Graph
See Google Knowledge Graph

Knowledge Is Fun

 * site: knowledgeisfun.com
 * A TOTAL ripoff of wikipedia. Claims copyright as own!--Deglr6328 23:11, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * No mention of Wikipedia
 * No link to GFDL
 * Contains text "Copyright © 2004 KnowledgeIsFun.com, all rights reserved."
 * Sent first letter to domainsatvizaginfo.com and AT kif (best contacts aval.) --Davelane 00:03, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Response: "Thanks for informing about the missing copyright message. The website is maintained by one of our client who has informed us back that the necessary copyright message has been put."
 * Now contains text "Copyright © 2004 KnowledgeIsFun.com, all rights reserved. This article was derived fully or in part from an article on Wikipedia.org] - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License. " --Davelane 16:45, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Please note this site is now our the Wikipedia spam blacklist. 64.178.107.132 (talk) 15:52, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

KnowledgeGeek

 * Site: KnowledgeGeek
 * many articles on this site are verbatim copies of Wikipedia articles
 * a very short list of examples: musical set theory vs., sheet music vs. , aleatoric music vs. , caffeine vs.
 * no mention of Wikipedia
 * no mention of GFDL
 * Knowledgegeek now looks close to compliance, acknowledging Wikipedia as the original source and linking to the GFDL. Do people agree that they are now largely compliant? --Robert Merkel 04:30, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * The site has definitely improved. However, witness all the 'summary' pages one level in from the root page (such as Coffee) still being composed largely of Wikipedia content without any acknowledgement.  A sentence or two, lifted directly from Wikipedia is shown in many entries on those 'summary' pages (such as Drip brew, French press, Caffeine, etc. on the Coffee page above) yet you must click through to the full text before a Wikipedia or GFDL reference is made.  A reference to Wikipedia and GFDL on all pages with even 'truncated' Wikipedia content (ie, the first few sentences of a bunch of articles) would still seem to be required.  Potentially also worth mentioning is that the engine or template system used by KnowledgeGeek is used by StudioReview.com (documented on this page and supported/linked by Mark Coffman of KnowledgeGeek) and as of this writing, StudioReview has a low degree of compliance.  I'm not suggesting that the owner/operator of KnowledgeGeek is able to accomplish this, but one wonders if it's possible to add compliance at an engine- or template-level for sites like this which are clearly copying Wikipedia content in huge quantities.  Ds13 20:46, 2004 Mar 11 (UTC)
 * The remaining problems identified above seem to be addressed now. I would agree that they are largely compliant now.  --Ds13 06:50, 2004 Mar 21 (UTC)


 * [Homepage of the site has no content of Wikipedia. No disclaimer/copyright information]

Knowledgerush

 * Site: Knowledgerush


 * Links to local copy of GNU/FDL
 * Names Wikipedia and links to source article.
 * Does not have "title page".
 * Several articles copied, hard to say how many. Tualha 19:00, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)
 * Looks like everything with the possible exception of orphans and semi-orphans to me. Andre Engels 17:33, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC)
 * No history section. Medium compliance. Uncle G 11:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

knowledgewiki.org
I found this site while researching the article history for Harris matrix. The level of copyfraud seems rather serious to me. Ardric47 (talk) 18:21, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

KnowLex

 * Site: KnowLex


 * In en: and de:; I only really looked at the former.
 * Bottom of each page links to:
 * Source article on Wikipedia;
 * Wikipedia main page;
 * GNU FDL on FSF site;
 * Author list (history) on Wikipedia; and
 * Edit link on Wikipedia.

OK, so they should have a local copy of the licence. But they also say "The article can be editted here." and I think that's fantastic!!! -- Toby Bartels 04:38, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

This site no longer seems to exist. 62.190.112.2 (talk) 09:06, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

lala

 * Site: www.lala.com
 * Example: www.lala.com/frontend/action/artist/cliff_richard
 * States at start of frame: "From Wikipedia [edit] This text is available under the terms of the GNU FDL" with links to original article (plain and to edit) and to local copy of GFDL
 * Outside frame ends with "© 2005-2007 la la media, inc. All rights reserved. iPod and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Some content copyright 1948-2007 Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved."

latitudezero.org

 * Site: latitudezero.org
 * Links to original Wikipedia article
 * Links removed, lightly edited
 * Links to Wikipedia.
 * Example: History of Thailand

Latkey

 * Site: Latkey
 * Uses portions of Wikipedia articles on alphabets for description of their products related to alphabets
 * Example: (see Historical Background for Cyrillic Alphabet) from Cyrillic alphabet
 * Does not link to GFDL or Wikipedia. Does not mention them at all.
 * Claims "© 2005 Latkey Ltd. All rights reserved." at the bottom of every page.

Legal Information Source

 * Site: Legal Information Source
 * Link to GNU FDL.
 * Mencion Wikipedia Source.
 * No link to the current version of article
 * Example: from Mesothelioma
 * No longer exists as of 8/4/06

Lexikonia.org
A local copy of italian wikipedia.
 * Site: http://www.lexikonia.org/start.htm
 * Example http://www.lexikonia.org/38168_ferrari.htm
 * No link to the current version of article
 * Yes link to en.wikipedia.org, no link to it.wikipedia.org
 * Attribution with an image not much readable and in English, instead the visitors are probably Italians.

LincolnMortgage.info
Only a selection of pages, from all namespace of en.wp. Very random. Very odd interface.


 * http://lincolnmortgage.info/
 * No mention of Wikipedia or GFDL whatsoever.
 * Generally only contains one paragraph of a page.

Linix Encyclopedia

 * Site: Linix Encyclopedia
 * Example: all content. eg. http://web.linix.ca/pedia/index.php/Africa
 * this is a wiki without the main edit, history etc. links. See http://web.linix.ca/pedia/index.php/Special:Recentchanges
 * no links to GFDL or Wikipedia.

LinkFang
Additional domains:
 * https://www.kowiki.org
 * https://www.nowiki.org
 * https://www.huwiki.org
 * https://www.elwiki.org
 * https://www.frwiki.org
 * https://www.nlwiki.org
 * https://www.czwiki.org
 * https://www.pwiki.org

literaturemania.com

 * Site: literaturemania.com
 * Example:
 * No attribution
 * No GFDL notice
 * No copyright information of any sort, just "ads" about "Discount Pet Supplies" and an offsite link
 * Refers to Wikipedia text section as "The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia"
 * Appears to be some sort of Project Gutenberg and (non-compliant) Wikipedia mirror

liverpoolcityportal.co.uk

 * Site: liverpoolcityportal.co.uk
 * Example:
 * No attribution
 * No GFDL notice
 * "Copyright 2005-2006 © City Portal. All rights reserved."


 * Now seems to comply, having used the suggested text I sent them through the form letter. Am going to ask them to see if the copyright notice can be clarified, though. Johnleemk | Talk 12:57, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * All is in order now. Johnleemk | Talk 17:07, 7 February 2006 (UTC)


 * No history section. Medium compliance. Uncle G 12:09, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

LiveSeattle.com
My guess given that they direct comments to a site with a more generic name is that they've done the same not just for other places in Seattle but for other cities. - Jmabel | Talk 00:18, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Living Lingo: VCE English Language Units 3 and 4
Orthogonal1 (talk) 11:40, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Title: Living Lingo: VCE English Language Units 3 and 4
 * ISBN: 978-0-980-86231-7
 * Authors: Kate Burridge, Debbide de Laps with Michael Clyne
 * Printer: Valiant Press, Victoria
 * Article: Cane toad
 * Compliance: On Page 168, two reasonably large paragraphs from the Cane toad article are printed in the book. The book acknowledges that the article is from Wikipedia, and is in fact listed under the section "The authors and publisher wish to thank the following copyright holders for reproduction of their material". However, there is no mention of CC BY-SA or the GFDL.
 * Action: I have not taken any action, since as a student, I am not in a position to do so. Would someone unconnected with VCE English Language be able to take action?

localcolorart.com
Additionally the following domain names are equivalent sites:
 * http://209.197.127.220
 * http://209.197.89.145
 * http://209.68.55.237
 * http://209.68.55.246
 * http://209.68.55.253
 * http://209.68.55.254
 * http://216.92.11.22
 * http://216.92.11.26
 * http://216.92.11.9
 * http://216.92.85.60
 * http://alienartifacts.com
 * http://alky.com
 * http://allaccounts.com
 * http://allsfair.com
 * http://allthesights.com
 * http://anewlow.com
 * http://aplaceinthesun.com
 * http://artandcraftdirectory.com
 * http://artbytexans.com
 * http://artfulandcrafty.com
 * http://artgreats.com
 * http://artisticnudity.com
 * http://artlives.com
 * http://artoftexans.com
 * http://artoftexas.com
 * http://artquilt.com
 * http://artsintexas.com
 * http://barehands.com
 * http://barreloflaughs.com
 * http://beattherap.com
 * http://bettersafe.com
 * http://bloomingidiot.com
 * http://bornyesterday.com
 * http://buytexasart.com
 * http://ceramicartist.com
 * http://checkcards.com
 * http://classactionsuits.com
 * http://colorfool.com
 * http://colorfulimaginations.com
 * http://compaw.com
 * http://completeidiot.com
 * http://completeidiots.com
 * http://completeidiotsguide.com
 * http://createdbygod.com
 * http://cutanddried.com
 * http://demoz.org
 * http://dirtyart.com
 * http://doordie.com
 * http://doublestandard.com
 * http://earthlybusiness.com
 * http://earwitnessnews.com
 * http://everyavenue.com
 * http://fabricarts.com
 * http://fashionableinteriors.com
 * http://fbgart.com
 * http://fbg-tx.com
 * http://fburg.com
 * http://featuredlinks.com
 * http://fiestatexas.com
 * http://folkartmuseum.com
 * http://fredericksburgart.com
 * http://fredericksburgartists.com
 * http://fredericksburgarts.com
 * http://fredericksburger.com
 * http://fredericksburggallery.com
 * http://freshbrewed.com
 * http://globalists.com
 * http://greatartwork.com
 * http://greatartworks.com
 * http://guidinglight.com
 * http://handoverfist.com
 * http://higherpower.net
 * http://higherpower.org
 * http://higherpowered.org
 * http://hillcountryart.com
 * http://hillcountryartgallery.com
 * http://hillcountryartist.com
 * http://hillcountryartists.com
 * http://hillcountryarts.com
 * http://hollywoodblockbuster.com
 * http://hotandcold.com
 * http://huboftheuniverse.com
 * http://innerman.com
 * http://interiorbeauty.com
 * http://internetnavigator.com
 * http://jobsinart.com
 * http://karr.net
 * http://kilnfired.com
 * http://kingsized.com
 * http://kurtiskarr.com
 * http://landcompany.com
 * http://landscapenavigator.com
 * http://launchbase.com
 * http://launchbase.net
 * http://launchbase.org
 * http://lifeanddeath.com
 * http://livingdangerously.com
 * http://localartgallery.com
 * http://localcolor.info
 * http://localcolorart.com
 * http://localcolorartists.com
 * http://localcolorarts.com
 * http://localcolors.com
 * http://localfineart.com
 * http://locolcolor.com
 * http://lokalkolorit.com
 * http://lokalkolorit.de
 * http://lonestararts.com
 * http://matronofthearts.com
 * http://merica.com
 * http://metalworkart.com
 * http://mouseclique.com
 * http://mylocalcolor.com
 * http://nativeartworks.com
 * http://naturalresearch.com
 * http://naturalresearch.org
 * http://neverclosed.com
 * http://omnipresent.net
 * http://omnipresent.org
 * http://oneonly.com
 * http://onlinereligion.com
 * http://orderlyfashion.com
 * http://ourlocalcolor.com
 * http://overthetopart.com
 * http://overthetopartgallery.com
 * http://overthetopgallery.com
 * http://parksandwildlife.com
 * http://popularityguide.com
 * http://priceoffreedom.com
 * http://quiltplace.com
 * http://selectpicks.com
 * http://sifi.com
 * http://somelocalcolor.com
 * http://somethingpersonal.com
 * http://stardustmemories.com
 * http://studstill.com
 * http://stylishinteriors.com
 * http://technicalstuff.com
 * http://texanaccents.com
 * http://texanartists.com
 * http://thearts.us
 * http://thebottomdollar.com
 * http://theentireweb.com
 * http://thelateshift.com
 * http://thelocalcolorartgallery.com
 * http://thelocalcolorgallery.com
 * http://themajors.com
 * http://thepriceoffreedom.com
 * http://thetreasuretrove.com
 * http://toat.com
 * http://trafficstop.com
 * http://usgrant.com
 * http://variedtastes.com
 * http://worldlygoods.com
 * http://worthaclick.com
 * http://wwwebster.com
 * http://xxxl.com
 * http://yourbestdeal.com
 * http://youvegotcredit.com/

logicjungle.com

 * Site: logicjungle.com
 * Mirror of the english wikipedia
 * Link to GNU FDL.
 * Link to www.wikipedia.org (from the icon)
 * Crediting links to original articles
 * We can class this is as 'well behaved' mirror. Phil from logicjungle proactively read the listing here and emailed me. I suggested some improvements to the wording of the article links, to give proper credit to wikipedia, which were quickly implemented.
 * If any further contact is necessary, it might as well go through me, or a I can provide a copy of the email conversation we had -- Nojer2 10:09, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The Logo (A Book)

 * Site: The Logo (A Book)
 * Uses the article about the book: "No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies"
 * Mentions Wikipedia, and provides a link to the front page
 * No GFDL Link
 * Looks like fair use.


 * Example: http://www.widescale.com/details.php?name=AnnoDomini
 * same on: http://www.interscale.com/details.php?name=AnnoDomini
 * Novemver 19: Sent standard letter. --snoyes 17:05, 19 Nov 2003 (UTC)
 * November 20: Now contains GFDL notice and link. Also, their text is an excerpt of approximately one paragraph, so might be fair use anyway. --Delirium 10:09, Nov 20, 2003 (UTC)
 * You're right, that is most probably fair use. Nice to see them stick a notice on it anyway. --snoyes 02:57, 22 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Lycos Retriever

 * Site: www.lycos.com/retriever.html
 * Example: www.lycos.com/info/tony-blair--oxford-university.html taken from Tony Blair, though not about Oxford University
 * Synthesis site from large number of sources
 * States: "Source: en.wikipedia.org" with link to original article
 * Page ends: "Copyright © 2007 Lycos Inc. All Rights Reserved."

lzscl.com

 * Site: www.lzscl.com/
 * Example: http://www.lzscl.com/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&Itemid=26&article=Talk:Criticism_of_the_BBC