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		02 on April 30, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google AdSense leak? Wikipedia content is licensed for redistribution. That isn't scraping.

chrisBob on April 30, 2014 | [–]

And as a site that is funded by donations not ad revenue they probably consider this a service.

scottydelta on April 30, 2014 | [–]

yes, Wikipedia content is licensed for redistribution but the point here was websites outranking the original sources.

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