There is now a template {{JewishEncyclopedia}} that you can use in your reference section when drawing material from this source. See, for example, Exilarch, Asher_ben_Jehiel. -- Jmabel 01:53, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC) ==Scholarship== The scholarship of the ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' is obviously excellent, but I don't know enough about the area to say much useful about who contributed to it and where they stood among the scholars of their time; I think that belongs in the article. -- Jmabel 03:01, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC) ==public domain== The wikipage about the Catholic_Encyclopedia says that it is in the public domain and gives instructions for citing incorporations into wikipedia, and http://jewishencyclopedia.com/ says that the JE is in the public domain. So, shouldn't this Jewish Encyclopedia page contain the identical information and instructions, and not simply the citation notes above here? and, this suggestion probably belongs someplace else on wikipedia: seems to me it would be nice if wikipedia had a way of mechanically incorporating the entirety of the JE (and the CE, et al) directly so that such articles as are covered would be immediately available. Policy for subsequent edits (esp. to correct) could be either normal or special in some way. (anon) :I tend toward the opinion that the inclusion of those instructions in the article "Catholic_Encyclopedia" at least borders on inappropriately self-referential. -- Jmabel | Talk 22:42, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC) :The Jewish Encyclopedia website has contradictory information regarding copyright. Here it says that it is public domain and here it says that the encyclopedia material cannot be reproduced. -- Kjkolb 06:18, September 5, 2005 (UTC) ::The underliying encyclopedia is public domain. The enhancements they have made (presumably little but the screen layout) are copyrightable. I contacted about a year ago to let them know that we are using material from the ''JE'' and suggesting collaboration on their idea of bringing some of it more up to date, but I never got a response. Anyway, they at least know we are using material, and haven't objected, though they also haven't given any overt permissions. -- Jmabel | Talk 19:20, September 5, 2005 (UTC) == Commons == I have a important question, and ask here. Can we upload the Images from Jewish_Encyclopedia(Kot) to '''''Commons'''''? This will be big delightfull chance or mournfull tragic affair... :--{{User:Sheynhertz-Unbayg/sig}} 13:58, 1 September 2005 (UTC) :The images from the 1901-1906 encyclopedia should now be in the public domain, at least in the U.S., exactly like the text. Certainly, if you had a copy and scanned it, this should be OK. However, I'm not sure of the full legalities around the Commons (for example, if you grab a scan off the web done by someone else, is that acceptable?). You should probably ask on the Commons. -- Jmabel | Talk 06:07, September 2, 2005 (UTC) ::There is a big and nice news (but I thought like this once). See the tanár Ármin_Vámbéry page! --{{User:Sheynhertz-Unbayg/sig}} 15:39, 23 September 2005 (UTC) (;_<)v :In the U.S., exact photographic copies of public domain 2-D works cannot be copyrighted under any circumstances. See Bridgeman_Art_Library_v._Corel_Corp., which is responsible for this, and which really has been a great boon to Wikimedia projects. So, yes, it is absolutely appropriate to take PD images scanned by someone else from the Jewish Encyclopedia.--Pharos 18:54, 23 September 2005 (UTC) :: Yes, in the U.S., but I thought the Commons tried to confine itself to images that are close to universally permissible, not just in the U.S. And that's what I don't know. -- Jmabel | Talk 04:28, 24 September 2005 (UTC) ::The guideline is to follow the most appropriate national laws. As the ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' was published by Funk and Wagnalls, I don't think there should be any problem applying U.S. law.--Pharos 04:44, 24 September 2005 (UTC) == Moved from article == This was in the "see also" list; we don't link into "Wikipedia" namespace from articles; see Wikipedia:Self-reference. * Wikipedia:WikiProject_Missing_encyclopedic_articles Jmabel | Talk 08:26, 22 November 2005 (UTC)