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[News] Big Funding Comes to Wikimedia and Creative Commons

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Sergey Brin and Wife Donate $500,000 to Creative Commons

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| Well, hereâs a nice gesture: GoogleGoogleGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin and 
| his wife Anne Wojcicki have donated half a million dollars to Creative 
| Commons, a non-profit organization behind the Creative Commons licenses.   
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http://mashable.com/2009/08/28/sergey-brin-donation-creative-commons/

Two Million for Wikimedia: Who Can Offer More?

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| Describing itself as a philanthropic investment company, the Omydar Network 
| has donated two million dollars to the Wikimedia Foundation. 
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http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Two-Million-for-Wikimedia-Who-Can-Offer-More


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Wikimedia receives $2 million grant from Omidyar Network

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| The Wikimedia Foundation, the organisation responsible for the operation of
| the Wikipedia free online encyclopaedia, has received a $2 million grant from
| the Omidyar Network
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/144329


Wikipedia to Limit Changes to Articles on People

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| Wikipedia, one of the 10 most popular sites on the Web, was founded about
| eight years ago as a long-shot experiment to create a free encyclopedia from
| the contributions of volunteers, all with the power to edit, and presumably
| improve, the content.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/technology/internet/25wikipedia.html?_r=2


Wikimedia receives $500,000 from Hewlett Foundation

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| The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization responsible for the operation of
| the Wikipedia free online encyclopaedia, has received $500,000 from the
| William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/144064
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