Originally Posted By: joemikeb
By-the-way, if you wonder where the Dictionary comes from I found this in Dictionary > Preferences…
Originally Posted By: Dictionary > Preferences
Most text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/> and the GNU Free Documentation License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html>.

That would appear to rule out any consideration of Royalties — at least for the basic dictionary content.

When I select Dictionary > Prefs > Wikipedia in Sierra I see the text you posted, but with additional language...

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Most text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/> and the GNU Free Documentation License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html>. Check the page for specific licensing terms. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (Emphasis added)

It applies to Wikipedia only.

All other dictionaries have appended text similar to this...

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New Oxford American Dictionary
Copyright © 2010, 2016 by Oxford University Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Royalties most certainly are an issue and have, perhaps ( tongue ), influenced content.

Last edited by artie505; 01/28/18 11:19 AM. Reason: Cleanup
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