Leverage Existing Resources
Is there any way we could leverage the existing transcripts? I'd hate to redo all that work if we could work something out with some of the people/groups that are already doing that to allow us to import them. I'd love to be able to have transcripts be citable, searchable, and linkified, but I'm not sure it's worth doing it ourselves. --Steelviper 13:25, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
Yes, if we could repost Galacticastation's transcripts: well, these transcripts are actually from another site, SadGeezer's Cult TV Guide, which they reprint with permission. --The Merovingian (C - E) 13:29, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
- Everybody seems to get them from Sadgeezer's. Perhaps somebody could open negotations for allowing us to import them? (Links to the transcripts would be ok, but it'd be even cooler if we could provide in-line links where appropriate). --Steelviper 13:31, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
Copyright issues
I have to voice my strong opposition here. I see nothing wrong with doing Podcast transcripts, since the original audio files are freely available at SciFi.com; but we have explicitly avoided transcribing DVD-only commentary tracks precisely because they are only available for a fee. We should have the explicit permission of NBC/Universal before posting transcripts of such material. --Peter Farago 13:57, 3 August 2006 (CDT)