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)
- Who could we contact to obtain written permission? I definitely want everything to be on the up and up, and even if we had written permission we'd want a template at the top like the podcasts indicating that we have permission and acknowledging the appropriate copyright holders.--Steelviper 14:01, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
- Is the synopses at Lurker's Guide legit? I like the synopsis form better than transcripts. Or are they different words for the same thing? --FrankieG 14:56, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
- A transcript is usually word for word what is said on the show, as well as descriptive text for the action that occurs. I'd call our episode summaries decent synopses (is that a word?)... --Steelviper 15:30, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
- Google said it was. So the synopses at Lurkers's are actually transcripts? Sorry, answered my own question. They don't include all the dialogue. --FrankieG 15:47, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
- A transcript is usually word for word what is said on the show, as well as descriptive text for the action that occurs. I'd call our episode summaries decent synopses (is that a word?)... --Steelviper 15:30, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
- Bradley could probably at least tell us who to ask. --Peter Farago 17:41, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
- Is the synopses at Lurker's Guide legit? I like the synopsis form better than transcripts. Or are they different words for the same thing? --FrankieG 14:56, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
- I agree that there is a serious copyright issue here. If we could gather permission to transcribe episodes, then that'd be great; otherwise, we shouldn't do it. -- Joe Beaudoin So say we all - Donate 19:55, 4 August 2006 (CDT)