Talk:Hotel Wikipedia

I need a life.

This is the best thing I've seen all week (Which is a real comment on how interesting my weeks are)! -- Kwekubo 23:29, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)

This is simply a wonderful piece of lyrics! Thank you Elf! \Mike (Not to forget the Angel who brought it here.)

Too schweeet, you're all absolutely right, bed-time. Weaponofmassinstruction 08:47, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

LOL this's fantastic --121.44.113.67 12:22, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

The lyrics are definitely really great. Somebody really should record this for the next Wikimania... the last Wikimania song wasn't all taht great [1]. --Interiot 21:43, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Page history from en:

   * (cur) (last)  03:20, Jul 12, 2004 Elf m (Category:Wikipedia)
   * (cur) (last) 15:50, Jul 11, 2004 D6 m (upd. link)
   * (cur) (last) 06:26, May 26, 2004 Elf m (clarify)
   * (cur) (last) 05:38, May 18, 2004 Elf m (fix link)
   * (cur) (last) 04:22, May 18, 2004 Elf (you can check out any time you want... you know the rest...I'm sure I've got the lyrics wrong in places, please fix)

Userbox

I've created a userbox on the English version of Wikipedia:

♫	This user likes the song Hotel Wikipedia.

--Leon2323 21:54, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Mayodan

Mayodan.

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Great lyrics it would be awesome if someone would record it :) -- Obradovic Goran 23:39, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

I want to listen!

But I can't find a link. Can someone help me? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 121.44.113.67 (talk • contribs) .

• Sing Hotel California in the shower for a similar effect. haz (talk) 20:45, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't know the words to Hotel California (aside from the first line), and I barely know the tune for more than 3 lines. Wouldn't someone like to record this and upload it for the sake of us non-rock&rollers? :) 65.13.61.125 12:17, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Is this a copyright violation?

I don't really know, but aren't most lyrics copyrightable, at least in the United States where these servers are? I know that in the United States, what is copyrightable is a "creative work" or "original authorship." The lyrics to Hotel California are definitely both of those. Then, if I am correct, this would be a derivative work. But the lyrics to Hotel California are certainly not licensed under the GFDL. And thus this could be only be used under w:fair use, which would be a paltry and bald claim, considering that there is no "critical commentary." What do others think? --Iamunknown 00:10, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

It's a parody. IANAL, but I believe this is permitted under copyright law. --Versageek 00:17, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

True. According to the English-language Wikipedia article, Weird Al had to get licensing permission from the artists and the labels to produce his work. Does that apply here? --Iamunknown 00:25, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

If that's what it says, it's wrong. Al's position is that he does not need to get such permission, but he chooses to do so to avoid bad blood between him and the artists he parodies. 81.157.10.170 02:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

I dunno now if that is the case (and don't feel inclined to look :-P). So I guess this is okay under United States copyright law; if Meta adopts a non-free content policy, however, I assume that it would not be okay. --Iamunknown 03:05, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Recording the song???

Keeping in mind that IANAL, here's what I understand:

• The actual music is copyrighted, and could not be disseminated on Wikimedia.
• The lyrics to the original song (Hotel California) are copyrighted, and could not be disseminated on Wikimedia.
• The lyrics to the parody do not fall under the "derivative works" clause, and, as they were posted on Wikimedia (and originally on the English Wikipedia), they are released under the GDFL and can be disseminated on Wikimedia.

If this is correct, can anyone raise any objections to my singing the parody (a capella or accompanied only by a metronome) and uploading it here? If I don't get any within 1 week, I'll go ahead and start work on it. Thanks, Trvsdrlng 03:56, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Hearing no objections, I will now begin work on my rendition of "Hotel Wikipedia". Updates to follow... eventually... Trvsdrlng 01:52, 20 November 2007 (UTC)