Editing MathWorld (section)

==CRC lawsuit==
In 2000, CRC Press sued [[Wolfram Research|Wolfram Research Inc. (WRI)]], WRI president [[Stephen Wolfram]], and author [[Eric W. Weisstein]], due to what they considered a breach of contract: that the ''MathWorld'' content was to remain in print only. The site was taken down by a court [[injunction]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CRC Press, LLC v. Wolfram Research, Inc., 149 F. Supp. 2d 500 {{!}} Casetext Search + Citator |url=https://casetext.com/case/crc-press-llc-v-wolfram-research-inc |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=casetext.com}}</ref>

The case was settled out of court in late 2001, with WRI paying an unspecified<!--?--> amount and complying with other [[stipulation]]s.  Among these stipulations is the inclusion of a copyright notice at the bottom of the website and broad rights for the CRC Press to produce ''MathWorld'' in printed book form. In November 2001 site then became once again available free to the public.<ref name=History>[https://mathworld.wolfram.com/about/faq.html#history MathWorld Q&A: What is the history of MathWorld?] Wolfram MathWorld Last updated: Sat Apr 12 2025.</ref>  In 2008, the litigants reached an agreement to allow new edition of MathWorld to be printed.<ref name=History/>

This case made a wave of headlines in online publishing circles. The ''[[PlanetMath]]'' project was a result of MathWorld's being unavailable.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Corneli|first=Joseph|date=2011|title=The PlanetMath Encyclopedia|url=http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-767/paper-03.pdf|journal=ITP 2011 Workshop on Mathematical Wikis (MathWikis 2011) Nijmegen, Netherlands, August 27, 2011}}</ref>