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It is the obligation of editors providing content to verify that such content is under a compatible license. If there is any doubt, [[Project:Administrators|administrators]] may remove such content until verification is made. Note that all content created is ''by default'' fully copyrighted with all rights reserved ''unless'' explicitly stated otherwise. | It is the obligation of editors providing content to verify that such content is under a compatible license. If there is any doubt, [[Project:Administrators|administrators]] may remove such content until verification is made. Note that all content created is ''by default'' fully copyrighted with all rights reserved ''unless'' explicitly stated otherwise. | ||
== Text == | == Compatible licenses== | ||
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! colspan="2" style="background-color:green; color:white;" |'''License Compatibility with Online Communipedia''' | |||
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! colspan="1" | Licenses compatible with Online Communipedia!! colspan="1" |Licenses ''not'' compatible with Online Communipedia | |||
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! colspan="2" style="font-weight:normal; font-style:italic" |Creative Commons Licenses | |||
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*CC BY, all versions and ports, up to and including 4.0 | |||
*CC BY-SA 1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 | |||
*[https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ CC0] | |||
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*CC BY-SA 4.0<ref>According to the legal team at the [[wikipedia:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], CC BY-SA 4.0 is not backwards compatible with CC BY-SA 3.0, and it is the determination of the [[P:SO|site operator]] to follow their advisement. They provide some caveats between text and media, but considering the site operator is not knowledgeable in copyright law, CC BY-SA 4.0 is simply blanket prohibited.</ref> | |||
*CC BY-NC | |||
*CC BY-NC-ND | |||
*CC BY-ND | |||
*CC BY-NC-SA | |||
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==Text== | |||
When dealing with taking text from other sources, a link to the original source it came from must be provided on the relevant articles' talk page unless it is CC0, since all other compatible licenses require attribution. | When dealing with taking text from other sources, a link to the original source it came from must be provided on the relevant articles' talk page unless it is CC0, since all other compatible licenses require attribution. | ||
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See [[Template:Copyright attribution table]]'s documentation for more information. | See [[Template:Copyright attribution table]]'s documentation for more information. | ||
=== Taking text from Wikipedia === | ===Taking text from Wikipedia=== | ||
When taking content from Wikipedia, per their [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content|policy on reusing Wikipedia content outside of the site]], providing ''all'' of the following in an edit summary is suitable attribution and the process above may be circumvented. | When taking content from Wikipedia, per their [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content|policy on reusing Wikipedia content outside of the site]], providing ''all'' of the following in an edit summary is suitable attribution and the process above may be circumvented. | ||
* An ''explicit declaration'' that content was taken from Wikipedia. | *An ''explicit declaration'' that content was taken from Wikipedia. | ||
* A link to the BY-SA 3.0 license. | *A link to the BY-SA 3.0 license. | ||
* A link to the page that content was taken from. | *A link to the page that content was taken from. | ||
* An ''explicit declaration'' of whether or not the taken content was modified in any way. | *An ''explicit declaration'' of whether or not the taken content was modified in any way. | ||
The following is a boilerplate that can be used (obviously the last sentence should be changed based on the circumstances, but it is ''very rare'' that content taken is not modified ''in some form''): | The following is a boilerplate that can be used (obviously the last sentence should be changed based on the circumstances, but it is ''very rare'' that content taken is not modified ''in some form''): | ||
<pre>Content in this edit was taken from Wikipedia. This content is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. The content was originally from <FULL URL TO PAGE>. The content taken from Wikipedia has been modified.</pre> | <pre>Content in this edit was taken from Wikipedia. This content is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. The content was originally from <FULL URL TO PAGE>. The content taken from Wikipedia has been modified.</pre> | ||
== Images == | ==Images == | ||
For the sake of minimizing the legal liability of the project, the image ''must'' fall under one of the following [[wikipedia:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] licenses: | For the sake of minimizing the legal liability of the project, the image ''must'' fall under one of the following [[wikipedia:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] licenses: | ||
<div style="column-count:2"> | <div style="column-count:2"> | ||
*CC0 | *CC0 | ||
*CC BY-1.0 | *CC BY-1.0 | ||
*CC By-2.0 | *CC By-2.0 | ||
*CC BY-2.5 | *CC BY-2.5 | ||
* CC BY-3.0 | *CC BY-3.0 | ||
*CC BY-SA-1.0 | *CC BY-SA-1.0 | ||
* CC BY-SA-2.0 | *CC BY-SA-2.0 | ||
*CC BY-SA-2.5 | *CC BY-SA-2.5 | ||
* CC BY-SA-3.0 | *CC BY-SA-3.0 | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
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*The image is a logo being used in accordance with [[wikipedia:fair use|fair use]] for the sole purpose of identifying an organization or community (e.g it's logo). | *The image is a logo being used in accordance with [[wikipedia:fair use|fair use]] for the sole purpose of identifying an organization or community (e.g it's logo). | ||
*The image is a screenshot used in accordance with [[wikipedia:fair use|fair use]] for the purpose of providing critical commentary on an organization or community. | *The image is a screenshot used in accordance with [[wikipedia:fair use|fair use]] for the purpose of providing critical commentary on an organization or community. | ||
*The image has been declared in some fashion to be released under the [[wikipedia:public domain|public domain]] outside of a Creative Commons License. | * The image has been declared in some fashion to be released under the [[wikipedia:public domain|public domain]] outside of a Creative Commons License. | ||
Even if another license or rationale may technically allow an image to be hosted by Online Communipedia, the image is ineligible for inclusion by policy. | Even if another license or rationale may technically allow an image to be hosted by Online Communipedia, the image is ineligible for inclusion by policy. | ||
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To mark the image's copyright, select the appropriate option when using [[Special:Upload]]. The uploader must also place in the file summary the source the image came from ''unless'' they select the option indicating it is their own image they are releasing. | To mark the image's copyright, select the appropriate option when using [[Special:Upload]]. The uploader must also place in the file summary the source the image came from ''unless'' they select the option indicating it is their own image they are releasing. | ||
== Other material == | ==Other material== | ||
Other material (such as PDF files) may only be ''uploaded'' if it meets one of the following criteria: | Other material (such as PDF files) may only be ''uploaded'' if it meets one of the following criteria: | ||
* It is released to Online Communipedia under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0] by the owner of such material. | *It is released to Online Communipedia under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0] by the owner of such material. | ||
==Instant Commons== | ==Instant Commons== | ||