Talk:First ten Revenue Service cutters

Copying; content shouldn't be lifted directly from the USCG site.
Some of the content on this page seems to have been copied and pasted from http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/First_Cutters.asp ; even though the USCG site is theoretically in the public domain ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain#U.S._government_works ) and is not copyrighted, it's not explicitly stated. The content can still easily be edited to remove the plagiarized material. Please do so. Karlkatzke (talk) 02:58, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes it is explicitly stated. The USCG's privacy page states clearly that Information presented on this web site in the non-logged in domain is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. There are scores of articles on wikipedia that incorporate text from the USCG website so it's well established practice here to use this material. Gatoclass (talk) 05:28, 5 August 2009 (UTC)


 * That is correct. The general information of USCG website is in the public domain, so there is no copyright vio here. But please remember to add in-line citations for the source -- even when its public domain information. As well, pages with PD information should be tagged, usually using one of the templates from Template messages/Sources of articles. I've gone ahead and placed the Template:USCG PD template in the reference section of this article. Cheers. — Cactus Writer |   needles  10:02, 13 August 2009 (UTC)