User:Tamara Zion/Copyright

Course 1

Questions about Copyright

 * 1. What is the Wikipedia slogan?
 * A: The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit is the semi-official slogan of Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia built collaboratively using wiki software. The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization which operates Wikipedia and its sister projects.


 * 2. What license is the content on Wikipedia released under?
 * A: The content on Wikipedia is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.  The copyright license under which Wikipedia was originally published is the GNU Free Documentation License, which is actually a copyleft.  The Creative Commons Deed allows a work to be copied, distributed, transmitted or adapted.  The work must be attributed to the author or licensor in the manner specified by them.  You must not do so in a manner  which suggests their endorsement of you or your use of the work.  If you alter, transform, or build upon the work, you must distribute the resulting work under the same, similar or a compatible license.  These conditions can be waived if the copyright holder gives you permission.  The license in no way affects your fair dealing or fair use rights.  It in no way affects the author's moral rights.  It in no way affects publicity or privacy rights other persons may have either in the work itself or in how the work is used.  The license terms of the work must be made clear to others with a notice and link to the license. Cc.logo.circle.svg


 * 3. If a user was to infringe copyright, what could happen to their account on Wikipedia?
 * A: A user's account on Wikipedia could be blocked by an administrator for persistent copyright violations. For instance, remember the previous lesson with Himbo the newcomer and The Pillars 5?  Himbo's contribution was made with good faith but the content was taken directly from an external website and used without the permission of the owners external website. Himbo's article had met Wikipedia's Criteria for Speedy Deletion per G12. Blatant copyright violation material.  Himbo's deleted article also could have been tagged as  db-multiple with G3. Blatant hoax but we'll assume the Twinkler who nominated it for speedy deletion was familiar with the external website whether or not they share Himbo's beliefs.  The Twinkler included the link to the website when the report was sent to the administrator who deleted the article.


 * 4.The Non-free content review page is a place where Wikipedians discuss whether media without free content licenses are in compliance with Wikipedia's non-free content criteria. Go to Non-free content review and post your opinion in 5 of the discussions (not just a Keep or Delete, give a reason why you think the content should be kept/deleted).  Warning, some of the media may be graphic.  Which discussions did you post in?
 * A: