User talk:Coolllang

the “share-alike”in some Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licenses
share alike – If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. I'm going to put some pictures under such licenses in my book. however, Does "share-alike" mean that (1) I must distribute the whole book under such licenses. (2) if I transform some pictures, I must distribute the transformed pictures under the same licenses. looking forward to your help!

Coolllang (talk) 05:41, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

1. No. You can copyright other portions of the publication (under whatever terms you like) - as long as you make it clear that the specific parts are released for anyone to use - and giving appropriate attribution (if they're licenced 'CC-BY-SA'), and giving a copy of the actual licence.

2. Yes. That's what 'Share alike' means. Any images or works derived from the image must be released under the same licence.

So - you can make a book containing both images that are specifically restricted from reuse ('copyrighted'), and ones that are licenced with the CC licence - and you can sell it, and do whatever you want with it.

But if you make a picture that uses any part of a CC-SA picture, then you must release it under the same licence - you cannot copyright that, as it is a derivative work.

See Reusing Wikipedia content, Reusing content outside Wikimedia and FAQ/Copyright.

I emplasize that the above is in no way a legal opinion; it is my 'best advice' based upon my humble understandings; in all such matters, one should consult a lawyer - we can't give legal advice.

For further questions, you might like to ask on Media copyright questions - although you're quite welcome to use another to get clarification here, too.  Chzz  ► 05:57, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

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Hi, Coolllang. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck!  Chzz  ► 00:35, 16 April 2011 (UTC)