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RafaëllaMES (talk) 10:57, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Removal Plagiarism tag on the Damascus Affair
Hi ! I recently saw you removed my tag in which I signalled plagiarism on the Damascus Affair page. Could you please explain to me why you removed this tag? If you want I can provide you with the link to the Encyclopedia from which this section was largely copy pasted with just minor changes. RafaëllaMES (talk) 07:47, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I just saw your comment explaining that the work is in the public domain. But just to clarify for myself (since I am not 100% sure about this myself): even though something is taken almost literally from a certain source, this is not called plagiarism if the work is in the public domain? Then what is the difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement? See also Plagiarism paragraph four. Thanks for any clarification! RafaëllaMES (talk) 07:55, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, the tag you applied is about copyright violation, a legal requirement, but copying from a public domain source is not a violation of copyright law. However, you are correct that it is plagiarism, which is not illegal but is a violation of Wikipedia policy. The difference is roughly that copyright violation is using something without permission and plagiarism is using something without acknowledgement. The best solution is to add a citation indicating where the text came from, with or without paraphrasing. Zerotalk 10:42, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your explanation! I am still new to Wikipedia, so I am still getting to know all the rules and possibilities.RafaëllaMES (talk) 11:01, 11 March 2021 (UTC)