Environment & Energy Wiki:Copyrights
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Public domain
Any section or article whose main source is Wikipedia and is prefixed by
The following information is an edited excerpt from Wikipedia
is in the public domain and may be quoted freely, citing Wikipedia as the source.
Copyright material
Any section or article whose main source is copyright and is prefixed by
The following text is copyright, up to the copyright symbol and signature
and is signed with the copyright symbol © and the author's name and date is subject to full copyright and may not be copied in any form.
Creative commons
All sections or articles, not otherwise indicated as being from Wikipedia or are copyright, are deemed to be under restricted Creative Commons. This allows users to:
- Copy or quote any section or article, not otherwise restricted, provided that the source is clearly indicated, including in any website.
- Make references to any section or article. References to Wikipedia or Copyright material are permissible.
- It is NOT permitted to copy or quote without reference to the source.
- It is NOT permitted to copy or quote any section or article in such a way that, taken out of context, the original sense or meaning may be misinterpreted.
- It is NOT permitted to copy or quote any section or article if it has been modified in any way so that the text differs from the section or article.
Fair use
It is permitted to copy or quote any section or article under accepted "fair use" conditions. This includes copyright material. Fair use allows the textual and unmodified quotation of short excerpts for such purposes as reviews, typically limited to a maximum of about 200 words. Fair use does not permit the use of text to support or refute an argument.
Illicit use
It is strictly forbidden to use any copyright material in any section or article without the copyright owner's express permission, which must be able to be substantiated on request by any administrator of the site. Failure to comply may result in the user being banned from the site.
It is strictly forbidden to claim copyright protection of any section or article by any person who has not authored the text or has legal jurisdiction over it permitted by the author.
