Difference between revisions of "Wikipedia copyright"
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| − | All contributions to Wikipedia must be licensed by the author under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights Wikipedia Copyrights] accessed April 7, 2007</ref> | + | All contributions to Wikipedia must be licensed by the author under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights Wikipedia Copyrights] accessed April 7, 2007</ref> While called "free", this license actually imposes burdensome obligations that interfere with the reuse of this material, even for teaching purposes. Authors always remain free to copy their own work, but cannot copy work that has been edited by others unless there is full compliance with the requirements of the GFDL. |
| − | + | Here are a few of the complex requirements of the Wikipedia license:<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License Text of the GNU Free Documentation License] accessed April 7, 2007</ref> | |
* any derivative work must be licensed under the same conditions | * any derivative work must be licensed under the same conditions | ||
| − | * | + | * there are 15 different conditions with respect to distributing modified copies |
| − | * | + | * there must be attribution of principal authors |
| − | * there is no exception for | + | * there is no exception for teaching or other non-profit uses |
| − | * | + | * there must be inclusion of a copy of the lengthy GFDL in many cases |
| − | For Conservapedia's less restrictive copyright, see [[Conservapedia:Copyright]]. | + | For Conservapedia's less restrictive and easier-to-use copyright, see [[Conservapedia:Copyright]]. |
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 18:39, April 14, 2007
All contributions to Wikipedia must be licensed by the author under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).[1] While called "free", this license actually imposes burdensome obligations that interfere with the reuse of this material, even for teaching purposes. Authors always remain free to copy their own work, but cannot copy work that has been edited by others unless there is full compliance with the requirements of the GFDL.
Here are a few of the complex requirements of the Wikipedia license:[2]
- any derivative work must be licensed under the same conditions
- there are 15 different conditions with respect to distributing modified copies
- there must be attribution of principal authors
- there is no exception for teaching or other non-profit uses
- there must be inclusion of a copy of the lengthy GFDL in many cases
For Conservapedia's less restrictive and easier-to-use copyright, see Conservapedia:Copyright.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia Copyrights accessed April 7, 2007
- ↑ Text of the GNU Free Documentation License accessed April 7, 2007