Chalo Chatu:Copyright & Licensing Policy

This policy codifies how Chalo Chatu governs copyright, licensing, and intellectual property for all text, images, and media. It supplements Chalo Chatu:Copyrights with actionable procedures and governance clarity.

Purpose

• Provide explicit terms for content licensing and reuse.
• Define contributor and platform responsibilities.
• Ensure legal compliance and platform credibility.

Scope

Applies to all contributions to Chalo Chatu:

• Text, images, audio, video, and uploaded files.
• Third-party imports and public domain content.

Policies & License Framework

• All textual content is licensed under **CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported** and **GFDL**.
• Media files must carry clear licensing metadata. Free-licensed or public domain media is strongly preferred.
• Existing non-free or fair-use media must comply with the Non-Free Content Policy and include rationale and source.

Contributor Obligations

• Contributors retain their copyright, but irrevocably license contributions under CC BY-SA and GFDL.
• Imported content must be compatible with these licenses and properly attributed.
• Avoid “close paraphrasing” to prevent plagiarism and copyright abuse.

Attribution Standards

• All reuse of Chalo Chatu content—including internal copying—must reference the source with proper attribution and an edit summary.
• For external use: include a licensing notice, author credit, and a link to the original Chalo Chatu page.

Enforcement & Compliance

• Contributors must honor takedown requests and report copyright violations via the designated agent.
• Violations—such as uploading infringing content—may lead to content removal and contributor sanctions.

Fair Use & Public Domain

• Limited use of copyrighted material may be allowed under fair use principles, but must be justified and minimized.
• Public domain works should be clearly marked and distinguished from licensed content.

Policy Governance

This page forms part of Chalo Chatu’s Master Policy Framework. Updates require approval from the Editorial Committee and must be reflected in the Master Policy Portal.