Chalo Chatu:Copyrights violations: Difference between revisions
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== Dealing with copyright violations== | == Dealing with copyright violations== | ||
Handling of suspected violations of copyright policy depends on the particulars of a given case. If you suspect a copyright violation but are uncertain if the content is copyrighted or whether the external site is copying from Chalo Chatu, you should at least bring up the issue on that page's discussion page, if it is active. | Handling of suspected violations of copyright policy depends on the particulars of a given case. If you suspect a copyright violation but are uncertain if the content is copyrighted or whether the external site is copying from Chalo Chatu, you should at least bring up the issue on that page's discussion page, if it is active. Some cases will be false alarms. For example, text that can be found elsewhere on the Web that was in fact copied from Chalo Chatu in the first place is not a copyright violation – at least not on Chalo Chatu's part. In these cases, it is a good idea to make a note of the situation on the discussion page. | ||
Some cases will be false alarms. For example, text that can be found elsewhere on the Web that was in fact copied from Chalo Chatu in the first place is not a copyright violation – at least not on Chalo Chatu's part. In these cases, it is a good idea to make a note of the situation on the discussion page. | Also, if the contributor is the copyright holder of the text, even if it is published elsewhere under different terms, they have the right to post it here under CC BY-SA and GFDL without violating copyright, so long as they provide a suitable release to the world under Chalo Chatu licenses or a free license that is compatible with them. (Text may, however, still be unsuitable for Chalo Chatu for another reason.) | ||
[[Category:Chalo Chatu legal policies]] | [[Category:Chalo Chatu legal policies]] | ||
