Chalo Chatu:Copyrights: Difference between revisions
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If you want to import media (including text) that you have found elsewhere, and it does not meet the non-free content policy and guideline , you can only do so if it is public domain or available under terms that are compatible with the CC BY-SA license. If you import media under a compatible license which requires attribution, you must, in a reasonable fashion, credit the author(s). You must also in most cases verify that the material is compatibly licensed or public domain. If the original source of publication contains a copyright disclaimer or other indication that the material is free for use, a link to it on the media description page or the article's talk page may satisfy this requirement. If you obtain special permission to use a copyrighted work from the copyright holder under compatible terms, you must make a note of that fact (along with the relevant names and dates) and verify this through one of several processes. | If you want to import media (including text) that you have found elsewhere, and it does not meet the non-free content policy and guideline , you can only do so if it is public domain or available under terms that are compatible with the CC BY-SA license. If you import media under a compatible license which requires attribution, you must, in a reasonable fashion, credit the author(s). You must also in most cases verify that the material is compatibly licensed or public domain. If the original source of publication contains a copyright disclaimer or other indication that the material is free for use, a link to it on the media description page or the article's talk page may satisfy this requirement. If you obtain special permission to use a copyrighted work from the copyright holder under compatible terms, you must make a note of that fact (along with the relevant names and dates) and verify this through one of several processes. | ||
'''Never''' use materials that infringe the copyrights of others. This could create legal liabilities and seriously hurt Chalo Chatu. If in doubt, write the content yourself, thereby creating a new copyrighted work which can be included in | |||
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