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How much of a wikipedia article can i actually copy with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike L

by IMDESTROYER Banned
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at least those with a
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;

Can i copy the entire article? how much of the article can i actually have?


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I HAVE RESEARCHED EVERYTHING PLEASE DONT PLACE LINKS TO WIKIPEDIA. IM ASKING YOU FOR EXPERIENCE.
#article #attributionsharealike #commons #copy #creative #wikipedia
  • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
    I'm not a lawyer so don't listen to anything I say.

    From the horse's mouth: Wikipedia:Text of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Mark
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    • Profile picture of the author IMDESTROYER
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      I can find nothing that states how much exactly i can have, as a matter of fact it doesn't even touch on those points....
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      • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
        Originally Posted by IMDESTROYER View Post

        I can find nothing that states how much exactly i can have, as a matter of fact it doesn't even touch on those points....
        It defines a "work" and says what you can do with it. Not sure what else you need. You really need to ask a lawyer if you can't read the license and make heads or tails out of it.

        Mark
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  • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
    I am not a veterinarian, but here's my take on this...

    Okay, so you don't want links to Wikipedia. I understand that.

    I think Creative Commons Licensing is pretty straightforward. I've republished Wikipedia and other CC licensed content in the past.

    I don't know why you'd need a link to the original article placed after every third paragraph when it seems that one link to the article would do.

    I don't see any reason to believe that there's a limit to how much of an article you can reuse.

    You may find the following list of Wikipedia mirrors interesting. It's from Wikipedia, and it's a list of sites which publish large amounts of Wikipedia data. For each entry, Wikipedians offer their notes and opinion on the copyright compliance of each site mentioned. Sorry, it's another Wikipedia link, but I will list it here because others may find it useful as it gives many examples of people attributing the right way, the wrong way, or not at all... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe..._and_forks/All

    Again, I am not a certified auto mechanic, or a lawyer, but I am a self-proclaimed expert on the internet.
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
    Originally Posted by IMDESTROYER View Post

    at least those with a
    Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;

    Can i copy the entire article and for every 3 paragraphs have links to the actual article? or something like that...how much of the article can i actually have?


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    I HAVE RESEARCHED EVERYTHING PLEASE DONT PLACE LINKS TO WIKIPEDIA. IM ASKING YOU FOR EXPERIENCE.
    According to my layman's reading, here's what you can/need to do:

    > You can use/copy the entire article.
    > You must give attribution. Linking to the original once, with a live link, is usually acceptable.
    > You must offer the same rights (share alike) as the original. In other words, if you choose to rewrite the article, you must allow others the same right to take your version and either copy or modify it as long as they offer the same rights, and so on.
    > You must make people aware of the license terms. The easiest way is to place a live link to Creative Commons for the version of the license you plan to or must use.
    The best way to do that is with a link to Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0
    for Wikipedia.

    And I didn't even need to stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night...:p
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    • Profile picture of the author IMDESTROYER
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      THANK YOU JohnMcCabe
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    • Profile picture of the author IMDESTROYER
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      Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

      According to my layman's reading, here's what you can/need to do:

      > You can use/copy the entire article.
      > You must give attribution. Linking to the original once, with a live link, is usually acceptable.
      > You must offer the same rights (share alike) as the original. In other words, if you choose to rewrite the article, you must allow others the same right to take your version and either copy or modify it as long as they offer the same rights, and so on.
      > You must make people aware of the license terms. The easiest way is to place a live link to Creative Commons for the version of the license you plan to or must use. for Wikipedia.

      And I didn't even need to stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night...:p
      THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ONLY ONE TO THINK CLEARLY!!!!


      IS IT SERIOUSLY THAT HARD FOR PEOPLE TO ANSWER A QUESTION?
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      • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
        Originally Posted by ANUSDESTROYER View Post

        THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ONLY ONE TO THINK CLEARLY!!!!


        IS IT SERIOUSLY THAT HARD FOR PEOPLE TO ANSWER A QUESTION?
        WTH IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE

        Y U NOT DO THINGS EXACTLY THE WAY IMDESTROYER ASK YOU TO?!!!!?

        I THINK YOU GUISE OWE IMDESTROYER A BIG APOLOGY



        Edit: looks like Mark Singletary and myself are the only ones who owe an apology to IMDESTROYER as we are the only ones who replied besides Mr. McCabe, who gave an answer which IMDESTROYER approves of.
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        • Profile picture of the author IMDESTROYER
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          APOLOGY ACCEPTED!
          Not everyone can be as smart as The Great and Powerful OZ i.e. me IMDESTROYER
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  • Profile picture of the author IMDESTROYER
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    I WISH WE COULD GIVE THUMBS DOWN TO PEOPLE
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    • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
      Originally Posted by IMDESTROYER View Post

      THANK YOU FOR BEING THE ONLY ONE TO THINK CLEARLY!!!!


      IS IT SERIOUSLY THAT HARD FOR PEOPLE TO ANSWER A QUESTION?
      Originally Posted by IMDESTROYER View Post

      I WISH WE COULD GIVE THUMBS DOWN TO PEOPLE
      Unfortunately that's not possible.

      But it IS possible to destroy any chance of success and a person's reputation in this forum after only 272 posts by being a lazy, inconsiderate, ungrateful twit.

      Congratulations - you've succeeded at one thing.

      Mark
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      • Profile picture of the author salegurus
        Originally Posted by Mark Singletary View Post

        But it IS possible to destroy any chance of success and a person's reputation in this forum after only 272 posts by being a lazy, inconsiderate, ungrateful twit.
        Mark
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        Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

        ― George Carlin
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  • Profile picture of the author tob78
    I thought also that you can post the whole article. Used also a part of an wikipedia article in the past and researched for poper use and backlinking, link to Creative Commons... Thanks for asking again, to make it clear for me and others.
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