Community Central talk:Licensing

The Dutch translation should be added to the list (http://nl.wikia.com/wiki/Nederlandse_Centrale_Wikia:Auteursrecht) and Licensing/nl. Tedjuh10 - Talk 20:06, 11 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Just added. Thanks! If you're interested in translate more of our new features to durch, drop me a note. --Avatar 20:42, 11 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I sure will :)! Thanks for the quick response. Tedjuh10 - Talk 20:55, 11 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Could the Dutch link have a update, it should now link to "Auteursrecht" in stead of "Project:Auteursrecht". Thanks! Mark (Tedjuh10) - Talk 10:58, September 4, 2009 (UTC)


 * Done. --Avatar 11:01, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

Using public domain text
If Joe publishes something elsewhere and declares that it is public domain, what happens to Joe or it if I then copy it to a CC-BY-SA wiki?

See http://c-evo.org/forum/p-482-1-1.html, a forum post that refers to recent (very welcome) material added to the Civilization Wikia.

— Robin Patterson (Talk) 03:57, December 4, 2009 (UTC)
 * Those versions then are CC-BY-SA licensed insofar as any subsequent versions aren't in the public domain anymore but only under CC-BY-SA. Also Joe has to be attributed as author, or the CC-BY-SA license becomes invalid (it is to note that Joe hasn't agreed to a WMF like attribution, so he should best be attributed as defined on ).--AB 01:30, December 20, 2009 (UTC)

Regarding "Non-text files"
Freely licensed or public domain images are strongly preferred on Wikia. Does this mean wikis can choose to use unfree images even without a fair use context, as long as they attribute copyright?--AB 01:30, December 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * I do not think that merely attributing the copyright owner is sufficient. It is certainly necessary but not sufficient. My interpretation has been that you must either:
 * have permission to use the material or
 * satisfy the test for "fair use".
 * If you investigate the simple test for fair use then you will discover that it is very easy to satisfy. The page I used to get all this legal mumbo-jumbo straight in my head while setting up the various Licensing templates is w:c:vsk:Project:Licensing_guide. It is simply what made the most sense (to me) as I considered the rights of all parties concerned. -- najevi 04:12, December 20, 2009 (UTC)
 * The wikis I'm around don't have fair use for an option. I've also come across Wikians who claim exactly what I question above. The usage of non-copyleft respectively exclusively licensed images is also an interesting question, though.--AB 19:52, December 20, 2009 (UTC)

Chinese translation
I just completed the Chinese translation of the policy inzh:Wikia中文:內容授權方式.Please add the interlanguage link.Thank you.--Ffaarr 07:34, February 15, 2010 (UTC)

Using images from Wikimedia Commons
Although it is great we can freely copy images from Wikimedia Commons and upload them to our own Wikia, I find this solution kind of cumbersome. Isn't there simple way to insert an image directly from Commons?


 * Some wikis do have this option. It's not something we offer by default. If you'd like this for your wiki, please contact Wikia staff about it. Angela (talk) 21:31, April 13, 2010 (UTC)

Polish version
Polish version is available here. Can you add interlaunguage link to it? Thanks, Final Cannon 12:41, March 23, 2011 (UTC)

Russian version
ru:Викия:Лицензирование. Please, add it. SkorP24 13:41, July 11, 2011 (UTC)

I have a complaint.
Your Kyo Sohma page is very inacurate and false. There is a great deal of information on the page that is no where near to the truth ,and I as a writer myself, could not bear to leave be on a subject i am very strongly ingrossed into.I ask that you please fix the information ,or that you open that page to allow others to edit it.

thankyou,

sincerely, LIbby Sherwood

Hello is unfair you can black and we cant also barbossa of pirates of the caribbean was born in 1850 i can proove it also jack sparrow has 50 years because in real life he does have 50 years so please change where they were bornm