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{{Nutshell|With the exceptions of short [[Wikipedia:Quotations|quotations]] from copyright text, and text copied from a free source without a copyright, text from other sources may not be copied into Wikipedia. Doing so is a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#What is copyright?|copyright]] violation and constitutes [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism|plagiarism]].}}
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{{Wikipedia copyright}}
In most cases, '''you may not copy text from other sources into Wikipedia'''. Doing so is a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#What is copyright?|copyright]] violation. Always write the articles in your own words and [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|cite]] the sources of the article. Copyright violations are often [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedily deleted]]. Facts cannot be copyright. Titles of people or publications can not be copyright. Text and illustrations prepared by the U.S. government are not copyright; they are in the public domain and can be used without permission, but to avoid plagiarism a citation is required indicating their source. Material from US states and local governments is copyright, as is material from foreign governments. Copyrights expire after so many years and then the text becomes free.

==Can I copy text to Wikipedia that I got from somewhere else?==
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As a general rule, '''do not copy text from other sources'''. Doing so usually constitutes both a [[WP:COPYVIO|copyright violation]] and [[WP:PLAGIARISM|plagiarism]] (exceptions are discussed below). This general rule includes copying material from websites of charity or non-profit organizations, educational, scholarly and news publications, and all sources without a copyright notice. If a work does not have a copyright notice, assume it to be under copyright-protection.<ref>Most websites (and other sources) are automatically protected by copyright under rules such as the [[Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works|Berne Convention]], ''even if the author did not apply for copyright or place a copyright notice in their work.''</ref>

=={{anchor|MyText}}If I own the source, or work for the owner of the source, can I copy it to Wikipedia? ==
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Generally '''no''', unless the source is already under a license compatible with Wikipedia (such as [[WP:CC BY-SA|CC BY-SA]]), or you [[WP:DCP|donate the source]] under a free license. A free license makes the source available for anyone – not just Wikipedia, but anyone using Wikipedia – to use, edit, and copy it for any purpose, even commercial ones. It's unfortunately common for new or inexperienced editors to become frustrated when content they have copied from websites they own (or work for) is removed or articles tagged for [[WP:CSD#G12|speedy deletion]]. Unless the content is verifiably [[WP:COMPLIC|compatibly licensed]] or [[WP:PD|public domain]], however, Wikipedia can't retain it. Even if it is compatible, the content must comply with other content policies for us to be able to use it. Often, the tone and structure of the source itself might not be appropriate for an encyclopedia article, and most content on Wikipedia should be based on secondary, rather than primary, sources.

If you have published content on another user-generated website, they may have required you to grant them exclusive license, in which case you cannot contribute it here. Sometimes even when sites do not require exclusive license, such as IMDb, it may not be possible for you to use the content here as it may not be possible to verify that you are the individual who placed it there.

==Can I copy if I change the text a little bit?==
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'''No.''' Superficial change of copyright-protected text is not enough. '''Wikipedia articles must be written in the author's own words'''. If the way in which a source has said something is important, please employ [[Wikipedia:Quotations|quotation]].

==Can I copy text into a user page or talk page in order to work on it?==
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'''No.''' While your user page and talk page may include brief quotations from copyrighted text, Wikipedia cannot host extensive copying of non-compatible copyrighted material anywhere, not even in talk or user pages, not even temporarily.

==What about quotes?==
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Brief [[quotation]]s of copyrighted text may be used to illustrate a point, establish context, or attribute a point of view or idea. Use of copyrighted text must be in compliance with [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria]] policy. This means that the quotation must not be replaceable with free text (including one that the editor writes), must be minimal, must have contextual significance and must have previously been published.

==How about copying from one Wikipedia article to another?==
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Yes, you can copy parts of one Wikipedia article into another, but '''you must link to the source article in your edit summary'''. Original content contributed by users can be freely used if the original author is properly attributed. If you have copied text but forgotten to use the edit summary, this can be easily corrected: You can make a [[Help:Dummy edit|dummy edit]] by making an inconsequential change to the article—such as adding a blank line to the end of the article—and link to the source article in edit summary then. A note such as <nowiki>"content copied from [[source article]] on 1 January 2012"</nowiki> works fine.

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It is also recommended to make a note on the talk page of the source article that copying has occurred, because the source article cannot be deleted as long as content from it is used. The template {{tl|copied}} can be used for this as well as on the destination article's talk page.

==Can I copy from open license or public domain sources?==
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{{See|Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Copying material from free sources}}
It is acceptable to copy text from [[public domain]] sources or those that are explicitly licensed under a [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#Can I add something to Wikipedia that I got from somewhere else?|compatible licensing scheme]]. Attribution give credit to the original author is always required whether or not the text is free: see [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism]].). There is a guide for embedding freely licensed content (either public domain or Wikipedia Compatible licenses), at [[Wikipedia:Adding open license text to Wikipedia]] and [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright#Can_I_add_something_to_Wikipedia_that_I_got_from_somewhere_else.3F|the Copyright FAQ]].
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! COLSPAN=2 STYLE="background-color:blue; color:white;" | '''License Compatibility with Wikipedia <ref>For text only; Please see [[Wikipedia:File_copyright_tags]] for licences allowed with files</ref>'''
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* CC BY, all versions and ports, up to and including 4.0
* CC BY-SA 1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0
* [https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ CC0]
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*CC BY-SA 4.0<ref>According to the WMF legal team{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}, CC BY-SA 4.0 is not backwards compatible with CC BY-SA 3.0. Therefore, mixing text licenses under 3.0 and 4.0 would be problematic; however, media files uploaded under this license are fine.</ref>
* CC BY-NC
* CC BY-NC-ND
* CC BY-ND
* CC BY-NC-SA
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*GFDL '''and''' CC BY or CC BY-SA (not including CC-BY-SA 4.0)
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* any GNU-only license (including GFDL)
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In case of uncertainty, please ask at [[Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems]] or [[Wikipedia:Help desk]] for input from other editors.

==Notes==
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[[Category:Wikipedia copyright]]
[[Category:Wikipedia quick introductions]]

Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources - Revision history

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