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As outlined in our [[Doom Wiki:Terms of use|terms of use]], all text on the Doom Wiki is freely licensed exclusively under the terms of the '''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported License]''', except where otherwise explicitly noted. This is an open content license which requires the following:
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As outlined in our [[Doom Wiki:Terms of use|terms of use]], all text on the Doom Wiki is freely licensed exclusively under the terms of the '''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC-BY-SA 4.0 International License]''', except where otherwise explicitly noted. This is an open content license which requires the following:
 
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==== Attribution (BY) ====
 
==== Attribution (BY) ====
If you wish to republish content found here, you should provide proper citation in the form of either a backlink to the page where you found the information, or a complete serialization of the page's revision history as is available through the [[mw:API:Query|MediaWiki API]].  
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If you wish to republish content found here, you should provide proper citation in the form of either a backlink to the page where you found the information, or a complete serialization of the page's revision history as is available through the [[mw:API:Query|MediaWiki API]].
 
==== ShareAlike (SA) ====
 
==== ShareAlike (SA) ====
 
You may only reuse content found on this site under the same license or a compatible license as defined in its terms. Content being integrated here from elsewhere must be under a compatible license.
 
You may only reuse content found on this site under the same license or a compatible license as defined in its terms. Content being integrated here from elsewhere must be under a compatible license.
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Individuals who do not agree with the terms of this license should not contribute to the wiki, and are not allowed to use this wiki's content on other sites except to the extent allowed by the principle of fair use. Previously published text may be re-used only if written permission is obtained (e-mail is acceptable) and posted to that article's talk page.  Edits which look like [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism|plagiarism]] will be reverted.
 
Individuals who do not agree with the terms of this license should not contribute to the wiki, and are not allowed to use this wiki's content on other sites except to the extent allowed by the principle of fair use. Previously published text may be re-used only if written permission is obtained (e-mail is acceptable) and posted to that article's talk page.  Edits which look like [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism|plagiarism]] will be reverted.
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Please note that to be used on this wiki, content from other wikis that is under the '''CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported''' license must be upgraded to the '''CC BY-SA 4.0 International''' license, a conversion which is allowed under the terms of CC BY-SA 3.0. However, it is not allowed to take content from this site and use it on a wiki under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported license without the express permission of that content's author(s). If you are the only author of the material, you may use it however you wish.
  
 
Image copyrights are more complex (as is well known on [[Wikipedia]]), and Doom Wiki does not pretend to be an authority on copyright law.  Our current policy is that:
 
Image copyrights are more complex (as is well known on [[Wikipedia]]), and Doom Wiki does not pretend to be an authority on copyright law.  Our current policy is that:
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* Screen shots of [[PWAD]]s can be used under "fair use" as long as the maps themselves contain no material of dubious copyright status.
 
* Screen shots of [[PWAD]]s can be used under "fair use" as long as the maps themselves contain no material of dubious copyright status.
 
* Map views extracted from [[WAD]]s can be used under "fair use", provided they contain no raw graphics [[lump]]s.
 
* Map views extracted from [[WAD]]s can be used under "fair use", provided they contain no raw graphics [[lump]]s.
* [[LMP]]s and PWADs, when uploaded by their creator, can be licensed under the CC-BY-SA provided that no incompatible license or contract is already in place.
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* [[LMP]]s and PWADs, when uploaded by their creator, can be licensed under the CC BY-SA provided that no incompatible license or contract is already in place.
 
Other types of images are discussed on a case-by-case basis (see our [[Doom Wiki:Policies and guidelines#Images|image uploading policy]]).
 
Other types of images are discussed on a case-by-case basis (see our [[Doom Wiki:Policies and guidelines#Images|image uploading policy]]).
  

Revision as of 22:50, 18 June 2015

As outlined in our terms of use, all text on the Doom Wiki is freely licensed exclusively under the terms of the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International License, except where otherwise explicitly noted. This is an open content license which requires the following:

Attribution (BY)

If you wish to republish content found here, you should provide proper citation in the form of either a backlink to the page where you found the information, or a complete serialization of the page's revision history as is available through the MediaWiki API.

ShareAlike (SA)

You may only reuse content found on this site under the same license or a compatible license as defined in its terms. Content being integrated here from elsewhere must be under a compatible license.

Individuals who do not agree with the terms of this license should not contribute to the wiki, and are not allowed to use this wiki's content on other sites except to the extent allowed by the principle of fair use. Previously published text may be re-used only if written permission is obtained (e-mail is acceptable) and posted to that article's talk page. Edits which look like plagiarism will be reverted.

Please note that to be used on this wiki, content from other wikis that is under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported license must be upgraded to the CC BY-SA 4.0 International license, a conversion which is allowed under the terms of CC BY-SA 3.0. However, it is not allowed to take content from this site and use it on a wiki under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported license without the express permission of that content's author(s). If you are the only author of the material, you may use it however you wish.

Image copyrights are more complex (as is well known on Wikipedia), and Doom Wiki does not pretend to be an authority on copyright law. Our current policy is that:

  • Screen shots of commercially released games can be used under "fair use".
  • Screen shots of PWADs can be used under "fair use" as long as the maps themselves contain no material of dubious copyright status.
  • Map views extracted from WADs can be used under "fair use", provided they contain no raw graphics lumps.
  • LMPs and PWADs, when uploaded by their creator, can be licensed under the CC BY-SA provided that no incompatible license or contract is already in place.

Other types of images are discussed on a case-by-case basis (see our image uploading policy).

If you feel that your work has been included on this website against your copyright, you should contact the administrators with proof of this.

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