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Is copying and pasting from Wikipedia illegal?
Generally no, unless the source is already under a license compatible with Wikipedia (such as CC BY-SA), or you 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.
Can I use content from Wikipedia?
Wikipedia’s text content, in a nutshell, can be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license (CC-BY-SA); unless otherwise indicated, it can also be used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
Can you plagiarise from Wikipedia?
It’s wrong to use someone else’s words and claim them as your own; that’s called plagiarism, and in most universities, it’s a violation of your academic honor code. Wikipedia forbids plagiarism, too. This includes close paraphrasing, where your words follow the source too closely.
Can you plagiarize from Wikipedia?
It’s wrong to use someone else’s words and claim them as your own; that’s called plagiarism, and in most universities, it’s a violation of your academic honor code. Wikipedia forbids plagiarism, too.
Are Wikipedia images fair use?
You can use (free) images from Wikipedia on your own site, or anywhere you like. You can use images that are freely-licensed images, provided you comply with the individual image’s license terms. While all article text is licensed under the GFDL, free images have several free content licenses to choose from.
Can a copy of a Wikipedia article be copied?
Wikipedia content can be copied, modified, and redistributed if and only if the copied version is made available on the same terms to others and acknowledgment of the authors of the Wikipedia article used is included (a link back to the article is generally thought to satisfy the attribution requirement).
Is the Wikipedia website a copy of MediaWiki?
Wikipedia, a Wikimedia project, uses a large number of extensions, a very up-to-date copy of the MediaWiki software, and a number of hacks and add-ons that make duplicating its layout and content output rather difficult.
Is it illegal to copy text from other sources in Wikipedia?
For more information on closely paraphrasing text, see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. In almost all cases, you may not copy text from other sources into Wikipedia. Doing so is a copyright violation. Always write the articles in your own words and cite the sources of the article. Copyright violations are often speedily deleted .
Do you have to give attribution for copying in Wikipedia?
For information on copy and pasting text, see Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources. Wikipedia’s licensing requires that attribution be given to all users involved in creating and altering the content of a page.