Difference between revisions of "WikiChem:Copyrights"

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By default, all content on this wikichem.org website is to be licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons] [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Attribution–Share Alike 3.0 Unported] licence unless you specifically state otherwise for a specific file you upload.  This means that anyone can use your file for anything they like as long as they:
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By default, all content on this wikichem.org website is to be licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons] [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Attribution–Share Alike 3.0 Unported] license unless you specifically state otherwise for a specific file you upload.  This means that anyone can use your file for anything they like as long as they:
 
*Attribute the file to this site and to you in an appropriate way (such as adding a link)
 
*Attribute the file to this site and to you in an appropriate way (such as adding a link)
 
*Distribute the file under the same terms
 
*Distribute the file under the same terms
 
*Follow the terms you lay down in your posting, if you choose to add these.
 
*Follow the terms you lay down in your posting, if you choose to add these.
  
Closed copyright files cannot be posted here, but GNU licenses are acceptable.  You may also declare a specific file to be public domain.
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Closed copyright files cannot be posted here, but GNU licenses are acceptable in certain circumstances.  You may also declare a specific file to be public domain.
  
 
==Acceptable licences==
 
==Acceptable licences==
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*no derivative works: CC-BY-ND, CC-BY-NC-ND
 
*no derivative works: CC-BY-ND, CC-BY-NC-ND
  
[[Category:Policy pages]]
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[[Category:Policy pages|Copyrights]]
[[Category:WikiChem copyright]]
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[[Category:WikiChem copyright|Copyrights]]

Revision as of 20:11, 29 July 2009

By default, all content on this wikichem.org website is to be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–Share Alike 3.0 Unported license unless you specifically state otherwise for a specific file you upload. This means that anyone can use your file for anything they like as long as they:

  • Attribute the file to this site and to you in an appropriate way (such as adding a link)
  • Distribute the file under the same terms
  • Follow the terms you lay down in your posting, if you choose to add these.

Closed copyright files cannot be posted here, but GNU licenses are acceptable in certain circumstances. You may also declare a specific file to be public domain.

Acceptable licences

Unacceptable restrictions

  • no commercial use (or educational use only, or WikiChem use only): CC-BY-NC, CC-BY-NC-SA, CC-BY-NC-ND
  • no derivative works: CC-BY-ND, CC-BY-NC-ND