Help:Copyleft
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WikiGoodGlobe uses a copyleft license for all text, images, and other content on the Web site.
Things for users to know
Copyleft means that every single author, editor, illustrator, mapmaker, factchecker and photographer who puts their work into WikiGoodGlobe gives you the right to read, copy, print, save, download, read aloud, project, modify, email, distribute, sell, photocopy and correct their work however you want to.
The only restrictions are that if you distribute it, you must give attribution to the creators, and if you derive new work from it, you must give the same rights to users of that work.
In other words, we give you practically every freedom within the boundaries of the law to use the information in WikiGoodGlobe, except the freedom to take that freedom away from others.
The license we use is the Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license. It's a piece of legal documentation created by the great people at Creative Commons that basically says the same thing as above: give WikiGoodGlobe credit for their work, and share with other people.
If you want you can read the full text of the Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license. For the purposes of the License, a Work is the formatted text that makes up a single WikiGoodGlobe article. Each image individually is also a Work for the purposes of the License.
In addition, there may be other restrictions on use or distribution based on law in your country or state; in particular, consider privacy rights for photographs of people, and publicity rights for photographs or representations of people and possibly famous sites.
Lastly, to the extent possible there is NO WARRANTY on any of the articles or images in WikiGoodGlobe. Issues may have less impact than articles make out and solutions, products or services may be vary from location, to brand and supplier. GoodGlobers try their best, but none of the creators of these pages are responsible to you in any way for any injury or discomfort you endure before, after, or during your travels. See the License above for details.
Things for contributors to know
Copyleft means that every single yahoo, nutcase, screwjob, charlatan, shyster, weirdo, freakazoid, mouthbreather, goofball, lamer, cheater and jerk will have the right to read, copy, print, save, download, read aloud, project, modify, email, distribute, sell, photocopy and correct your work however they want to.
In particular, your work can be ruthlessly modified, edited, or cut from WikiGoodGlobe altogether by other GoodGlobers. It can be photocopied thousands of times and passed around.It can be put in Hollywood movies, and it can be projected onto a screen at an outdoor rave. It can be used for commercial ventures, advertisements, or other purposes (with some restrictions -- see privacy rights and publicity rights) without your direct control.
In return for your incredible generosity, you will have the knowledge that you are helping people all over the world, make a move to environmentally and socially responsible living. An that all copies made of your work will be attributed to you, and that everyone who derives new works from yours will have to be just as generous as you are. And, of course, you get to use all the other work in WikiGoodGlobe the same way; but you don't need to contribute to do that.
You'll also get the pleasure of collaborating with hundreds of other GoodGlobers just like yourself. You'll get free spellcheck service from nit-picky folks you've never met. You'll work together with people you don't know to share ideas, tips and products.
Now, the hard part: because of the Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license, you are legally responsible not to put other people's copyrighted work into WikiGoodGlobe without permission. You are responsible for getting model releases from people you take pictures of, and you are responsible for any libel you include in your articles.
Before editing WikiGoodGlobe articles or uploading pictures, you should read very carefully the full text of the Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license, and make sure that you agree to it.
We want to make the best possible guide to sensitive living, with the most brilliant writing, the most up-to-date info, the most awe-inspiring ideas, the most practical tips and suggestions. But no one item is worth putting yourself and this project in legal jeopardy. If you have any questions about the source of something you want to put in WikiGoodGlobe, ask about it first. When in doubt, leave it out.
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