User talk:Presley1000

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[edit] Mondo Condo

Thanks for taking the time to work this out. I would like to explain why I removed all that text from Mondo Condo.

Wikipedia operates on the concept of copyleft: anything that's contributed here - even if it is a cut-and-paste of another webpage - becomes itself available to be copied and modified in any way. From the page: "Wikipedia content can be copied, modified, and redistributed so long as the new version grants the same freedoms to others and acknowledges the authors of the Wikipedia article used (a direct link back to the article satisfies our author credit requirement). Wikipedia articles therefore will remain free forever and can be used by anybody subject to certain restrictions, most of which serve to ensure that freedom." Basically, whatever is put here is free for the taking, including for commercial use. Since copyleft is much less restrictive than copyright, Wikipedia must take great care that edits are original writing and not taken word-for-word from somewhere else.

If a Wikipedia editor has also contributed to another page, that doesn't necessarily mean that she is the copyright holder of the text on that other page. If she is, then she has to let Wikipedia Public Relations know, by following the instructions here. Then it will be made clear in the Wikipedia article's talk page that she is the copyright holder of the text. If she isn't the copyright holder, she can get permission from the copyright holder to licence the work. Again, if permission is granted, this fact must be made known to Wikipedia PR as above.

As you can see, it can be an involved process. In some cases it would be much easier to re-write the information in your own words!

I hope this clears things up. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to contact me and I will do my best to help you out.

Regards, ... discospinster talk 19:18, 12 August 2006 (UTC)