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This document is not intended as legal advice, but instead a set of principles to help you comply with Wikipedia's copyright policies. If you have legal questions regarding copyright, you should consult an intellectual property rights attorney licensed in your area. Please be aware that while following these principles should keep you consistent with Wikipedia's copyright policies, it may not protect you from personal liability, particularly if you live in a different legal jurisdiction with more restrictive laws.
The use of previously published text and images on Wikipedia is guided by both law and our collective vision. As the Wikimedia Foundation is based in the United States, Wikipedia is subject to the laws of that country, but our approach to copyright is deliberately constructed to be more narrow than that law. This helps us to avoid inadvertently stepping over the line into copyright infringement and also keeps us consistent with our vision: that Wikipedia should be free for use, for everyone, everywhere.[1]
This guide is intended to help you understand what is permitted under Wikipedia's copyright policies and what is not. It is not policy itself. Where policy and this guide diverge, the policy takes precedence. Throughout this document, there will be links to the policies and guidelines under discussion so that, if you wish, you may check them yourself.
- ^ This is why, for instance, we don't accept material if people give us permission to use material only on Wikipedia or non-commercially, even though as a non-profit organization we could.
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