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thurbs190
thurbs190 asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 1 decade ago

is this a violation of a copyright?

if i copied a part of a document on Wikipedia, is it illegal if it was telling hat something is or is about?

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  • ron_mexico
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Wikipedia entries are governed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Generally speaking, Wikipedia entries may be freely copied by individuals.

    More information on copyright issues dealing with Wikipedia articles can be found at the link below.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights

    Source(s): I'm an attorney.
  • ginger
    1 decade ago

    If this was for a school paper or something, then you may be accused of plagiarism unless you cite your sources. I wouldn't worry about it.

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