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:'''''Please see [[w:Wikia:Licensing|Wikia:Licensing]] for details of the licensing on this wiki.'''''
{{Policy}}
:'''<span style="color:red; font-size: 150%;">Warning!</span> Information below may be outdated or incorrect.'''
The '''text''' of this site is freely licensed under the terms of the '''GNU Free Documentation License''' (GFDL). Reusers of the content must retain it under the same licence, ensuring it remains free.


Please read the [[Wikia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License]] for full details of this licence.
Except where otherwise specified, the text on {{SITENAME}} is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).  


<!--- the exact wording of the paragraph below is required by the licence; please don't change it!--->
* [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Read the license summary]
:<b>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.</b>
* [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Read the full legal code of the license].
:<b>A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "[[Wikia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]]".</b>
:<b>Content on Wikia is covered by disclaimers and the Wikia terms of use (see below).</b>


==GNU Free Documentation License==
Non-text media on {{SITENAME}} should not be assumed to be available under the same license as the text. Please view the media description page for details about the license of any specific media file. Off-wiki content, such as emails and IRC chats, should not be assumed to be under this license if this is not explicitly stated.
The '''GNU Free Documentation License''' ('''GFDL''') is a copyleft license for free content, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).


The GFDL is a "copyleft" license, meaning the 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 Wikia page. Wikia content will, therefore, will remain free forever and can be used by anybody subject to certain restrictions, most of which serve to ensure that freedom.
== What does this mean? ==
* When '''contributing to the wiki''', you agree to give permission to the general public to redistribute and reuse your contributions freely for any purpose (including commercial), provided that they follow the attribution requirements of the CC-BY-SA license.
* When '''reusing {{SITENAME}} content on your own website''', you must provide credit to the authors either by including a) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages you are reusing, b) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy which is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on this website, or c) a list of all authors. (Any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions.). If you make modifications or additions to the page you reuse, you must license them under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 or later. For further information, please refer to the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode legal code of the CC-BY-SA License]. Attribution example when reusing {{SITENAME}} content on your own website:
*:''This article uses material from the [http://rhythmheaven.wikia.com/wiki/Built_to_Scale_(DS) "Built to Scale"] article on [http://rhythmheaven.wikia.com/ Rhythm Heaven Wiki] and is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License].''


Wikipedia, one of the web's most popular reference works, uses the GFDL. Using the same license as that site makes it easy for Wikia users to reuse the content from Wikipedia. You must adhere to the GFDL when using Wikipedia content.
[[Category:Policy]]
 
Please note, do not submit copyrighted images or text without permission!
 
==Image guidelines==
GFDL or public domain images are strongly preferred on Wikia. Copyright-violating images are subject to deletion. Copyright information must be added to the image description page of every uploaded image. Images and other uploaded files may be available under an alternative free license, or used under fair use guidelines.
 
==See also==
For more information, see the following pages on the Central Wikia:
* [[Wikia:Wikia disclaimers]]
* [[Wikia:terms of use]]
* '''[[Wikia:Designated agent]]'''
* [[Wikia:Multi-licensing]]: License your own edits under the GFDL plus something else
 
[[Category:Copyright]]

Revision as of 02:15, 9 January 2013

Except where otherwise specified, the text on Rhythm Heaven Wiki is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).

Non-text media on Rhythm Heaven Wiki should not be assumed to be available under the same license as the text. Please view the media description page for details about the license of any specific media file. Off-wiki content, such as emails and IRC chats, should not be assumed to be under this license if this is not explicitly stated.

What does this mean?

  • When contributing to the wiki, you agree to give permission to the general public to redistribute and reuse your contributions freely for any purpose (including commercial), provided that they follow the attribution requirements of the CC-BY-SA license.
  • When reusing Rhythm Heaven Wiki content on your own website, you must provide credit to the authors either by including a) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages you are reusing, b) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy which is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on this website, or c) a list of all authors. (Any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions.). If you make modifications or additions to the page you reuse, you must license them under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 or later. For further information, please refer to the legal code of the CC-BY-SA License. Attribution example when reusing Rhythm Heaven Wiki content on your own website:
    This article uses material from the "Built to Scale" article on Rhythm Heaven Wiki and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.
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