Copyleft

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WikiVoyager uses a copyleft license for all text, images, and other content on the Web site. Anyone can use WikiVoyage content according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license, and anyone can contribute their own or other people's text and images, as long as the work is their own or available under a compatible license.

Things for users to know

Copyleft means that every single author, editor, illustrator, mapmaker, factchecker and photographer who puts their work into WikiVoyager 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 WikiVoyager, except the freedom to take that freedom away from others.

The Creative Commons License

The license we use is the Creative Commons 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 WikiVoyagelers credit for their work, and share with other people.

As an example, the original seed content for WikiVoyager was copied verbatim from Wikitravel.com, which also uses the Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license. At the bottom of each page of our site, you will find attribution for the contributors to Wikitravel.com up to the date of our forking of that site. After that date, you will find the attributions of the WikiVoyager contributors.

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 WikiVoyage 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. In general, we do not permit the use of photographs with people in them if the people can be identified from the photograph.

Lastly, to the extent possible there is NO WARRANTY on any of the articles or images in WikiVoyage. Hotels close; bars raise prices; train schedules change; earthquakes, mudslides, wars and lightning strikes destroy sights, statues and cities. People make mistakes. WikiVoyagers 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 anyone, absolutely anyone, 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, and probably will be modified, edited, or cut from WikiVoyager altogether by other WikiVoyageers and without your permission or control.

But Respect Others' Copyrights!

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 WikiVoyage without permission. (An Attribution-ShareAlike-compatible license counts as 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.

We want to make the best possible travel guide, with the most brilliant writing, the most up-to-date info, the most awe-inspiring photos, the most detailed and readable maps. 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 WikiVoyager ... When in doubt, leave it out.

Frequently asked questions

Can GFDL content be used on WikiVoyage?

No! This means that most content from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons cannot be directly copied to WikiVoyage.

Can content from other sites be used on WikiVoyage?

Maybe. Content from other sites can be used only when it has been explicitly licensed under the Attribution Share-Alike 1.0 license, a compatible license, or released into the public domain. When copying content from another site be sure to provide proper attribution, as required by the CC-SA license. This means citing the license, author and source of images on the image page, and noting the license, author and source of text content on the article talk page.

How can I license my own images for use on WikiVoyage?

All images you upload that are your own original work must be licensed under the CC-SA 1.0 license, and you must add a comment to the image page indicating the author, license, and source of the image. An acceptable comment might be:

Image copyright 2006 by [[User:WikiVoyager]], dual-licensed under the CC-SA 1.0 (or later) and the GFDL. Taken by [[User:WikiVoyager]].

If content is available free-of-charge, can it be used here?

Probably not. Just because a map, brochure, or other item is given away for free does not mean that it has been freely licensed. For content to be usable on WikiVoyager the content copyright owner must agree to license it under the CC-SA 1.0 or a compatible license.

Claims of Copyright Infringement

Notices:

If you in good faith believe that materials on this site infringe a copyright held by you, you may sent us a written notice that includes the following information:

• A clear indication of what portion of our site infringes your copyright, adequate for us to locate and investigate your claim.
• A clear identification of the copyrighted work you claim is infringed.
• Your contact information so we can reply to your complaint. We recommend including your email address and telephone number.
• A statement from you that you have a "good faith belief that the material that is claimed as copyright infrigement is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law."
• A statement that the "information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."
• The notice must be signed by the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Notices with respect to Trademark or Copyright infringement should be sent to:

Travel Research Online, LLC.
Attn: Copyright Counsel
2910 Kerry Forest Parkway, D4-217
Tallahassee, FL 32309

We will review all such claims as an urgent priority if the complaint complies with the above. Therefore, we strongly urge that you consult legal counsel prior to filing a notice as you may be liable for damages if you make a false or invalid claim of copyright infringement.