User:Anon126/Guide for contributors with close connections/Copyright

Introduction What is this guide? Conflicts of interest What is a close connection? A conflict of interest? Principles What Wikipedia is, and is not First steps Before you start editing New article How to write a new article about your subject Existing article What to do about an existing article on your subject Sourcing How to provide information on Wikipedia Copyright Avoiding copyright mishaps Copyright for text Copyright policies for text Copyright for images Copyright policies for images Linking What links we like (and don't like) Getting help Have any more questions?

Wikipedia takes copyright seriously. The main principle is that Wikipedia does not accept most copyrighted content, even if it is yours. In most cases, Wikipedia only accepts freely licensed material (also known as free content). There are exceptions, though. Wikipedia accepts non-free content (material that is not freely licensed) in limited cases. Wikipedia has different policies for images and text. We'll examine them in more detail. Next >>