View source for Category:Possible Copyright Infringements

This is the category of possible copyright infringements, should there be any.

Copyright infringements '''ARE NOT''':

* images (screenshots and the like), short video clips, and short audio clips used under the ''fair use'' guidelines (i.e. nonprofit use), unless otherwise explicitly noted;
* rewrites of already written articles; copyright only protects '''creative ideas''', not wording or phraseology;
* the use of offensive language (this is a separate matter entirely).

== Tagging a Page ==

Should you feel that a page has possible copyright infringement, do the following:

# Tag the page itself with '''{{tl|possible copyright infringement}}'''; insert the tag on the top of the page.
# Post a short (or detailed) reason as to why the page (or certain content thereof) constitutes infringement on the "discussion" page for that article.
## Click "discussion" tab of the page in question.
## Write a note (succinct or detailed, as necessary) as to what exactly can be considered infringement.

== Resultant Actions ==

Once a page has been tagged, it will be reviewed by the appointed [[:Category:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]] and judged.  Should there be any copyright offending content, it will be excised (removed) from the Battlestar Wiki and noted on the discussion page for that topic.

== Results of Misuse ==

Should this feature be misused, a penalty shall be implemented, including and up to the termination of the user's access to the Wiki via IP and username blocking.

Misuse is constituted as incorrecty tagging a page for the purposes of:

* vandalism;
* retaliation;
* discrediting the work of another;
* as a means of personal attack;
* and any other unprofessional conduct, as deemed by the [[:Category:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]].

== Note ==

You do not need to add the line '''<nowiki>[[Category:Possible Copyright Infringments]]</nowiki>'''. This is done automatically by the insertion of the '''{{tl|possible copyright infringement}}''' tag.

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