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<p>Created page with &quot;&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 12px 16px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; border-left: 5px solid #36c;&quot;&gt; &#039;&#039;&#039;This page states Bharatpedia&#039;s official copyright policy.&#039;&#039;&#039; All contributors and users are required to adhere to these licensing terms. &lt;/div&gt; == Introduction == The goal of Bharatpedia is to build a freely accessible, open-content encyclopedia. All text contributed to Bharatpedia is released under the [https://creativecommons.or...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;div style=&quot;border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 12px 16px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; border-left: 5px solid #36c;&quot;&gt;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;This page states Bharatpedia&#039;s official copyright policy.&#039;&#039;&#039; All contributors and users are required to adhere to these licensing terms.<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == Introduction ==<br /> The goal of Bharatpedia is to build a freely accessible, open-content encyclopedia. All text contributed to Bharatpedia is released under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ &#039;&#039;&#039;Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License&#039;&#039;&#039;] (CC BY-SA 4.0), unless explicitly specified otherwise.<br /> <br /> By contributing text or media to Bharatpedia, you grant the public permission to re-use, modify, and distribute your work freely, provided they offer appropriate credit and license any derivative works under the same terms.<br /> <br /> == Rights and obligations of contributors ==<br /> <br /> === Contributing original text ===<br /> When you publish original text on Bharatpedia, you agree to license it under &#039;&#039;&#039;CC BY-SA 4.0&#039;&#039;&#039;. You retain copyright to your original work while allowing others to reuse and adapt it under these terms.<br /> <br /> === Importing text from external sources ===<br /> You may import text from external sources (such as Wikipedia or public domain archives) only if the text meets one of the following criteria:<br /> * It is in the &#039;&#039;&#039;Public Domain&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> * It is available under a license compatible with &#039;&#039;&#039;CC BY-SA 4.0&#039;&#039;&#039; (e.g., CC BY, CC BY-SA).<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Attribution required:&#039;&#039;&#039; If you import text under a Creative Commons license, you must provide attribution in the edit summary or on the talk page by providing a link back to the original source.<br /> <br /> === Do not submit copyrighted material without permission ===<br /> Do not paste text, images, or media copied from copyrighted websites, books, or magazines without explicit permission from the copyright holder. Submitting copyrighted material without proper authorization is a violation of Bharatpedia policy and law.<br /> <br /> === Images and media files ===<br /> All uploaded media files must include a valid copyright tag on their file description page.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Free media:&#039;&#039;&#039; Uploaded under free licenses (such as CC BY-SA, CC BY, or Public Domain) can be used anywhere across Bharatpedia.<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Non-free / Fair Use content:&#039;&#039;&#039; Non-free images (logos, screenshots, historical photos where no free alternative exists) must satisfy Bharatpedia&#039;s Non-Free Content Criteria (Fair Use).<br /> <br /> == Re-using Bharatpedia content ==<br /> <br /> If you wish to re-use content from Bharatpedia on your own website, book, or application, you must follow the terms of the &#039;&#039;&#039;CC BY-SA 4.0&#039;&#039;&#039; license:<br /> <br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;Attribution:&#039;&#039;&#039; Give credit to Bharatpedia and its contributors by providing a hyperlink or URL back to the page you are reusing.<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;ShareAlike:&#039;&#039;&#039; If you modify or build upon Bharatpedia content, you must distribute your derivative work under the same or compatible license.<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;Indication of changes:&#039;&#039;&#039; State if you made any modifications to the original text.<br /> <br /> == Copyright violations and reporting ==<br /> <br /> Bharatpedia takes copyright infringement seriously. If copyrighted material has been published on Bharatpedia without authorization, administrators will remove it promptly.<br /> <br /> === Reporting copyright violations ===<br /> * If an entire article or section is copied from a copyrighted source, tag it with &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{db-copyvio}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; or notify an administrator.<br /> * If you are a copyright owner and believe your copyrighted work is hosted on Bharatpedia without permission, please contact the site administrators or file a removal request detailing the URL and original source proof.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Bharatpedia:Policies and guidelines]]<br /> * [[Bharatpedia:Non-free content criteria]]<br /> * [[Help:Uploading images]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Bharatpedia copyrights| ]]<br /> [[Category:Bharatpedia official policy]]</div>

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