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

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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?

A printed document

There are not many allowances for non-free text, so do not copy text from somewhere else. Instead of copying from a source, summarize the information in your own words (and cite the source, of course). Short quotations can be copied, though.

If you own the source, you can freely license it so it will be acceptable on Wikipedia under copyright. But first consider if the text is appropriate: Official websites and other publications produced by the article's subject are often too promotional (as explained in Principles).

If you believe the text is appropriate and wish to freely license it, send an e-mail according to the form letter to confirm. (Don't go to Wikimedia Commons: Commons only accepts images and other media.)