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Wikipedia and copyright
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Hello MathInvestigator! Your additions to Thurston's 24 questions have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license—to request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:
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- Hello!
- The citations that I used come from publicly accessible science article:
- https://www.ams.org/journals/bull/1982-06-03/S0273-0979-1982-15003-0/home.html
- Article is published on AMS website and AMS Terms of Use (including copyrights) terms are described here:
- https://www.ams.org/about-us/tou
- As you can read, It is possible to use copyrighted content of AMS site for informational purpose. Can publishing this fragments on Wikipedia be considered use for informational purposes? Please note also that in case of precise mathematical language, paraphrasing can be not possible without losing it sense. If this use not violate copyrights could you restore this addition? I'm not copyright expert and I'd be thankful for clarification.
- -Mathinvestigator. MathInvestigator (talk) 15:19, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
- The website is hosting a copy of this article, which is marked on the bottom of the first page as "© 1982 American Mathematical Society". The terms of use of the AMS website, if you read it more completely, says the content on the site "are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws." It goes on to say "You may not use, reproduce, modify, transmit, display, publish, sell, create derivative works, or distribute by any means, method, or process whatsoever, now known or hereafter developed, any content of this Site for commercial profit or gain." Those terms of use are not compatible with Wikipedia's licensing, which allows content posted here to be reproduced and modified, and used for any purpose, including commercial use. There is already a table that summarizes the 24 questions; that will have to do, because we can't copy the material here in its entirety. Anyone interested in reading the 24 questions can do so by reading Thurston's original article. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 21:09, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks! Now I understand why AMS copyrights are not compatible with Wikipedia licensing. I'll try to comply with copyrights in my future editions. MathInvestigator (talk) 05:00, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
- The website is hosting a copy of this article, which is marked on the bottom of the first page as "© 1982 American Mathematical Society". The terms of use of the AMS website, if you read it more completely, says the content on the site "are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws." It goes on to say "You may not use, reproduce, modify, transmit, display, publish, sell, create derivative works, or distribute by any means, method, or process whatsoever, now known or hereafter developed, any content of this Site for commercial profit or gain." Those terms of use are not compatible with Wikipedia's licensing, which allows content posted here to be reproduced and modified, and used for any purpose, including commercial use. There is already a table that summarizes the 24 questions; that will have to do, because we can't copy the material here in its entirety. Anyone interested in reading the 24 questions can do so by reading Thurston's original article. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 21:09, 9 August 2025 (UTC)