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{{hatnote|This article is a copyrights legal page for BG3Wiki. For a guide to licensing on BG3Wiki, see [[BG3Wiki:Licensing]].}} | |||
BG3Wiki is an unofficial, non-commercial fan wiki for [https://baldursgate3.game Baldur's Gate 3] by [https://larian.com Larian Studios]. Original texts and the textual contents of articles on BG3Wiki are primarily licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)], unless otherwise stated on that page, with additional exceptions described on this page. | |||
This means that editors retain exclusive rights and ownership over their contributions. Any such content published on the articles of this wiki remains the property of the contributor, but is irrevocably licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license. | |||
Some texts, files, or images on BG3Wiki are posted or uploaded under the [https://larian.com/fan-content-policy Larian Studios' Fan Content Policy]. These are used strictly for informative, illustrative, or educational purposes. | |||
=== Crediting the | Any files or images published on BG3Wiki that are not uploaded under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license are either uploaded under the [https://larian.com/fan-content-policy Larian Studios' Fan Content Policy], are licensed to the wiki by the copyright holder, or are uploaded under a different license as noted in that file or image's description. | ||
In order to properly credit | |||
* Backlinking (text pieces of any length | : <small>Note: Contents in the MediaWiki or BG3Wiki namespaces (pages with those prefixes in their titles) may follow different copyrights from the rest of the wiki. These spaces are not available to edit by most users, and must still respect copyright law. </small> | ||
== Copyright information for contributors == | |||
When contributing to BG3Wiki, your contributions (your work), including edits to articles / pages, as well as new articles / pages created, are licensed to BG3Wiki under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license. | |||
By contributing to BG3Wiki, you recognise that you have a right to license this work to BG3Wiki, and understand that this license is irrevocable, meaning, you cannot take it back or change your mind later. | |||
Wherever possible, you will be credited in the article's History section using your IP or username (if signed into the wiki) at the time of the edit, and the contribution will be listed in the wiki's Contributions log. At any time, you have a right to claim ownership over your work on any Discussion / Talk Pages of articles where your work is used. Your work may at any time be moved or copied elsewhere on the wiki, without your permission. You understand that you have a right to claim credit to your work on any articles where it is used on the wiki, but that it is your obligation to do so, such on those articles' talk pages. | |||
Any changes to work you license to BG3Wiki will be illustrated on the respective article's History page. | |||
This license is non-exclusive, meaning BG3Wiki cannot prevent you from publishing or license your work elsewhere, and you retain copyright to any work you license to BG3Wiki. BG3Wiki may not use your work in cases where the ''primary'' purpose of the work is profit. | |||
You are responsible for ensuring your work does not infringe on any copyright. | |||
== Copyright information for users == | |||
If you wish to reuse BG3Wiki's contents elsewhere, you must do so using the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license or a [https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-considerations/compatible-licenses/ compatible license]. | |||
This use cannot be commercial, meaning its primary use cannot be for profit (meaning you can't sell the content or place ads on it), and you must credit the wiki by including a permalink to the article you are using content from, and indicate any potential changes you have made to the work. You must not in any way suggest the wiki endorses your work. | |||
You must also respect any other potential licenses used on the wiki. You are responsible for ensuring your work does not infringe on any copyright. | |||
==== Crediting the wiki ==== | |||
In order to properly credit BG3Wiki, please do one or more of the following. | |||
* Backlinking (text pieces of any length) | |||
* Shout-out with a link on screen (media of any length) | * Shout-out with a link on screen (media of any length) | ||
* Link in the description box (media of any length) | * Link in the description box (media of any length) | ||
* Link as a pinned comment (media of any length) | * Link as a pinned comment (media of any length) | ||
* Link in any captions or alt-text | * Link in any captions or alt-text (images) | ||
== | == Other copyrights == | ||
=== Fonts and original logo === | |||
All fonts and original logos used in this wiki are licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)]. | All fonts and original logos used in this wiki are licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)]. | ||
The current BG3Wiko logo is a large gold '''W''' in the font ''Sherwood'' with distressed details added. This was designed by [[User:HINK|HINK]]. | |||
[[File:W_logo_hink.png|200px|center|alt=An image of BG3Wiki's logo.|bg3.wiki Logo]] | |||
W_logo_hink.png|bg3.wiki Logo | |||
== Larian Studios' Fan Content Policy == | === Larian Studios' Fan Content Policy === | ||
<sup>[https://larian.com/fan-content-policy Source]</sup> | <sup>[https://larian.com/fan-content-policy Source]</sup> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
We quote: | We quote: | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
"We greatly value interaction with our community and you keep surprising us with the projects you come up with (Fan Content). | |||
We are getting a lot of questions about what you can or can’t do with Larian Studios’ intellectual property (IP). While we tend to be liberal about what we allow, we do need to set some boundaries to protect our interests. | We are getting a lot of questions about what you can or can’t do with Larian Studios’ intellectual property (IP). While we tend to be liberal about what we allow, we do need to set some boundaries to protect our interests. | ||
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'''5. Keep it legit.''' It’s your Fan Content, so you are solely responsible for ensuring that your creations don’t violate the laws of your region. In addition to this Policy, your use of any Larian Studios’ IP must also comply with Larian Studios’ terms of use. | '''5. Keep it legit.''' It’s your Fan Content, so you are solely responsible for ensuring that your creations don’t violate the laws of your region. In addition to this Policy, your use of any Larian Studios’ IP must also comply with Larian Studios’ terms of use. | ||
If you have any questions or the Fan Content you want to make isn’t covered by this Policy, contact us via community@larian.com. We’ll reply back as soon as we can. Please understand that if you don’t hear from us, it does not mean we approve of your requested use of Larian Studios’ IP. | If you have any questions or the Fan Content you want to make isn’t covered by this Policy, contact us via community@larian.com. We’ll reply back as soon as we can. Please understand that if you don’t hear from us, it does not mean we approve of your requested use of Larian Studios’ IP." | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||