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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 is 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, with exceptions described on this page. | |||
This | This means that editors retain exclusive rights and ownership over their contributions. Any content you publoshed on this wiki remains the property of the contributor, but is irrevocably published under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license, meaning it becomes a public good for the whole community. | ||
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, oe educational purposes. | |||
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. | |||
=== Crediting the | == Copyright information for contributors == | ||
In order to properly credit | 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 understand that you have a right to license this work to BG3Wiki, and 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 (it 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 pveo 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 arricle's History pages. | |||
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, goal or intended use of the work is profit. | |||
You are responsible for ensuring your work does not infringe on any copyright. | |||
== Copyright information for users == | |||
If you 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 primarily be intended for profit, and you must credit the wiki 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 tbe 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 and mod pages on Nexusmods, Thunderstore, Steam Workshop, etcetera...) | * Backlinking (text pieces of any length and mod pages on Nexusmods, Thunderstore, Steam Workshop, etcetera...) | ||
* Shout-out with a link on screen (media of any length) | * Shout-out with a link on screen (media of any length) | ||
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* Link in any captions or alt-text (images) | * 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> | ||
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