Wiki:Copyrights

Generally, two types of content can be found on the Moeverse Wikis.

Informative Content

This refers to material used to document established subjects such as a well known character or a notable event. Generally, such content is placed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. It means that you may share it (untouched or altered) as long as you mention the Moeverse Wiki or the contributor(s), and publish it under the same license.

As an editor, it also means that Informative Content that you add to the Wiki is considered to be released under this license, so others can redistribute your productions at will as stated above; do not edit the Wiki if you do not want that.

Third Party Content

This being said, works (characters, artwork, text,...) from external sources may be released under other licenses, and even though they might be included to the Wiki for documentation purposes, the original authors still hold the copyright, and such content might not be licensed under the CC BY-SA.

While we might not always be granted a formal permission to do that, we assume that third party authors are fine with a fair and good faith use of their material, regulated by the Moeverse Principles and Rules. In the case you are a copyright holder and would like to have owned content removed, simply contact us, prove your identity, and we will comply. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by the unauthorized use of your material.

Creative (Original/Derivative) Content

The Moeverse Wiki allows users to share their own work satisfying the admissibility criteria, and such content is referred to as Creative Content. Unlike Informative Content, they are not licensed CC BY-SA by default, and it is up to the creator to precise the terms and conditions of use of their work. If nothing is precised, then assume that All Rights are Reserved.

However, as per the Moeverse Principles and Rules, if you decide to publish your own Work on Moeverse, you agree to authorize others from the Community to make derivative works subject to the mentioned Principles and Rules and share them within Moeverse, and the Project to display your work on any Moeverse site or associated places such as social accounts at will.

Copyright Documentation

We aim to document the known copyrights on Characters admissible to the Moeverse Wiki so people can know at a glance their formally granted rights regarding making derivative works, etc., or simply have examples of copyright texts. When a copyright text is not trivial and about a single Informative Content Character, it can be documented in a subpage of the Character Article, like Me-tan/Copyright. Otherwise, it can be a subpage of an admissible organization like Windows Navi+/Copyright, or if not available a subpage of the Character that is deemed to be the most notable among those concerned by the copyright.

The copyright page should contain a summary of the terms, and a link to the original copyright text, or a copy of it in case it is no longer retrievable or is only via an archive.

Regarding your own Works, you are encouraged to make a User Template as a subpage of your User Page for inclusion in the Template:File Information form.

Uploads

Uploads must be filled with the Template:File Information form, and its Licensing field must use one of Template:Licensed, Template:Unlicensed, or Template:Moeverse Licensed, and provide an appropriate explanation of or reference to the copyright terms.