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Memory Alpha offers no suggestion that the work presented on this web page is "official" or produced or sanctioned by the owner of the aforementioned trademarks. Memory Alpha will take all steps necessary to ensure that any usage of trademarked items in no way confuses the audience of this site as to its origin. Memory Alpha makes no claim to own ''Star Trek'' or any of the names related to it. Images that are displayed on this site are copyrighted to Paramount Pictures (in the case of screen shots and similar pictures) or to the creator of the image (for fan-made artwork). Visitors may download any pictures displayed on this site for personal use, as long as they are not used for profit, and proper credit is given.
Memory Alpha offers no suggestion that the work presented on this web page is "official" or produced or sanctioned by the owner of the aforementioned trademarks. Memory Alpha will take all steps necessary to ensure that any usage of trademarked items in no way confuses the audience of this site as to its origin. Memory Alpha makes no claim to own ''Star Trek'' or any of the names related to it. Images that are displayed on this site are copyrighted to Paramount Pictures (in the case of screen shots and similar pictures) or to the creator of the image (for fan-made artwork). Visitors may download any pictures displayed on this site for personal use, as long as they are not used for profit, and proper credit is given.
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;Please note that Memory Alpha does not share the [[w:c:www:Licensing|standard license]] used by wikis hosted on [[w:c:wikia|Wikia]].
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;Please note that Memory Alpha uses a [[w:c:www:Licensing|CC-BY-NC license]] as opposed to a CC-BY-SA license. By editing or otherwise contributing to Memory Alpha, you agree that your contributions are made under the CC-BY-NC license, subject to the Commercial Use Waiver.
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;For information, please see [[w:c:www:Licensing|Wikia's detailed page on licensing]].
==Memory Alpha content==
==Memory Alpha content==
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===Text content===
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Anyone is free to use the text content of Memory Alpha in web sites, articles, or other publications, provided you follow the guidelines of the [[w:c:www:Licensing|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License]], which establishes the following requirements:
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*you may not use the works for commercial purposes,
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*you must acknowledge the authorship of the original article, and
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*for any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work.
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If you are simply duplicating the Memory Alpha article, the second and third obligations can be fulfilled by providing a conspicuous direct link back to the Memory Alpha article hosted on this website.
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If you create a derivative version by changing or adding content, you need to both acknowledge authorship and provide access to the original copy of the text.
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'''Important:''' The content of this website does NOT apply to the original works and trademarked names! The ''Star Trek'' titles and associated names are the sole property of Paramount Pictures. The administrators of Memory Alpha believe that the operation of this website falls under the definition of "fair use" under United States copyright laws.
'''Important:''' The content of this website does NOT apply to the original works and trademarked names! The ''Star Trek'' titles and associated names are the sole property of Paramount Pictures. The administrators of Memory Alpha believe that the operation of this website falls under the definition of "fair use" under United States copyright laws.
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===Images and other media===
===Images and other media===
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Files that are used on Memory Alpha remain the property of their original creators, and are only included on this website for purposes of illustration under ''fair use'' guidelines. Unless the original author of the files expressly grants permission, files '''do not''' fall under the scope of the Creative Commons License. In all cases, the files must be uploaded to our database, accompanied by a specific note with:
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Files that are used on Memory Alpha remain the property of their original creators, and are only included on this website for purposes of illustration under ''fair use'' guidelines. Unless the original author of the files expressly grants permission, files '''do not''' fall under the scope of the Creative Commons License.
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* credit for the original author of the image or other media file (if the file is a fan-created work) including a link where the original author may be contacted, or
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* the original source of the image or other media file (if the file is derived from an official ''Star Trek'' work, e.g. screen shots and sound bytes).
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'''See also:''' {{ma|File use policy}}
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'''See:''' {{ma|File use policy}}
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==Contributors' rights and obligations==
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If you contribute material to Memory Alpha, you thereby license it to the public under the [[w:c:www:Licensing|Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License]] (CC-BY-NC). In order to contribute, you therefore must be in a position to grant this license, which means that either
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===Using copyrighted work from others===
===Using copyrighted work from others===
If you use part of a copyrighted work under "fair use," or if you obtain special permission to use a copyrighted work from the copyright holder under the terms of our license, you must make a note of that fact (along with names and dates). It is our goal to be able to freely redistribute as much of Memory Alpha's material as possible (within the limits of copyright law), so original images and sound files licensed under the Creative Commons License or in the public domain are greatly preferred to copyrighted media files used under fair use.
If you use part of a copyrighted work under "fair use," or if you obtain special permission to use a copyrighted work from the copyright holder under the terms of our license, you must make a note of that fact (along with names and dates). It is our goal to be able to freely redistribute as much of Memory Alpha's material as possible (within the limits of copyright law), so original images and sound files licensed under the Creative Commons License or in the public domain are greatly preferred to copyrighted media files used under fair use.
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Never use materials that infringe the copyrights of others. This could create legal liabilities and seriously hurt the project. If in doubt, write it yourself.
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Note that copyright law governs the creative expression of ideas, not the ideas or information themselves. Therefore, it is perfectly legal to read an encyclopedia article or other work, reformulate it in your own words, and submit it to Memory Alpha.
===If you find a copyright infringement===
===If you find a copyright infringement===