Licensing of Geograph articles

Acceptable uses of Geograph articles elsewhere

The table below indicates what users may or may not do with a Geograph article.

In any case:-

• The author can always give explicit permission to use the article in ways that wouldn't otherwise be acceptable.
• The individual images are always Creative Commons licensed by their individual contributors. Therefore, all images must always be attributed individually to their respective photographers.

It doesn't matter whether the article is re-used in printed, electronic or any other form.

Use	public domain	Creative Commons	full copyright
Reproduce elsewhere with attribution to author	+	[1]	-
Reproduce elsewhere without attribution to author	[2]	-	-
Incorporate substantial parts of the article in a derived work, with attribution	+	[1]	-
Incorporate substantial parts of the article in a derived work, without attribution	[2]	-	-
Quote a short section with attribution to author	+	+	+
Quote a short section without attribution to author	[2]	-	-
Use information taken from the article in paraphrased form	[2]	[2]	[2]

[1] The "Share Alike" clause of the Creative Commons licence stipulates that a derived work that is based solely or substantially on a CC-licensed work must be licensed in a similar or less restrictive manner.

[2] If material is in the public domain, it can be used freely. However, it is generally good practice to quote your sources, and not to do so is considered plagiarism in most professions as well as in education.

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