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= License =
 
= License =
 
== Data license ==
 
== Data license ==
Our data content (in the Item and Property namespaces) is covered by the Creative Commons CC0 Waiver (see {{Q|38}}), which states that you are free to share (copy, distribute and transmit) and remix (adapt) the work. '''Our [[Project:Terms_of_use|terms of use]] covers the ethical and social norms for attribution that we expect from research, journalistic and activist communities'''. For any reuse or distribution, we would appreciate that you make clear to others the CC0 terms for the work. The best way to do this is with a link to this web page. Again, this license is fairly permissive, so you shouldn't feel paralyzed by legalese if you are interested in using or redistributing our data content. Just be sure to read the [[Project:Terms_of_use|terms of use]] and if you have any questions about fair use, don't hesitate to contact us. A detailed FAQ on CC0 can be found [https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_FAQ here], which was written by the Wikimedia community.  
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Our data content (in the Item and Property namespaces) is covered by the Creative Commons CC0 Waiver (see {{Q|38}}), which states that you are free to share (copy, distribute and transmit) and remix (adapt) the work. '''Our [[Project:Terms_of_use|terms of use]] page covers the ethical and social norms for attribution that we expect from research, journalistic and activist communities'''. For any reuse or distribution, we would appreciate that you make clear to others the CC0 terms for the work. The best way to do this is with a link to this web page. Again, this license is fairly permissive, so you shouldn't feel paralyzed by legalese if you are interested in using or redistributing our data content. Just be sure to read the [[Project:Terms_of_use|terms of use]] and if you have any questions about fair use, don't hesitate to contact us. A detailed FAQ on CC0 can be found [https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_FAQ here], which was written by the Wikimedia community.  
    
=== Why not a copyleft license on data? ===
 
=== Why not a copyleft license on data? ===

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