Wikipedia:Training/For educators/Copyright dialogue
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Wikipedia Training
The Core
Copyright and plagiarism
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"If I copy only a
couple of paragraphs
from a book, is that ok?"
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"You may be violating copyright laws as well as Wikipedia copyright guidelines."
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"Also, if you add these paragraphs, a fellow contributor will need to come along and remove this content."
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"Even if you're working in your sandbox, please don't do it. Copyright and plagiarism policies apply to everything on Wikipedia—including sandboxes."