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June 7

15:54:27, 7 June 2017 review of submission by PedroNolan

PedroNolan (talk · contribs)

Hi, I got this message "Unfortunately, it has not been accepted because it included copyrighted content, which is not permitted on Wikipedia.' regarding my article on Laura Guido-Clark. I am confused and would appreciate guidance on the following questions: 1. I did copy/paste text from a word document I was working on. The text is not copyrighted but did copy/paste action prompt the message from Wiki? Should I type directly into Wiki? 2. The article cites video and article content which I am sure is under copyright. Is this the problem?

PedroNolan (talk) 15:54, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Pedro. Thank you for your interest in Wikipedia. The reviewer who expressed concern about copyright violations was very explicit as to the original sources that were copied. A list of them appears in the comment section immediately above the draft itself. For example, you did not simply cite the biographical sketch found at http://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/speakers/2718 -- you actually copied portions of the text. And that web site does claim copyright in the material. Is there some reason why that copyright claim is not valid? And will that reason also apply to all of the other sources that the reviewer identified? NewYorkActuary (talk) 16:16, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]