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Control copyright icon Hello Selorm Ankudey, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to National Health Insurance Scheme (Ghana) have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

  • You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
  • Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
  • Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
  • If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
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  • Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps in Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate. See also Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 13:53, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

May 2020

Copyright problem icon Several of your recent additions has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears you added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information. — Diannaa (talk) 11:07, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I found violations of our copyright policy in the following:


Recent edit reversion

In this edit here, I reverted some information that appears to be a violation of our copyright policy.

I provided a brief summary of the problem in the edit summary, which should be visible just below my name. You can also click on the "view history" tab in the article to see the recent history of the article. This should be an edit with my name, and a parenthetical comment explaining why your edit was reverted. If that information is not sufficient to explain the situation, please ask.S Philbrick(Talk) 13:32, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

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You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violating copyright policy by copying text or images into Wikipedia from another source without evidence of permission. Please take this opportunity to ensure that you understand our copyright policy and our policies regarding how to use non-free content.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.
You've been warned multiple times for blatant copyright violations and I've just had to revert another one. I've blocked this account until you acknowledge the problem and address the situation. Kuru (talk) 11:55, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Selorm Ankudey (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Your reason here Selorm Ankudey (talk) 12:23, 29 May 2020 (UTC) I would like to acknowledge my fault by ignoring the warning given on copy right grounds. I promise not to repeat this again. I shall do more to paraphrase rather than copy and pasting. Kindly pardon me for this because I really want to be and happy to be part of this great initiative. Thank you[reply]

Decline reason:

In order to lift the block, we need to be certain that you understand how copyright works on Wikipedia. To allow the reviewing administrator to assess your understanding, please respond to the following questions in your next unblock appeal, explaining in your own words:

  • What is copyright?
  • How is Wikipedia licenced?
  • Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia?
  • Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content?
  • How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future?

Your answers will enable us to establish whether or not you should be unblocked. Yunshui 雲水 12:35, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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This user is asking that their block be reviewed:

Selorm Ankudey (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Your reason here Selorm Ankudey (talk) 13:34, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • What is copyright? Copyright is the privilege and right of an owner or originator of for a period of time for a publication, artistic work, etc.
  • How is Wikipedia licenced? Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and, generally, the GNU Free Documentation License which enables others to make use of text unless otherwise stated for such permission.
  • Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia? Under the United States of America’s rules on copyright, any material on the Wikipedia must be devoid of copyright conflict or such documents are allowed to be used.
  • Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content? Fair use is allowed in some cases for the purpose academic usage, research, criticism among others that may not yield any commercial benefit.
  • How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future? To be able to avoid copyright issues, I intend to do the following,

Check the source of the document for any such copyright issues Do more of paraphrasing

Do proper citation and referencing

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{{Unblock on hold |1=blocking administrator |2=Your reason here [[User:Selorm Ankudey|Selorm Ankudey]] ([[User talk:Selorm Ankudey#top|talk]]) 13:34, 29 May 2020 (UTC) *What is copyright? Copyright is the privilege and right of an owner or originator of for a period of time for a publication, artistic work, etc. *How is Wikipedia licenced? Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and, generally, the GNU Free Documentation License which enables others to make use of text unless otherwise stated for such permission. *Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia? Under the United States of America’s rules on copyright, any material on the Wikipedia must be devoid of copyright conflict or such documents are allowed to be used. *Under what circumstances ''can'' we use copyrighted content? Fair use is allowed in some cases for the purpose academic usage, research, criticism among others that may not yield any commercial benefit. *How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future? To be able to avoid copyright issues, I intend to do the following, Check the source of the document for any such copyright issues Do more of paraphrasing Do proper citation and referencing |3 = ~~~~}}

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{{unblock reviewed |1=Your reason here [[User:Selorm Ankudey|Selorm Ankudey]] ([[User talk:Selorm Ankudey#top|talk]]) 13:34, 29 May 2020 (UTC) *What is copyright? Copyright is the privilege and right of an owner or originator of for a period of time for a publication, artistic work, etc. *How is Wikipedia licenced? Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and, generally, the GNU Free Documentation License which enables others to make use of text unless otherwise stated for such permission. *Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia? Under the United States of America’s rules on copyright, any material on the Wikipedia must be devoid of copyright conflict or such documents are allowed to be used. *Under what circumstances ''can'' we use copyrighted content? Fair use is allowed in some cases for the purpose academic usage, research, criticism among others that may not yield any commercial benefit. *How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future? To be able to avoid copyright issues, I intend to do the following, Check the source of the document for any such copyright issues Do more of paraphrasing Do proper citation and referencing |decline = {{subst:Decline reason here}} ~~~~}}

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{{unblock reviewed |1=Your reason here [[User:Selorm Ankudey|Selorm Ankudey]] ([[User talk:Selorm Ankudey#top|talk]]) 13:34, 29 May 2020 (UTC) *What is copyright? Copyright is the privilege and right of an owner or originator of for a period of time for a publication, artistic work, etc. *How is Wikipedia licenced? Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and, generally, the GNU Free Documentation License which enables others to make use of text unless otherwise stated for such permission. *Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia? Under the United States of America’s rules on copyright, any material on the Wikipedia must be devoid of copyright conflict or such documents are allowed to be used. *Under what circumstances ''can'' we use copyrighted content? Fair use is allowed in some cases for the purpose academic usage, research, criticism among others that may not yield any commercial benefit. *How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future? To be able to avoid copyright issues, I intend to do the following, Check the source of the document for any such copyright issues Do more of paraphrasing Do proper citation and referencing |accept = accept reason here ~~~~}}

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I'm still in the process of evaluating the extent of the problems with your additions (ran out of time this morning) - I'll have more feedback when I get a chance to finish. I'm concerned that you completely ignored three prior very specific warnings on the topic. Reading your request above, I'm more concerned about close paraphrasing coming in to play. Could you simply write original content that is not copied from other sources? Kuru (talk) 16:02, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What is copyright? 

Copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to make copies of a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educational, or musical form.

How is Wikipedia licenced? The text of Wikipedia is copyrighted (automatically, under the Berne Convention) by Wikipedia editors and contributors and is formally licensed to the public under one or several liberal licenses. Most of Wikipedia's text and many of its images are co-licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts). Some text has been imported only under CC BY-SA and CC BY-SA-compatible license and cannot be reused under GFDL; such text will be identified on the page footer, in the page history, or on the discussion page of the article that utilizes the text. Every image has a description page that indicates the license under which it is released or, if it is non-free, the rationale under which it is used.

Why is copyrighted content not allowed on Wikipedia?

Never use materials that infringe the copyrights of others. This could create legal liabilities and seriously hurt Wikipedia. Copying material without the permission of the copyright holder from sources that are not public domain or compatibly licensed (unless it's a brief quotation used in accordance with Wikipedia's non-free content policy and guideline) is likely to be a copyright violation. Even inserting text copied with some changes can be a copyright violation if there is substantial linguistic similarity in creative language or sentence structure; this is known as close paraphrasing, which can also raise concerns about plagiarism. Such a situation should be treated seriously, as copyright violations not only harm Wikipedia's redistributability, but also create legal issues.

Under what circumstances can we use copyrighted content? 

The source is already under a license compatible with Wikipedia (such as CC BY-SA), or  donate the source under a free license. A free license makes the source available for anyone – not just Wikipedia, but anyone using Wikipedia – to use, edit, and copy it for any purpose, even commercial ones.

Brief quotations of copyrighted text may be used to illustrate a point, establish context, or attribute a point of view or idea. Use of copyrighted text must be in compliance with Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria policy. This means that the quotation must not be replaceable with free text (including one that the editor writes), must be minimal, must have contextual significance and must have previously been published. If you import media under a compatible license which requires attribution, you must, in a reasonable fashion, credit the author(s). You must also in most cases verify that the material is compatibly licensed or public domain. If the original source of publication contains a copyright disclaimer or other indication that the material is free for use, a link to it on the media description page or the article's talk page may satisfy this requirement. If you obtain special permission to use a copyrighted work from the copyright holder under compatible terms, you must make a note of that fact (along with the relevant names and dates) and verify this through one of several processes.


How do you intend to avoid violating the copyright policy in the future?

To be able to avoid copyright issues, I intend to do the following, Check the sources of the document for any such copyright issues Quotation Do proper citation and referencing to acknowledge authors and contributors Write what I know is true and genuine with my experience and in my own words

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