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:Just to clarify - we allow transcripts of missions on this wiki because they are useful to players, we're using extracts of the content fairly and accurately, and it\s not being used in a way that harms Rockstar or deters people from buying the games. This is different to (for example) posting a film script, as people could read that ''instead'' of watching the film. That is the justification we use on this wiki, which is another thing that makes us different to Wikia. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 06:09, 27 March 2012 (UTC) | :Just to clarify - we allow transcripts of missions on this wiki because they are useful to players, we're using extracts of the content fairly and accurately, and it\s not being used in a way that harms Rockstar or deters people from buying the games. This is different to (for example) posting a film script, as people could read that ''instead'' of watching the film. That is the justification we use on this wiki, which is another thing that makes us different to Wikia. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 06:09, 27 March 2012 (UTC) | ||
== Copyright Breach == | |||
It has been noted that you have been illegally copying content from Grand Theft Wiki onto the GTA Wikia site. | |||
The incident I cite is [http://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=Downtown_Police_Station&action=historysubmit&diff=361335&oldid=305155 your edits] to 'Downtown Police Station' on 31st March, which is a direct copy of our [[Downtown Police Station]] article. You have not provided any attribution to Grand Theft Wiki or the original authors of the page. This is not an isolated incident, as the breach is also repeated with [http://gta.wikia.com/index.php?title=Little_Havana_Police_Station&action=historysubmit&diff=361332&oldid=305156 Little Havana Police Station] being copied from [[Little Havana Police Station]]. | |||
Under our [[CC-BY-SA]] licence, copying content is [[Grand Theft Wiki:Licensing|permitted]] in certain circumstances, but only if certain criteria are met (such as showing the original editors of the page, and linking back to Grand Theft Wiki). However you have not complied with these conditions, which makes this an illegal breach of copyright. | |||
Section 7 of the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported] license states: ''"This License and the rights granted hereunder will terminate automatically upon any breach by You of the terms of this License."'' As a result, the licence to reuse content from Grand Theft Wiki by yourself, your user account, the gta.wikia.com website and the Wikia network is hereby revoked. Full copyright law thus applies to the aforementioned parties, and permission is not given for any Grand Theft Wiki content to be reused. | |||
You must remove all copied content from GTA Wikia immediately, and you must not copy any further content under any circumstances. If you fail to do this, you will be reported to Wikia for them to take action and ensure this does not occur again. As a staff member, and thus a representative of the GTA Wikia, you may be held personally responsible for this and any further breaches. I trust we will have your swift cooperation on this matter. [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 01:38, 1 April 2012 (UTC) | |||