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Copying from Wikipedia to make a book is fair game, with a few minor caveats. (See related link for the Wikipedia copyrights details, the primary exception is that their license covers content produced by Wikipedia but not necessarily content quoted from a third party.)
In brief, anyone can use Wikipedia content for anything (with a few exceptions, see the related link) if
- You provide credit to the authors
- If you make changes, you must say so in the book
- You must print or link to the Wikipedia license
- Any modifications you make fall under the same license
A tricky issue would be if you were to mix Wikipedia content and your own contributions and wanted to keep a private copyright on the content you wrote yourself. According to the Wikipedia license your modifications to their content will fall under their license, so if you want something different for the parts you write yourself you would need to separate it somehow.
See related link for Wikipedias copyright page, and check with a lawyer if there are significant amounts of money involved.
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What would happen if Wikipedia closed?
The world would collapse.
How do you know if you plagurized?
You would know. That means you copied someone else's work & took credit for it.
Where can someone find information on the phylogeny of butterflies?
Wikipedia would be a good place for someone to find information on the phylogeny of butterflies. Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia with wonderful information on butterflies.
What would happen if you copied your hand?
You would get a photo of your hand. Other than that, not much if you only did it once or twice. It would be kind of like keeping a laptop on your lap.
What would you need to have done to be accused of plagiarism?
Either have copied somethig outright that someone else had done, or written something that's so close that it looks like it's been copied.
Is it true Stephenie Meyer copied someone else's book?
No. I am sure she did, however, read numerous vampire books before writing the Twilight series, and these may have been her inspiration. She may have taken old ideas (Vampire Diaries was written in early 90s) and revamped them (no pun intended.) If she had copied someone else's book, that would be plagiarism, and the person whose book she copied would probably sue.
What would happen if humans did not have mathematics?
Someone would have to invent them
How or why something happens?
It happens because how would you feel if someone copied you well if you don't care well some people do.
Should WikiAnswers allow quality edits to their Wikipedia articles?
Unfortunately, the Wikipedia articles that are on Answers.com (on the ReferenceAnswers side, not the WikiAnswers side) are exact copies of the Wikipedia articles, and they update almost as fast. It wouldn't do any good to edit it only on the ReferenceAnswers side, because any edit would only be copied over when we got the next update from Wikipedia.
What would happen if you don't get enough vitamin c?
You get a deficiency disease known as scurvy. You can read about it in Wikipedia.
What would happen if you stand on a ball?
Someone would be screaming in pain.
What would happen if someone broke the law?
they would have to go to court
