Chalo Chatu:Copyrights violations

One of the most important aspects of Chalo Chatu is that its text (excluding media) may be freely redistributed, reused, and built upon by anyone under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‑ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY‑SA 4.0), unless otherwise noted.

Contributors agree to license their original text under CC BY‑SA 4.0 upon submission. Material from public domain or other licenses compatible with CC BY‑SA 4.0 may also be used, provided correct attribution is given in line with the copyright policy.

However, copying material without permission from sources that are not public domain or not licensed under a compatible license—unless permitted as a brief quotation under the non-free content policy—is likely a copyright violation. Text that is close paraphrase (reflecting substantial similarity in creative language or structure) can also constitute a violation. Such breaches harm Chalo Chatu’s redistributability and may result in legal repercussions.

Media (images, audio, etc.) are subject to separate rules, and while a wider variety of licenses is accepted, any media not under a suitable free license or failing the non-free content criteria is unacceptable.

Dealing with copyright violations

If you suspect a violation:

• Raise the issue on the article’s talk page.
• Be cautious—some apparent matches may actually originate from Chalo Chatu itself, not external sources.
• If the contributor is the original copyright holder and provides express licensing under CC BY‑SA 4.0, then inclusion is permissible—even if they hold rights elsewhere—provided it’s clear that Chalo Chatu version is free-licensed.

If some, but not all, content is infringing:

• Remove the problematic text.
• Add a note on the talk page with the original source, if known.
• If permission is later granted, you can restore the content.

If most of the page is infringing:

• Check history for an older version without violation and revert.
• If none exists, consider rewriting from scratch or deleting the page if rewriting isn't feasible.

Addressing contributors

If a contributor appears to infringe copyright:

• Notify them of Chalo Chatu’s copyright policy.
• Repeated violations after warning may be escalated to the administrators' noticeboard.
• Administrators may impose blocks or conditions—such as requiring participation in cleanup—before restoration of privileges, depending on the severity of violations.