Editing Eurovision Wiki:Copyright problems/Header (section)

== What text can be reused? ==
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Under the United States law that governs Wikipedia, '''copyright is automatically assumed''' as soon as any content (text or other media) is created in a [[tangible|physical]] form. An author does not need to apply for or claim copyright, for a copyright to exist. One of the following must be present to reuse the content on Wikipedia:
* '''Explicit statement''' by the author, stating that the work is either in the [[public domain]] or [[WP:COMPAT|compatibly licensed]]
* '''[[WP:Public domain|Public domain]]''' due to age, source, or lack of originality
* '''Fair use''' under our [[WP:NFC|guidelines for non-free content]], where the text used is ''brief'' and clearly marked with full attribution
If none of the above are present, '''the text cannot be reused'''.

Even when the text ''can'' be reused, it must be attributed or it will be considered as [[WP:Plagiarism|plagiarism]].