Licensing Guide

The Short Version

In order for your derivative work to be kosher, you need to do two things:

1. Attribute the works that you're using to the wiki and to the specific author, if possible. For example:

Arkheni is visited by Biden is based on "Arkheni" by "Airbus_Beluga": https://arstotzkanuniverse.wikidot.com/arkheni

2. Add the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license (or CC-BY-SA 3.0 for short) to the derived work. Doing this will release it under the CC-BY-SA license.

Releasing it under the CC-BY-SA license means that people will be able to copy your work wholesale, and even sell it, provided that they properly attribute you and release their work under the same license.

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Do not sell anything related to anything associated with Arkheni. The image is not released under creative commons. Depending on the context, commercial use of this property may result in serious legal action against the seller.

The Long Version

Hey, the Arstotzkan Universe is cool! I want to make something based off it! What should I do?

So, you want to make a work set in/based off of the Arstotzkan Universe? That's awesome! Whether it's a game, short story, film, or anything else, we always welcome people who want to contribute to the Arstotzkan Universe.

The Arstotzkan Universe uses a specific Creative Commons license. If you want to make a work based in the Arstotzkan Universe, this means you need to follow the rules of this license.

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As mentioned earlier, the Arstotzkan Universe wiki uses a specific license, which has two key components: attribution and share-alike. Let's talk about attribution first.

Attribution

The first requirement under Creative Commons is "attribution." Any derivative works (stuff based on the wiki) must attribute back to the original source, the Arstotzkan Univverse wiki. If you use a specific Fanmade SCP item or tale or say for example The tale about The New Hope Story, you must attribute the individual article as well as the wiki. If you are using a general Wiki idea (like a character, Group of Interest, or the concept of the Wiki as a whole) you only need to attribute the wiki in general.

+ Example

Arkheni is visited by Biden is based on "Arkheni" by "Airbus_Beluga": https://arstotzkanuniverse.wikidot.com/arkheni

In this case, if you wanted to do a work based entirely or partially on Arkheni, then you would need to add this somewhere accompanying the work.

You do not need to follow this exact format, but according to CC any attribution you provide must include:
1. The name of the work referenced.
2. The author's name, or whatever they wish to be known as. Online screen names work for attribution as long as they are in quotes, but if the author contacts you and wants you to use their real name or some other alias, you need to oblige.
3. A link back to the source material, or other forms of citation if you're somehow referencing offline wiki materials.

Share-Alike

Any content based on the Arstotzkan Universe is itself going to be under Creative Commons. So anything you make, you agree to share as well under these same rules. While there are other versions of the Creative Commons license, you MUST release your work under CC-BY-SA 3.0. You simply can't change the license to something else. (also when you make your own wikidot wiki, CC-BY-SA 3.0 is very well suggested)

This also means that anyone making stuff derived from your work has to attribute you as one of the creators, and that any work made from your stuff is under the same license as well. You can't stop people from doing derivatives, but you can ask them to attribute you in the way you see fit, such as linking back to your web page or project page.

In short, this means that your derived work must be released under the CC-BY-SA, so that other people can use the same license. It is not enough to simply attribute the Arstotzkan Universe.

So What Can You Do?

So if you agree to these two things, what can you do?

• Share: You can share or repost anything from this site. You can copy-paste entire stories and articles in their entirety and repost them to your website. You can include them in any sort of compilations of creepypastas or stories or even make your own version of The New Hope.

• Remix: You can make derivative works. You can make fanfiction, fanart, fan movies, fan mods, anything that fans can do. You could write up a TV show or movie. You can make posters or T-shirts. You can even…

• Sell: You can sell the remixes you make based on the Arstotzkan Universe wiki. However, keep in mind that you probably will not get rich off of them, because under Share-Alike, anyone can freely copy, use, or download your stuff, and you will have no legal recourse provided they also follow the terms of the license.

Rights Agent Notice

Use of this website constitutes legal authorization for Wiki licensing staff to act as your rights agents in cases where the copyright(s) of a work published on this site is infringed by a third party. This authorization is limited to the removal of infringing content via section 512 of the DMCA, regional equivalents, or legal action. This authorization is via Informal Contract agreement, and is an extension of the formal agency authorization provided to licensing staff by the creators and copyright holders of Arkheni, the Arstotzkan Universe concept, and the Arstotzkan Universe Logo.

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