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[Thomas Corwin <dog1489@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Ricky. I didn't see that on the site. I will be sure to accredit the Ubuntu Manual project for any and all work I decide to remix. 

Thanks,
Thomas Corwin

> On Aug 19, 2013, at 2:33 PM, "Ricky Reed" <gnawnsense@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Thomas,
> 
> To utilize a Creative Commons license to the fullest extent, the material in question has to be copyrighted. According to the website, all of the Ubuntu Manual content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license. 
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> "This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to “copyleft” free and open source software licenses. All new works based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use. This is the license used by Wikipedia, and is recommended for materials that would benefit from incorporating content from Wikipedia and similarly licensed projects. View License Deed | View Legal Code"
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> According to the information available on the website, it looks like the license permits use as long as the original source is credited and the new creation is licensed under the identical terms and license.
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>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Thomas Corwin <dog1489@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello all!
>> 
>> Is the information on the UM Website copyrighted material..? I was wanting to use the information on it (NOT the HTML coding) to use as a base for a site I'm working on.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Thomas Corwin
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