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==Historical Background==

==Historical Background==

I'm a bit worried that this addition appears to be a word-for-copy from [[http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21432.pdf|Islam: A Primer]]. Not sure, but are we treading on copyright infringement / fair use here? [[User:Welshman|Welshman]] 11:05, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

I'm a bit worried that this addition appears to be a word-for-copy from [http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21432.pdf Islam: A Primer]. Not sure, but are we treading on copyright infringement / fair use here? [[User:Welshman|Welshman]] 11:05, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

:I assume you mean Karajou's recent edit?  Well, it's not public domain, he didn't write it, and he doesn't have permission.  According to the Guidelines for CP[http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Guidelines], it is unacceptable copying.  He added some of his own, it looks like, but "Someone else's work changed around a bit is still copying their work; it does not constitute your own work. If it is still recognisable as another work altered, it constitutes copying."

:I assume you mean Karajou's recent edit?  Well, it's not public domain, he didn't write it, and he doesn't have permission.  According to the Guidelines for CP[http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Guidelines], it is unacceptable copying.  He added some of his own, it looks like, but "Someone else's work changed around a bit is still copying their work; it does not constitute your own work. If it is still recognisable as another work altered, it constitutes copying."

:Someone who can unlock articles should revert Karajou's edit, or at least remove his plagiarized portions.--[[User:TomMoore|TomMoore]] 21:16, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

:Someone who can unlock articles should revert Karajou's edit, or at least remove his plagiarized portions.--[[User:TomMoore|TomMoore]] 21:16, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

:: The article says, "Some of the text for this article was taken from "Islam: A Primer", Congressional Research Service Report for Congress (2003), a work in the public domain".  My understanding is that all U.S. Federal government works are in the public domain, so that sounds correct.  Is there a reason to think that's ''not'' correct?  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:46, 24 March 2008 (EDT)

:: The article says, "Some of the text for this article was taken from "Islam: A Primer", Congressional Research Service Report for Congress (2003), a work in the public domain".  My understanding is that all U.S. Federal government works are in the public domain, so that sounds correct.  Is there a reason to think that's ''not'' correct?  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:46, 24 March 2008 (EDT)