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Wikipedia ~~uses~~ a communal property ~~or "copyleft" approach to copyright~~.<ref>

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Wikipedia imposes numerous requirements on the reuse of its material, and enforces a communal view of property. Here are some of the burdensome requirements of the Wikipedia license:<ref>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License</ref>

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~~It requires:~~

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~~:including the "copyleft" license with any copying~~

:prohibiting any assertion of private ownership over a derivative work

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:15 different ~~requirements~~ with respect to multiple copying

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:imposing 15 different conditions with respect to multiple copying

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:detailed attribution

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:requiring detailed attribution

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:no exceptions for teaching, educational, or noncommercial use

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:prohibiting any exceptions for teaching, educational, or noncommercial use

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:including a copy of the "copyleft" license in many cases

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