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<a href="#Which">Which policies apply to W3C
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<a href="#trademarks">Does W3C hold any
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<a href="#holds">Who holds the copyright on W3C
documents?</a>
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<a href="#docmods">May I republish W3C Documents
without modifying them?</a>
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<a href="#attribdoclic">Do you have an example of attribution of a work under the W3C Document License?</a>
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<h2 id="General">General</h2>
<p class="tPadding">This document answers several
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about W3C
intellectual rights policies. The primary goals of
these policies are:</p>
<ul class="show_items"><li>To encourage the widespread dissemination of
W3C work.</li><li>To preserve the integrity of W3C work by
eliminating confusion about its source and
status.</li></ul>
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<h3 id="Which">Which policies apply to W3C
specifications, Web pages, and software?</h3>
<p>These three:</p>
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice.html">
IPR Notice and Disclaimers</a>
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legal disclaimer statements. This page gives
further explanation on the default policies that
apply and where they apply.</dd><dt>
<a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software.html">
Software Notice</a>
</dt><dd>Information on using and modifying W3C
software.</dd><dt>
<a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents.html">
Document Notice/License</a>
</dt><dd>Information about reproductions of W3C work,
including <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/">Technical
Reports</a> and documentation. Note in particular
that the W3C document notice does not permit the
creation of derivative works so as to prevent
interoperability problems. Unless otherwise
indicated, all content on w3.org not covered by
another license is published under this
license.</dd></dl>
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<h2 id="Trademark">Trademark</h2>
<p>Please see <strong>
<a href="/Consortium/Legal/2002/trademark-license-20021231.html">W3C Trademark
and Servicemark License</a>
</strong> for more
information on the treatment of W3C trademarks.</p>
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<h3 id="trademarks">Does W3C hold any
trademarks?</h3>
<p>Yes, see the list of <a href="/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice#W3C_Trademarks">W3C
Trademarks and Generic Terms</a>.</p>
<p>W3C is a contractual entity arising from
agreements between the "Host institutions" and W3C
Members. W3C Trademarks are managed through a joint
agreement among the Host institutions.</p>
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<h3 id="logos">Can I use the W3C logo (e.g., on a
T-shirt)?</h3>
<p>Please see the <a href="logo-usage-20000308">W3C Logo and Icon Usage</a>
for policies on logos, including the W3C Logo.</p>
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<h3 id="trademark-ack">How do I acknowledge a W3C
Trademark?</h3>
<p>Here is the suggested text:</p>
<blockquote class="tPadding bPadding tMargin lMargin">
<p class="tPadding0">'TheTrademark' is a (common law | registered)
trademark of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, European Research Consortium for
Informatics and Mathematics, or Keio University on
behalf of the World Wide Web Consortium.</p></blockquote>
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<h2 id="Documents">W3C Documents</h2>
<p>The <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents.html">
W3C Document License</a> governs the distribution of
W3C Documents.</p>
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<h3 id="holds">Who holds the copyright on W3C
documents?</h3>
<p>The original author of the document. Many
documents are created by the W3C and W3C consequently
holds the copyright. Owners who allow their works to
be published on the W3C site retain the copyright,
but agree to the W3C <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents.html">
license</a> for the redistribution of those materials
from our site.</p>
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<h3 id="docmods">May I republish W3C Documents
without modifying them?</h3>
<p>Yes. See the next question for information about
<a href="#attribdoclic">attribution</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> W3C
disapproves of and will act upon the
misrepresentation of our work with respect to
authorship, endorsement, or status.</p>
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<div class="w3c_faq_entry">
<h3 id="attribdoclic">Do you have an example of attribution of a work under the W3C Document License?</h3>
<p>Unless otherwise stated, documents on the W3C site are published under the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents">W3C Document License</a>. The Document License
contains the requirements for attribution. An example attribution would look like the following:</p>
<blockquote class="tPadding bPadding tMargin lMargin">
<p class="tPadding0"><a href="http://www.w3.org/International/getting-started/">Getting Started with the W3C I18n site</a>, Richard Ishida, ed. <a rel='Copyright'
href='/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice#Copyright'>Copyright</a> © 2009 <a href='http://www.w3.org/'><acronym title='World Wide Web
Consortium'>W3C</acronym></a> <sup>®</sup> (<a
href='http://www.csail.mit.edu/'><acronym title='Massachusetts Institute of
Technology'>MIT</acronym></a>, <a href='http://www.ercim.org/'><acronym
title='European Research Consortium for Informatics and
Mathematics'>ERCIM</acronym></a>, <a href='http://www.keio.ac.jp/'>Keio</a>),
All Rights Reserved.</p>
</blockquote>
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<div class="w3c_faq_entry">
<h3 id="attribcc">Do you have an example of attribution of a work under Creative Commons License?</h3>
<p>For the authoritative answer to that question, we suggest starting with the
Creative Commons <a href="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FFAQ">FAQ</a> intended to help answer the question: <a href="http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FFAQ#How_do_I_properly_attribute_a_Creative_Commons_licensed_work">How do I properly attribute a Creative Commons licensed work?</a>. An example attribution might look like the following:</p>
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<h3 id="derivatives">May I modify a W3C specification
and redistribute it? May I call it, for example, HTML
3.2.1?</h3>
<p>No and no. W3C does not, in general permit
derivative works created from its specifications in
order to avoid interoperability problems.</p>
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<h3 id="teacher">I am a teacher. Can I print out
specifications and other documents for my class to
read?</h3>
<p>Yes. Note that your browser quite likely enables
you to print documents with the source URL displayed
at the top or bottom of the page; this is useful to
ensuring that people are aware of the document
origin. Please also direct your students' attention
to the document's copyright notice.</p>
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<h3 id="mirrors">I have a Web site that mirrors (has
copies of) useful Web documents. May I make copies of
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<h3 id="writer">I am a writer. May I make a "fair
use" excerpt from a specification for my
analysis?</h3>
<p>Yes, if you believe your usage falls within the
exception of fair use (e.g., in the U.S. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/92chap1.html#107">
§ 107 Title 17. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair
use</a>). <!--Please see the above <a href="#reference">FAQ entry on how to reference the
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<h3 id="publisher-full">I am a publisher. May I
publish a book that includes an
<strong>entire</strong> W3C specification?</h3>
<p>Yes. <!--Please see the above <a href="#reference">FAQ
entry on how to reference the document</a>. Note that
by including the complete specification you include
much of this information since it is an integral part
of the W3C document.--></p>
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<h3 id="publisher-part">I am a publisher. May I
publish a book that includes <strong>part of</strong>
a W3C specification?</h3>
<p>In general, no. We discourage the republication of
large excerpts due to the risk of interoperability
issues. You may send a request to
site-policy@w3.org.</p>
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<h3 id="translate">May I translate a W3C Technical
Report into another language?</h3>
<p>Yes. <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/">General
information about translations</a> is available,
including the list of known translations.</p>
<p>To translate a <a href="/TR/">Technical
Reports</a>, please first inform the W3C of your
intention by sending an message in English to
<a href="mailto:w3c-translators@w3.org">w3c-translators@w3.org</a>
[<a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-translators/">public
archive</a>] and — if provided — the comments email
list associated with that document. In your message,
state that you agree to the following terms:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>the translation may be redistributed according
to the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents.html">
W3C Document License</a>.</li><li>that the W3C may rescind your right to publish
or distribute the derivative work if the W3C finds
that it leads to confusion regarding the original
document's status or integrity.</li></ol>
<p>In the translation, you must include the following
information <em>in the target language</em>:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>a <!--<a href="#reference">reference to the
original document.</a>-->reference to the original document
</li><li>that the normative version of the specification
is the English version found at the W3C site.</li><li>that the translated document may contain errors
from the translation.</li></ol>
<p>This disclosure should be made in a prominent
location, generally a header and/or footer that wraps
the translated specification. It is important that no
changes in meaning be made to any part of the W3C
document including the Status Section, contributors,
or appendices. If comments or annotations are
absolutely necessary within the content of the
specification, those annotations must be
<em>clearly</em> represented as such. (<a href="translation-example.html">example</a>)</p>
<p>You MUST retain the English version of the
copyright notice in your translation. You MAY (but
are not required to) also include a translated
version of the copyright notice per <a href="/Consortium/Legal/2006/08-copyright-translations.html">
Translations of the W3C Copyright Notice.</a>
</p>
<p>Please inform us when you have completed the
translation by sending a message to
w3c-translators@w3.org.</p>
<p>See our <a href="/2003/12/22-pp-faq">patent policy FAQ</a> for information about <a href="/2003/12/22-pp-faq.html#translation">translations and patent commitments</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="translate-other">May I translate a document
other than a W3C Technical Report into another
language?</h3>
<p>Yes, provided you ask for and receive permission.
Documents that are not Technical Reports are likely
to change frequently. Please mail your request to the
document author/editor and cc the <a href="mailto:w3c-translators@w3.org">w3c-translators@w3.org</a>
mailing list. If you receive permission, the process
thereafter is the same as for Technical Reports.</p>
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<h3 id="official">May I create the official
translation of a W3C document?</h3>
<p>No. However, the <a href="/2005/02/TranslationPolicy">W3C Policy for
Authorized W3C Translations</a> enables you to have
your translation <em>authorized</em> by W3C and the
community. W3C created this policy in 2005 so that
translations in languages other than English may be
used for official purposes. Examples include: a
standardization authority in a country that wishes to
standardize on a W3C Recommendation, but requires the
usage of a local language; or a local government
plans to reference the Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines in their regulations, but requires a
translation of the guidelines in the local language
to do so.</p>
<p>See our <a href="/2003/12/22-pp-faq">patent policy FAQ</a> for information about <a href="/2003/12/22-pp-faq.html#translation">translations and patent commitments</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="annotate">May I annotate one of your
specifications?</h3>
<p>There are two types of annotations mechanisms:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>those that do not require the copying and
modification of the document being annotated (e.g.,
an external service stores annotations that
identify their target via XPointer), and</li><li>those that are created by copying and modifying
the document itself (e.g., the file is copied and
modified and the annotations are included in-line
but differentiated using style sheets).</li></ol>
<p>Annotations of the first type are <a href="#link">links to the W3C site</a> and are permitted
as described elsewhere in this FAQ.</p>
<p>Annotations of the second type (including the
reorganization and excerption of copyrighted
material) are derivative works. In some cases W3C
grants permission to create derivative works of this
sort.</p>
<p>To request permission to create such a work,
please inform the W3C of your intention by sending an
message in English to <a href="mailto:site-policy@w3.org">site-policy@w3.org</a>
and — if provided — the comments email list
associated with that document. In your message, state
that you agree to the following terms:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>that the W3C may rescind your right to publish
or distribute the derivative work if the W3C finds
that it leads to confusion regarding the original
document's status or integrity.</li></ol>
<p>In the annotated version, you must include the
following information:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>a statement that the resulting display or
document is an annotation and the W3C is not
responsible for any content not found at the
original URL and that any annotations are
non-normative.</li><li>a <!--<a href="#reference">reference to the
original document.</a>-->reference to the original document
</li></ol>
<p>This disclosure should be made in a prominent
location, generally a header and/or footer that wraps
the translated specification. It is important that no
changes in meaning be made to any part of the W3C
document including the Status Section, contributors,
or appendices. If comments or annotations are
absolutely necessary within the content of the
specification, those annotations must be
<em>clearly</em> represented as such. (<a href="translation-example.html">example</a>)</p>
<p>Please inform us when you have published the
annotated version by sending a message to
site-policy@w3.org.</p>
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<h3 id="format">May I publish your specification in a
different format (e.g., PDF)?</h3>
<p>The creation of a reformatted work is a derivative
work. In some cases W3C grants permission to create
derivative works of this sort.</p>
<p>To request permission to create such a work,
please inform the W3C of your intention by sending an
message in English to <a href="mailto:site-policy@w3.org">site-policy@w3.org</a>
and — if provided — the comments email list
associated with that document. In your message, state
that you agree to the following terms:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>to the redistribution terms of the W3C <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents.html">
document copyright notice</a>. Consequently, your
version may be republished by the W3C or other
entities if it is done in compliance with the
notice's terms.</li><li>that the W3C may rescind your right to publish
or distribute the derivative work if the W3C finds
that it leads to confusion regarding the original
document's status or integrity.</li></ol>
<p>In the reformatted version, you must include the
following information:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>that the normative version of the specification
is the English version found at the W3C site.</li><li>a statement that the resulting display or
document is a reformatted work and the W3C is not
responsible for any content not found at the
original URL</li><li>that the reformatted document may contain
formatting or hyper-textual errors.</li><li>a <!-- <a href="#reference">reference to the
original document.</a>--> reference to the original document
</li></ol>
<p>This disclosure should be made in a prominent
location, generally a header and/or footer that wraps
the reformatted specification. It is important that
no changes in meaning be made to any part of the W3C
document including the Status Section, contributors,
or appendices. If comments or annotations are
absolutely necessary within the content of the
specification, those annotations must be
<em>clearly</em> represented as such. (<a href="translation-example.html">example</a>)</p>
<p>Please inform us when you have published the
annotated version by sending a message to
site-policy@w3.org.</p>
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<h2 id="Software">W3C Software</h2>
<p>The <a href="/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software.html">W3C
Software License</a> governs the reuse and
modification of <a href="/Status">W3C
software</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="software_mods">May I modify W3C
Software?</h3>
<p>Yes. The <a href="/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software.html">W3C
Software License</a> allows derivative works provided
that you comply with the terms of the license. In a
few instances, software distributed by the W3C is
provided by another entity under specific terms and
conditions which must be followed. Please review any
notices or disclosures that accompany the software
itself.</p>
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<h3 id="software_publisher">I am a software
publisher. May I release W3C software on a CD-ROM?
May I charge for it?</h3>
<p>Yes to both, provided you comply with the terms of
the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software.html">
W3C Software License</a>. To summarize the terms, you
must:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>include any pre-existing notices or the short
form of a copyright statement,</li><li>make available the full text of the license, in
a location viewable to users of the work. For
resources distributed/obtained over the Internet, a
link to the software license from the copyright
declaration suffices.</li><li>provide notice of any changes to the work,
and</li><li>respect the trademarks of its originator.</li></ol>
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<h3 id="GNU1">Is code released under the W3C license
compatible with the GNU General Public License
(GPL)?</h3>
<p>Software that is free from any claims beyond W3C
terms and conditions is compatible with the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General
Public License (GPL)</a> and may be redistributed
under the GPL. The GPL ensures users always have the
ability to run, change, or redistribute software with
or without changes; it also prevents such software
from being bundled with closed/proprietary software
such that users lose their rights to that free code
in the new product. The W3C is compatible with this
license and can be redistributed while complying with
both the W3C and GPL software license.</p>
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<h3 id="proprietary">Is code released under the W3C
license compatible with non-copyleft / proprietary
licenses?</h3>
<p>Yes. The W3C license permits W3C code to be used
in other (non-copyleft) licenses or even proprietary
software.</p>
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<h3 id="software_doc">Is software documentation
covered by the Software License or the Document
License?</h3>
<p>The <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software.html">
W3C Software License</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="libraries">What do I have to do if I link to
your software libraries?</h3>
<p>If you use a software library (such as libwww) and
include it in the source code, or compile/link to it,
you must also include the copyright license. However,
if you merely provide a compile option you are not
obligated to include the copyright license. Any
subsequent party that links or includes against the
library is obligated to include the license. (If you
include the option, you might do your users a favor
by pointing to it yourself.)</p>
<p>To restate our policy: it is the responsibility of
the person who causes our software to be included in
subsequent distributions (either in source, object,
or executable code) to abide by our terms.</p>
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<h3 id="contribute">How do I contribute code to W3C
open source software?</h3>
<p>If you wish to contribute code via CVS to <a href="http://www.w3.org/Status">W3C Open Source
Software</a>, please:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>complete and return this <a href="http://www.w3.org/PATCHES.html">permission
form</a>.</li><li>send an email to the project/CVS-repository
owner and <a href="mailto:site-policy@w3.org">site-policy@w3.org</a>
with notice of your intention.</li></ol>
<p>Note that that you will be bound by the following
terms when you contribute code:</p>
<ol class="show_items"><li>The contributor vouches that the she has all
rights necessary to contribute the materials in a
way that does not violate copyright, patent, and
trademark rights; contractual obligations, or libel
and export control regulations.</li><li>The contributor agrees that all contributed
materials will be governed by the W3C <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software.html">
W3C Software License</a>.</li><li>W3C will retain attribution of authorship. The
W3C makes no a-priori commitment to support
contributions.</li></ol>
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<h3 id="testcases">How do I contribute test cases or
a test suite to W3C?</h3>
<p>Please see <a href="/2004/06/29-testcases">Policies for Contribution of
Test Cases to W3C</a>.</p>
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<h3 id="Amaya">May I use the Amaya editor/browser in
my commercial software? May I make changes and
re-release it?</h3>
<p>Yes to both. We encourage you to contact the
authors and let them know about your improvements.
<a href="http://www.w3.org/Amaya/">Amaya</a> is
covered by the <a href="/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-software-short-notice-20021231.html">generic
notice</a> and the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-software.html">
W3C Software License</a>.</p>
<p>You may <em>not</em> make changes to Amaya and
continue to call it by a trademarked term or
misrepresent the origin, capabilities, or liabilities
associated with its use. You may make valid
assertions, such that it is based on Amaya code, or
that it is compliant with a Recommended Specification
of the W3C.</p>
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<h3 id="link">Do I need permission to link to the W3C
Web site?</h3>
<p>No. Links are merely references to other sites. No
permission is required to link to w3.org or to any
other website. For more information, see the W3C
Recommendation "<a href="/TR/webarch/">Architecture
of the World Wide Web, Volume 1</a>" (<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/webarch/#id-access">section
3.5.2</a> in particular), the Technical Architecture
Group (TAG) finding <a href="/2001/tag/doc/deeplinking.html">"Deep Linking" in the
World Wide Web</a> as well as the essay by Tim
Berners-Lee on <a href="http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/LinkMyths.html">link
myths</a>.</p>
<p>Please note that any form of misrepresentation of
W3C work or your relation to W3C, whether achieved
through links, frames, URL manipulations, server
redirects, or other means, is forbidden. For
instance, do not use mislead readers into thinking
that W3C content is published by anyone other than
W3C. It is your obligation to be clear in your
representations; W3C does not sign waivers about who
may link to us.</p>
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<h3 id="screenshot">May I use a screen shot of part
of the W3C Web site?</h3>
<p>Yes. As long as the screen shot is not used in any
manner that implies W3C sponsorship or endorsement of
your product, service, or Internet site, no
permission is required to use a screen shot. We do,
however, appreciate that you notify us by email to
site-policy@w3.org, with a reference to the screen
shot (i.e., a URI is preferred over an attached copy
of the screen shot) and a brief description of the
intended use.</p>
<p>Screenshots MUST NOT be used to circumvent
<a href="logo-usage-20000308">W3C's logo usage
policy</a>.</p>
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