I can't find where this is covered in the rules, and I have some concerns about some recent contributions that copies cast from other profiles.

First of all, the movies in question do not have any role names, and the copied cast has role names that almost certainly comes from IMDb.

Secondly, the copied cast includes uncredited cast, and is not even flagged as uncredited, and is undocumented in the original contribution notes.

So the question is - if copying from another profile is allowed, does that mean that anything that was once approved for that profile is now allowed into the receiving profile, even though it would not have been approved if it had been contributed by itself?

When you submit uncredited cast, you're presented with this verbiage and have to check a box when submitting. This is the only place I'm aware of where it alludes to copying from another approved profile is generally accepted.

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This contribution contains uncredited cast entries. Please submit uncredited cast only if:

You have personally identified the cast by viewing the film

-OR- The cast is copied from a previously accepted profile with documented uncredited cast

Be sure to specify the source in your contribution notes

So basically you'd have to trace back the contributions however far they go. It does make it a bit more difficult if the cast traces to the Intervocative time frame.

If the profile where the cast originated doesn't have documentation then it seems you have grounds to argue for their removal, whole or in part.

The rules do allow the copying from the film's official site as long as it fits within the defined boundaries:

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If there are no credits, the film's official site may be used as a source, as long as the inclusion does not violate the site's published policy (if any).