User talk:Nightfall

Hello Nightfall, and welcome to Wikipedia! I notice you uploaded [[Media:Cannibal corpse.jpeg|this photo]] of the band Cannibal Corpse. Where did it come from? Unless you took the photo yourself (or otherwise hold the copyright), or the copyright holder has released it under the GNU Free Documentation License, Wikipedia cannot make use of it. See Copyrights for more details. -- Stephen Gilbert 20:06 Dec 26, 2002 (UTC)


 * I don't know about the copyright. I took the picture from a CC fanpage (www.cannibalcorpse1.com, I think it doesn't exist anymore, at least I couldn't load it when I tried to access it a few minutes ago) If you think there's a problem with the copyright I'll remove it of course, as much as I'd dislike doing that... -- Nightfall

Yes, I'm afraid it'll have to go. It's annoying, but we have to be somewhat careful about copyrights. We want to have a resource that people can redistribute and modify without getting into legal messes. For recent photos, the unfortunate rule of thumb is this: unless the photographer has explictly released the picture under the GFDL or into the public domain, we can't use it. There are some exceptions, though. For example, User:Isis, a lawyer with intellectual property experience, assures us that we can use scans of CD, book and movie covers in articles about those subjects (but she'll kill me if I don't mention this: her opinion is not professional legal advice).

On a more upbeat note, thanks for your work on the band articles. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, check out Help and the FAQ. If they fail you, just drop by the Village pump and fire off a question. Have fun! -- Stephen Gilbert 00:11 Dec 27, 2002 (UTC)


 * Also:
 * Image:Chris Barnes and Ice-T in the studio.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:Obituary cause of death.jpg
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