User talk:Rredheart

When adding links to material on an external site, please ensure that the external site is not violating the creator's copyright. Linking to websites that display copyrighted works is acceptable as long as the website's operator has created or licensed the work. Knowingly directing others to a site that violates copyright may be considered contributory infringement. This is particularly relevant when linking to sites such as YouTube, where due care should be taken to avoid linking to material that violates its creator's copyright. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. / edg ☺ ☭ 05:27, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

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The Wikipedia Tutorial is a good place to start learning about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on. By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and discussion pages using four tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; (the software will replace them with your signature and the date). Again, welcome! / edg ☺ ☭ 05:27, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

YouTube links
Please see Wikipedia's external links policy. Links to material that may be in violation of copyright are strictly forbidden within Wikipedia&mdash;this is Wikipedia's internal policy, regardless of copyright law. However, even linking to material in violation of copyright has been determined by U.S. courts to be in violation of copyright law; it does not simply "become the issue of that site", and even if this were so such linkage would be a bad faith evasion of copyright, not in the spirit of Wikipedia's mission to develop free content.

Please do not link the YouTube footage of the Big Sur Folk Festival. This film, while not currently available for sale, still cannot be used unless permission is given by the copyright holder for unlimited free use in a fashion compatible with the GNU Free Documentation License. Wikipedia is unlikely to allow a fair use exception for this YouTube link. / edg ☺ ☭ 08:10, 23 September 2008 (UTC)