User talk:Segafreak2
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[edit] Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
I deleted this article as a copyright violation, it was copied from [1] with a little wikification added. Thank you for wanting to add this information, but please do so without copying from other sources. Thanks! --Golbez 20:31, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Redirects
When editing an article on Wikipedia there is a small field labelled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:
The text written here will appear on the Recent changes page, in the page revision history, on the diff page, and in the watchlists of users who are watching that article. See m:Help:Edit summary for full information on this feature.
When you leave the edit summary blank, some of your edits could be mistaken for vandalism and may be reverted, so please always briefly summarize your edits, especially when you are making subtle but important changes, like changing dates or numbers. Thank you.
--Spook (my talk | my contribs) 11:22, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Beef_island.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Beef_island.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.
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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 11:58, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image Tagging for Image:West indies 2007.gif
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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 22:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Asmara page
Why would you had image titles without uploading the actual files? Merhawie 14:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Presidential_palace.jpg
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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Impero cinema.jpg
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Thanks for uploading Image:Impero cinema.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.
If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. —Bkell (talk) 02:14, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fair Use
I have read the fair use article, but don't get the point! Please could you explain why this system is in place, it seems a waste of time as the images are GFDL. Segafreak2 00:21, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
- First of all, what images are you talking about? If it's Image:Impero cinema.jpg, then no, according to the description page and the copyright tag there, this image is not under the GFDL. The copyright tag on that image says that the image is copyrighted and is being used under a claim of fair use.
- As for the reason behind the fair-use policy, you should understand that fair use is not something Wikipedia made up; it's a part of United States copyright law. Wikipedia must comply with the appropriate copyright laws, and the fair-use policy is meant to ensure that we do. Additionally, Wikipedia's goal is to be an encyclopedia of free content that anyone can use for any purpose, so the fair-use policy is meant to limit the amount of unlicensed copyrighted material that we use.
- If an image is released under the GFDL, then you're right, fair use isn't needed. That's because the image has been licensed for anyone to use ifor any purpose. Fair-use claims apply only to copyrighted images that have not been released under a free license. In the case of Image:Impero cinema.jpg, the copyright for this image is held by the photographer, and Wikipedia cannot use the image without the photographer's permission. The only exception to this rule is that some copyrighted images can be used without permission from the copyright holder, as long as the use of the image in Wikipedia satisfies all ten points of the Wikipedia fair-use policy. However, any fair-use claim must be supported by a rationale explaining why the use of the image in Wikipedia satisfies all ten of these points. Image:Impero cinema.jpg does not have such a rationale, and that's what I was letting you know about.
- Please let me know if I can help you out or if you have any questions. —Bkell (talk) 04:29, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Asmara-architecture.jpg
Greetings. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Unfortunately an image you uploaded, Image:Asmara-architecture.jpg, cannot be used on Wikipedia because it is not available under a free license and fails our first fair use criterion. Although we can't accept that image, we hope you will continue to contribute to Wikipedia. All the best, – Quadell (talk) (random) 18:03, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
