Forum:Fair Use Images

Fair Use images are a major copyright issue, especially relevant to many of our images. Most copyright laws say that certain copyrighted images can be used if:
 * There is no alternative - In this sense, an image only qualifies if you there is no uncopyrighted alternative. If you've got a screenshot from google that can be replaced with a self-made screenshot, so doesn't qualify and should be deleted.
 * The image is necessary for critical commentary - Without the image, readers would be unable to sufficently understand the article's subject

Things that therefore can stay:
 * Logos, promotional material (posters, maps, official images released by EA) and cover art - You can't make an uncopyrighted alternative, so they are allowed
 * Copyrighted visual material - This is the baic principle behind Template:EA. Images from EA games are copyright of EA, but as long as you made them yourself they qualify

This has been a very complex issue to understand, and the above is a highly trimmed version, but as far as legalities are concerned, if these conditions are not met, the image MUST be deleted. I'm going to start going through the images, so watch out...

Bondpedia  (Contact &bull; Contributions )   15:55, October 25, 2010 (UTC)