https://dq-nz.org/dqwiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=DQWiki%3AImage_use_policyDQWiki:Image use policy - Revision history2026-04-03T22:31:42ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://dq-nz.org/dqwiki/index.php?title=DQWiki:Image_use_policy&diff=42647&oldid=prevMandos: /* Copyright */2007-12-20T00:11:09Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Copyright</span></span></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>= Copyright =<br />
It is our policy that all contributors to the wiki observe and respect copyrights on material they add to the wiki.<br />
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Our preference is for all of our contributors to use original material so that copyright never becomes an issue.<br />
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All contributors assume personal responsibility for the material they add to the wiki. <br />
If you state you have the right to use the material then we accept your word. <br />
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If we are notified of a breach of copyright then we will remove the offending material as soon as reasonably possible.<br />
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If think this is wrong, sort it out with the person who complained and note the resolution in the Talk page if/when you restore the contentious content.<br />
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In addition any materiel found to be breaching copyright will be removed unless their is an appropriate link or information indicating permission to use the image. <br />
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==Non-Copyright Material==<br />
A number of sites have fair use clauses or have lots of freely usable images. To make them easy to use a number of templates have been created for them so that you can easily detail where the image came from. <br />
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;USFW<br />
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has a wide range of animal images that are free to use. <br />
;Usage:<nowiki>{{USFW Copyright}}</nowiki><br />
{{USFW Copyright}}<br />
;Historic Cities<br />
This website collates historical images of cities throughout the ages. All the images are available for non-profit use. <br />
;Usage:<nowiki>{{Historic Cities Copyright}}</nowiki><br />
{{Historic Cities Copyright}}<br />
;Epilogue.net<br />
This site hosts large numbers of fantasy art images that are available for non-profit use. <br />
;Usage:<nowiki>{{Epilogue Copyright}}</nowiki><br />
{{Epilogue Copyright}}<br />
;BBC<br />
The BBC websites have large numbers of photo's and other images which available for non-profit use. <br />
available for non-profit use. <br />
;Usage:<nowiki>{{BBC Copyright}}</nowiki><br />
{{BBC Copyright}}<br />
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= Objectionable Content =<br />
Don't do it!<br />
This is a publicly viewable website, if you would be uncomfortable explaining to your parents or kids why you put the content/images on the site, then it's probably objectionable content.<br />
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If there are reasonable complaints about offensive content, then it will probably be removed.</div>Mandos