Thread:Semanticdrifter/@comment-3474513-20130204100619/@comment-4811793-20130204153343

Hi!

It's hard to provide specific advice about whether something is or isn't a fair use, because the concept isn't defined exactly. I can tell you that generally speaking, translating the synopses of novels into another language on a wiki dedicated to cataloguing those subjects would seem to meet most of the standards that get considered in the fair use analysis (see: http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Semanticdrifter/Understanding_Fair_Use). Of course, if the owners of the material disagree they can send us a DMCA Notice and we will be bound to remove the material. This is a kind of risk analysis that has to be done by each community.

As for images, the vast majority of images would likely qualify as fair use when used on a wiki. I would add an extra word of caution about logos, as that can occasionally create a secondary concern for trademark infringement. One option is to tag each image with the correct licensing information when it is uploaded. Fair use is usually an option for image tagging. There are no specific requirements for sizes.

Hope this helps,