Forum:Copyright rules?

So what exactly do I have to add to pictures so its not illegal? :/ --Mai Is Me 04:20, April 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Basically use free use images. You can't go wrong. I take most of my images from Commons. Make sure it's released under a free license, and attribute the original author. Any questions? :) STARFLEET  ACADEMY  04:27, April 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, sort of. How do I know that I have permission to use an image? Like my wiki has pictures from the official site, which is all in Japanese... Mai Is Me 04:29, April 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * If it isn't released under a CC license or similar; you don't have permission. Find someone that speaks Japanese, or remove any images from that site. I know that's annoying, but it's more annoying for those who take the images. Those people post them with a copyright notice, but most other people just ignore that. Try to use images that only show Creative Commons licenses. :) STARFLEET  ACADEMY  04:37, April 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Kay, I'll try to fix it. But since I have so much it might take a while, what would happen if I place it without permission? Because I notice most wikis, except the more official sites (Zeldapedia, Avatar the last airbender wiki) don't have it either. I'm still going to do it, I'm just curious. ^_^ Mai Is Me 04:50, April 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hmm. Plead... Some of the larger wikis release all content under CC-BY-NC-SA, which shows that it isn't a commercial site. If you read the disclaimers, they make out that they are communities of fans only. Which is true, but still doesn't really cut it in a legal sense. If I ever create anything similar I won't pick on wikis, but the ads on the side of the page make money out of the content. Troubling isn't it?


 * To answer your question, the copyright holder might ask wikia to remove the images from the wiki. Don't think it's ever happened to a legitimate site, but there's always a first. Another thing you can do is find any images released under Public domain, which you can use without attributing. Any images licensed under the GNU. Be careful, don't be too opinionated about your wiki's subject, and you should be fine. :) STARFLEET  ACADEMY  05:00, April 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Okay, thanks for all the help! :D Mai Is Me 05:05, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Always happy to! ;) STARFLEET  ACADEMY  06:39, April 24, 2012 (UTC)