994
edits
VCSEwiki:Ethical code of conduct: Difference between revisions
VCSEwiki:Ethical code of conduct (view source)
Revision as of 10:14, 15 October 2009
, 10:14, 15 October 2009no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
==Guidelines for images and other media files == | ==Guidelines for images and other media files == | ||
The situation for images and other media is slightly different, as a wider variety of licenses is accepted. But, in short, media which | The situation for images and other media is slightly different, as a wider variety of licenses is accepted. But, in short, media which are not available under a suitable free license and which do not meet the non-free content criteria, should be assumed to be unacceptable. See [[wikipedia:en:Wikipedia:Image use policy|Wikipedia:Image use policy]] and [[wikipedia:en:Wikipedia:Non-free|Wikipedia:Non-free]] content for details of this. | ||
Images, photographs, video and sound files, like written works, are subject to copyright. Someone holds the copyright unless they have been explicitly placed in the public domain. Images, video and sound files on the internet need to be licensed directly from the copyright holder or someone able to license on their behalf. In some cases, fair use guidelines may allow them to be used irrespective of any copyright claims; see [[wikipedia:en:Wikipedia:Non-free content|Wikipedia:Non-free content]] for more. | Images, photographs, video and sound files, like written works, are subject to copyright. Someone holds the copyright unless they have been explicitly placed in the public domain. Images, video and sound files on the internet need to be licensed directly from the copyright holder or someone able to license on their behalf. In some cases, fair use guidelines may allow them to be used irrespective of any copyright claims; see [[wikipedia:en:Wikipedia:Non-free content|Wikipedia:Non-free content]] for more. | ||