Monk777

Copyright policies

hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. thank you for your contributions; however, please be aware of an essential rule: edits to Wikipedia may not contain material from copyrighted sources - such as song lyrics - unless used with permission. entries that do not comply with this rule must be removed - which is what i've done with the lyrics you added to Sympathy for the Devil and Angry (Matchbox Twenty song). you can read more about the Wikipedia copyright policy here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:C Other policies to be aware of are listed here, with links to where you can read the details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_policies thanks Sssoul (talk) 07:11, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

my reply: first of all, your comments indicate that you don't understand what "public domain" means, and what copyright laws cover, so i suggest you have a look at the explanations on the Copyright page i gave you a link to. the fact that something's been published doesn't make it "public domain". the fact that some websites have the copyright owners' permission to reproduce something doesn't mean that "blanket permission for reproduction" has been granted; nor does the fact that other sites violate copyright mean the material is "up for grabs". meanwhile, quoting brief excerpts from published works is treated as "fair use", which has distinct limits that you can read about on Wikipedia's page on the subject.

secondly: Wikipedia's policy about copyrighted material is also clarified on the Copyright page - and it is the policy whether it appeals to you or not. if you want to protest it, address your protest to the policy-makers, not to me. do try to phrase it way more civilly than you addressed me, though - being aggressive truly is not a way to go, and the disclaimers you added don't make it less aggressive.

good health to you. Sssoul (talk) 13:42, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

ps: if you feel sure the copyright owners involved want these works on Wikipedia, you can request their permission to reproduce them here - you'll find instructions for doing that on (or linked to) that same Copyright page; after permission is obtained it needs to be asserted along with the material reproduced. meanwhile, it doesn't deprive the world of any beauty to direct people to the band's own website instead of reproducing lyrics without permission here - and it shows plain respect for the artists'/copyright owners' right to decide for themselves where/how they want their work published. Sssoul (talk) 14:55, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Copyrights are a tricky territory; Sssoul is correct, though, we generally don't post them. In many cases the lyrics aren't compatible with our licensing needs -- it's true that Wikipedia itself is non-profit, but as a free content project our text is licensed under the GFDL, which allows re-use for for any purpose including for-profit use (so long as the resulting derivative work is also freely licensed). In other cases song lyrics may have an expired copyright, but in such cases full lyrics may still be more suited to Wikisource, one of our sister projects. As mentioned, WP:C is pretty good reading, there, if you'd like to learn more. As you say, our copyright policies are sometimes a bit draconian, but fortunately it's one of only a few areas where Wikipedians are really, really anal about things. ;) Beyond that, I see you've made a number of other edits, so let me drop off this quick welcome note for you, below. – Luna Santin (talk) 14:29, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

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Responded to your comment at my talkpage. What else would you like to ask me? Cirt (talk) 10:06, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Spider Baby poster.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Spider Baby poster.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 11:01, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

~ Can someone PLEASE HELP ME? ~ I just spent all night working on a Wikipedia page "Bathory (2008 film)" and did a MASSIVE expansion on it, with loads of information, background, dozens of cross-references and citations. It was the first large (for me anyway) Wiki project I've ever done and I was SO happy with how it had turned out, after hours of careful re-editing and original research.

Well, you can probably guess what happened next - JUST before I was about to finally SAVE my work on Wikipedia (I don't know why I had only been PREVIEWing it up till that point, but I had - MANY times in fact), my PC mysteriously shut down and restarted! Now all my work seems to be gone. I'm almost on the verge of tears here. :-(

My question is: Can I recover the all the painstaking work I just did? Is it in my PC somewhere? I'm pretty adept at PCs and can look for it if it's saved in my browser's cache somewhere (I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.13, and Windows XP Pro), my search so far isn't going so well. Since I clicked on PREVIEW so many times, I'm hoping that my work is stored temporarily either on my PC or perhaps even on Wikipedia somewhere (but for that I don't even know where to begin looking, if it's even possible!) I guess the issue is recovering lost "form field data", is that right? And is it possible?

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you very much.

No, unless you managed to hit the save button right before your computer turned off, there will be no evidence of your edits anywhere. Try to edit in smaller sessions if your computer continues to have problems. Southern Illinois SKYWARN (talk) 13:46, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Wacked_out_sports.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Wacked_out_sports.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Rettetast (talk) 05:20, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Wacked_out_sports.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Wacked_out_sports.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Melesse (talk) 07:12, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Spider Baby poster.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Spider Baby poster.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 09:11, 2 June 2008 (UTC)