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12wonderY
I really am trying to understand how to correctly post author pictures, and I've read the guidelines multiple times, and I'm still getting some images flagged.
I thought LT adheres to the same standard as Wiki, so that it would be safe to take a photo from the author page at Wikipedia.
Please explain why this ain't so.
I thought LT adheres to the same standard as Wiki, so that it would be safe to take a photo from the author page at Wikipedia.
Please explain why this ain't so.
2AndrewB
Have you read the where's my picture? article on WikiThing? There are a number of reasons why your photos may be getting flagged, most of which are listed there.
One of which says you cannot just "take" a picture from Wikipedia/media, it all depends on the license that's applied to the photo. Fair-use doesn't apply to LibraryThing.
One of which says you cannot just "take" a picture from Wikipedia/media, it all depends on the license that's applied to the photo. Fair-use doesn't apply to LibraryThing.
3lilithcat
> 1
As AndrewB said, Wikipedia often relies on fair use, which does not apply to LibraryThing, and it's also not uncommon for people to upload images to Wikipedia improperly. So we do need to verify. That's why you do need to link to the place where you found an image.
It's also necessary to credit the images correctly. For example, in the case of one of the images you uploaded, that of Harold MacGrath, the Wikipedia photo page shows that the image comes from the Library of Congress' George Grantham Bain collection (see http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2004005197/). You should always credit the original creator and source, where possible. (You wouldn't, for instance, credit me if I put the image on my blog! Same goes for Wikipedia. They didn't create the image.)
As AndrewB said, Wikipedia often relies on fair use, which does not apply to LibraryThing, and it's also not uncommon for people to upload images to Wikipedia improperly. So we do need to verify. That's why you do need to link to the place where you found an image.
It's also necessary to credit the images correctly. For example, in the case of one of the images you uploaded, that of Harold MacGrath, the Wikipedia photo page shows that the image comes from the Library of Congress' George Grantham Bain collection (see http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2004005197/). You should always credit the original creator and source, where possible. (You wouldn't, for instance, credit me if I put the image on my blog! Same goes for Wikipedia. They didn't create the image.)
5timspalding
Wikipedia often relies on fair use, which does not apply to LibraryThing
To be clear, we are operating as if it doesn't apply. Whether it actually applies or not is unclear. We're playing it safe. (A high-ground attitude that bothers me a lot, since nobody else pays any attention to it online.)
To be clear, we are operating as if it doesn't apply. Whether it actually applies or not is unclear. We're playing it safe. (A high-ground attitude that bothers me a lot, since nobody else pays any attention to it online.)
6lilithcat
> 5
A high-ground attitude that bothers me a lot . . .
Well, you could change it. You are the boss, after all! You are the omnipotent power-that-is!
;-))
A high-ground attitude that bothers me a lot . . .
Well, you could change it. You are the boss, after all! You are the omnipotent power-that-is!
;-))
7Collectorator
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82wonderY
>5 timspalding:
"Whether it actually applies or not is unclear."
I'm glad to hear that lack of clarity is universal and not just in my head, then. I thought I might be really blanking on this.
"Whether it actually applies or not is unclear."
I'm glad to hear that lack of clarity is universal and not just in my head, then. I thought I might be really blanking on this.
