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Images that are displayed on Halopedia remain the property of their original copyright holder (e.g. Microsoft), and are only included on this website for purposes of illustration under [[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] guidelines. Unless the author and rights holder of an image expressively licenses it as such, images '''do not''' fall under the scope of the [[wikipedia:Creative Commons license|Creative Commons license]]. In all cases, images uploaded to our database must be accompanied by a specific note with: | Images that are displayed on Halopedia remain the property of their original copyright holder (e.g. Microsoft), and are only included on this website for purposes of illustration under [[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] guidelines. Unless the author and rights holder of an image expressively licenses it as such, images '''do not''' fall under the scope of the [[wikipedia:Creative Commons license|Creative Commons license]]. In all cases, images uploaded to our database must be accompanied by a specific note with: | ||
*The original source of the image or other media file (if the file is derived from an official ''Halo'' work, e.g. screenshots and audio clips), '''or''' | *The original source of the image or other media file (if the file is derived from an official ''Halo'' work, e.g. screenshots and audio clips), '''or''' | ||
*Credit | *Credit to the original author of the image or other media file (if the file is an original fan-created work) including a link where the original author may be contacted. | ||
You must also include information about: | You must also include information about: | ||
*The source of the file, being a specific episode, book, other official work, a website, or any other medium, and | *The source of the file, being a specific episode, book, other official work, a website, or any other medium, and | ||
*Whether the file is uploaded to Halopedia with expressed permission of the author, or under fair use rules. | *Whether the file is uploaded to Halopedia with expressed permission of the author and rights holder, or under fair use rules. | ||
The rights to fair use files (e.g. game screenshots) belong to the copyright holder of the game or other media, not the person who captured or recorded the file. | The rights to fair use files (e.g. game screenshots) belong to the copyright holder of the game or other media, not the person who captured or recorded the file. |