Halopedia:Copyrights: Difference between revisions

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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:

*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 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.

*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 author may be contacted.

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

*Whether the file is uploaded to Halopedia with expressed permission of the author and rights holder, or under fair use rules.

*Whether the file is uploaded to Halopedia with expressed permission of the original 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.

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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:
 *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 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.
+*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 author may be contacted.
 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
-*Whether the file is uploaded to Halopedia with expressed permission of the author and rights holder, or under fair use rules.
+*Whether the file is uploaded to Halopedia with expressed permission of the original 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.