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I have reverted your addition of fair use rationales for the images you are wanting to put on ]. ] #8 restricts usage of such images in the way you intend, and ] covers this in more detail. Do not reinstate these images again. Thank you, --] (]) 17:45, 25 April 2008 (UTC) I have reverted your addition of fair use rationales for the images you are wanting to put on ]. ] #8 restricts usage of such images in the way you intend, and ] covers this in more detail. Do not reinstate these images again. Thank you, --] (]) 17:45, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

*I have now requested semi protection of ], which will stop the IP based reversions of the fair use image removals. --] (]) 22:01, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

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Your creation of List of Richest Fictional Characters

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August 2007

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Unspecified source for Image:Charles_Tiffany.jpg

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Image copyright problem with Image:Bill Melinda Foundation.jpg

Image copyright problem with Image:Bill Melinda Foundation.jpg

Image Copyright problem
Image Copyright problem

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Images

Hello, and welcome to Misplaced Pages! I noticed on your contribution log that you have uploaded many images of various people. I'm curious as to where you got these images from. Could you leave me a note on my talk page with more info? Thanks! —Remember the dot 03:46, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Photos

Hello.

I got most of these images by my paint of my Personal Computer, the source of their related photos have been found though internet searching, I however, the content of these images have been thoroughly checked for copyright address on them before being put though. 

         Sincerely Jughead.z(1)
It is not necessary for a copyrighted image to contain an embedded copyright notice before it is protected by law, so if the absence of an embedded copyright notice was your criteria for use in Misplaced Pages, then your criteria is flawed. My understanding is that a creative work is automatically copyrighted (in the U.S. at least) the moment it is created. A copyright notice is usually helpful if the creator wants to sue over its use, but in principle the only thing the creator needs to demonstrate is that he or she actually did create the work, and that they never released it to the public domain. See Copyright - obtaining and enforcing
JimIrwin 16:07, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Probable copyright violation

I deleted Image:Bernard Arnault 01331.jpg. You are most probably not the photographer, so you cannot legally put this image into the public domain.

For the umpteenth time: you cannot take photos from Internet searches (save in very specific cases) and put them on Misplaced Pages, this is simply gross copyright violation. David.Monniaux 08:53, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

October 2007

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Image copyrights

It looks like you could use some help with adding the correct copyright info to images that you upload. For instance, Image:Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith.jpg is probably a free image from the US government, but it isn't something you created. If you would like help with your images, just reply here, right under my message, and I'll help you. - Peregrine Fisher 03:21, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Image tagging for Image:BasilII small.jpg

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:BasilII small.jpg)

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Image tagging for Image:CleopatraVII portrait small.jpg

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Image tagging for Image:Alain Le Roux small.jpg

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If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Misplaced Pages:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 02:03, 1 November 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Calliopejen1 02:03, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

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Principality of Sealand

I have noticed that you have edited the infobox for the Principality of Sealand (though it was changed back). This article needs to be improved, including the infobox. The reason it was changed back was because there is constant disagreement as to whether Sealand is a nation or not. I am trying to change the micronation infobox so that it is similar to the country infobox - that way this disagreement will be avoided. Is it possible for you to include the edits of your change to the infobox into the improvement, with sources - that way it won't be deleted. I think the country infobox is better, but at the moment there is a lot of disagreement. Onecanadasquarebishopsgate (talk) 14:13, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

You overstate the case, Onecanadasquarebishopsgate. Sealand is not a recognised country, and most of the fields in that template do not apply to tiny micronations (GDP, population, ethnic groups, etc). It's ridiculous. The article has to reflect published opinion.
You've now been reverted twice in this matter, Jughead; please do not add the country infobox back to that article as it may be considered vandalism and given your long history of warnings you may be blocked this time. --kingboyk (talk) 10:59, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. I apologise if my tone was threatening. If you'd like to improve the micronations infobox feel free to edit it ({{Infobox Micronation}}) to make it more useful or better still, talk to Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Micronations about how it could be improved. The countries infobox certainly isn't appropriate for the Sealand article, however. Thanks again. --kingboyk (talk) 18:33, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

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Not a virus or other concern. Having excess images is similar to having multiple copies of articles floating around. It can be confusing; it's better to have a single image to link to. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 00:55, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

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A reminder that your're going to need to provide a fair-use rationale for every article you use the image in. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) 19:24, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Academy award image in infobox

Have you discussed adding this image to film infoboxes on a talk page, particularly the talk page for the infobox template? If not, it can be challenged and the image can be removed. Infoboxes have parameters for what should be included, and right now there is no specification that such an image can be included in Template:Infobox_film. I don't recall seeing such an image for an award in an infobox for a film. Perhaps you have discussed this somewhere, but I would like to know that before you continue adding to every film that has won an Oscar. It could end up being a huge waste of time for you and whoever has to remove them. Please respond. Thank you. Ward3001 (talk) 21:51, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I think I understand why you are adding the image. My main concern is whether it is acceptable to the Misplaced Pages community. Infoboxes are usually crafted after some discussion (and sometimes disagreement and compromise) about what should be included. One editor taking it upon himself/herself to decide what goes in the infobox runs the risk of being rejected by other editors. And if enough people disagree, you've wasted a lot of time. And those of us who have to change all the articles back have more work to do. As an example, some people have added flag icons to dozens (perhaps hundreds) of bio articles. The Misplaced Pages community did not like that (see WP:FLAG for details), so they all had to be removed. It continues to happen.
I'm not saying that your insertion of the Oscar image will meet with disapproval. But I think you should raise the issue on Template talk:Infobox Film before you add to more film pages, then wait a while for responses to see what the general thinking is. Thanks. Ward3001 (talk) 22:24, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
My concern isn't so much with the Infobox parameters, but its inclusion in it tilts it to an American-centric focus and copyright issues. This is ENGLISH WP, not American WP. I am removing the images since there isn't room for other awards such as BAFTAs and Golden Globes. I appreciate your interest in enhancing film article, but your history of copyright infringement cocncerns -- especially with images -- gives me pause, especially since legal use of this image is very much in question.
Jim Dunning | talk 23:14, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
  • WP:FUC rule #8 states that "Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding." The current interpretation of that rule is that fair use images cannot be used merely as decorative icons on infoboxes. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 23:31, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
Arguing that inclusion "would significantly increase readers' understanding" of the topic would be difficult since Academy Awards aren't that important, and awards can always be mentioned in the article body.
Jim Dunning | talk 23:38, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

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Fair use image use

Please stop putting fair use images back into Wealthiest families in history. Please read WP:NFCC and WP:NFC. This sort of use isn't permitted. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 14:08, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

STOP reinstating fair use images onto lists such as Wealthiest families in history as you did here. If you continue to violate policy, you may be temporarily blocked from editing. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 17:39, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

I have reverted your addition of fair use rationales for the images you are wanting to put on Wealthiest families in history. WP:NFCC #8 restricts usage of such images in the way you intend, and Misplaced Pages:NFC#Non-free_image_use_in_list_articles covers this in more detail. Do not reinstate these images again. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 17:45, 25 April 2008 (UTC)