User talk:Segafreak2

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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation

I deleted this article as a copyright violation, it was copied from [1] with a little wikification added. Thank you for wanting to add this information, but please do so without copying from other sources. Thanks! --Golbez 20:31, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Asmara page

Why would you had image titles without uploading the actual files? Merhawie 14:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Presidential_palace.jpg

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Fair use rationale for Image:Impero cinema.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Impero cinema.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.

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Fair Use

I have read the fair use article, but don't get the point! Please could you explain why this system is in place, it seems a waste of time as the images are GFDL. Segafreak2 00:21, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, what images are you talking about? If it's Image:Impero cinema.jpg, then no, according to the description page and the copyright tag there, this image is not under the GFDL. The copyright tag on that image says that the image is copyrighted and is being used under a claim of fair use.

As for the reason behind the fair-use policy, you should understand that fair use is not something Wikipedia made up; it's a part of United States copyright law. Wikipedia must comply with the appropriate copyright laws, and the fair-use policy is meant to ensure that we do. Additionally, Wikipedia's goal is to be an encyclopedia of free content that anyone can use for any purpose, so the fair-use policy is meant to limit the amount of unlicensed copyrighted material that we use.

If an image is released under the GFDL, then you're right, fair use isn't needed. That's because the image has been licensed for anyone to use ifor any purpose. Fair-use claims apply only to copyrighted images that have not been released under a free license. In the case of Image:Impero cinema.jpg, the copyright for this image is held by the photographer, and Wikipedia cannot use the image without the photographer's permission. The only exception to this rule is that some copyrighted images can be used without permission from the copyright holder, as long as the use of the image in Wikipedia satisfies all ten points of the Wikipedia fair-use policy. However, any fair-use claim must be supported by a rationale explaining why the use of the image in Wikipedia satisfies all ten of these points. Image:Impero cinema.jpg does not have such a rationale, and that's what I was letting you know about.

Please let me know if I can help you out or if you have any questions. —Bkell (talk) 04:29, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Asmara-architecture.jpg

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Proposed deletion of Indian Empire Games

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