User talk:Dioxholster

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[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Vegas pro logo.JPG)

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[edit] Copyrighted images

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[edit] RE: new better image

why cant i put an image of her that is from imdb but actually taken from wire image? Dioxholster 01:39, 5 June 2008 (UTC)dioxholster

It's a matter of copyright, and Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously. Read WP:NFC and WP:C. Also note that claiming fair-use for a copyrighted image of a living person is not permitted by Wikipedia on that person's bio page. Ward3001 (talk) 01:49, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

what if i got it from imdb photo place. not sure if its licensed there, but at the time it was obtainable, not at the moment though. i got the pic from jan 20 2008 and it had vespa as the name, who i think is the photographer. which was something like this: EmilyDesch_Vespa_7744721_400.jpg thats all i know about the image. obviously the name implies that it can be reused. Dioxholster 16:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but no. Everything on IMDb is copyrighted. In fact, you must assume that any image is copyrighted unless it specifically states otherwise. About the only way to get an acceptable image in a case like this is if you take it yourself or you get permission from the copyright holder.

"obviously the name implies that it can be reused": Certainly not obvious to me. There's nothing in the name "EmilyDesch_Vespa_7744721_400.jpg" that says it can be reused. Ward3001 (talk) 17:08, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

ok never mind i get your point. so i guess we have to settle for crappy images then. Dioxholster (talk) 17:13, 5 June 2008 (UTC)