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Subject:    Re: [WikiEN-l] Example of a user who should have been banned a long
From:       "Akash Mehta" <draicone () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-09-09 13:01:08
Message-ID: 913fe40a0609090601o48301b48mc176fc7ce76f1c5a () mail ! gmail ! com
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But its also a legal issue, because those who own the copyright on copyvio
images can take legal action, and have certainly tried in the past
([[WP:OFFICE]] is here for a reason!).

On 9/9/06, Anthony <wikilegal@inbox.org> wrote:
>
> On 9/8/06, Kelly Martin <kelly.lynn.martin@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 9/8/06, Anthony <wikilegal@inbox.org> wrote:
> > > On 9/7/06, Ben McIlwain <cydeweys@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > It sounds like OrphanBot may need a slight tweak to keep
> > > > track of how many unsources images a user is uploading, and then
> start
> > > > raising red flags if it exceeds a certain number.
> > >
> > > I just wish the bot would stop telling me that the images Ive uploaded
> > > that dont have a known source (and were released under Sharealike 1.0
> > > which doesnt require a source) are candidates for deletion.
> >
> > We don't allow unsourced images of any sort on Wikipedia.  That's as
> > much a moral issue as a legal one.
> >
> It's not a legal issue at all.  It's a moral issue in that it forces
> people to identify themselves in order to contribute images to the
> encyclopedia.
>
> I don't know about your morality, but my morality dictates that I
> *not* reveal the identity of someone who creates an image and asks not
> to be identified.
>
> Anthony
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