Image Use Policies (Required Reading)
Jul 10, 2014 19:17:45 GMT -5
Post by Juice on Jul 10, 2014 19:17:45 GMT -5
Hi guys lately there seems to have been a lot of confusion about our image use policies. A lot of people will color in lineart or templates for pictures of their wolves (including myself) which is totally fine as long as the lineart is free to use. Here are some important rules to remember when using images or lineart from other websites:
1. Triple check to make sure the image is okay to use on a forum. Many times a lot of lineart is posted on deviantart.com and a lot of it is free to use anywhere as long as you link back to the original creator but sometimes the owner doesn't want the lineart used outside of deviantart's website.
2. ALWAYS put a copyright on an image. Some artists will post lineart free of use and won't even require a link back or copyright on the image so it just looks completely blank. However, for our own safety as a website, we have to require a copyright on every picture. It is very simple to add a copyright to an image in MSPaint or Paintbrush on Macs. If you are accessing WWM from a mobile device and don't have any kind of image editing software then please post a link in the thread you're posting the picture in and also alert staff in the thread you can't edit the picture. One of us will edit the picture for you.
3. Please don't use images that are already colored in. A lot of these images aren't free for use or they were made specifically for someone else. You can use these images if the artist specifically made the image for you personally but if you found the image somewhere else such as Google or Photobucket or some other image hosting website that does not have a strict policy, please don't use it even if it has a copyright on it.
4. If you don't know how to color lineart and really want a picture made of your character, you can always post in the Pictures board requesting someone make a picture. Also feel free to check out the Adopt-A-Design sub board to see if there are any free to use designs made by someone here on WWM. There is a lot of good stuff there if you're having trouble thinking of a character.
5. In regards to Avatars and cbox Icons: A lot of these images are found on Google or Photobucket and don't require any link backs or copyrights because they're in public domain. However, if you do come across an icon or avatar made by someone then please post somewhere on your profile where you found it. You can post this in your signature or even in the Most Recent Status portion of your profile (this is the text that shows up under your avatar).
**The reason we are so strict with our policies is to protect WWM as a website. Proboards has these same policies put into play and they would shut us down if we allowed the use of stolen artwork/images.
If any of this is confusing and you don't understand or have any questions in general, please post a thread in the Questions and Suggestions sub board.
1. Triple check to make sure the image is okay to use on a forum. Many times a lot of lineart is posted on deviantart.com and a lot of it is free to use anywhere as long as you link back to the original creator but sometimes the owner doesn't want the lineart used outside of deviantart's website.
2. ALWAYS put a copyright on an image. Some artists will post lineart free of use and won't even require a link back or copyright on the image so it just looks completely blank. However, for our own safety as a website, we have to require a copyright on every picture. It is very simple to add a copyright to an image in MSPaint or Paintbrush on Macs. If you are accessing WWM from a mobile device and don't have any kind of image editing software then please post a link in the thread you're posting the picture in and also alert staff in the thread you can't edit the picture. One of us will edit the picture for you.
3. Please don't use images that are already colored in. A lot of these images aren't free for use or they were made specifically for someone else. You can use these images if the artist specifically made the image for you personally but if you found the image somewhere else such as Google or Photobucket or some other image hosting website that does not have a strict policy, please don't use it even if it has a copyright on it.
4. If you don't know how to color lineart and really want a picture made of your character, you can always post in the Pictures board requesting someone make a picture. Also feel free to check out the Adopt-A-Design sub board to see if there are any free to use designs made by someone here on WWM. There is a lot of good stuff there if you're having trouble thinking of a character.
5. In regards to Avatars and cbox Icons: A lot of these images are found on Google or Photobucket and don't require any link backs or copyrights because they're in public domain. However, if you do come across an icon or avatar made by someone then please post somewhere on your profile where you found it. You can post this in your signature or even in the Most Recent Status portion of your profile (this is the text that shows up under your avatar).
**The reason we are so strict with our policies is to protect WWM as a website. Proboards has these same policies put into play and they would shut us down if we allowed the use of stolen artwork/images.
If any of this is confusing and you don't understand or have any questions in general, please post a thread in the Questions and Suggestions sub board.
