Skin Uploads and their Screenshots
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Jafo | Discussion: Skinning
A recent submission to Wincustomize met with queries/concerns regarding the use of an image as background wallpaper in displaying the Application Skin.
If you upload a skin, icon, cursor, whatever to the site and display it/them on a background which is NOT of your making it would be most appropriate to post credit for the wallpaper/image used, and, more importantly indicate the wall/image is NOT included within the skin submission/archive.
If on the other hand the image/wall IS INCLUDED please do not forget to again post credit AND include permission for its use within the submission archive. 
Reply #2 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:46 AM
Good advice but what if the wallpaper is old and you do not know who to credit for it. I know...don't use it...right.
Dumb question
Reply #3 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 7:41 AM
You can use it within the screenshot, however you cannot include it with the skin download.
Also, as with any reproduced wall image within a screenshot it is appropriate to partially obscure the wall [as would be the case anyway- displaying a skin] to render it difficult to extract by someone to reuse as a wall.
And if it isn't yours....it's appropriate to say so whether author known or not...
Reply #4 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:51 AM
If I well remember ...
https://www.wincustomize.com/upload-guidelines
- ScreenShots must have the main portion of the wallpaper obscured. The wallpaper needs to be covered enough to make extracting it from the SS extremely difficult. * placing Icons in the black areas of a wall, do not keep one from painting over them and using the wall unfettered.*
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Reply #1 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:56 PM
Good manners govern in the former, the rules in the latter. O tempore, o mores.