IMPORTANT! Wallpapers used in screenshots MUST be 'sufficiently' obscured....
Thursday, June 24, 2004 by Jafo | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
This took about 10 minutes to 'extract' and clean up to re-use as a 1024x768 bitmap of reasonable quality......would have been faster except I forgot there was a cursor to be removed....
Because it is quite simple to 'get' the wall from an unobscured screenshot, and IF the wall is not your own photo/art then it is arguable that even 'fair use' does not cover the image's inadvertent re-distribution by way of a desktop screenshot.
Don't be fooled by arguments about image 'quality'.....this 'altered' screenshot is third generation jpeg.....the extracted 'wall' is quite acceptable resolution/quality.
Any screenshots where it is deemed a simple matter to extract the wall image will be rejected, unless it is stipulated with the upload that it is the artist's own work.
Crediting an author will not absolve you or free you from this issue as the original artist has no direct control over your screenshot upload, ergo it violates his inherent copyright....
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Reply #3 Friday, June 25, 2004 4:40 AM
Reply #4 Friday, June 25, 2004 5:21 AM
Sure, this is a skin site, but not for that kind of 'skin'
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Reply #5 Friday, June 25, 2004 7:37 AM
again, sorry.
Reply #6 Friday, June 25, 2004 8:23 AM
| 'attributical beauty' |
Hmm...I'll have to use that sometime.
Reply #8 Friday, June 25, 2004 4:41 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:21 AM
Dj Slayer...if the wall is entirely your own art....[not borrowed in part or in whole] then you are free to upload it in an unobscured screenshot....provided you indicate you are its owner.
If the wall is NOT yours you do not have rights to its distribution in such a way thhat it can be extracted easily and reused as a wall.
This would be a breach of copyright.
My example above took TEN minutes to 'clean up' and extract a perfectly good image that was not the property of the uploader.
This is an example of what is NOT acceptable.....
Reply #10 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:25 AM
OK....4 new screenshots submitted....ALL rejected.
This isn't rocket science.
Screenshots are for displaying skin setups, etc......not for distributing wallpapers inadvertently.
It gets a bit tiring posting rejection emails....particularly when some people are obsessed with the need to post dozens at a time.
Reply #11 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 4:44 PM
us here at WC. Here's a hint for ya, you cannot use any symbol, banner, icon, logo, image, likeness,of another persons work. This includes the TV show "Charmerd", "Resident Evil", or ANY copywrited material. If you didn't create every aspect of your upload yourself, then it is not yours. I agree there shouldn't Matrix or any other Motion Pictue work on this site without written permission
from the Studio. If you want to use copywrited material, go for it. Just make it yourself and do not distribute it.Unless you can afford the possible law suites that may follow. Do NOT ask or Expect Wincustomize to put itself at risk!!
Reply #12 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:02 PM
not put here. As Jafo said with his kind words. It needed more work. Some times if you leason you can get wise words from the great Skinners. You however aren't listening. No one is trying to be mean to you but their are rules and everyone has to follow them.
Reply #13 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:42 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:59 PM
Sigh... You can upload your desktop, all we ask is for the wall to be sufficiently obscured to prevent it's re-use...
Why is this causing confusion???
Reply #15 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:01 PM
To take a proper screenshot suitable for posting on wincustomize, the desktop wallpaper must be obscured to the point where it cannot be recovered using image editing by other people. This prevents the distribution of wallpapers that the artists may or may not want broadcast around the internet. To properly obscure a wallpaper, just put a couple of windows in the way in order to obstruct the main image of the wallpaper. Remember, the screenshot is to show off your whole setup, not just the wallpaper.
Is this rocket science?! No....lets abide by this without too much fuss.
Arg....I knew I was typing too long.
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Reply #16 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:57 PM
Reply #17 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:03 PM
Reply #18 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:25 PM
The idea of a screenshot section on a skinning site [any skinning site] is to display layouts and combinations of skins, and/or to indicate bugs or anomalies for the authors to address.....etc.
TWO things that screenshots are specifically NOT for....
1. Displaying another's wallpaper only.
2. To act as some form of status/fame/notoriety/DL-count/Rating magnet.
Think of them as a tool at best, and a 'of-passing-interest-this-is-what-I'm-using-now' at worst....
Reply #20 Wednesday, June 30, 2004 8:13 AM
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Reply #1 Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:56 PM