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The explanation is at [[Bhamwiki:Copyrights]]. Short version is that we're claiming a "Fair Use" under US Copyright law to reproduce logos, book covers, album covers, and magazine covers (at screen resolution) to illustrate articles on those topics. Any other work that is protected by copyright (which is pretty much anything published after 1923, with certain exceptions) can't be legally reproduced here without express permission. Because this encyclopedia is itself published under a free license, we should avoid reproducing work that has not been released under compatible terms (e.g. users of BhamWiki should be able to appropriate material for their own use). Therefore if you wish to upload under the CC license | The explanation is at [[Bhamwiki:Copyrights]]. Short version is that we're claiming a "Fair Use" under US Copyright law to reproduce logos, book covers, album covers, and magazine covers (at screen resolution) to illustrate articles on those topics. Any other work that is protected by copyright (which is pretty much anything published after 1923, with certain exceptions) can't be legally reproduced here without express permission. Because this encyclopedia is itself published under a free license, we should avoid reproducing work that has not been released under compatible terms (e.g. users of BhamWiki should be able to appropriate material for their own use). Therefore if you wish to upload your own work, it is most welcome. You will be given credit, but you will lose other rights by publishing it under the CC license. You can read the full text by clicking the link in the [[:Template:CC Image|<nowiki>{{CC Image}}</nowiki>]] tag. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 14:46, 23 October 2006 (PDT) | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 23 October 2006
Hello and welcome to Bhamwiki. We're really excited to see your contributions. If you haven't already, please read our User agreement and then feel free to dive in. --Dystopos 09:06, 10 August 2006 (PDT)
Banks
- Great work on filling in some big gaps with the bank articles. There's nothing I love more than seeing the wiki grow. I'm curious about Colonial Bank's history in Birmingham - did it absorb a local bank or just open a bunch of branches here? Since it's not based in the "District", we need to make sure to emphasize the local ties. --Dystopos 10:55, 6 October 2006 (PDT)
- That's why I included the "several offices in the Metro area" blurb. If I am not mistaken, Colonial expanded into Birmingham several decades ago, but I am not sure if it absorbed any existing banks. This is one of the few local banks that I haven't worked for, so I don't know all of the history. I will expand the article and do more research later. Right now I am trying to hit all the banks that have a presence in Birmingham. --Wheresdib 11:00, 6 October 2006 (PDT)
- Godspeed. --Dystopos 11:09, 6 October 2006 (PDT)
- OK, I found a list of mergers and acquisitions for Colonial and added the first one I could tell was a Birmingham bank. I have also added a good number of the banks to the wiki, and will continue next week hopefully. --Wheresdib 14:32, 6 October 2006 (PDT)
Images
The explanation is at Bhamwiki:Copyrights. Short version is that we're claiming a "Fair Use" under US Copyright law to reproduce logos, book covers, album covers, and magazine covers (at screen resolution) to illustrate articles on those topics. Any other work that is protected by copyright (which is pretty much anything published after 1923, with certain exceptions) can't be legally reproduced here without express permission. Because this encyclopedia is itself published under a free license, we should avoid reproducing work that has not been released under compatible terms (e.g. users of BhamWiki should be able to appropriate material for their own use). Therefore if you wish to upload your own work, it is most welcome. You will be given credit, but you will lose other rights by publishing it under the CC license. You can read the full text by clicking the link in the {{CC Image}} tag. --Dystopos 14:46, 23 October 2006 (PDT)