External images and attribution

1. External images and attribution

   #1

   Don't want to be a jerk about this, but Cheka's new sub, The Quest For Helen, is full of direct image links to other sites, without attribution.
   
   What is the policy on this? I think this opens this site to risk.
   

2. Re: External images and attribution

   #2

   Sigh, and hotlinked. Like a big 'ole flag, "We are stealing your images over here. HEY OVER HERE!"

3. Re: External images and attribution

   #3

   By the way, I think my unofficially official stance can be argued under the fair use. Since we are non profit, if the source is attributed, I don't have much problem with people using images that they attribute and/or provide a link to.
   
   

   
   Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 U.S.C. § 106 and 17 U.S.C. § 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:
   
   -the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
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   -the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
   
   The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

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