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+ | ====== Images and their reuse ====== | ||
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+ | Whilst the software the server runs on is 100% new code, we still need images to present you with something, well, presentable. | ||
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+ | Our museum world, Kymer, uses original images saved out by the client back in the 1990s when the data captures were made. We think this is an entirely permissible use of the saved data and is entirely consistent with reuse of old media in a preservation context. | ||
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+ | Our demonstration world, AltAway((name pending)), by necessity also needs images, so to speed development, | ||
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+ | Images are, by and large, subject to copyright. | ||
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+ | Because of the many changes of operator of the original Dreamscape, the ownership of any given image can be unclear. | ||
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+ | * We WILL use original Fujitsu art. This is because we are sure that this is still owned by Fujitsu, it's over 20 years old, and their history shows they are not worried about what happens to it. | ||
+ | * We WILL use art where the rights owner, usually the artist, explicitly grants us a licence to use it. | ||
+ | * We will NOT use art where we know the rights have legally been assigned or sold to a third party. | ||
+ | * We will err on the side of caution where the ownership is in doubt, and NOT use the art. | ||
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+ | We use the following indicators to identify permissable images; these are mostly based on the filename when we are reasonably sure this has not been manipulated: | ||
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+ | Allowed: | ||
+ | * anything with fj_ in the filename | ||
+ | * anything found in the old [[https:// | ||
+ | * anything mentioned in the SceneBuilder "Image URL Lists" (on the SceneBuilder menu) | ||
+ | * anything found in pre-2000 backups relating to Fujitsu operated worlds | ||
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+ | Disallowed: | ||
+ | * anything with a date in the filename, as these are almost all 21st century dates, and are from when other parties started commissioning new art. e.g. o.a658JD030503.img | ||
+ | * anything in the form x.nh.filename.img i.e. it's aimed at a particular world (nh) and thus post-dates Fujitsu. | ||
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+ | Disallowed by caution: | ||
+ | * anything capitalised, | ||
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+ | Certain artists have given us permission to use their previous work. You may therefore spot images that do not adhere to the above rules. | ||
+ | * MK - Peach Toadstool | ||
+ | * NZ - Sly, also some bodies. | ||
+ | * MCP - Rassilon | ||
+ | * AA - Amanda, or other art assigned to AltAway. | ||
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+ | If you have art that you would like us to use, we currently use [[https:// | ||
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+ | We occasionally source art from " | ||
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+ | If you believe you own the rights to any images found in any AltAway hosted world, and do not wish to see it used, or wish to have an attribution credit attached to it, you may contact [[amanda@altaway.xyz|Amanda]] to discuss this. Please note that you will need to provide proof of ownership of rights. e.g. copies of contracts, licence agreements, bills of sale, etc., tracing back to the original creator, or provide proof that you are the original artist. | ||
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