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| − | The rise of world wide web has given | + | The rise of world wide web has given rise to many new questions that have not been completely resolved in the courts. Wikis such a Wikipedia use All the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License GNU Free Documentation License]. However, it has not been stated what polices are in effect for LGpedia. It is possible that some right may remain with the original author or the web site owner ([[the Creators]].) Videos posted on Revver are goverened by the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/legalcode Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives License]. With this license, users are free to download and share the videos as long as links are provided back to the owner and credit is given. Ownership remains with the creator of the video. Though some may argue that making videos that include LG15 footage violates the "no derivations" aspect of the above license, fair use principals still apply, allowing for quotation, current-affairs reporting, or parody, which most if not all LG15 fan-videos fall under. The situation is much less clear with screen shots which use a much more limited amount of the source content. Many fan sites use screen shots for source material and to date this issues has not been challenged in the courts so we do no have any legal guidelines as to whether or not a screen shot is legal or illegal. Given that [[lonelygirl15.com]] is owned by [[the Creators]] the issue of screen shot usage on the web site, forums and LGpedia is moot. |
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Revision as of 18:31, 16 November 2006
The LGpedia is what you're reading right now. It is a wiki-style encyclopedia that documents the Lonelygirl15 universe. Anyone can edit it!
LGpedia Administration
The administrators on the LGPedia are:
- User:Admin
- User:Dharmabum420
- User:Terryfic
- User:jsmith (Jerry Smith is the lead programmer for the LG15 website}
- User:Twjaniak (Web Master and Site Administrator of lonelygirl15.com)
- User:JayHenry
- User:Brucker
Who controls LGpedia?
LGpedia is a wiki and hence communtiy based. However, there are instances when the Creators of LG15 have certain override privileges. They may insist that a particular template or feature appears on a given page, such as production credits appearing on the video blog pages. They may also insist upon the creation of specific pages to serve specific purposes such is the case with the The Story So Far... article. Most people are familiar with the open structure of wikipedia, however this is not always the case in wikis. Rather some wikis choose to have a much stronger level of editorial control.
Who owns what you contribute to LGpedia?
The rise of world wide web has given rise to many new questions that have not been completely resolved in the courts. Wikis such a Wikipedia use All the GNU Free Documentation License. However, it has not been stated what polices are in effect for LGpedia. It is possible that some right may remain with the original author or the web site owner (the Creators.) Videos posted on Revver are goverened by the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives License. With this license, users are free to download and share the videos as long as links are provided back to the owner and credit is given. Ownership remains with the creator of the video. Though some may argue that making videos that include LG15 footage violates the "no derivations" aspect of the above license, fair use principals still apply, allowing for quotation, current-affairs reporting, or parody, which most if not all LG15 fan-videos fall under. The situation is much less clear with screen shots which use a much more limited amount of the source content. Many fan sites use screen shots for source material and to date this issues has not been challenged in the courts so we do no have any legal guidelines as to whether or not a screen shot is legal or illegal. Given that lonelygirl15.com is owned by the Creators the issue of screen shot usage on the web site, forums and LGpedia is moot.
