Thread:Undead Jastus/@comment-104549-20171227013845/@comment-104549-20180103230015

Well, it depends on what you mean by "released the art to the public":
 * 1) If you mean "it's public domain", that's a very specific type of release which does authorize anyone to use it, but I don't recall that being the case for the image you uploaded.
 * 2) If you mean "by virtue of putting art online, he therefore allowed anyone to use it, any time, anywhere, for any reason", then no, you are wrong. That is not how copyright works in the United States, nor is it how the Image Policy works on this Wikia.  See here for a good basic summary of copyright from the United States Copyright Office.

As our Bureaucrat SavageOpress1138 famously said, "Images are a privilege, not a right." If you disagree with the way copyright works in the United States and protects creators' rights, that's perfectly fine; many lawyers who specialize in intellectual property have issues with some or all of current copyright law. And if you don't think the Image Policy is worth the trouble, that's fine too, and the solution is simple—don't upload any images.