Thread:Sakaros/@comment-76.79.39.174-20190926034134/@comment-104549-20190930192423

Mr. Parker:

While I won't opine, in either my admin or attorney capacities, on your argument about the applicability or lack thereof of Fair Use to Knight of Malta's use of the ribbons, I note that the matter has wound up settled otherwise: I removed the images because they failed to comply with our Image Policy (some because they were unsourced, others because they included a plaintext source with no link to the source and no mention of the artist).

Of course, nothing in our site policies prevents Knight of Malta (or any other user) from uploading the offending images and properly sourcing and licensing them. Like Sav, I'm immensely sympathetic to your position; I've been accused of somewhat exacting enforcement of the Image Policy on more than one occassion because I place such value on proper acknowledgment due to other creators. I echo Sav's encouragement that, if you have concerns about future use of your IP, you address them on Knight of Malta's Message Wall. As administrators, we are always here to respond to concerns about the site from both users and affected external parties, but you might think of it as bringing suit without ever seeking to resolve the dispute with the defendant: entirely permissible and sometimes required by the circumstances, but oftentimes somewhat "unsporting", if you will.

Please do not hesitate to reply to this message if I may assist you with any other concerns or answer any lingering questions. If you do, I advise you to register for an account; I only get notifications of Message Wall posts from registered users (indeed, I saw this not when you originally posted, but when Sav replied). And of course, if you or any of the parties you represent wish to extend your creativity to the Star Wars universe, I encourage you to join our community.

Sakaros Talk 19:24, September 30, 2019 (UTC)