Magazine Scan announcment needs clarification.

[CoreyGH]

The english language needs paranthesis. Does the announcement mean:

A. Please don’t post or request scans of (articles or screenshots) of Half-Life 2

OR

B. Please don’t post or request (scans of articles) or (screenshots) of Half-Life 2


I.E. Are screenshots that are NOT scans considered acceptable or off-limits? Like, for example, what Gamspy has posted.

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

You can post the ones from gamespy I would imageine.


We arnt allowed to post anything from a magazine because the site might get into legal trouble. However if you post a link to gamespys site with the scans they still get the hits. So they wont be bothered.

 

[Axyon]

The english language needs paranthesis. Does the announcement mean:

A. Please don’t post or request scans of (articles or screenshots) of Half-Life 2

OR

B. Please don’t post or request (scans of articles) or (screenshots) of Half-Life 2


I.E. Are screenshots that are NOT scans considered acceptable or off-limits? Like, for example, what Gamspy has posted.

The first. Officially released screenshots are allowed here, but scans of article (ie. text) material and screenshot material are not allowed.

 

[CoreyGH]

Thanks Abom.

 

[Axyon]

No problem.

 

[Spiffae]

what about, say, the screenshots that are on gamespy, from my site?

 

[Chris D]

They have not been officially released. As far as I'm aware Valve did not release them.

 

[Axyon]

They have not been officially released. As far as I'm aware Valve did not release them.

I'm sure a large corporation site like Gamespy would have clarified if they were official or not before posting onto their main page, where thousands of people will go to see them.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

The nine new s/s on Gamespy are legal according to VERC Collective.

 

[Munro]

Gamespy simply resized the leaked screenshots and stuck their logo on it.

 

[ark_angel]

well legally you can't hotlink directly to a picture on a site you don't own. gamespy is different b/c linking to the picture brings up more than just a picture. the reason you can't hotlink is b/c you are using up their bandwith without seeing their advertisements or whatever they are using to generate some income.

 

[Spiffae]

Yes they are deliciously legal and official.

Leaked? it doesn't seem like it. they were printed in magazines after all.