Doom Wiki:Policies and guidelines/Images draft

NB: These are proposed additions to the Images policy


 * Images of copyrighted physical software media and packaging should be of reasonable size to meet the requirements of fair use. Though this is an open area of case law as far as copyright is concerned, we are operating by these guidelines:
 * The image should be of a minimum size needed to faithfully represent the article and important information it bears, but not of such size that the item itself can be reproduced from the image. Production-quality high DPI scans (images of 4 megapixels or greater) are never acceptable.
 * The size of a scan or photograph as viewed on monitor should in no case exceed the size of the item being depicted. In most cases, it should be significantly smaller.
 * A 1000 pixel maximum dimension is suggested as an upper limit. Please balance dimensions of the image against legibility of text where important, with the above guideline regarding the size of the actual object depicted taken into account.
 * When possible, the front and back covers of an item should be depicted separately, and not in a layout which encourages reproduction for physical use which would infringe on the original product's market role.
 * Use of JPEG format for these items is encouraged, as lossless compression produces overly large files. Please attempt to produce files between 250 and 400 KB in size where practical. Lossy compression also discourages unauthorized reproduction and strengthens the argument for fair use.
 * Images that are deemed too large to meet fair use criteria will be identified and replaced by staff with a suitable smaller version. When practical, the original uploader will be notified first.
 * Reproduction of copyrighted pure print items (flyers, ads, pamphlets, or inserts) as images at a legible resolution is not acceptable fair use, and such images will be deleted or, if the image can still be justified as fair use, resized below the threshold of legibility for the bulk of content. Important textual content should then be described in the article, without plagiarizing, alongside the image.