[mb-users] Using archive.org for cover art

[Philip Jägenstedt]

In the edit note I linked to it was claimed that there were legal
issues, which I would very much like to know about if they actually
exist.

About the social issues, I think that discussion is very much worth
having. When I have linked a large number of covers from a single site
I have contacted those sites and gotten permission (listed as Lokpest
and Cakegraphy on the wiki page). What else do you consider to be best
practices? Or to phrase it differently, what are bad practices which
you think we should refrain from?

Philip

On 10/8/07, Chris B <chris at whenironsattack.com> wrote:
> On 08/10/2007, Philip Jägenstedt <philip at foolip.org> wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I've been adding cover art via archive.org for stuff which cannot be
> > found via any of our other cover art sites. In
> > http://musicbrainz.org/show/edit/?editid=7523511 I was asked to stop
> > adding them since the legal issues were fussy. I've tried to get some
> > clarifications via the edit notes and
> > http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/CoverArtSites without any success.
> >
> > If no one has anything to say, I will continue adding cover art and
> > encourage others to do the same, since there is nothing in the current
> > guidelines suggesting that we shouldn't do so.
>
> you're asking for legal problems with this practice when as far as i
> know there are non. the issue is a social one, as detailed on
> CoverArtSites
>
> personally i have a big problem with it but it's on your conscience not mine!
>
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