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Dumping a copyright violation notice in the article seems like an exceptionally clumsy way of handling this issue. If the story summaries are indeed taken from copyright material, just delete them and rewrite it in an appropriate manner. Personally, I'm dubious as to whether there's a violation in the first place, but supposing there is, dumping a really long template on the article is tantamount to vandalism; it breaks up the flow, distracts, and replaces vital information. I'd take it down here but that would just result in an edit war if we can't reach consensus first. (note: it would appear that the same thing has been done on all the Sparkster series pages) Darien Shields ( talk) 23:33, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Is it really even an issue to have the story listed there? It is freely available in the demo of the game. I do not think Konami is going to file a copyright claim for free content meant to attract attention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.162.39.43 ( talk) 15:16, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
I for one think that we should, if nothing else, simply remove the story section and place the warning in the TALK page. That huge tag is more than a little annoying and unprofessional. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.218.229.233 ( talk) 21:14, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
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What is that supposed to mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.128.199.162 ( talk) 01:57, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
Why is the Japanese title specified at the beginning of the article, when this is not a Japanese game? Should every game that has also been distributed in Japan have its Japanese title in their articles? -- 87.217.142.147 ( talk) 20:46, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
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Plot descriptions cannot be copied from other sources, including official sources, unless these can be verified to be public domain or licensed compatibly with Wikipedia. They must be written in original language to comply with Wikipedia's copyright policy. In addition, they should only briefly summarize the plot; detailed plot descriptions may constitute a derivative work. See Wikipedia's Copyright FAQ. |
Dumping a copyright violation notice in the article seems like an exceptionally clumsy way of handling this issue. If the story summaries are indeed taken from copyright material, just delete them and rewrite it in an appropriate manner. Personally, I'm dubious as to whether there's a violation in the first place, but supposing there is, dumping a really long template on the article is tantamount to vandalism; it breaks up the flow, distracts, and replaces vital information. I'd take it down here but that would just result in an edit war if we can't reach consensus first. (note: it would appear that the same thing has been done on all the Sparkster series pages) Darien Shields ( talk) 23:33, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Is it really even an issue to have the story listed there? It is freely available in the demo of the game. I do not think Konami is going to file a copyright claim for free content meant to attract attention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.162.39.43 ( talk) 15:16, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
I for one think that we should, if nothing else, simply remove the story section and place the warning in the TALK page. That huge tag is more than a little annoying and unprofessional. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.218.229.233 ( talk) 21:14, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
One or more portions of this article duplicated other source(s). Infringing material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you. Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:55, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
What is that supposed to mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.128.199.162 ( talk) 01:57, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
Why is the Japanese title specified at the beginning of the article, when this is not a Japanese game? Should every game that has also been distributed in Japan have its Japanese title in their articles? -- 87.217.142.147 ( talk) 20:46, 18 July 2014 (UTC)