Board Thread:Community Decisions/@comment-24510587-20191026212603/@comment-25684606-20191026214326

While that's all fair and well, the Halo Fanon not having experienced any legal trouble doesn't realistically mean we won't. You are suggesting that we 'circumvent the law because we are unlikely to get found out', which is something I can hardly agree with.

To use an image *without* the artist's explicit permission would require the coverage of Fair Use which is a rabbit hole all on its own, one I am not confident explaining accurately, which is why I will leave this link here.

https://copyright.columbia.edu/basics/fair-use.html

As for the last part, I generally don't agree with the notion that images make for articles of higher quality. Simply slapping a picture you found on the internet on your article doesn't objectively improve your own creative work. There are plenty of good articles on this wiki that get by without artwork at all.

I understand the sentiment to want to have some visual representation especially for Space Marine Chapters, IG regiments, etc, to which there are several solutions. There are image creators for Space Marines that already operate with a license that should allow images to be shared. It is also, in this day and age, feasibly achievable to get in contact with an artist and ask for permission to use one of their drawings.

Lastly, unless you are physically handicapped in some way, there is always the option to create your own drawings. Drawing is not rocket science or brain surgery and can be reasonably learned to a considerable proficiency without substantial monetary efforts.

TL;DR lenient image policy vulnerable to legal repercussions against this site and its users