abstract
| - Audio clips should be uploaded in .ogg format. Wikia does not support any other extension. Because websites such as YouTube possibly host copy-righted content that does not qualify as fair use, we should not link to it. Instead, we can create or crop segments of audio from the game files, or re-record them in a lower quality format, to justify them as fair use. Every second of sound on an Elder Scrolls game is copyrighted by Bethesda. We do not own it. You do not own it. We believe that use of specific kinds of audio can allow us to use their copyrighted work freely, if it meets all or most of these guidelines:
* It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken. The section of music used is discussed in the article in relation to the song's lyrics, musical and vocal style, and may contain part of the song's chorus.
* It is a sample of no more than 30 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording.
* It is of a lower quality than the original recording.
* It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
* It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording. The audio sample is a copyrighted work. U.S. copyright laws apply to this work. Should a free or public domain sample be located, it should be used in place of this audio sample. Wikipedia uses this same fair-use rationale for audio segments it borrows. And, in essence, that is what we are doing here -- legally borrowing copyrighted content for an educational purpose.
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