[17:40] <Tres`ni> Hi, I'm the administrator of box.crackmonkey.us
[17:41] <Tres`ni> One of my users posted a screenshots where his wallpaper was a picture submitted to deviant art
[17:41] <Tres`ni> (Just a sec I'll get ya a link)
[17:41] <Tres`ni> http://box.crackmonkey.us/index.php?action=info&cat=ss&id=517
[17:42] <Tres`ni> Now, if ya read the comments, the original author seems to be taking offense that auto used the author's image in his screenshot
[17:42] <Tres`ni> I'm just trying to make sure that auto has done nothing wrong, and also, what the DA stance on this type of stuff is
[17:43] <dygel> We don't have a stance. This is a non-issue.
[17:43] <Tres`ni> How so?
[17:43] <dygel> Desktop Screenshosts are covered by fair use.
[17:43] <dygel> So, the permission issue is a non-issue.
[17:44] <dygel> auto's fine.
[17:45] <Tres`ni> One more question, (sorry if I'm being a pain) if auto had uploaded the wallpaper would this be differant story?
[17:46] <dygel> It would be different story, yes.
[17:46] <dygel> Redistribution of another's copyrighted work is a non-trivial issue.
[17:47] <dygel> However, since the case in question only involves a desktop screenshot, it's analogous to, say, taking a picture of the inside of someone's house.
[17:47] <dygel> Technically, you're redistributing the art on their wall, but it's not a picture made for that purpose.
[17:48] <dygel> The simplest thing to do would be allow links to where the themes were posted.