Wikipedia taking screenshots from Moby ?

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GAMEBOY COLOR! (1990) on 9/18/2009 3:48 PM · edited · Permalink · Report

Moby's screenshot...

Wikipedia screenshot.

Look at the date on the Wikipedia page. Was this shot taken with permission or was it taken without permission ?

Edit-It says the source was from a emulator. Hmm...

Foxhack (32099) on 9/18/2009 4:38 PM · Permalink · Report

Unsurprising. Small images don't get a watermark at the moment, so a lot of sites steal console screenshots from us shamelessly.

Sicarius (61518) on 9/18/2009 7:28 PM · Permalink · Report

The real question is: Where IS Waldo in that Screenshot?

Multimedia Mike (20664) on 9/19/2009 12:22 AM · Permalink · Report

From a Mac command line:

$ wget -q http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/original/1142707600-00.png -O - | md5
c9db3408ffd56c0129daf8b91ba7f5fc

$ wget -q http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/Waldo-NES.png -O - | md5
c9db3408ffd56c0129daf8b91ba7f5fc

So, yeah, it's the exact same file.

Xoleras (66137) on 9/19/2009 2:44 AM · Permalink · Report

Completely unrelated, but their disclaimer is hilarious:

"This screenshot does not allow users to make illegal copies of the game"

Really? :P

Zeppin (8407) on 9/19/2009 5:06 AM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start Xoleras wrote--] "This screenshot does not allow users to make illegal copies of the game"

Really? :P [/Q --end Xoleras wrote--] Trust me, I've tried. =P

Havoc Crow (29905) on 9/19/2009 6:36 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

Goddammit people, Wikipedia is not some sort of a singular, independent, malevolent entity. You can't say "Wikipedia stole my screenshot". You can only say "A Wikipedia user stole my screenshot". Wikipedia is people! It's made of people!

Foxhack (32099) on 9/19/2009 4:58 PM · Permalink · Report

Wikipedia isn't a malevolent entity. Only the idiots in charge there are. :)

That said, I couldn't find out a way to report the image as being taken from here.

DJP Mom (11333) on 9/19/2009 5:16 PM · edited · Permalink · Report

Go look now :) Edit - remember, its a wiki, you can make changes yourself.

St. Martyne (3648) on 9/19/2009 7:44 PM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start DJP Mom wrote--]Go look now :) Edit - remember, its a wiki, you can make changes yourself. [/Q --end DJP Mom wrote--]

Oops. ))

DJP Mom (11333) on 9/19/2009 8:29 PM · Permalink · Report

I guess they deleted it, tho I still find my revision through the link above...

Indra was here (20752) on 9/24/2009 9:48 PM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start JudgeDeadd wrote--]Goddammit people, Wikipedia is not some sort of a singular, independent, malevolent entity.[/Q --end JudgeDeadd wrote--] Correction. Everything outside the MobyGames universe is a singular, independent, malevolent entity. :)

Then again, I believe MG also qualifies under that distinction, considering the wackos who reside here (or just me). :)

Evil Ryu (66053) on 10/11/2009 7:42 PM · Permalink · Report

Oh yeah, here are some of my Neo Geo shots too: May Lee and Angel...

St. Martyne (3648) on 10/12/2009 2:42 PM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start Evil Ryu wrote--]Oh yeah, here are some of my Neo Geo shots too: May Lee and Angel... [/Q --end Evil Ryu wrote--]

Well, they are credited to mobygames. Or is it your doing?

Evil Ryu (66053) on 10/20/2009 5:44 AM · Permalink · Report

[Q]Well, they are credited to mobygames. Or is it your doing?[/Q] Yeah, take a look in KOF2001 and KOF2002 Neo Geo entries: shots submitted by me! =)

Slug Camargo (583) on 10/11/2009 8:55 PM · Permalink · Report

[Q --start JudgeDeadd wrote--]Wikipedia is people! It's made of people! [/Q --end JudgeDeadd wrote--]

ZOMG! Are you saying that WIKIPEDIA IS SOYLENT GREEN??!?!? =O