Inkipedia:Proposals/Failed/Audio Use Policy

This is a policy proposal.

The policy has not been approved yet.

It would behoove you to read the full policy draft here and prior conversations on the subject here.

This proposal seeks to end the very, very long discussion about audio use on Inkipedia. The highlights of the proposal are as follows:

• Do not host the OST in its complete entirety, only using up to 30 seconds for samples for music and audio.
• Audio must be taken directly from the game and not other sources like YouTube or Splatune.
• New audio must be in the MP3 format under specific quality guidelines (128kbps).
• Audio files must have accompanying text to see use.
• Files not meeting the policy (including old, non-truncated versions of files) will be deleted.

Thank you for your time. Trig - 15:11, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Start date: 23 December 2023

End date: 13 January 2024

Support

1. Been in favor of this since it was first being discussed, full support. Anemoia [Talk!] 15:13, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
2. Urgent support. The current careless anything-goes attitude with music uploads, to the point several regular editors have described relying on the wiki to download the OST for personal use rather than accessing it on-site as encyclopedic material, is a DMCA takedown waiting to happen. Other NIWA wikis notably have received DMCA takedowns from Nintendo within recent memory; please see Mario Wiki's audio policy in particular to compare how seriously other large independent wikis consider this issue. It is overall unprofessional and not wiki-like to allow full unaltered uploads of specifically audio and music, especially when it comes to files we directly know to suffer strict takedowns from the copyright holders on a regular basis on other platforms. What will happen if we do receive music takedown requests? Is that going to be the wake-up call to how urgently we need this policy in place? With this policy we have the option of instating preventative measures to ensure the wiki is legally in the clear with regards to copyrighted music. Yoshifan52 (talk) 21:12, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
3. I have read many articles about Nintendo taking down YouTube videos of their music. The way that we currently have music on Inkipedia makes it even easier to download than from YouTube videos. I think if Nintendo found out about their music being here, they would definitely want it removed. I think that they are more likely to be ok with 30 second versions. I also think that it is much better to have all the files as MP3s, since they are supported by most devices.  GX_64 (talk)  23:12, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

1. My stance has not changed. Slate Talk Contribs 15:46, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
2. My opinion still stands as strong as ever. It's not changing. NewSquidbeakSplatoon (talk)
3. I still stand by most of the points I made in the previous proposal on this topic. I would also like to add that a lot of the pages for the OST, especially for Splatoon 3, are stubs/extremely short. Unless there are people who will be committed to not only creating the new audio files, but also expanding these pages, I find this to overall be a negative change for the wiki. kris(talk) 16:00, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
4. My stance still is not changing. P.J. GT(talk) 22:26, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Neutral

1. as per my original proposal which this is a result of i support the changes such as mp3 and 128kbps. however some songs/ audios can defo be allowed more than 30 seconds- not all of them, especially not newer songs, but seriously what is gonna happen for a full length "ink me up" lol. i think as a wiki, a source of online information cumulated into one site, we should strive to add as much information as possible while staying professional when needed. I think audio truncation should be a case-by-case basis although your safe approach is understandable. thanks for reading.

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