Tasuki no Miko's Policy Page

Want to use something from this site or just link to it? Before you do, or before you email me to ask permission to do so, please read the below first. If anything is unclear or unanswered here, you can then e-mail me and ask.

[ Images | WAVs | MPEGs | Links | Lyrics | Info | Character Profiles | Translations | How to give Credit | Asking for Permission ]

Images

I'm generally pretty easy-going when it comes to allowing others to use images that I have scanned in but there are a few do's and don'ts:
  1. Don't just link to the image on my site. Put the image on your own server.
  2. Don't try to take credit for scanning in the image(s) yourself. (I'd hope that would be obvious but I have unfortunately learned not to assume this kind of thing)
  3. Don't take an entire image gallery of mine.
  4. Don't use fanart or edited images unless you've gotten my permission to do so.
  5. Do link to my page. (I won't get on your case if you don't, but I consider it common courtesy to link to people's pages that you have used anything from.)
Most of the images on my sites have been scanned in by me. Those that weren't came from the following sites (Gomen, if I overlooked anyone):

Fushigi Yuugi Image Archive - (Several Tasuki screencaps came here)
Tama Neko's Screencaps - (A couple more Tasuki screencaps)
Wo Ai Fushig Yuugi - (A couple Tasuki images)
Ken's Fushigi Yuugi Page - (Some Tasuki images)
Fushigi Yuugi - (The cute little Miaka image that I put at the bottom of many of my pages as well as a Tasuki UFO image)
Fushigi Yuugi Image Gallery - (Some Tasuki images)
Shogakukan
Studio Pierrot
(Note:a few images came from sites that unfortunately are no longer on the web)

If you are unsure who the original scanner of a particular image found on my site is and you would like to know, you can e-mail me and ask. If you do, please be sure to include the URL (http://...) of the image(s) in question.

WAVs

The same holds true for WAV files as for image files.
Unless otherwise noted, all WAVs were recorded by me.

MPEGs

Once again the same holds true for MPEG files as for image files, except...because of the amount of time that was involved in making them, I'd appreciate it if you gave me credit for recording them on the page where there appear. All MPEGs on my site were recorded by me.

Links

Want to link to my page? Please go right ahead, there's no need to ask me permission to do so.

Want me to link to your page? ......I hate to say this but... if it's a Fushigi Yuugi page, please don't ask me to link to it. I rarely update my link page anymore so requests to link to other people's pages just end up making me feel bad when I don't link to them. If you'd like to advertise your page I suggest submitting it to the following sites:

Anime Web Turnpike: Fushigi Yuugi Links
Fushigi Yuugi Lexicon

Lyrics

Romaji and Japanese lyrics

You may use my romaji and Japanese lyrics on your own pages but because of the time that was involved in typing them up, if you do use them I'd appreciate it if you credited me for them along with a link to either my page or my lyric page.

English translated lyrics

Nope, sorry, you can't use my lyric translations unless you have gotten permission from me to do so. Instead of re-posting my lyric translations I'd much rather see people link to my lyric page. Please read the translation section for more on my feelings concerning my translations.

Info

Anything you learn from my pages is certainly yours to use as you please BUT please don't think that means you can plagiarize any of my pages. First let me say that I prefer seeing people write things up in their own words. (What point is there for me to read someone else's page if all it is, is something I already wrote on my site.) However, if for some reason you simply HAVE to copy something I wrote and paste it into one of your own pages, PLEASE be sure to credit me for it and include a link to my site.

Character Profiles

FY character profiles

Names, ages, birthdays, blood types, family, birthplaces, and interests I consider very basic info that anyone with a kanji dictionary could translate so I don't really have a problem with people cutting and pasting that stuff into their own pages. HOWEVER, the little blurbs on the characters and the little comments made by Watase Yuu are not so basic. Though I prefer seeing people write up their own blurbs on the characters, if you absolutely HAVE to use my translations of them in your own pages then please be sure to credit me for the translation on the actual page where they appear as well as put a link to my page. You may want to read the translation section for more on my feelings concerning my translations.

Non-FY character profiles

Once again, names, ages, birthdays, etc. I consider basic info and don't have a problem with others using them. However, the blurbs on the characters were written up by me in my own words. Once again, I'd rather see you write up your own blurbs on the characters but if for some reason you have to use mine then please be sure to credit me for writing them as well as put a link to my page.

Translations

Translations are provided for your personal use only! Do not distribute or post any part of my translations (manga, lyric, novel, or otherwise) anywhere without my permission and ESPECIALLY not without giving credit to me! I put a lot of time and effort into my translations so it's VERY upsetting to me to see people using my translations without either asking me for permission or giving me credit. If you enjoy my translations then PLEASE respect my wishes concerning them because every time I see my translations plagiarized it takes a bit of the fun out of doing them for me. If I get to the point where I find I'm getting more grief than fun out of doing them then I will stop posting them.

How to give credit

Something like "Translated by Tasuki no Miko", "Written by Tasuki no Miko", "Recorded by Tasuki no Miko", "Romaji/Japanese lyrics courtesy of Tasuki no Miko" (You may want to change the link to a more appropriate page in some cases.) written on the page where the thing in question appears on your site. Now is that really so hard to do? (Advice: Don't tell me "yes" otherwise I'll go off on a tirade about all the work I did to begin with on this stuff that you want to simply cut and paste into your own page, and you really don't want to hear that.)

Asking permission to use something

You've read all of the above and found that you now need to ask me permission to use something? E-mail me at tasukinomiko@geocities.co.jp and let me know exactly what you want to use and exactly what you want to use it for. If I say "no" please don't go and use it anyway. And most importantly, please be polite. Being rude and/or demanding when you're asking something of me is a sure way to give your e-mail message a quick trip to my trash folder.
 

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