User talk:Don21a

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Gareth Hughes 13:36, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome and the tilde tip Don 13:38, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
No problem. If there's anything I can help you with, please write me a message. Have fun. Gareth Hughes 13:57, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tags

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Bull05.gif

Thanks for uploading Image:Bull05.gif. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you. Longhair 14:49, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging Image:Dyna2.GIF

Thanks for uploading Image:Dyna2.GIF. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{GFDL-self}} to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media qualifies as fair use, please read fair use, and then use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Shyam (T/C) 10:12, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Ah, regarding both images, they originate from a free library available for advertising distribution, so I will look at your comments and update the images with the correct information and tags as soon as I next get the chance - Don 22:43, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
I believe your tagging is invalid - "The Learning Company Properties, Inc. grants non-exclusive rights to anyone using the Oddballz Web Fun Pack for making web sites, until notice is hereby given otherwise" is not in any way public domain. Besides which, that license is not valid on wikipedia, or at least myself and the admins I asked don't believe so (the first issue is that 'making web sites' is not a wide enough license, the second is that the license can be revoked at any time), and so you'll have to provide a source which says they are "public domain", make a Fair Use justification or they'll need to be deleted. Not picking on you because I know you, just came across you tidying up! --Fuzzie (talk) 23:40, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
I used to be contact with the company and all their web material was designed for advertising purposes, to be used freely on any web related media; so I am certain that a Wiki website would be appropriate use. As for the licence being revoked, the division has long since closed and thus that is unlikely to be possible. What tags would you suggest might be more applicable, as after looking at the copyright listings for some time they seems rather too specific to find anything that fits properly - Don 11:09, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

It's not a question of it legally being allowed for use on the Wikipedia website, it's a question of it being allowed by Wikipedia policy - Wikipedia articles and images are also distributed on CDs, as part of Linux distributions, on other commercial websites - and as such need to be able to be used in as many situations as possible (there are some exceptions with some old images, but they are slowly being deleted from the site). This is why there aren't any tags appropriate for your image. The image policy is explained in more detail over at Wikipedia:Image use policy, but here are the requirements for uploaded images, from that page:

  • You own the rights to the image (usually meaning that you created the image yourself).
  • You can prove that the copyright holder has licensed the image under a free license.
  • You can prove that the image is in the public domain.
  • You believe, and state, a fair use rationale for the specific use of the image that you intend.

The only reasoning which would seem to qualify in this case is the Fair use one. Template:Promotional (included as {{promotional}}) is probably the one you want in this case - "This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in a press kit".

Ideally, you should also include details of the source of the image on the image page itself rather than the talk page, and provide a short statement as to why there's no freely-licensed image available (although in this case that probably isn't necessary) and as to why you think it's appropriate for the articles you're using it in (something like "This image is promotional material for the game X, part of the Oddballz Web Fun Pack intended for use on websites for promoting the game, and as such I believe it to be fair use for articles discussing that game, since there are no similar freely-licensed images about the game available"). --Fuzzie (talk) 14:25, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

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