Image:Sheila and John Maynard Smith.jpg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

Image
File history
File links

Download high-resolution version (864x768, 102 KB)

This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. The description on its description page there is shown below.

Sheila and John Maynard Smith, photo by Sean Nee

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
Subject to disclaimers.

Sean Nee can be found at http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/snee/home

Are you Steve Nee? If not, could you provide some evidence that he has released this under the GFDL? Thanks. Secretlondon 14:07, 6 May 2004 (UTC)

Alright, keep you hair on. email as follows (and its by Sean Nee not Steve -my mistake!) Duncharris 14:11, May 6, 2004 (UTC)

Delighted, altho there is probably no point linking to my website as the jms photos are probably temporary.

   Sean,

I wanted to let you know that I found your photograph whilst doing research for the free online encyclopedia "Wikipedia", and thought that your image(s) might be worthy of inclusion in our living and growing document.

Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) is a free encyclopedia that is collaboratively edited by volunteers from around the world. Our goal is to create a comprehensive knowledge base that is not only available at no charge, but is also freely distributed.

I am specifically seeking your permission to use this image: http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/snee/jms1.jpg

I'd like to include your image in this article: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Smith (somewhere in the middle probably)

The technical copyright bits:

We can only use your materials if you are willing to grant permission for it to be used under terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. This means that although you retain the copyright and authorship of your own work, you are granting permission for all others (not just Wikipedia) to use, copy, and share your materials freely -- and even potentially use them commercially -- so long as they do not try to claim the copyright themselves, or try to prevent others from using or copying them freely.

Slightly oddly, Wikipedia is quite idealistic about copyright, but there are agreements they don't like to publicise where you can release it under a non-commercial licence. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags#Tagging_op tions

You can read this licence in full at: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GFDL (note: To keep things simple, we don't use Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts, or Back-Cover Texts) (er, whatever they are!)

This licence also expressly protects creators "from being considered responsible for modifications made by others" while ensuring that creators get credit for their work. There is more information on our copyright policy at: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights

We chose the GNU FDL license because it is the best available tool for ensuring that our encyclopedia is and can remain free for all to use, and for providing credit to everyone who donates text and images. It may or may not be compatible with your goals in creating the materials available on your website -- that's for you to choose. Please be assured that if permission is not granted, your materials will *not* be used at Wikipedia -- we have a very strict policy against copyright violations.

If you agree, we will credit you for your work in the image's permanent Description Page, noting that it is your work and is used with your permission, and we will provide a link back to your website.

Thank you for your time.

Yours,

Duncan

Evolutionary biologist w:en:John Maynard Smith and his wife. Photo by Sean Nee, released under GFDL by him. From http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/snee/john.htm