User talk:Staples

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Hello Staples, welcome to Wikipedia!

I noticed nobody had said hi yet... Hi!

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[edit] Image Tagging Image:Leixlip Castle.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Leixlip Castle.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image 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 image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use {{GFDL}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{fairusein|article name}} or {{fairuse}}. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other images, 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. ~MDD4696 04:45, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for your note on my talk page. I uploaded the image (and a second image, actually) some time ago, and was even less familiar at that time than I am now regarding image copyright and fair use. I'm afraid, even after reading the fair use summary I'm not much clearer. The no-for-profit part I think I'm pretty safe on, but the setting up in competition bit may be a little muddier. The page I took it from was essentially one with information on the town of Leixlip.
As far as I remember, I lifted the image from this website: http://www.kildare.ie/leixlip/places-of-interest/index.asp , which is the offical local government page.
Now, there's the situation. I hope you can help determine whether the images can be used legitimately, or should be removed?
Thanks again, Staples 15:07, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to try and learn about copyright and fair use. The whole copyright situation is really a mess (at least in the U.S.) and there is a lot of ambiguity. This particular image falls under fair use, because the source website has a notice stating that the images may be used for non-commercial purposes. I've tagged the image--thanks for getting back to me! ~MDD4696 22:28, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
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