User talk:Mitchbradley

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[edit] Welcome

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[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Mendaxi_Press_Advert_1972.jpg

Image Copyright problem

Thank you for uploading Image:Mendaxi_Press_Advert_1972.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Jusjih (talk) 03:07, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Mendaxi_Press_Advert_1972.jpg

Hi Mitch. In response to your query, copyrighted works of corporate ownership created from 1964 to 1977 do not fall in the public domain until 95 years after initial publication (see this for more info). Even if the company responsible for creating these works no longer exists, it is probable that the company's intellectual property rights were acquired by L'Oréal and are still vigorously protected. Protecting copyrights and limiting fair use are the primary goals of Wikipedia non-free content policy, all fair use claims must satisfy a set of criteria that are actually stricter than US fair use laws. One of these criteria, specifically 3a, dictates that we must limit the number of scans used to illustrate the Mendaxi article.

I understand that the above is hopelessly pedantic, copyright is a major pain the ass when contributing to a free content project. If you have any questions about image policies or need any help, please don't hesitate to ask. Regards, ˉˉanetode╦╩ 18:52, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

You've done a wonderful job on the rationales and I think that there is a firm basis for fair use that is unlikely to be challenged by the company. My only concern is that only one image is necessary, since both are used for the same purpose of illustrating a typical 1972 Mendaxi ad campaign. Please pick one image to remove from the article, either Image:Example promotional publicty material.jpg or Image:Mendaxi Press Advert 1972.jpg. Thank you, ˉˉanetode╦╩ 10:38, 26 February 2008 (UTC)