File talk:MitchKapor.jpg

Conversation on 04/04/2005 with Mitch Kapor:

Yes, I control the copyright.

On Apr 4, 2005, at 12:42 PM, Thomas Wana wrote:

> Mitchell Kapor wrote:
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>> Yes, you may use that picture.  I release it to the public domain.  Does German law respect Creative Commons licenses?
>
>
> Sorry to bother you once again, but I have to ask you if you possess
> the copyright on the picture?
> Thanks,
>    Tom
>
>> On Apr 4, 2005, at 12:31 PM, Thomas Wana wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Mitch Kapor,
>>>
>>> I am the translator of the german Wikipedia article about you:
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Kapor
>>> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Kapor
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, we can't use your picture from the english
>>> article because we don't have the concept of 'fair use' in our
>>> jurisdiction; therefore I kindly ask you in behalf of the
>>> german Wikipedia if you could release your portrait under
>>> the public domain so we can include it in the article?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>    Thomas Wana
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