User talk:Durward3

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Durward3!

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File:LO Sch Hou Dean 19 2x2 300ppi.jpg

Hi, can you please provide proof that this file is indeed in the public domain? --Ferengi (talk) 17:52, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. The photographer or the photographer's estate retains all copyright, up until 95 years after his death. The fact that he distributed copies of his work for free to the local students, without explicit copyright claims, does not void his copyright, unless the work was published before 1978 with mention to the creator, but no mention of copyright. Otherwise he, or his estate, would have to explicitly release the material to the public domain for your PD license to stand. An example of such a release to the public can be seen here. --Ferengi (talk) 08:04, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply, but I've been very busy these days. First of all I'd really prefer if you contacted me through my talk page, not my email, since our discussion is of interest to the community in general, not just us two. Now, regarding the image, I'm not sure what happens when no relatives or estate of the photographer exist, you should ask at Commons talk:Licensing. The Arizona Historical Society license as you mention it, explicitly excludes commercial use and is therefore incompatible with Commons licenses. You would indeed have to request that they provide a less restrictive license. Be aware though that it might be worth the trouble, especially since various other archives and libraries have released similar photos to the Flickr Commons under a "no known copyright" license. --Ferengi (talk) 07:21, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

File tagging File:L O Schoolhouse Brochure Cover 2.jpg

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Smooth_O (talk) 08:37, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

File tagging File:L O Schoolhouse Brochure Cover.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:L O Schoolhouse Brochure Cover.jpg. This media is missing permission information. A source is given, but there is no proof that the author or copyright holder agreed to license the file under the given license. Please provide a link to an appropriate webpage with license information, or ask the author or copyright holder to send an email with copy of a written permission to VRT (permissions-commons@wikimedia.org). You may still be required to go through this procedure even if you are the author yourself; please see Commons:But it's my own work! for more details. After you emailed permission, you may replace the {{No permission since}} tag with {{subst:PP}} on file description page. Alternatively, you may click on "Challenge speedy deletion" below the tag if you wish to provide an argument why evidence of permission is not necessary in this case. Please see this page for more information on how to confirm permission, or if you would like to understand why we ask for permission when uploading work that is not your own, or work which has been previously published (regardless of whether it is your own). The file probably has been deleted. If you sent a permission, try to send it again after 14 days. Do not re-upload. When the VRT-member processes your mail, the file can be undeleted. Additionally you can request undeletion here, providing a link to the File-page on Commons where it was uploaded ([[:File:L O Schoolhouse Brochure Cover.jpg]]) and the above demanded information in your request.

 

Smooth_O (talk) 08:45, 17 February 2016 (UTC)