Talk:Sarah Brendel

Copy vio?
first question: do you have a link to her label's (Gerth/Medien) page where the copy vio originated? I see this page, but it's in German. A translation is not considered a copy violation. Her MySpace page does share the content though, but then see below. second question: which came first--the external page or the content in Wikipedia? --Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:59, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Alright (1.) I've got english translations here and here which are both labeled as being "courtesy of Gerth/Medien". I take that to mean that the label or their PR etc. wrote it. It is likely that that's the official translation, which would still be subject to copyright. The first link, to Christianity Today contains links to some of their own content as well, reviews and the like. Where Christianity Today publiches artist bios they are, in my experience, almost 100% of the time taken from press kits. (1a.) What was posted here is nearly a direct copy of the first three paragraphs. (1b.) Take a look at the revision that it was added on - It was added by an annon, and the edit is clearly a hack job by the standards that we try to keep. See how "Discography" was replaced with "ALBUMS!", a new album was added: "2008: Early Morning Hours (Gerth Medien)BRANDNEW!", and "PLEASE GO TO: http://www.sarahbrendel.de" was appended to the end of the article. (2.) I cant's say exactly which came first, as the Internet Archive is being or no use to me here, but let me say again that this is certainly from a press kit. Follow the CT link to the next page, you'll see that the bio continues into a breif about the aforementioned new album, Early Morning Hours. For me, this again serves as evidence that it was from a press kit. Dan, the CowMan (talk) 02:17, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the English translation. Internet archive was down when I went there as well, but I think it's safe to assume that the company's English translation came first, distributed as a press release and then the press agent inserted it into Wikipedia. I'll see if I can re-craft it in the coming weeks. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:21, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I've got some edits coming for it too. Just thought I'd start by cleaning. ;> Dan, the CowMan (talk) 04:52, 19 August 2009 (UTC)