Talk:Source Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.)

{Infobox theatre group} assistance requested
I created this stub article on the Source Theatre Company. In the past I have created similar articles, always using the {Infobox theatre group} however this is the first time I have attempted to use the "| disbanded =" parameter. When I used it, in the actual article the label comes up Extinction, which seems rather harsh. Is there a way I can get this infobox to use a "Disbanded" label rather than "Extinction"

Thanks

ed

Ecragg (talk) 20:46, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
 * , this is really more of an issue to bring up at the talk page for infobox theatre group or WikiProject Templates (I suggest the latter since infoboxes are notoriously un-watched). I agree that "Extinction" is a strange term, but I'm sure there was a reason for it. Primefac (talk) 21:17, 16 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Infobox theatre group is based on Template:Infobox organization, which offers both "Extinction" and "Dissolved" for that field. I've changed the theatre group infobox to make use of the latter option. Huon (talk) 21:22, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
 * As an additional note, the discussion about "extinction" seems to have been discussed multiple times at Template talk:Infobox organization. Feel free to restart the conversation, though. Primefac (talk) 21:24, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

Old Photograph Rights, Citations Questions
I in contact with the last artistic director for the Source Theatre Company. This contact is what led me to start this article. She has quite a bit of documentation of the company, to include newspaper clippings, production posters, and photographs. In looking over this work I have a couple of questions:


 * May I cite the newpaper clippings without providing a url? The citations will be based on the hard copy clipping and date back to the late 70s. Access to those online usually requires fee payment which I would rather not do.


 * May she, as the last artistic director, release rights to the company's official photographs and posters?


 * What, if anything, can be done to obtain rights for candid pictures where the photographer is unknown?

Thank you in advance

ed

Ecragg (talk) 13:29, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello Ecragg, welcome to Wikipedia!
 * Yes, offline sources are totally fine. Just give enough information (date, author, title, newspaper, etc.) so that someone could look the source up in a library or archive.
 * To be honest, I'm not entirely certain on this one...does she still have some sort of official email or other way to prove she was the director and is the copyright holder? I'll leave your "helpme" up just in case someone has a better answer.
 * Not much, I'm afraid. That unknown person would most likely still hold the copyright, and if you can't contact them, they can't license the photo under a free license so that it's usable on Wikipedia. Howicus (Did I mess up?) 14:20, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I unfortunately don't think the last artistic director can release the rights to the company's official photographs and posters. She no longer is the company's artistic director, and whoever now owns the copyright likely isn't represented by her. I would assume some entity will have inherited any remaining assets from the now-defunct company, but I'm not familiar enough with US law to tell who that would be - possibly the city of Washington D.C., or even some federal entity. Huon (talk) 14:31, 18 October 2015 (UTC)