User:Ks0stm/Declaration of consent

If I have requested permission for your work and directed you to this page, please fill out the text in the border and return it with your permission. Thanks, Ks0stm (T•C•G) 17:59, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

I hereby affirm that [CHOOSE ONE: I, (name here) am OR (copyright holder's name) is] the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of [DESCRIBE WORK HERE] (specifically describe the work to be released in detail, attach the work to be released to the email or give the online URL of the work in question).

I agree to publish that work under the free license [SPECIFY THE EXACT LICENSE HERE INCLUDING VERSION NUMBER WHERE APPLICABLE] (see below for the allowable licenses; you may copy and past the exact license names from those links).

I acknowledge that I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws.

I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be attributed to me.

I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project.

[SENDER'S NAME AND DETAILS] (to allow future verification of authenticity)

[SENDER'S AUTHORITY] (Are you the copyright-holder, director, appointed representative of, etc.)

[DATE]


 * Type of license
 * For images, choose at least one type of license from here . All licenses we use have similar intentions. The most common type are "Creative Commons" licenses such as CC-BY-SA version 3.0 and you may state this if unsure. You must state the specific license: CC-BY-SA version 3.0 or Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 are acceptably specific, just stating Creative Commons license is not.


 * For text, the license is always CC-BY-SA version 3.0. If you are the contributor of the text to Wikipedia and the sole copyright holder, you must also co-license the text under the GNU Free Documentation License.


 * IMPORTANT: YOU MUST STATE A TYPE OF LICENSE WE CAN USE, OTHERWISE THIS DECLARATION IS NOT VALID.


 * Other fields
 * The other fields shown in bold and upper-case need to be filled out if applicable. This also helps clarify to the owner what they are agreeing to. If they are not filled out, the declaration and license will NOT be accepted. Details that you might need to include are:


 * Name of the work
 * Link to identify the work, if not included in the email


 * Your name and your authority to sign the declaration (ie that you are the copyright holder, a director, their appointed representative, etc).


 * Name and details of copyright holder, if different or you are acting on someone else's behalf


 * Date of signing


 * Identification of material
 * Make sure to include the URL of the image or text if the work itself is not attached to your email. If the work is not online, you may wish to give ISBN or other details that would identify the specific work.


 * Email address
 * E-Mail the permission e-mails to our email response team ("OTRS") at  (for articles or English Wikipedia uploads) or  (for Commons or if unsure). Please send a copy to the person (if any) you were previously in touch with so they know about it.
 * The email you send must come from an email address that we can recognize. For instance, if you are releasing a website or images from a website, your email address must be associated with the website or listed on the contact page of the website.  If you are releasing a work that is not available online, you may be required to provide proof of your identity.  If you are releasing a work where you are acting on the copyright holder's behalf, you may be required to provide proof of authorization to work on the copyright holder's behalf.

Thank you!