User:RP88/Snippets

Draft response to inquiry regarding copyrights
NAME, please take a look at Wikipedia's image use policy. I realize that what follows may be annoying to you, but copyright laws are very strict and Wikipedia has to follow them. Always specify on the description page where the image came from, such as scanning a paper copy, or a URL, or a name/alias and method of contact for the photographer. In addition, please tell us who owns the copyright to the image. As a guideline, make sure that one of the following is true: If none of the above are true, you'll need to ask the copyright holder to release the image under the GFDL or other free license. Wikipedia has a page at WP:COPYREQ that helps to explain how to go about requesting permission to use other people's work in Wikipedia. In particular, if they don't specifically agree to the GFDL or one of the other standard free licenses, they must agree to allow modification, redistribution, and use for any purpose, including commercial purposes. Finally, the image description page must contain an appropriate and accurate image copyright tag.
 * you own the all of the rights to the image (usually meaning that you created the image yourself and it doesn't depict the work of someone else), or
 * you can prove that the copyright holder has licensed the image under a free license, or
 * you can prove that the image is in the public domain, or
 * you believe it is fair use and have included on the image's description page a fair use rationale for the specific use of the image that you intend.

Draft offer of assistance with copyright
Hello NAME! I'm sorry to barge in uninvited, but I noticed you're running afoul of the rather arcane image copyright rules. I thought maybe I could help with some advice, attempt to answer any questions you might have about Wikipedia's image use policy and offer to assist you in addressing the problems. This may all be very annoying, but unfortunately copyright laws are very strict and Wikipedia has to follow them. Try to specify on each image's description page where the image came from, such as scanning a paper copy, or a URL, or a name/alias and method of contact for the photographer. In addition, please mention who owns the copyright to the image. As a guideline, make sure that one of the following is true: If none of the above are true, you'll need to ask the copyright holder to release the image under the GFDL or other free license. Wikipedia has a page at WP:COPYREQ that helps to explain how to go about requesting permission to use other people's work in Wikipedia. In particular, if they don't specifically agree to the GFDL or one of the other standard free licenses, they must agree to allow modification, redistribution, and use for any purpose, including commercial purposes. Finally, the image description page must contain an appropriate and accurate image copyright tag. If you like, I am more than willing to attempt to answer any question you might have. Just post them here, in response to this note, and I'll try to get back to you quickly. —RP88 07:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * you own the all of the rights to the image (usually meaning that you created the image yourself and it doesn't depict the work of someone else or pieces of images to which you don't own the copyright), or
 * you can prove that the copyright holder has licensed the image under a free license, or
 * you can prove that the image is in the public domain, or
 * you believe it is fair use and have included on the image's description page a fair use rationale for the specific use of the image that you intend.