User talk:Bentruwe

License tagging for Image:MATBseries1.gif
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I see in my messages that I need to attach copyright tags to my images MATBseries1.gif, MATBseries2.jpg, and MATBseries4.jpg. The images are from promotional material, and I'm in contact with the copyright holder, who has given permission to use them (I explained this in the summary when I uploaded them). Maybe I'm just tired, but I can't find a clear explanation of how to construct the appropriate tag, or where to put it.Bentruwe 08:04, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, mere permission isn't enough; the images need to be licenced under a licence that allows copying by sites other than Wikipedia and creation of derivative works, among other things. See commons:Commons:Licensing for information about what licences are acceptable; note that 'Use by Wikimedia only' is not an acceptable restriction according to that list. The three most important points in selecting a licence are:
 * Republication and distribution must be allowed
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 * Commercial use of the work must be allowed
 * The three most commonly-used licences here that meet these descriptions are the GNU Free Documentation Licence, and the Creative Commons Attribution and Attribution-Sharealike licences. Hope that helps; see Media copyright questions if you have any further questions. --ais523 08:21, 18 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I think you should tag one or two of these as fair use and let the rest get deleted. If the copyright holder is willing to relicense them, then you can use all three, but fair use of all three would be overkill.--chaser - t 08:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:MATBseries1.gif)
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Non-free rationale for File:MATBseries4.jpg
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