User talk:Geerolamo Frescobaldi

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Geerolamo Frescobaldi! Your additions to Elaine Comparone have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.


 * You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
 * Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
 * We have strict guidelines on the usage of copyrighted images. Fair use images must meet all ten of the non-free content criteria in order to be used in articles, or they will be deleted. To be used on Wikipedia, all other images must be made available under a free and open copyright license that allows commercial and derivative reuse.
 * If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into either the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Please see Donating copyrighted materials.
 * Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps described at Copying within Wikipedia. See also Help:Translation.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. --rchard2scout (talk) 13:03, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello,
 * How can I request the copyright info for the publisher of the removed piece if the company is no longer in business since 1982?
 * Thank you for your suggestions. Geerolamo Frescobaldi (talk) 13:41, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It's tricky. If a company went out of business, its assets (including any intellectual property, such as copyright ownership) is usually bought by another company. So that would require tracking those purchases through several decades of corporate merges, splits, sales, etc. However, in this case, at least for the text of the newspaper articles you put into the Wikipedia article, my advice would be: don't put the full text into the article. Instead, put in the important information, in your own words, and reference it to the newspaper. The first bullet point above links to Help:Referencing for beginners, which is a good starting point. In this case, the Cite news template is the most appropriate. If you're not sure how to use it, just make sure to put all relevant information about your source (name of newspaper, page number, date of publication, title of newspaper article) into the reference, and someone (maybe me, maybe someone else) will come along to format it in a more standard way.
 * Let me know if you have any more questions, or ask a question at the Teahouse, a friendly place for new editors. Good luck, and happy editing! rchard2scout (talk) 07:59, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the suggestions.
 * Do you know where to find the Wikipedia copyrighted material request use form to submit to the piece owner?
 * If not available can you share the typical information/process to do so?
 * Thank you for your next reference. 2001:1715:9D9F:DFD1:40B7:7613:A56F:B70D (talk) 08:38, 6 April 2023 (UTC)