User talk:Nicholaraihani

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Since WP image use is kind of a minefield in terms of copyright and free use, can you clarify the provenance of your picture - did Mr. Fairnie take the picture for hire (in which case he would still hold the copyright, unless he signed it over to you)? It sounds excessively legalistic, but that's one of the common issues with user-provided pictures that aren't selfies - somebody else technically has the copyright. I'd be happy to help you through the process of how to release the image, which has to be freely licenseable.  Acroterion   (talk)   21:49, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi - Yep that’s exactly the deal. How would I go about releasing the image please? Nicholaraihani (talk) 22:10, 9 March 2021 (UTC)


 * I thought so. Mr. Fairnie can send an email (from his own account for authentication) to Wikipedia's OTRS system, which handles copyright releases, stating that he is the copyright holder and that he licenses the picture under the Creative Commons CC-by-SA license. See this link for more. A volunteer will respond, but it may take a few days, since there's a backlog. Sorry it's so cumbersome, but the free content system builds this kind of churn into the process, and tends to introduce its own kind of systemic bias in favor of selfies, among other things.   Acroterion   (talk)   22:15, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Hi Acroterion - I believe that Jake Fairnie has now had a response acknowledging his transfer of the copyright of the image. I just wondered how it would get uploaded back onto the page - do I need to re-upload it or should it happen automatically? Nicholaraihani (talk) 10:48, 15 March 2021 (UTC)


 * That was fast. I've restored the image. Best wishes,  Acroterion   (talk)   12:23, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for that :) Nicholaraihani (talk) 14:47, 15 March 2021 (UTC)