User talk:Phoshizzle

License tagging for Image:Vincecarter.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Vincecarter.jpg. Wikipedia gets thousands of images uploaded every day, and in order to verify that the images can be legally used on Wikipedia, the source and copyright status must be indicated. Images need to have an image tag applied to the image description page indicating the copyright status of the image. This uniform and easy-to-understand method of indicating the license status allows potential re-users of the images to know what they are allowed to do with the images.

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 * Image use policy
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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Media copyright questions. 02:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:Tatumbell.jpg
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Tatumbell.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. Please go to its page for more information if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Mwelch 03:59, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:JasonRichardson.jpg
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Possibly unfree Image:Jkidd.jpg
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Possibly unfree Image:Iversonlayup.jpg
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Possibly unfree Image:Vincecarter.jpg
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Possibly unfree Image:Larryjohnson.jpg
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Larryjohnson.jpg, has been listed at Possibly unfree images because its copyright status is disputed. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. Please go to its page for more information if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Mwelch 03:59, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Blatant copyright violations
So when it comes to Image:Tatumbell.jpg, Image:JasonRichardson.jpg, Image:Jkidd.jpg, Image:Iversonlayup.jpg, Image:Vincecarter.jpg, and Image:Larryjohnson.jpg, you are the author of all of those works and are freely making them available to Wikipedia, huh? Well that's very kind of you to offer such high quality sports photographs which you could clearly use commercially or publish if you wanted to.

Oh, but wait. . . I see they are all published or used commercially. . . here and here  and here and here  and here  and here 

And interestingly enough, the among the six photos, there are credits to four different individual photographers. You must use a lot of names in your work!

Of course, that doesn't explain how if you have already sold the rights to your pictures for publication and commercial work as can be seen in those links, how you could possibly then authorize their free distribution here. Very curious indeed. Mwelch 03:59, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * To explain a little more, Phoshizzle, the copyright of an photograph is almost always owned by the photographer or the company that they work for. This does not change when others republish the image, scan it, or transfer it over the internet. You should not use the tag GFDL-self for images that you did not create yourself.  Please read the following pages carefully before uploading any additional images
 * Image use policy
 * Image copyright tags
 * Fair use
 * If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to ask at Media copyright questions. Thanks ×Meegs 04:57, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:Larryjohnson.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Larryjohnson.jpg. I notice the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this file yourself, then there needs to be a justification explaining why we have the right to use it on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you did not create the file yourself, then you need to specify where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the file also doesn't have a copyright tag, then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the GFDL-self tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Fair use, use a tag such as or one of the other tags listed at Image copyright tags. See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following [ this link]. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Nv8200p talk 00:50, 29 September 2006 (UTC)