Wikipedia:Successful requests for permission/Lubos Bena

Permission granted to use images and information from http://www.lubosbena.sk/ and info from http://www.resophonic-association.com/. License assumed to be GFDL. Email transcript follows (edited for my privacy, unedited original was sent to permissions at wikimedia dot org).

My request
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:27:34 +0100 (BST)

Subject: Slide guitar images for Wikipedia

Dear Mr Bena,

I found your page http://www.lubosbena.sk/whrat_en.htm while doing research for the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, and thought your images of slide guitar playing might be appropriate for inclusion in our articles on slide guitar.

I am specifically seeking your permission to use these images: http://www.lubosbena.sk/workshop/fingandslide.jpg http://www.lubosbena.sk/workshop/lapstyle.jpg

I would like to include your image in this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_guitar

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With your permission, we will credit you for your work in the image's permanent description page, noting that it is your work and is used with your permission, and we will provide a link back to your website.

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Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Peter Berry

His reply
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:51:20 +0200

Subject: Re: Slide guitar images for Wikipedia

Dear Peter Berry,

I give you approval to use pictures and information from my own www.lubosbena.sk for your online encyclopedia Wikipedia. And you can use info from our The World Resophonic Association (WRA) web at www.resophonic-association.com I advise to visit www.amistar.cz the web with really great resophonic guitar for the best slide technique.

Stay well, and nice day.

Lubos Bena, resophonic guitar player, president of WRA