Wikipedia:WikiProject Images and Media/Free/Contacts/Napalm Records/Petition 002

Dear Wolfgang Koch,

Thank you very much for the positive answer. The Wikipedia community is pleased to have such an important company supporting our efforts to bring quality content to the world.

The copyright holder will need to choose a Wikipedia compatible license (GNU Free Documentation License, Creative Commons Attribution or Creative Commons Share Alike) for the images so that we can effectively use them (every image uploaded in Wikimedia projects must have a license). I suggest Creative Commons Share Alike version 2.5 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ ), this way the images will be credited to Napalm Records in the way you decide, ensuring modified versions of the original images also credit Napalm Records as the copyright owner of the original.

I must stress again that, by allowing Wikipedia to use the images through a free license, you are also allowing, due the nature of these licenses, the reuse of such images by any individual or company, for commercial and non commercial purposes, as long as they recognize Napalm Records as the copyright owner and follow the local laws.

If you do not feel comfortable with the previous paragraph, you can restrict the scope so that only promotional images of the bands can be licensed (thus the images appearing in http://www.napalmrecords.com/promo/visions/visionsphoto.shtml in the case of Visions of Atlantis could be used, but not the images of the album covers found in http://www.napalmrecords.com/promo/visions/visionsmain.shtml ). Or even more restrictive, and specifically tell us which images are available under a free license.

I know you have already stated your will, however Wikimedia asks us to get sure the copyright owner understands everything. As a last step in our formal process of verification, I ask you to review the following "letter", which is the suggested format we use at Wikipedia ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Email_templates ) plus some modifications done to match the current situation, to choose the license and to either agree or disagree with the wording:

Napalm Records hereby asserts that it is the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of the promotional material appearing in the website http://www.napalmrecords.com.

Napalm Records agrees to publish that work under the free license [GNU Free Documentation License/Creative Commons Attribution/Creative Commons Share Alike -> please specify which one/ones].

Napalm Records acknowledges that it grants anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product, and to modify it according to their needs.

Napalm Records is aware that it permanently retains both the copyright of its product and the right to be attributed in accordance with the chosen license. Modifications others make to the work will not be attributed to Napalm Records.

Napalm Records is aware that the free license only concerns copyright, and it reserves the option to take action against anyone who uses this work in a libelous way, or in violation of personality rights, trademark restrictions, etc.

Napalm Records acknowledges that it cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the image may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project.

May 29, 2007, Napalm Records

This is basically a summary of what has been said, acknowledging free images may be used commercially, that the agreement cannot be withdrawn, that Napalm Records retains the copyright and reserves the option to take action against those utilizing the work outside customs or law. If Napalm Records agrees with the letter, please state so in a reply so that it can be archived in our system. Otherwise, or if any section is confusing, please tell me so that I can explain further. Note that, since only the copyright holder can give consent, it is advisable that a legal representative of the company review the matter.

I trust you will find these terms acceptable. If you have any question or special request, please feel free to elaborate. Once the terms are set, I will upload an image in Wikimedia Commons with the chosen license and attribution, use it in the different languages of Wikipedia, and send you the links so that you can verify the usage and attribution.

Again, thank you very much for taking the time to review this request.

Best regards, Roberto X, Wikipedia editor and administrator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ReyBrujo