Cmp260

Copyright problems

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Basil Payne, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). As a copyright violation, Basil Payne appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Basil Payne has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:

• If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Basil Payne and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
• If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Basil Payne with a link to where we can find that note.
• If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Basil Payne.

However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you. -- lucasbfr ^talk 19:22, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Copyright problem follow-up: Basil Payne

Dear Cmp260:

Since we do not yet have verification of permission by the processes set out above, the article has been deleted. This deletion is not necessarily permanent. If you have already sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, the article will be restored when that letter is received and processed by the Communications Committee. Likewise, if you have not yet sent a letter, you may certainly do so at any point, and the article will be restored when that letter is received and processed.

As Wikipedia does not require proof of identity on account creation, it is essential that we receive external proof of authorization in order to ensure that we remain compliant with US Copyright law. It is also essential that we verify that copyright holders understand the extent of the release they are authorizing, in that GNU Free documentation license permits modification and reuse in any forum, even commercial publication, as long as authorship credit is maintained. I apologize for the additional complications this imposes on contributing. (As you are his son, though, I should also suggest that you read our conflict of interest guidelines. It is not impossible for you to contribute to an article on your father, but we do ask that you take particular care to comply with certain policies and guidelines described there.)

If you have questions about the verification procedure, please feel free to contact me at my talk page. Alternatively, you might seek assistance at our help desk, which is generally monitored 24 hours a day by volunteers. Thank you.--Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:20, 14 October 2008 (UTC)