DJStereolove

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April 2013

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Possibly unfree File:Stereolove, DJ James Fraser.jpg

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Stereolove, DJ James Fraser.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files because its copyright status is unclear or disputed. If the file's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. You may find more information on the file description page. You are welcome to add comments to its entry at the discussion if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Stefan2 (talk) 13:25, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi DJStereolove, when you say at [1] that you have sent an email to "wiki", do you mean you have sent it to permissions-en@wikimedia.org? Are you actually the "copyright holder" of this image? The reason I ask that question - and the law varies from country to country, so you may want to find out what the law is in your country - is that typically if he is not actually your employee and is just a professional photographer you hired to do a shoot, the professional photographer retains the copyright unless there is an explicit contract stating otherwise. So it's important that the email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org confirm that you actually are the "copyright holder" or else that you obtain a release from the photographer as well. --B (talk) 00:38, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

The reason we ask these questions, by the way, is not to just make things difficult or to create hoops that you need to jump through. Rather, it's for everyone's protection. Requiring documentation prevents someone from claiming to be you and "donating" your work. Please see Commons:Commons:Permission#An_extreme_example for an example of an extreme scenario that explains what can go wrong when we don't have these permissions documented. Again, this isn't for the sake of being difficult - it's for the sake of being careful. --B (talk) 00:49, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello B, Yes I did what you have suggested prior to your posting, I sent an email to the email address permissions-en@wikimedia.org, and I have made mention of that in the posting by Stefan2. I do not require a release from my photographer as he was paid for his work by myself, and our agreement is that all the pictures are free for me to use as I see fit, without any limitations on their use. The photographer is Jes Swallow and he can be found on the Flickr under the user name Mugley.

Okay, thanks. I have tagged the image with {{OTRS-pending}} to let anyone reviewing the deletion request know not to do anything until someone has a chance to process your email. There is an insanely huge backlog (100 days) currently, so it may be some time before anything happens. --B (talk) 01:20, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi DJStereolove, I received the email you sent with a copy of the statement of permission. Probably, what will happen when someone from the volunteer team processes it is they will email the photographer to confirm that the permission is accurate ... so three months from now, he may get an email from them. --B (talk) 02:46, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your assistance B. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.160.1.246 (talk) 03:32, 18 April 2013 (UTC)