Editorgal2007

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Editorgal2007! Your additions to Jeff Mullis have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 03:49, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

The bio was not an html page bio on the official state senate site. It and the official photo were released by the Georgia State Senate press office in January 2021. As such, neither the use of the Official photo nor verbatim use of language from the press release violate the copyright.

The revisions from the first paragraph incorrectly incorrectly removed should be restored for the same reason above. The revisions should also be restored as utilitarian biographical language is not copyrighted. Additionally, can anyone explain why the sentence below is preferable to the removed language?

“Jeff Mullis continued to run for state senate until 2016 and he won all of these elections.” -It’s false. “Until 2016” ?? Did anyone bother to check the SOS website? He won in 2016, 2018, and 2020.

Furthermore, even if a copyright claim was made against the article with the removed edits, fair use is a given since the source was cited and and it is plainly identified as a press release. I’d take that case all day and easily win summary judgement.

The restored last paragraph is clearly biased and intended to drive a narrative. It should be stricken from the article.

Editorgal2007 (talk) 10:43, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

The only error may have been in the citations. They can be changed to adhere to Wikipedia standard. There is NO copyright violation in the removed language. Editorgal2007 (talk) 10:47, 16 June 2021 (UTC)