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License tagging for Image:Howard devoto.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Howard devoto.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia.

For help in choosing the correct tag, or for any other questions, leave a message on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 22:06, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Image source problem with Image:Howard devoto.jpg

Image Copyright problem

Thanks for uploading Image:Howard devoto.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 21:40, 26 December 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. The Evil Spartan (talk) 21:40, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

re: howard devoto jpeg

E.S. said: "Thanks for uploading Image:Howard devoto.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright... etc."

E.S., yours is the second message I received about properly tagging the copyright of this image. I thought I had responded properly to an earlier message from ImageTaggingBot: so far as I can determine, I then (correctly?) added the creative commons copyright tag to the description.

N.B.: I took this photo and created this image, this file. *I own the copyright.* Therefore, per your message, I don't need to do anything else?

I simply wanted to contribute something to wikipedia, where I noticed that something was missing (there was no image in this wiki), and I could help.

However, it seems that contributing to wikipedia involves too many arcane hurdles. I find this frustrating.

Best regards.

Rob Robinson —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rsub8 (talk • contribs) 03:32, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi Rob. The problem with the image was simple: you didn't say that you were the creator. If you were not the creator, we would need to know where you got the image in order to verify the license (people incorrectly tag images with a breathtaking frequency). I have changed the image; please feel free to use the current layout as a template for future images. The Evil Spartan (talk) 12:03, 27 December 2007 (UTC)