User talk:VernoWhitney

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I am now proud owner of a TUSC account! — Preceding unsigned comment added by VernoWhitney (talk • contribs) 04:39, 29 March 2011‎ (UTC)[reply]

Metal Bird.jpg for deletion

Hello,

My User Name is Xolin. My real name is Colin George Jeffrey, and I am the copyright owner of the image you wish to delete. I made the sculpture in question and I took a photograph of it and uploaded it to Wikipedia myself. Please DO NOT delete it. If you would care to verify my copyright, please email me from the Contact page at the Website that you mention: www.electric-hamster.com

Regards,

Colin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.104.44.129 (talk • contribs) 00:11, 31 October 2012‎ (UTC)[reply]

Your revert of correction of an error in policy

Re: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Derivative_works&action=edit&undoafter=85956713&undo=85989776 (comment: those key exceptions are already covered elsewhere in the page -- no need to make it wordier than it has to be) I find your revert leaves the policy in an unacceptable state; it's misleading, even if there are rectifying comments below. (where?) You also reverted an unrelated change I made as part of the edit. Please put it black and please suggest a compromise that makes it not misleading, e.g. (exceptions exist; see below)?--Elvey (talk) 01:48, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ford Museum uploads

Hello - Thank you for weighing in on the confusing copyright/public domain issues surrounding materials from the Presidential Libraries system (a branch of NARA). I appreciate your guidance. (I have more questions, still!)

Since NARA no longer has a PD template, I've decided to create one for the Presidential Libraries, since I'd like to grow our presence here. I'm working with Jim among others. I'd like to get as many Wiki-eyes on this as possible and then take it to NARA lawyers for their input, and then to the folks at Presidential Libraries for their input.

If you'd like to take a look at the language, the template is User:bdcousineau/PD-USGov-PresLib

After we upload the Ford materials, my plan is to continue with Presidential Library docs/photos prior to 1978 - seems a WHOLE lot easier. Also, not many Libraries have artifacts photographed at this point. Thanks! Bdcousineau (talk) 21:17, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Talkback

I've responded on my talk page. —Tom Morris (talk) 01:59, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I responded to the second part of your query too. —Tom Morris (talk) 23:24, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Mills Statue

Hey, I noticed you requested the picture for the Sam Mills statue be deleted. Is there any way to research the copyright status of a statue? I don't believe the Panthers copyrighted the statue, but I would like to find out so the picture can possibly be re-added. Toa Nidhiki05 (talk) 03:37, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Depending upon when the statue was created, copyright may be automatic -- File:PD-US table.svg is a (very) brief and simplistic rundown of the basics for that. The Copyright Office's public catalog can be searched at http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First but it can be hard to find what you're looking for unless you know the name of the statue or the artist/corporation which registered it. It's not particularly user-friendly. VernoWhitney (talk) 16:45, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I tried the copyright searcher already, and there was nothing for a statue with codewords 'Carolina Panthers' or 'Sam Mills' - of course, it could fall under the designer (who I do not believe is known). I suppose I could e-mail the Panthers about the copyright status of the statue but barring that there isn't really anything about it. Toa Nidhiki05 (talk) 22:28, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if the statue was created any time since March 2, 1989 it's pretty simple: it's automatically copyrighted no matter what and we would need an explicit release from the statue's copyright holder (whoever it is) in order to take a free photo of it. If it was earlier than that then it gets more complicated. VernoWhitney (talk) 23:50, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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