User talk:Katelynkostlich

I noticed that you have been uploading a number of photos recently and tagging them with {{pd-self}}. However, that only applies if you are the "creator of the work", which in this case seems to be copyrighted to T.Riley Photography. Per Wikipedia's copyright policy, copyrighted images may only be uploaded if they meet the non-free content policy, provide a detailed fair use rationale, and are used in articles. None of the images you've uploaded meet these criteria. -- Black Falcon ^(Talk) 03:20, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise for the delay in responding; my internet connection was temporarily lost. Two points:

Creating an article about yourself is discouraged as it presents a conflict of interest (in addition, you should consider the criteria for inclusion for biographies before creating a biographical article).
At the time of my message, I did not realise that you were the subject of the photos. If you wish, I will ascertain (given the new information) the status of the images per the copyright policy; it would help if you provided the source of the images – a link to the website from which they came or some sort of note stating how they were obtained (e.g., scan of a photograph).

However, I will note again that creating articles about yourself is strongly discouraged. I would suggest instead that you place a request at our "Articles for creation" page, where one of our volunteers will address it. Please let me know how you would like to proceed. -- Black Falcon ^(Talk) 04:06, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for Image:L 58966921236399fda1357314cf1042b5.jpg[edit]

Thanks for uploading Image:L 58966921236399fda1357314cf1042b5.jpg. Wikipedia gets thousands of images uploaded every day, and in order to verify that the images can be legally used on Wikipedia, the source and copyright status must be indicated. Images need to have an image tag applied to the image description page indicating the copyright status of the image. This uniform and easy-to-understand method of indicating the license status allows potential re-users of the images to know what they are allowed to do with the images.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 04:07, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Image copyrights[edit]

Hello again. After some checking and comment by another editor, it seems that photographs of the type that you uploaded generally do not qualify for release as public domain works since the photographer usually holds the rights to the photos in part or in full (the specifics depend on the nature of the contract between yourself and the photographer).

However, even if you can release the photographs into the public domain under U.S. and Florida State law (which is where the Wikimedia Foundation's servers are located), I think you should know what releasing images into the public domain entails: "anyone can use them in any way and for whatever purpose", including reproduction, distribution, and modification for financial purposes. For more details, please see Wikipedia:Public domain or this Stanford University copyright FAQ page.

Given that:

the purpose of images on Wikipedia is to supplement existing articles (unused, especially non-free, images are routinely deleted),
the conflict of interest guideline strongly advises against creating an article about yourself,
you have not placed a request at the Articles for creation page, and
Wikipedia's non-free content policy does not allow copyrighted images of living persons to be used except in rare circumstances (where the image is especially relevant to the notability of the subject and is itself discussed in the article),

I will tag the images now so that they may be deleted in two days. Please let me know if you have any comments or questions. Cheers, Black Falcon ^(Talk) 14:30, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]