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File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Catalyst Schools logo.gif

File Copyright problem

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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 files may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the file will be deleted 48 hours after 21:58, 2 April 2010 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Slon02 (talk) 21:58, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Slon, Is the file okay now? I have added source info. Please let me know in laymans terms what it is I need to do to make it better. Poccuo (talk) 20:24, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Okay, well someone else has deleted the file. I appreciate how closely you admins watch these files but its frustrating to people trying to learn how to get things done on wikipedia. I appreciate that you gave me a warning and did not delete my entry. As for this other guy I am not so happy. I am just more confused now as to how to get the file into working order. Do I work with him or you now? Please help! Poccuo (talk) 20:38, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Re: Catalyst schools

Yes, I deleted the page as a copyright violation -- its text was copied from the school's website. It could be restored, but it won't be, unless you can somehow show that you possess the permission to make use of the copyrighted material in this way. You are, however, welcome to recreate the article with your own content, and you may make use of short quotes from the school's website with citation, under fair use. Shimeru (talk) 05:43, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

Re: The Catalyst Schools

Thank you for clarification and please understand that I am trying to learn the best way to communicate with you on this. Forgive me if there are any errant comments on your Talk page or otherwise.

The Catalyst Schools are our client. They have employed us to build a website for them, generate copy for that website, and subsequently generate a Wikipedia article entry for them. How can we best prove to you that we not only generated this content, but are acting as representative of TCS in generating this page?

Sorry I'm late getting back to you. I just saw the copy of this you left on my talk page. Thank you for that; from now on I'll watch this page, so I don't miss another response -- although I don't check the site every day, so it still might take a short time for me to reply.

The main thing to understand is that Wikipedia's content is licensed for free use under the GDFL and Creative Commons licenses. That means that any text or images you place on a Wikipedia page will be freely available not only to Wikipedia, but also to downstream users. These licenses permit even commercial uses of the content, without requiring royalties or any other compensation -- only attribution and the release of any derivative work under the same license.

If, knowing this, you still want to place your content on Wikipedia, the easiest way would be to edit the Catalyst Schools website and place on it a statement licensing its content under one of the above licenses, or a compatible one. If your client doesn't wish to have such a statement on the website, there's also an email process by which your right can be verified. Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission has more details on all of this.

Additionally, I would like to draw your attention to the Wikipedia conflict-of-interest guideline. Don't worry, you haven't done anything wrong yet; since the potential for a conflict of interest exists, though, it will be important for you to be aware of this guideline if the article is recreated. Shimeru (talk) 02:48, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for hitting me back on this subject. We've decided that we would rather temporarily omit the "copied" content from the page and write new content for it rather than go through the seemingly arduous process of opening our whole site, or parts of it, to wikipedia. Would it be possible for you to restore the page and remove or comment out the offending content? Is that going to be okay? --Poccuo (talk) 20:32, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

It's possible, although it would be cleaner to simply start from scratch, if that's possible for you. There wouldn't be a need to do anything special -- just create a new article at the same title. Shimeru (talk) 23:35, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I wonder if you could send me a text file containing the previous Wiki-markup? It would save us a ton of time from having to start from the absolute start. please send to: mason@poccuo.com. I appreciate your help and patience in this matter. I'm still getting my Wikipedia chops down and this has been a big help. If you are aware of any primers/tutorials on this sort of thing... simply outlining basic procedures in wiki (for instance, chatting on talk pages etc.) that would be awesome! Poccuo (talk) 13:56, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Just checking to see if you can send me the text that you deleted. It would be very nice if I didn't have to spend hours recreating all the text. Please help! 173.8.29.33 (talk) 20:39, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Sorry about the delay; I've been out of town on business for a few days with no internet access. I've just mailed a copy of the wikified text to your address. Shimeru (talk) 21:43, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank, I am actively working to get this article into shape. Slowly but surely. Poccuo (talk) 20:54, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:Icsw logo.png

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Orphaned non-free image File:The immokalee foundation logo.gif

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Speedy deletion of The Catalyst Schools

Hello Poccuo, this is a message from an automated bot to inform you that the page you created, The Catalyst Schools, has been marked for speedy deletion by User:RadioFan. This has been done because the page is unquestionably a copyright infringement, and no assertion of permission has been made (see CSD). If you think the tag was placed in error, please add "{{hangon}}" to the page text, and edit the talk page to explain why the page should not be deleted. If you have a question about this bot, please ask it at User talk:SDPatrolBot II. If you have a question for the user who tagged the article, see User talk:RadioFan. Thanks, - SDPatrolBot II (talk) on behalf of RadioFan (talk · contribs) 18:33, 26 April 2010 (UTC)