Template talk:Withpermission
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[edit] what's the point
What is the point of this tag, if the image can be used under fair use, why would we ask for permission? They could say no and we don't need it. It just confuses people making them think they can ask for permission for wikipedia only, then use this tag, when {{permission}} is the correct tag to use. - cohesion 00:04, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
- Exactly. Someone put this on an image which I had uploaded with the express permission of the copyright holder (my lecturer). But the fair use bit is irrelevant, it's simply an authorised use. Is there a more appropriate tag for the situation I'm in? Psychobabble 03:29, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- The tag you are looking for is {{permission}}, but that means we cannot use the image. Wikipedia can't use images that we have sole permission for, they need to be freely licensed, for example under the GFDL or Creative Commons or usable under fair use. See the image use policy for more info. - cohesion 23:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
- If the image was distribute as part of a Electronic Press Kit, then Wikipedia as part of the mass media is given permission to use the image. This does not extend to third parties. --Petri Krohn 00:00, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
- Right, so what benefit does this tag add that the normal fair use tags and rationale lack? - cohesion 23:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
