Talk:Tom Blundell

message: Someone can probably take a photograph of Sir Tom and put it here. – Kaihsu 19:03, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: At my request, Tom Blundell himself got open-license permission for some photos of him, which I am now using.  In a letter of Nov 3, 2015, Tom Mayle and Chris Green wrote to say they are happy to put three of their photos of Prof Sir Tom Blundell in the public domain with no restrictions.  Credit would be to "Photography & Graphics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge". Dcrjsr (talk) 22:53, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  While I do not doubt that the above contributors authorized the use of their photos, since you and not them uploaded them to Commons, explicit evidence of permission from copyright holders is needed on file (and I believe copyright generally belongs to the photographer, not his or her institution, unless copyrights are contractually acquired by institution, e.g. images created during official duties). See COM:OTRS for details on faithfully demonstrating evidence of permission. Note: I am not affiliated with OTRS; am only trying to ensure all free content is properly sourced and licensed to prevent future conflict or confusion. Best, --Animalparty! (talk) 21:29, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I have indeed now sent the letter pdf to OTRS.  I don't know how I could post the actual pdf image here (since that letter itself is not obviously open license) for future proof.  Or what strategy would prevent similar issues from being questioned on other scientific biography pages. I'd much appreciate any such advice -- thanks! - Dcrjsr (talk) 17:37, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  If you have sent evidence of permission as described above, you then need to add the template  to the file pages on Commons to notify administrators that permission is on file (the letter will be reviewed by an OTRS volunteer to ensure it is in compliance) and prevent deletion. To prevent future issues, hard evidence and/or transparency right off the bat is key.  Unless you yourself created an image, or there is preexisting, publicly stated evidence of license (e.g. a posted notice from the legitimate copyright holder on the source website), credible proof is needed that permission is granted, otherwise anyone could claim to be someone else, or incorrectly state they were granted permission.  Some people, upon request, may release images thinking they will only be used for a single Wikipedia article, when in fact the free CC licenses grant permission for usage by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose, without asking permission, and copyright holders may be understandably upset if they did not intend for such "unauthorized" use. Posting letters/emails on Wikipedia or Commons is not helpful, nor sufficient, and may publicly reveal personal information. Note also there is limited allowable use of non-free media on Wikipedia (but never on Commons), as described in Wikipedia:Non-free content. Such allowed non-free usage includes works of art (e.g. famous paintings, book or album covers) that are themselves the subject of articles, or photographs of persons no longer living for which free images cannot be obtained. All the best, --Animalparty! (talk) 22:17, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
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message: The article isn't very clear about what his contributions to science are.  pgr94 (talk) 13:23, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've improved that point somewhat, but will continue adding information when I can. - Dcrjsr (talk) 19:07, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contributions to science - too vague 

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