Talk:Singapore Dreaming

message: I sent the following e-mail message to the film-makers in hope of getting them to release the photographs of some film-related images partially:
:Dear Sir/Madam:
:Request for Partial Copyright Release of Film-Related Photographs
:I am an editor of the English Wikipedia, a freely licensed encyclopedia that contains 1.5 million articles on a wide variety of topics. I watched Singapore Dreaming in the seventh week of its theatrical release and enjoyed the film. I write to enquire if the film-makers would be able to partially release the copyright of some film-related photographs to facilitate the editing of an article for Singapore Dreaming.
:I am currently preparing a Wikipedia article for Singapore Dreaming, and we require pictures to illustrate the textual content. The common practise on Wikipedia when preparing movie articles is to use very selected copyrighted images using fair use as rationale. This, however, restricts the choice of editors in the amount of media that can be incorporated into an article, and consequently, to a certain extent, the article's quality. Moreover, the resolution of the images tend to be quite low. (Other restrictions of fair-use images exist.)
:Thus, we at Wikipedia would greatly appreciate if the film-makers would be able to partially release the copyright of some film-related photographs for our use. Due to certain policies on Wikipedia, this entails releasing the said photographs (i) under the GNU Free Documentation License, (ii) under the Creative Commons Attribution license, (iii) under the Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike license, or (iv) into the public domain. (A comic by the Creative Commons elucidates matters regarding copyright release.) Usage of photographs (i) released for use on Wikipedia (as opposed to everywhere else) and (ii) released only for non-commercial or educational purposes without a fair use rationale is prohibited by the latest policies.
:I understand that Singapore Dreaming is an independent film production that is produced and marketed with a low budget. Partially releasing the copyright of some film-related photographs would enable Wikipedia editors to (i) select from a wider pool of images (not just those that are absolutely crucial to the article but those which would enhance it as well), (ii) include more media (according to current policy, there can only be one fair-use movie screenshot per article, for example), and (iii) upload higher-resolution images. All these would be a step in improving the article and increasing its chances of being a Featured Article. A featured article may be featured in the main page for our international audience to read. I am confident that if Singapore Dreaming is featured in the main page, it would increase awareness of your film and help with the sales of the recently released DVD and VCD.
:The more photographs, copyright of which the film-makers agree to release partially, the merrier. Specifically, I supplicate you to release the copyrights of the following pictures partially:
:* http://singaporedreaming.com/blog/files/SGD-Family.jpg
:* http://singaporedreaming.com/blog/files/wewon.jpg
:* http://singaporedreaming.com/blog/files/istanavisit2.jpg
:* http://singaporedreaming.com/blog/files/brownpod.jpg
:* http://singaporedreaming.com/blog/files/sansebd2-03.jpg
:* http://singaporedreaming.com/blog/files/sereneatthelift.jpg
:* http://www.singaporedreaming.com/downloads/images/Film%20Stills/SF_19.jpg
:We would be comfortable with using the above images if the article is to become a featured article. The number of images listed is comparable to that in V in Vendetta (film) (sic) (six). V in Vendetta was featured on the main page on 5 November 2006.
:I have to repeat that this is not just a request to permit Wikipedia to use the photographs; it is more than that. This is a request to either apply one of three free licenses (GFDL, CC by, CC by-sa) to the photographs or release the photographs into the public domain (that is, claim no copyright to it). Thus, other users who visit Wikipedia would be able to put the photographs onto their own sites legally. Wikipedia policies necessitate this ability with regards to its non-fair-use pictures.
:The film-makers have spared no effort in advertising this film through word-of-mouth and other low-budget means. Creating an article on Wikipedia and, even better, pushing it to featured article status and featuring it on the main page is another way to promote the film. In all fairness, this can be done even without a partial copyright release; however, by enabling more images to be included, high-resolution ones at that, and from a larger pool of images, a partial copyright release would make it a lot easier for us to push the article to featured article status. We sincerely implore the film-makers to assist us on this.
:Thank you.
:Yours faithfully,
:Goh Wei Zhong (User:Goh wz)
Meanwhile, we have to make do with fair-use images for this article. I'm working on the article now. —Goh wz 15:10, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for photographs from film-makers 

message: I already have research material on WordPad for the following sections:
* Development
* Production
* Cast
* Publicity and release
* Awards and nominations
* Soundtrack
* Box office rankings
* Critical reaction
* DVD release
Please allow me a few days to write my findings out. Thanks. —Goh wz 07:14, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Great job so far!  It's definately going to be a FA soon! Cbrown1023 14:23, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

text: I am very impressed too. If you need help in some way or other, do sound us out. ;)--Huaiwei 17:58, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major expansion 

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