Alothian

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Alothian: I see from the page Landscape Talk that you have been concerned with the editing of the Landscape main article. I'd like to introduce some changes in that page but before doing that I'd like to get some feedback from former contributors. See my last Post under Etymology in the Landscape Talk page. Landscapnik (talk) 17:09, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Noel Lothian paintingc.jpeg

Thanks for uploading File:Noel Lothian paintingc.jpeg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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The painting in question was painted over 40 years ago for my father who acquired the painting and who owned it. However he passed away in 2005. I am his son so I am assuming ownership of the image of the painting. I photographed the painting for his funeral pamphlet and it is that photo i am using on the Wikipedia entry on my father, Noel Lothian.

Cheers

Andrew Lothian Alothian (talk) 15:46, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Acquisition of the physical painting does not mean that the copyright for the painting has been acquired. Unless there was some other arrangement, then the copyright for the painting remains with the painter. Whpq (talk) 18:24, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

I took a photo of the painting. I am not putting the painting on the site, only a photo. Alothian (talk) 04:11, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

A photo of a painting is a derivative work. Whpq (talk) 04:33, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Alothian. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Noel Lothian, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 18:21, 4 July 2022 (UTC)