Talk:Shimon Gibson

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• Dr. Shimon Gibson.jpg

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Talk:Shimon Gibson photo deletion

The photo I added to Commons yesterday was deleted and recommended for permant deletion. I am seeking permission to use that photo on the Wiki page for Shimon Gibson.

The photo was taken at a Dig site of Shimon Gibson at work. The photo was taken by his brother, Daniel Gibson. Shimon Gibson frequently provides this photo to publishers and others for public use. This seems to be the case with GoodReads who has used the photo on their site in reference to Dr Gibson’s books.

Dr Gibson never intended to pass any copyright to Goodreads. He gave permission for them to use the photograph but he still retains ownership.

Please tell me what I need to do to avoid having this photo permanently deleted from Shimon Gibson’s site. Do I need to contact GoodReads and get them to retract any implied copyright? I would like to address this misunderstanding as quickly as possible.

Thank you, Gretchen Cotter, Wiki user Gretchencotter Gretchencotter (talk) 21:10, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Why not just take a new photograph that has not been published elsewhere? You cannot use an existing photograph if a publisher claims copyright. Dbfirs 19:21, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Gretchencotter. The copyright owner (Daniel Gibson - not anybody else) needs to go through the process at donating copyright materials. --ColinFine (talk) 19:22, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Edit conflict. @Gretchencotter: If you have an image of Dr. Gibson that you'd like to use, you need to provide permission to Wikipedia from the photographer, or whoever owns the reproduction rights. An email from Dr. Gibson stating ownership of the image in question would work. Here's more info: Wikipedia:Declaration of consent for all enquiries. Once you've uploaded the image, and the permission has been submitted, reply here and I'll add it to the article for you. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 19:26, 29 January 2019 (UTC)