Wikipedia:Successful requests for permission/Sam's Exotic Travels

Greetings. I am an editor for Wikipedia, ther free encyclopedia.http://www.wikipedia.org/

A while back, another editor contacted you regarding the use of one ofyour images on Wikipedia's article on Louisville, Kentucky. Yougraciously gave your permission for Wikipedia to use your image.Your image: http://www.samsays.com/Sam%20Pics/United%20States/Louisville%20Skyline%20from%20Indiana/target4.htmlThe article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville%2C_Kentucky

Unfortunately, we've run into a small problem. All images on Wikipediahave to be used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,and your image is not released under this license. This GNU licensemeans that although you would retain the copyright and authorship ofyour own work, you would be granting permission for all others (notjust Wikipedia) to use, copy, and share your materials freely -- andeven potentially use them commercially -- so long as they do not tryto claim the copyright themselves, nor prevent others from using orcopying them freely.

You can read this license in full at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GFDL

This license expressly protects creators from being consideredresponsible for modifications made by others, while ensuring thatcreators are credited for their work. There is more information on ourcopyright policy at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights

We choose the GFDL because we consider it the best available tool forensuring our encyclopedia can remain free for all to use, whileproviding credit to everyone who donates text and images. This may ormay not be compatible with your goals in creating the materialsavailable on your website. I would like to request that you releasethe image in question under this license.

With your permission, we will credit you for your work in the image'spermanent description page, noting that it is your work and is usedwith your permission, and we will provide a link back to your website.If you choose not to allow us to use your image under the GFDL, we(sadly) will be unable to use the image.

Thank you for your time.

No problem - I hereby release this and any other picture you wouldlike to use under GNU Free Documentation License.

Sorry for the delay in answering, but have been traveling.

Wikipedia is a great resource. Glad to do my very small part to help.

Sam Stearman, Sam's Exotic Travels, www.samsays.com

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