User talk:Henry T Stanley

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Happy editing! -Arch dude (talk) 03:51, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

About those photos

I see from your edit to the article that you are the base PIO and the photos are from the 1960's. Great! Like all photos, those are copyrighted by default and the copyright is owned by initially by the photographer or the photographer's employer for a "work for hire". However, if those photos were taken by a US serviceman or civilian base personnel in the course of their duties, a US law immediately releases them into the public domain, and you can upload them to Commons under that (non) license.

In theory, you are a "paid editor". But don't worry about that, just declare on your talk page that you are the PIO of the base and are therefore technically a paid editor. Technically, you should use {{request edit}} on the article's talk page to suggest changes to the article, but I don't think you will get any objections to adding those pictures. If you have any problems, then please let me know by putting a comment on my talk page and I will help you. We really do need pictures like those. Sorry about all the rules and hassle, but staying legal on copyrights is critically important to the viability of Wikipedia, and being vigilant about potential conflict of interest is important for maintaining our reputation as a non-biased source of information. -Arch dude (talk) 04:05, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @Arch dude: for adding more info, and sorry if I came across as abrupt! Yes @Henry T Stanley: if you're upfront about your position and about the copyright and ownership of the photos, we can hopefully use them. ClaudineChionh (talk) 04:12, 10 October 2021 (UTC)