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Alfredo Corvino

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Alfredo Corvino, and it appears to include a substantial copy of http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/1113journal_substory_0305.asp. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details.

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December 2009

Your addition to Alfredo Corvino has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. SGGH ^ping! 13:30, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stop adding copyrighted material, as you did once again at the page above. Your account may be blocked. SGGH ^ping! 13:35, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits, such as those you made to Genia Melikova. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, you will be blocked from editing. Stop submitted copyrighted text. SGGH ^ping! 13:36, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Your articles

Hello there. You can use such articles as references, and can link them as citations or external links, however you must not copy and paste text from other sources - because it violates copyright law (and is thus illegal). You need to write your own entries in your own words. Make sure that the subject you are writing on meets the criteria for inclusion and also read the introduction pages to help familiarise yourself with how Wikipedia works. Regards, SGGH ^ping! 15:31, 26 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Alfredo Corvino

A tag has been placed on Alfredo Corvino requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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Good morning.

Yesterday, as a new/novice contributor, I attempted to create an article on Alfredo Corvino. First I posted two articles from the internet - one from The Juilliard School and the second from the New York Times which I fully documented... but this is evidently against some copyright policy so they were removed. I then asked if I could reference these articlces by listing their address (http://) and I was informed that this was appropriate. I then wrote an article on Alfredo Corvino in my own words using information from these two articles as well as other sources.

This morning I have discovered that not only was the article "tagged for speedily deletion"... it appears to be already deleted! My opportunity to have the article re-examined... or to correct or adjust any issue that Wikipedia might have with the article has been taken away from me. I still do not know what the problem was with the article and since it has been deleted, I do not even have access to the copy for review. I can appreciate both the need for accurate information as well as compliance with copyright policies but I have to wonder if the procedures of Wikipedia help or hinder the purpose of the site which I thought was to share information. Please tell me how I can proceed. Thank you.

Seamanjg (talk) 13:09, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are huge chunks of the article that are direct copies of the original sources. You can reference articles, but you can't just copy, that's not just against Wikipedia policy, it's illegal. You have to rewrite the information on the sites in your own words, and make reference to the sources that you got it from. Ged UK 18:22, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good Afternoon. I am still unclear as to what is occurring with my contribution. You had indicated earlier that the material, although referenced from oher sources, needed to be written in my own words. This has been done. There will be similaries between my article and the original sources as certain facts - such as list of instructors, ballets and roles, ballet companies and people associated with those companies - are indeed the same information.

Copyright may apply to a wide range of creative, intellectual, scientific, or artistic forms, or "works". Specifics vary by jurisdiction, but these can include poems, theses, plays, other literary works, movies, dances, musical compositions, audio recordings, paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, software, radio and television and broadcasts.

"Copyright does not cover ideas and information themselves, only the form or manner in which they are expressed. For example, the copyright to a Mickey Mouse cartoon restricts others from making copies of the cartoon or creating derivative works based on Disney's particular anthropomorphic mouse, but it does not prohibit the creation of other works about anthropomorphic mice in general, so long as they're not copies or adaptations of Disney's mouse. In many jurisdictions, copyright law makes exceptions to these restrictions when the work is copied for the purpose of commentary or other related uses (See Fair Use, Fair Dealing). However, other laws — such as trademark and patent law — may impose additional restrictions that copyright does not." Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

"Copyright does not prohibit all copying or replication. In the United States, the fair use doctrine, codified by the Copyright Act of 1976 as 17 U.S.C. § 107, permits some copying and distribution without permission of the copyright holder or payment to same. The statute does not clearly define fair use, but instead gives four non-exclusive factors to consider in a fair use analysis. Those factors are:

   the purpose and character of the use; 
   the nature of the copyrighted work; 
   the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and 
   the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.[23]

In the United Kingdom and many other Commonwealth countries, a similar notion of fair dealing was established by the courts or through legislation. The concept is sometimes not well defined; however in Canada, private copying for personal use has been expressly permitted by statute since 1999. In Australia, the fair dealing exceptions under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) are a limited set of circumstances under which copyrighted material can be legally copied or adapted without the copyright holder's consent. Fair dealing uses are research and study; review and critique; parody and satire; news reportage and the giving of professional advice (i.e. legal advice)." Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

"Educational use is regarded as "fair use" in most jurisdictions, but the restrictions vary wildly from nation to nation.[24]" Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

"There are different approaches to the issue of what is a "copy" of a copyright-protected work. For example, several important rights under United States copyright law exist only for “copies” of works—material objects in which the work is embodied.[27] A three-dimensional counterpart of a two-dimensional drawing is usually not a “copy” of the drawing, under United States copyright law. Thus, the copyright in a drawing of the approach to the Triboro Bridge is not infringed when the bridge approach is built.[28]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

So I ask you... if I use the phrase "He is the"... is this an infringement of copyright as there are millions of documents which use the exact same phrase. If I write "died on August 5, 2003" is this an infringement of copyright as I can not think of any other way to express this fact. If you will kindly inform me of particular phrases that you feel are inviolation of copyright, please identify them to me so that I may make appropriate modifications.

"Law becomes nonsense unless a reasonable mind is used." John Gill Seaman, 2009.

Thank you.

--Seamanjg (talk) 19:45, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alfredo_Corvino

Seamanjg

You can write the article on your userpage or I can set up asub page if you prefer and we tend not to use quotes but rather report the facts ourself Probably best if you read a few different articles and see how they are written and then try and copy the style and format. Please drop a line on my talk page is you need further help or advice. Spartaz ^Humbug! 03:38, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can start right away by clicking on that red link (User:Seamanjg/Alfredo Corvino) and writing, keeping in mind my and the others' suggestions, especially not copy-and-pasting copyrighted content from other sites. That is, you need to write the article in your own words, providing references along the way (which you can simply accomplish by including the URL of where you got the information at the end of what you're writing). There are also 3,000,000 articles out there that provide good examples of how to do it. If you have any questions, just let me know by asking me by clicking User talk:MuZemike, clicking "new section" on top of the screen, ask your question in the big box, and sign at the end (like you've already been doing, which is awesome) with four tildes ~~~~. Hope that helps, –MuZemike 04:04, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One more thing (after reading your comments above). Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that consists purely of free content; that is, content that is not under traditional copyright and that is either in the public domain or licensed under one or both free-content licenses (the GNU Free Documentation License and/or the Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike License). While we do allow some non-free content on a limited basis for certain media (like images, music, or videos), we generally do not allow such limited exceptions for written content. Hope that clears things up better with respect to above. Thank you, –MuZemike 04:12, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, sorry for the delay in replying, Christmas and related mean I haven't been online as much as usual. I see that other experienced editors are helping, but if you need any more help from me, please feel free to leave a message here or on my talk page. Cheers, Ged UK 12:48, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ged UK. Thanks for following up... I am still struggling to learn how to use Wikipedia correctly. There is a great amount of information here but finding it is another matter. I have used some tutorials - which were definately helpful - when I can find them. I never know if what I think I have done, really happens? I am determined to learn how to use Wikipedia properly as I love the concept... just please do not send me any more "vandalize messages"... I tend to take things very literal <G> - just how my little mind works! I hope you have a pleasant holiday. Seamanjg (talk) 16:04, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's OK. People can be very quick to throw that word around, but copyright violations are taken very seriously, mainly because it puts wikipedia in breach of the law. Anyway, yes, this place can be rather complicated. However, what you need to do on this article is rewrite it in your own words. You then cite to the source that you used so that other people know that the facts you've given are genuine (that they are verifiable. Don't worry too much about making your prose brilliant, that's the beauty of WP, other people will pitch in to help out! Happy holidays! rGed UK 19:33, 30 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Seamanjg. You have new messages at Ged UK's talk page.
Message added 13:44, 31 December 2009 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

Ged UK 13:44, 31 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

signing articles in mainspace

Hi- when editing articles on wikipedia, like Lydia Wellington, Concert Ballet of Virginia and others, please do not leave your signature on the article. Your edits are already recorded in the page history. It appears you've done this with a large batch of articles in the past week- I'd encourage you to remove your signatures from those articles.

Second, please use the edit summary field to explain what you are doing. It's easier than looking through all of your edits and trying to guess your intentions. Cheers, tedder (talk) 23:31, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Categories for discussion/Log/2010 July 13#Category:New York City Ballet repertory by season

May I call your attention to a proposal at Categories for discussion/Log/2010 July 13 to delete Category:New York City Ballet repertory by season? — Robert Greer (talk) 22:26, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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