User:Aarchiba/Brookhaven permission

I emailed the webmistress for Brookhaven to clarify their permission statements; this is the reply:

From: "Koropsak, Jane" <jkoropsak@bnl.gov>
To: "'Andrew Archibald'" <*******>
Subject: RE: Image copyrights
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 09:36:05 -0400
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Dear Andrew-
We are happy to grant you permission to use the photos you describe. While
they are considered public domain, we need to be sure that the images are
not used for proprietary purposes, hence the permission statement. Below is
the information you need to use the photos for your book.
Feel free to contact me if you need further assistance.
-Jane

Jane Koropsak
Public Affairs Representative
Community, Education, Government &
Public Affairs
Tel: (631) 344-4909
email:  jane@bnl.gov

This permission is applicable only for the single use that you requested.
Without limitation, images shall not be utilized to endorse, or imply
endorsement of any product or service.

Images shall not be modified or digitally manipulated in any way other than
to adjust size, crop, or color attributes in order to optimize it for print
production.

The credit line "Courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory" shall be
included in the photo caption or as a separate photo credit adjacent to the
printed image.

Usage of the image(s) constitutes your agreement to the terms of Brookhaven
National Laboratory's image licensing policy, which can be found at
http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/images_legal.html.

Thank you for your interest in Brookhaven National Laboratory.


-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Archibald [mailto:*******]
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 8:47 PM
To: jane@bnl.gov
Subject: Image copyrights


Hi,

I'm working on an online encyclopedia, http://wikipedia.org/ .
A few entries would be improved by using some excellent pictures from
the Brookhaven web site.  I initially assumed that the pictures were
produced by employees of the federal government for work purposes and
were therefore in the public domain.  However, there is a notice at
http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/images.html which appears to forbid commercial
use for certain images.

Could you clarify the copyright situation on these images for me?

If it helps, the particular images I'm interested in are:

http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/charmed.asp The picture of
bubble-chamber tracks.

http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/7_foot.asp The schematic of a huge
bubble chamber.

http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/higinbotham.asp The drawing of the
visual display of the first video game.


My questions are:

Are these images in the public domain?

If not, can we use them in Wikipedia?

Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) is a free encyclopedia that is
collaboratively edited by volunteers from around the world. Our goal
is to create a comprehensive knowledge base that is not only available
at no charge, but is also freely distributed.

We can only use your materials if you are willing to grant permission
for it to be used under terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
This means that although you retain the copyright and authorship of
your own work, you are granting permission for all others (not just
Wikipedia) to use, copy, and share your materials freely -- and even
potentially use them commercially -- so long as they do not try to
claim the copyright themselves, or try to prevent others from using or
copying them freely.

You can read this license in full at:
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GFDL
(note: To keep things simple, we don't use Invariant Sections,
Front-Cover Texts, or Back-Cover Texts)

This license also expressly protects creators "from being considered
responsible for modifications made by others" while ensuring that
creators get credit for their work. There is more information on our
copyright policy at:
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights

We chose the GNU FDL license because it is the best available tool for
ensuring that our encyclopedia is and can remain free for all to use,
and for providing credit to everyone that donates text and images. It
may or may not be compatible with your goals in creating the materials
available on your website -- that's for you to choose. Please be
assured that if permission is not granted, your copyrighted materials
will *not* be used at Wikipedia -- we have a very strict policy against
copyright violations.

If you agree, we will credit you for your work in the image's
permanent Description Page, noting that it is your work and is used
with your permission, and we will provide a link back to your website.



Thank you,
Andrew Archibald