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I have found no Copyright, so I assumed that it is ineligible. To be honest, it is also available on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Canadian_Coptic_Center.jpg here], so does that make it have an incorrect tag too? Excuse me, but I have simply realized that I am not familiar with images that don't have any Copyright attached and ones that also don't even have any information on Copyright policy. When you said "copyright is automatic without any notice required" I have realized what it is. What should I do now if I want to legally use this image for this purpose? [[User:Troy99|~ Troy]] 09:13, August 8, 2007 (PDT)
: To use the image legally, you have to get permission from whoever holds the copyright. (And yes, the upload to Wikipedia is also currently illegal, since there is no indication that permission was given for that usage, either.) If you can't get in touch with the owner (which often is the case on the Internet), then you don't have permission.
: Every piece of writing, photography, art, etc. is automatically copyrighted whether it is explicitly claimed to be so or not. Some folks believe you have to claim copyright explicitly in order to have it, but this is not the case. Public domain goes into effect after a certain amount of time (depending on the country), because the owner has explicitly released an item into the public domain, or for other reasons (see: [[w:Wikipedia:Public domain|Wikipedia:Public domain]]). —[[User:ASDamick|<font size="3.5" color="green" face="Adobe Garamond Pro, Garamond, Georgia, Times New Roman">Fr. Andrew</font>]] <sup>[[User_talk:ASDamick|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</sup> <small>[[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|<font color="black">contribs</font>]]</small> 14:02, August 8, 2007 (PDT)
::I have contacted the site for permission. Thanks for your help. Please don't delete it unless I don't get permission. I will go to Wiki & sign in to let Wikipedia have permission (I got the image from there in the first place) if approved. As for another image (for the Coptic Church in Toronto), I will try to do the same in order to fix my mistake (only after I'm done with this mess). If I have ''still'' made a mistake, or if you have any concerns, please let me know.
::God Bless,
::[[User:Troy99|~ Troy]] 12:38, August 9, 2007 (PDT)
:::Sorry, I was a bit busy over the last while. Unfortunately, I could not contact the owners for this image or "[[:Image:St Mark's CopticChurch--TO.jpg]]". These images must be dealt with. I apologise for the delay and am willing to co-operate to the best of my ability. Send me a message ASAP if you have any concerns. [[User:Troy99|~ Troy]] 02:10, May 7, 2008 (UTC)