[amsat-bb] Use of "veronica" beacons on wikipedia

[Michelle Thompson]

I’m in favor. I cannot think of a reason why it shouldn’t be on Wikipedia
and in wiki commons.

I will ask the rest of the board today.

-Michelle W5NYV

On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 08:20 Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I recorded some very high quality beacons for AO-95, and was hoping to
> put them in wiki commons for inclusion on the AO-95 wikipedia page.
> However before doing so you are warned about copyrighted material and
> I realize that uploading that recording is likely no different than
> uploading anybody else's musical or spoken word work.
>
> I also took a screen grab of the waterfall showing the characteristic
> "fox tail", which I believe is free and clear - and I checked the
> AMSAT website regarding copyrighted material and it only mentions
> audio used on the AMSAT website (I think).
>
> Anyhoo, can I get written permission to post beacon recordings to wiki
> commons (wikipedia)?   Do I need to go through the website form (it
> doesn't really to "work" for recorded audio, only images) If not, no
> biggie.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving, all!
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
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-Michelle W5NYV

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