PhantomWiki:Copyrights
Unless otherwise stated, original text, photographs, scans, diagrams and other material created for PhantomWiki are copyright © Steve Keene-Elliott. All rights are reserved.
Permitted use
Visitors may view the wiki and make copies for their own private study or personal reference where permitted by law.
Material may not be republished, redistributed, sold, presented as somebody else's work or used commercially without prior permission, unless a page or file specifies a separate licence.
Excel formulas and VBA code
Formulas and code are provided for reference and example purposes and without warranty.
The presence of code on the wiki does not remove any rights belonging to its author. Contact PhantomSteve before redistributing substantial original code elsewhere.
Third-party material
Some pages may include or refer to material in which copyright, trademark or other rights belong to third parties. This may include:
- postage-stamp and first day cover designs;
- logos and trademarks;
- catalogue names and reference numbers;
- quoted text;
- externally sourced images or information.
The rights in such material remain with their respective owners. Inclusion on PhantomWiki does not transfer or license those rights to visitors.
Catalogue references and trademarks
Names including Stanley Gibbons, Michel, Scott, Zumstein, Yvert et Tellier and other catalogue or product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Catalogue numbers are used solely to identify and cross-reference stamps. PhantomWiki is not affiliated with or endorsed by the catalogue publishers.
Stamp, first day cover and collection images
PhantomWiki contains digital images of stamps, first day covers, postmarks, information cards, certificates and other philatelic material.
Unless otherwise stated, these images are scans or photographs made from physical items in the personal collection of PhantomSteve. Ownership of a physical item does not necessarily include ownership of copyright in its design, artwork, text or incorporated photographs.
Copyright and other intellectual-property rights in the depicted material may belong to the issuing postal authority, designer, artist, photographer, publisher or another third party. Any identifying credits known to PhantomWiki are provided on the relevant article or file-description page.
The images are presented as part of a non-commercial personal catalogue for identification, documentation and commentary. Their presence on PhantomWiki should not be interpreted as a claim that the underlying artwork is owned by PhantomWiki or its editor.
No permission to reuse third-party material is granted by PhantomWiki. Anyone wishing to reproduce an image must determine its copyright status and, where necessary, obtain permission from the appropriate rightsholder.
If you are a rightsholder and believe that an image has been incorrectly attributed or should not be displayed, please leave a message on PhantomSteve’s talk page with details of the image and your interest in it.
Attribution and permissions
Where third-party material is used, its source or rights information should be stated on the relevant page or file-description page where reasonably possible.
Anyone wishing to reproduce original PhantomWiki material beyond what is permitted by law should contact PhantomSteve.
Copyright concerns
If you believe that material on PhantomWiki infringes your rights, leave a message on PhantomSteve's talk page. Do not publish confidential personal information there.
Please identify:
- the material concerned;
- the page or file where it appears;
- the nature of the rights claimed;
- a suitable private method of contact.
A substantiated concern will be reviewed and the material may be amended or removed.