This file is in the public domain because after I requested to use the photo of George R R Martin for commons, Bree complied. See below for the transcript. This template must not be used to dedicate an uploader's own work to the public domain; CC0 should be used instead. This work must carry justifications for free usability in both the United States and its country of origin.

Request
I really liked your photo on George R.R. Martin. I found it very informative and useful. I'd love to use it in a project I'm involved with called Wikipedia, so I'm seeking your permission. Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org is a free encyclopedia that is collaboratively edited by volunteers from around the world. I'd like to include your materials in this article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George R.R. Martin. To get a sense of the freedom of Wikipedia, you could even edit this right now, even without formally registering.

We can only use your materials if you are willing to grant permission for this under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. This means that anyone will have the right to share and, where appropriate, to update your material. You can read this license in full at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GFDL (NB To keep things simple, we don't use Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts, or Back-Cover Texts)

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

If you agree, we will credit you for your work in the resulting article's references section by stating that it was based on your work and is used with your permission.

Thank you for your time; I look forward to your response.

Phillip Frangules

Response
No problem. Feel free to use it.

B Smith

I have also sent a message to commons, but as of August 16th 2007 I have yet to receive a reply.