User:Koalorka/Walther Email Exchange

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This Email regards the use of Carl Walther GmbH images for the benefit of several Wikipedia articles

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First query, submitted through Walther's website:

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Original Message --------

Subject: [Anfrage über carl-walther.de] (23-Mrz-2008 20:01) From: koalora@rogers.com <koalora@rogers.com> To: sales@carl-walther.de


> Folgende Anfrage ging soeben über die Walther-Website ein: > > Name: Herr Raffael Lech > > Firma: Wikipedia > > Adresse: Sheldon Avenue 405-270 > PLZ/Ort: M8W 4M1 Toronto > > Land: Canada > > Tel.: 416-732-5201 > Fax: > > E-Mail: koalora@rogers.com > > Newsletter: Der Kunde möchte KEINEN Newsletter > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ______ > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ______ > ANFRAGE DES KUNDEN: > > Hi, I am an editor on English Wikipedia involved primarily with military > history and firearms. We are currently involved in improving several of our > firearm articles, including those that describe firearms developed and > produced by Carl Walther. These include the P99, PP, P5, P8, P22 and G22. > One problem we have ran into is the lack of quality photographic material > to illustrate our articles. Would your firm be kind enough to provide any > images of the previously listed designs? We are interested mainly in side- > view photographs on a white background, but any contribution would be > welcome. The photos, if you did decide to release them to us would be > uploaded under an attribution license and the source, author and link to > your website would be provided. Our pages receive millions of hits daily > and Wikipedia is by far the most popular online resource for information on > modern firearms, these images would also help create awareness of your > product and company. > > Kind regards, > > Raffael Lech. > >


First response:

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From:sales@carl-walther.de Date:4/18/2008 4:25 AM To:koalora@rogers.com

sales@carl-walther.de wrote:

Dear Mr. Lech,

Many thanks for your email and the interested in our products. We will send you a CD with the requested photos by airmail. Please note that a model Walther P8 does not exist, do you mean P88?

Best regards, Carl Walther GmbH - Germany


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Re: [Anfrage über carl-walther.de] (22-Apr-2008 18:11) From:

Raffael Lech <koalora@rogers.com> To:

sales@carl-walther.de

Thank you kindly for the generous contribution. Yes, I was of course referring to the P88 pistol. Am I required to provide the postage fee? Please advise.

Thanks.

Raffael Lech.

2nd response:

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From:sales@carl-walther.de Date:4/24/2008 4:39 AM To:koalora@rogers.com

Dear Mr. Lech,

Please be informed that we have sent the CD already on April 21. Postage fee is not required.

Best regards, Carl Walther GmbH - Germany


From:koalora@rogers.com Date:4/24/2008 11:05 AM To:sales@carl-walther.de

Thanks again, I will advise you when I receive it.

Regards,

Raffael Lech.


From:koalora@rogers.com Date:4/25/2008 11:07 AM To:sales@carl-walther.de

I am writing to confirm that I have received the CD today. As promised the images will be uploaded to Wikipedia servers under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license, which will require that the photos be attributed to your company with your web address every time they are displayed. Information about the license can be found here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ .

Kind regards,

Raffael Lech.


Here is the letter and the contents of the letter that Walther have sent me (personal information has been omitted from image):