Wikipedia:Media copyright questions

Media copyright questions
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The photo was taken by me {{GFDL-self}}tag, and is fine to use on the Ann Forster page if there is one. Forster is a known publicist and writer within the PR & Media industry having spearheaded campaigns including the motion pictures Gandhi and The War Room as well as advocacy campaigns for the UN and numerous NGO's and corporations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ann Forster (talk • contribs) 13:19, 26 October 2007

To make it easy, there seem to be several comments on User talk:Ann Forster on this topic. Patche99z (talk) 17:41, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have a file beneficial to Red Deer, Central Asian Red Deer, and Elk wikipedia pages...

The author mailed me a CD on the Symposium on Red Deer Taxonomy and allowed me to use it on wikipedia.

I have saved the pdf file onto my desktop, and have been trying to upload this file to wikipedia.

Everytime I try and upload this file, I get two errors:

1. Computer tells me that I am possibly not connected to internet (which is false) 2. My firewall settings...may be prohibiting me doing so...

Anyhow, can someone PLEASE!!!!!!!! help me.

Thanks

dlc_73 (dlc_73@hotmail.com)

I don't think you can upload pdf files to Wikipedia. Have a look at Wikipedia:Uploading images. You will see that the preferred formats are JPEG for photographic images, SVG for drawings and line-art illustration, PNG for non-vector graphic iconic images, Ogg Vorbis for sound and Ogg Theora for video.

So you need to convert the pdf to jpg, but I am afraid I don't know how you do that. Sorry not to be more helpful. Patche99z (talk) 17:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to have problems with your internet connection, which are unrelated to Wikipedia. I believe you can upload PDF files to Wikipedia, they are just not quite as suitable for article pages because Mediawiki cannot generate thumbnails for then. Also, note that "allowed me to use it on wikipedia" is not a sufficient license for Wikipedia; they'd need to be released under a free license. -- Ddxc (talk) 19:01, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i receved mmsn message on mms.mtctouch.com.lb,i got the password,so how can i read it

Is this a copyright question? Patche99z (talk) 17:16, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Carrascosa.jpg I found the Image in an old-newspaper (February) and it hasn't got photographer. Also, it don't say anything about public domain or copyright laws or private image. So, I thought that it was free. What do you think??.... Oh, Also, I have cut the image. Thanks for answer me.Frankedjsjs 01:53, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

February is not "old" in copyright terms - the photo is almost certainly copyrighted by either the photographer or the newspaper, so you should not use it on Wikipedia. Who is it of, anyway? Can you find another, free, photo of him? Patche99z (talk) 17:19, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I received a bot message that Image:Rode_logo.png will soon be deleted because it does not contain a fair-use rationale. The bot warning message is also viewable on the article talk page Talk:Røde Microphones. It's just a logo for a company called Rode which manufactures microphones in Australia. I traced the logo myself, using images from the Rode company website as a template to create my replica. I'm not sure how it's not meeting Wikipedia's copyright rules, as the image page already contains a fair use rationale. What should I do to make the image compliant? Thanks, Lester 06:32, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{Non-free logo}} by itself is not a rationale; you also need a {{logo fur}} or another {{non-free use rationale}} for each article that uses the image. As far as I can tell, BetacommandBot (talk · contribs) drops notices when the Article parameter doesn't point to a single valid article. But you're in luck: Rjd0060 (talk · contribs) fixed it using {{logo fur}}. The "false alarm" I was talking about referred to notices placed by STBotI (talk · contribs) even on valid uses of {{logo fur}}; see User talk:ST47#Image tagging bot. But I don't remember any false notices out of BetacommandBot. --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 20:32, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Damian, for your valuable assistance. Much appreciated :) Lester 21:52, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded an image which was on the Arabic Wikipedia (here). I don't speak Arabic, but I think it was listed as fair use there. I tried to select a license tag for the image, but none of them seemed to say "fair use". So I had no option but to leave it blank. Please can someone tell me what tag this image needs, and how I could have done it for myself? many thanks Rocketmagnet 18:12, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't listed as fair use on the arabic wiki and would probably be a copyvio.Geni 18:17, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why does it say "Fairusein" on its image page, and why hasn't it been deleted? Rocketmagnet 19:01, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I speak Arabic. It's {{PD-old}}. Taric25 (talk) 23:32, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've had a lot of trouble properly tagging pictures. Just got another message that I must say just makes my day. I've uploaded over a hundred images but I've probably had a few dozen taken back down for one reason or another. I'm getting better but I'm still having some problems.

1. After many letters I've been sent some photos from India. The letters express that the photos can be used without limit on WP and everywhere else. I don't know how to tag the photos with this message. I put this in the summary but the copyright police have given me notice that the image will be deleted.Image:Auroville Solar Bowl.JPG

2. What kind of tags do images from National Laboratories get? NREL, ORNL, Sandia, Livermore, PNL etc. These are all federal facilities that are run companies by engineering corporations. I've written to the webmaster at Sandia for permission to use some archive pictures and received permission as long as Sandia is credited. What kind of tag should I use? Mrshaba 18:53, 4 December 2007 (UTC)Image:Moody Sunburst.jpg[reply]

Hello... Can someone please respond to point #1 above. Mrshaba (talk) 08:19, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1. Assuming the original author wants to be at least attributed - I would tag with {{attribution}}

2. Is more complicated, and can only be answered on a case by case basis. Megapixie (talk) 09:43, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I tried the attribution tag on this picture Image:Auroville Solar Bowl.JPG. Did I do it correctly? Mrshaba (talk) 20:15, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I found this image and it says that it was the user's own work However i also found the image here. Therefore is the usage claim true? Eddie6705 19:37, 4 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The web site photo is a cropped version of that on Wiki, and further, the Wiki version has the camera metadata included. So it all seems good to me - there is no reason not to assume good faith. The user has put the same photo on a web site, that is all. Patche99z (talk) 15:07, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am working an article "Poverty in Canada" in my sandbox: User:Deetdeet/pic. You can see a chart I made from StatsCan numbers. I have made a similar small chart for the "Basic needs poverty measure" graphing the poverty rate from 1973 to 2004. The publication that the numbers are from is http://www.fraserinstitute.org/COMMERCE.WEB/product_files/PovertyinCanada2006.pdf

Can I upload my chart, and what license can I use (can I use public domain?), if the author is claiming "all rights reserved" over the source study.

Thanks. Deet (talk) 03:02, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can't copyright facts, but under certain circumstances you can copyright their arrangement. As long as you are just using the numbers to make the chart there is no problem with that. Megapixie (talk) 02:30, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:CorneliaFlatishler.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by US-TAKETINA (talk • contribs) 10:32, 5 December 2007 (UTC) Oh my god, I'm so confused!! See the message I received below. The images I am using in the three entries I've created:[reply]

• Reinhard Flatischler
• Cornelia Flatischler
• TaKeTiNa Rhythm Process

The copyright holder is my teacher, Reinhard Flatischler. I am a certified TaKeTiNa teacher, and as such, have contractual permission to use these images for educational purposes. These images are several years old and have no "tag" or "license number" or such associated with them that I know of. Is there a way for me to have Reinhard Flatischler, the copyright holder to grant written permission? What can I do?? Tonight is my first Wikipedia experience and I'm really stumbling around the site blind. I'm not even sure if I'll be able to find any response that you send. Eek. Is it possible for you to copy your answer to me at taketina@geckomoon.com ?

thanks!!Deborah

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Thank you for uploading Image:CorneliaFlatischler.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 09:56, 5 December 2007 (UTC) US-TAKETINA (talk) 10:16, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. My question is about this IFD. The reason for the proposed deletion is, that the license on the image page says it is free to be shared, while the original source says it can only be used to non-commercial use. Is it appropriate, and legit, to just change the license on the image page? Sorry for asking this here, but i couldn't find any guideline, or links to guidelines, on the IFD page. Thank you. ~ | twsx | ^talk_cont | 10:27, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Recently I had been given permission by John Alroy, the creator of the Paleobiology Database to use that site's maps for Wikipedia articles. However, he briefly mentioned that they should be used for non-commercial purposes. Unfortunately, Wikipedia requires images to be fully in the public domain and available for use commercially or otherwise. So, I decided to make my own maps based on the Paleobiology Database ones.

However, I have not been able to get in touch with Dr. Alroy to get his blessing. So, I've come to you to check and see if what I'm doing could conceivably be seen as a copyright violation. This image shows what I'm talking about. The top image is the original PBDB map, and the bottom is my map, made with public domain materials I found through Wikipedia.

Personally I don't see how it could be a copyright violation, or even a truly derivative work, since no element of the original image has been used, and the information used to make the map is publicly available for whoever would want to look, but I just thought I'd check first. Thank you. Abyssal leviathin (talk) 18:57, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hate to be bumping my own posting, but it would be nice if I could get a response. This question is holding up a lot of editing that I want to do, and if it gets archived, I'm pretty much screwed in that regard. ;) Abyssal leviathin (talk) 00:16, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Umm, yeah. That's pretty much the question. As seen in this pic Image:MrBennet.jpg it is quite dark and could use some lightening. There are several like this in the Heroes project alone. Is lightening a picture an acceptable change? Padillah (talk) 19:05, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I should think so as you are enhancing this image, however I am not sure, any admins am I correct? The Helpful One ^{(Talk) (Contributions)} 20:17, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. It's okay to modify fair use images. But be prepared to be reverted if someone doesn't like your change. Megapixie (talk) 02:28, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm working on obtaining an image for an article. I found the image through a web search, contacted the webmaster and verified that he owned the photo and would be willing to release it under a CC license, but he does NOT want to be attributed publicly on wikipedia. Is there any way to accomplish this? Perhaps he could release the image to public domain outright, and I could email that release to permissions AT wikimedia DOT org, but then not use his name publicly on the image page? Rpresser (talk) 21:37, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Either suggest they release into the public domain (i.e. no requirement for attribution) - or suggest that they request attribution to their website instead. Megapixie (talk) 02:26, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Folks, I have uploaded the cover art for the book Red Primer by Victor Vashi. BetacommandBot has asked me to clean up the fair use rationale or face deletion. I would love some help. Here are some details...

1. The book is no longer published, as the publisher is no longer in business
2. The author drew the cartoon for the cover art (though it may have been reproduced for printing)
3. The author is dead
4. I can get permission to use the image by a next of kin (a nephew)

So, I need help determining

1. Is it still a non-free image?
2. If it is, am I conflicting with the copyright holder (unknown, possibly dead)
3. What should I fill in the Description and/or Replaceable sections of the template
4. Is there any reason to lower the quality (and does this change the "source", technically?)

Should be resolved now. Have expanded the rationale a little. Appears to meet NFCC 10. Megapixie (talk) 02:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is a personal picture from photos I own and have the copy right. joey dedio —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joeydedio (talk • contribs) 22:24, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have tagged the image as {{GFDL}} and added to the article page. If you have any questions about this please contact me via my talk page linked on my signature. Megapixie (talk) 02:14, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Recently, I had the bot BetacommandBot inform me that Image:Risk_II_Cover.jpg which I had uploaded didn't have the necessary fair use rationale. I figured it meant that I didn't have all of the information about why it was fair use, like with Template:Non-free_use_rationale. I'm pretty sure I understand everything that I need to add, but I wasn't sure about the "Low Resolution" field. According to this, no image should have more than 300 pixels on any side. However, there are obviously many pictures on Wikipedia that do. Moreover, I have not seen a single video game box cover art picture on here that is indeed less than 300 pixels. For example, the picture of the box cover art for StarCraft is 300 x 351, and apparently that's fine since the article is a featured article. So my question is, should Image:Risk_II_Cover.jpg be scaled down so that no side is greater than 300 pixels? Or am I misunderstanding the whole idea? Thunderforge (talk) 00:30, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think 300 pixels wide is the criteria. Basically it should no larger than we need it to be. Most of the infoboxes are hardcoded as 300 pixels wide, thus we don't need an image larger than 300 pixels wide. Megapixie (talk) 02:07, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The image should be just large enough to show the required information. There is no hard limit but you would need a very good reason to go over 600 pixels. (And be ready to defend it.) No one questions a 300 by 300 pixel image. The 384 × 534 pixel baseball card of Billy Ripken Image:Ripkenffcard.jpg is used as an acceptable image example on Wikipedia:Non-free content WP:NFC. -- SWTPC6800 (talk) 05:43, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. The pictures I have added are my own photos, but I don't know what license that would fall under. Can you please help me as soon as possible? Than you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Basedas2 (talk • contribs) 09:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wow. Those are some really low quality images. Were they taken with a camera phone ? You may use any license you like if they were created with your own camera (I would suggest {{GFDL}} or {{PD-Self}}. However if they are captures from a television program then they are not suitable for upload here. Megapixie (talk) 06:14, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Mozilla Windows Thunderbird 2 Beta 2.png is listed as copyrighted/fair-use, since "[c]opyrighted aspects include the Windows interface whose copyright rests with Microsoft". Is that correct? That is, is the screenshot really not licensable under the Thunderbird license if it contains Windows' window decoration? -- Ddxc (talk) 20:48, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Microsoft wants companies to develop software applications for the Windows platform. Microsoft produces development software and allows the "redistribution" of certain run time libraries. Microsoft does this so all third party applications look and work the same. The "File Save As" dialog is the same in most programs. The copyright of the resulting program belongs to the developer, not Microsoft. If you look at the documentation for any third party Windows program it will have screens shots of the program. The copyright on the document will be that of the developer. -- SWTPC6800 (talk) 04:27, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, thanks. Perhaps someone (not me ^^) should integrate that into some Wikipedia screenshot guideline article. -- Ddxc (talk) 02:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Webcyrus.jpg

I was wondering what the copyright on this is? I found it at another website, but this picture is a very public image found almost anywhere so what I should I label it as? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yami Sasha (talk • contribs) 22:16, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like someone has messed around with the image enough for it to possibly be a derivative work. Best to find it in an unaltered form somewhere. Megapixie (talk) 06:11, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm writing up an article on Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) service. It's website is here http://ice.disa.mil/. I was thinking of adding an image to the article, and I got to this page: http://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=security

Seeing nothing saying anything about the usage of images from their site, I clicked on the additional information link and ended up here: http://www.defenselink.mil/warning/warn-dl.html

Looking at number 2 it reads: Information presented on DefenseLINK is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

I'm afraid my legalise is not up to par, and I can't tell if that's saying I can use an image from the ICE website (considered public information) but then the last sentence threw me off. I thought I'd run it by someone first before uploading the image.

Thanks for any help.--revotfel^★ 23:16, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My question was answered elsewhere, thanks--revotfel^★ 01:37, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Request help finding license and tag for the above image for "Olga Maynard" article. This is a picture of the mature subject of the article, to accompany the existing youthful picture illustrating the article. The particulars on Image:Author, 'The American Ballet', c..jpg are as follows:

Subject deceased. Negative made in the 1950s by a photography studio in La Mesa, California (Florence Arts Studio) which is no longer listed. Print of negative appeared on rear dust-cover of book by subject, 'The American Ballet' (1959), which is out of print. Its publisher was Macrae Smith Company, Philadelphia, which is no longer listed; apparently out of business.

This positive image was from the original negative, but not what was used for the book cover. Copyright of the book was held by the subject. I have permission by the subject's estate to use the image in the Wikipedia article.

With thanks for your assistance, Alethe (talk) 23:34, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Request help finding license and tag for the above image for "Olga Maynard" article. This is a picture of the mature subject of the article, to accompany the existing youthful picture illustrating the article. The particulars on :Author, 'The American Ballet', c..jpg are as follows:

Subject deceased. Negative made in the 1950s by a photography studio in La Mesa, California (Florence Arts Studio) which is no longer listed. Print of negative appeared on rear dust-cover of book by subject, 'The American Ballet' (1959), which is out of print. Its publisher was Macrae Smith Company, Philadelphia, which is no longer listed; apparently out of business.

This positive image was from the original negative, but not what was used for the book cover. Copyright of the book was held by the subject. I have permission by the subject's estate to use the image in the Wikipedia article.

With thanks for your assistance, Alethe (talk) 23:37, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

sounds like a wikipedia only license thus not really free enough. A fair use claim could be made.Geni 01:00, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Are images from this site in free license? This is their copyright information page http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=displayHelpInfo&type=I&id=-1056. And what license tag should I use? Vinhtantran (talk) 04:44, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do not upload. Not free enough. It's non-commercial use only. No good here. Megapixie (talk) 06:09, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If I take a photo of a photograph in a book (with my own camera) and then correct the size, lighting, and then upload it, who is the owner? If I am not, then how should I add the correct summary? --andreasegde (talk) 05:35, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You have created a derivative work (see article). You do hold the copyright of the resulting image in the same way that you wouldn't own the copyright of using a camcorder in a movie theater. At best the image might be usable under Fair use (but probably not). Can you provide a link to the image? Megapixie (talk) 06:07, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This image is the logo of a university. The fair-use rationale is the same as the one used for the university's old logo, actually, that this image replaced. This rationale was tagged as "disputed" by the bot, and this is my first time with this process. It's not clear where there is a discussion about that (here?), the source/nature of the dispute, etc. Thanks for a pointer in the right direction. --joeOnSunset (talk) 07:18, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like someone has fixed it for you by adding an article specific fair use rationale. Megapixie (talk) 08:22, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded four pictures of album sleeves (Oddeven.jpg, Signs.jpg, Seasidebandw.jpg and Seasidereissue.jpg) from the official Cardiacs website. Am I wrong to do this? How can I use them without contrevening Wikipedia rules?

Drterror666 (talk) 09:47, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, they have to be low resolution images. If they are, you'll need to tag them with {{Non-free album cover}} and then include a fair use rationale for every page on which you want to use them. For information on when it's appropriate to use non-free media (such as album covers), read WP:NOTFREE. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 23:40, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Which license should I use to upload a still from a CCTV camera? Are they even copyrighted?  — Noah¢s (Talk) 23:19, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That depends. Need more details. Basically - which country, what does the image show, etc. In general every image is copyrighted automatically in the US. Megapixie (talk) 01:08, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, would it be fair use to use the image at the bottom of this page in this article. It's labeled "Tanarus Box Art". Tanarus is a computer game that was originally sold as a box product. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kcpdad (talk • contribs) 00:56, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That would seem reasonable. Reduce the size of the image so it is 300 pixels wide, and save it as a jpeg file. Upload the image with a fair use rationale and make sure to indicate that it is for use in the Tanarus article. More advice at TF:VGI. Megapixie (talk) 01:06, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure how things work so I must ask this question just to be safe.

If I take pictures of buildings (from the outside), do I need permission of the owner of the building to upload it on Wikipedia? Who owns the copyright to the photo? The owner of the building or the photographer? Thanks. --Kushal^t 01:37, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have uploaded it now ... See it at [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kushal one (talk • contribs) 02:27, 8 December 2007 (UTC) or [2] --Kushal^t 02:33, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You own the copyright. No permission from the building's owner is required. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 02:37, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. I hope this image will be useful to East Texas Baptist University. (You can help!) --Kushal^t 16:15, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I created a correlation chart for the characters from a comic based on the head shots that i scanned. Does the chart itself meet the fair use rationale? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenlee80 (talk • contribs) 08:06, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not quite clear on what you created from these head shots. If the head shots don't themselves appear in the correlation chart - and I can't see how they would - then the chart is your own property and you needn't provide a fair use rationale to use it (provided you release it under one of the applicable licenses). If it's not your own property, whether it meets the criteria for fair use depends in part on which articles you intend to use it in (a rationale must be provided for each article in which the graphic appears). Could you elaborate further? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 08:10, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I plan to use it in the introductory article of the comic itself in Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenlee80 (talk • contribs) 08:16, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could you tell me a bit more about what you mean by "correlation chart"? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 08:34, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i take pics & edit it with other pic i thought you could do that messege me the answer —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jayjay47 (talk • contribs) 15:25, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No. You have already been told, on your talk page, that using photoshop to add a few sparkles to a copyright image does NOT make it a self-created image that you can use without a fair-use rationale. --Icarus ^(Hi!) 18:20, 8 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

How do I add a tag to my Image at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Clifton_lake_south_view.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmanstl (talk • contribs) 01:39, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

First select an image tag: If this is a photo you took yourself, select one of the tags at WP:ICT#For image creators. If it is a photo by someone else, see WP:COPYREQ for how to handle a license from the photographer.

Then follow the instructions at the top of this page to add the tag to the image description. --teb728 t c 05:32, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm seeing images of products (i.e. old computers) on auction sites like eBay and I got to thinking, if someone is not willing to put the image they obviously took themselves into a free license, can I pay them a nominal amount of money for the rights to the photo so I can "liberate" the photo into the public domain ? Guroadrunner (talk) 09:36, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You are scertainly free to negotiate with the copyright holder if they are willing to transfer the rights to you for a small fee. Just how big a fee they would want is a metter of negotiation in each case though. Generaly we reccomend to just ask nicely if they would consider releasing the image themselves (we can hardly ask voulenteers to go around buying images for the project), but if you are willing to spend some money to outright buy the rights and then release the image yourself you are scertainly welcome to do so. Just make sure it's clear that you want a transfer of all the rights, not just a limited right to use the image, and send the nessesary details to the permissiones ORTS que so it's all on record if someone starts asking questions later on. --Sherool (talk) 13:58, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to tag Image:Odaiba015-landscape.jpg and commons:Image:Odaiba015-landscape.jpg (I'll ncd-speedily-delete the first image later, but let me sort out the copyright questions first). The image apparently has been placed in the public domain by the website it was published on. When I tag the image on en with {{PD-release}}, it comes out right, but on commons, the template PD-release redirects to PD-self, which is not what I want. So is {{PD-release}} the right tag on en? And what tag should I use on commons? -- Ddxc (talk) 17:35, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PD-release is right here. You'll need to ask at Commons for the correct tag to use there. Stifle (talk) 18:07, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have noticed that Betacommandbot has tagged Image:Valentinian_obv.jpg and Image:Valentinian_rev.jpg to be deleted after 10 December. The images were uploaded and used on History of the English penny (c. 600-1066) by User:Arichis with the {{non-free currency}} template and a note that they came from his own collection. In view of his obviously-knowledgable edits to articles on ancient coins, I have no reason to doubt that he does not have a substantial collection of his own. The template used says "If the image is copyrighted, please add a detailed fair use rationale..."; obviously there is no inherent copyright in a 1600+ year old coin, so no FUR has been provided. What is the suggested method to avoid having these useful images unnecessarily deleted? -- Arwel (talk) 18:06, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to get on it by making fair use rationales and removing BetaCommandBot's tags. There was some paper money that BetaCommandBot tried to kill when it actually counted as fair use. Guroadrunner (talk) 22:36, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As an aside, the reason the bot tagged them is because there was no section called "fair use rationale" so since it didn't "see" that it thought there was no rationale involved. Obviously these are public domain coins, and I will assume good faith that Arichis would be okay with releasing those images from his numismatic collection. Guroadrunner (talk) 22:40, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Some input on the copyright status of signatures (including for living or recently dead people, the effect of not being published with a copyright notice, possibility of ineligibility for copyright, whether it genuinely "identifies" a subject of an article if fair use is claimed, or requires criticial commentary) would be welcome at Wikipedia talk:Non-free content#Fair use of signatures. Any help appreciated! Purgatorio (talk) 20:13, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I got a picture from a video. I did a snapshot the video and took out the picture that i wanted and uploaded it, I don't think thats a copyright infringement but if you think it is delete it. I didn't think it was. A picture from a video can be copyrighted? Sora17 (talk) 20:32, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, if the video is copyrighted, then individual frames taken from it are definitely copyrighted, too. -- Ddxc (talk) 20:49, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agree - it will certainly be copyright. But you might be allowed to upload the image under fair use provided it is low resolution (less than 0.1 megapixels) and is used to illustrate a single relevant article. Take a look at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Non-free and Template:Non-free image rationale. Patche99z (talk) 20:02, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

apparently i "can't use non-free images in userspace" the issue came when i put a Dr Pepper log on my user page. Am i allowed to take a pic of a Dr Pepper can and use it under {{PD-Self}}? Ctjf83 ^talk 21:48, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It might work but then you'd need to put the image on the Dr. Pepper wikipedia article, because otherwise someone else will badger you saying "you can't put images up just for your personal userpage" . Guroadrunner (talk) 22:37, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've been trying to upload some images of company logos and I have repeatedly been told that i Have not specified a rationale. I have been using the wikipedia logo rationale template to provide the fair use justifications. This template seems to produce a paragraph that explicates all of the fair use justification relevant to a logo, and yet I continue to get a message saying I haven't listed a rationale. What do I need to change to prevent getting this automated message. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Munificentdesign (talk • contribs) 22:45, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the rationale of one of your logos; see here for the changes. Notice I changed the capitalization of the article to match the exact title of the article and I changed the capitalization of the use to match one of the four possible values. --teb728 t c 10:09, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does commons:Image:MuncyTruck.jpg have copyright-issues because of the image on the truck? (If yes, I apologize for moving it to Commons, and it should be speedily-deleted from Commons — leaving the version on en with a fair-use rationale?) -- Ddxc (talk) 01:26, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have a general question: When I see that an image may have copyright problems (for instance, Image:PUP.JPG, whose summary doesn't match its license tag), but I don't have time to take care of it myself, where should I report it? -- Ddxc (talk) 01:35, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Like you did just now, posting here is a good location to raise these issues. Guroadrunner (talk) 13:41, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I entered a number of references to the corporate history of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. The original data is at the Minnesota History Center. The material was originally typed by the railroad itself more than 50 years ago.

What do I need to do to put this up on Wikipedia?

Regards

Paul Hobbs <email removed> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul Hobbs (talk • contribs) 02:51, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia—not a manuscript archive. If Image:Oe chronology3.pdf is typical of what you entered, I can’t think of any encyclopedic use for your data. --teb728 t c 09:53, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On the other hand, if the material is available under a free license or is in the public domain, it may be possible to put it on Wikisource. Stifle (talk) 18:05, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded several album cover scans to the article at Melicious and now all of them have been tagged as questionable. I thought album covers were fair use, especially since the photo image of the covers was done by myself. How do I properly attribute these so they do not get deleted? TheGoonSquad (talk) 07:50, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All non-free images need a non-free use rationale as described at WP:NFURG. (The fact that you made the images yourself does not make them free; the copyrights are still by the album publisher.) --teb728 t c 09:25, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not planning on doing it to anything I've already uploaded, but I'm curious before I select photos for future uploading: If I have taken a photo, upload it to wikipedia, and later decide that I don't want it up anymore, do I have any policy supporting or prohibiting me from having it deleted on the grounds that I, the author, don't want it up? I'm guessing that legally once I upload it with a Free Document License, it becomes forever legally usable to all(?); however, I know wikipedia doesn't always stop at pure legal/illegal (limiting use of fair use images, for example), and I was curious if there is any policy regarding the wishes of the author that might allow this. Also, I assume if the grounds were to permit the author to have the photo deleted, it likewise prevents anyone who has downloaded the photo from re-uploading it?

Thanks - TheHYPO (talk) 13:09, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading a photo into a free license is something not to be taken lightly, because you can't take it back. In short, policy prohibits you from taking it back. That's why I always have to think whether a photo is of value to me before I give it away to a free license. Guroadrunner (talk) 13:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Most free licenses are irrevocable. In general an admin would consider requests to delete images on a case by case basis if there is good reason for deletion (i.e. it shows an ex-boyfriend, etc..) - but if you upload a photo under a free licence you should assume that you won't be able to get it deleted. Megapixie (talk) 13:23, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And of course, our countless mirrors will keep such an image for eternity, even if Wikipedia (or Commons) deletes such an image. For example, if you uploaded a family picture for your user page (which user's are allowed), I'm sure you could get it deleted later from Wikipedia, but it will stay for ever on some of the mirrors, who often seem to have no mechanism for content removal (since they profit from quantity, not quality). --Rob (talk) 13:35, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I uploade this picture and think that I wrote the enough rationale how the image is being used. I provided the source such as website and copyright holder. The portrait picture of Kim Hwan-gi, a top Korean Modernism artist, was taken by Lim Eungsik, a famous Korean photographer and is stored at National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea. I don't know as to why it doesn't reach the rationale. --Appletrees (talk) 14:03, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You put in a fair use rationale without putting in a image copyright tag. I've done this for you. Stifle (talk) 17:58, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I've only uploaded cc-by-2.0 images to Commons except a couple of pictures including this one. Apparently, I missed the mandatory tag for the photo to be existing. I have to re-read the help image page.:)--Appletrees (talk) 19:27, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I replaced photo for Xbox 360 Elite(Image:Xbox 360 elite.jpg -> commons:Image:Xbox360Elite.jpg), but I don't recognize post-process to delete Image:Xbox 360 elite.jpg.

In past time, I put comment "Obsolated fairuse image" to Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion, but it seems this situation is out of Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion now.--PiaCarrot 14:54, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The usual action is to put {{subst:orfud}} on the image description page. However since the image is superseded and is no longer used in any articles (and was replaceable to start with) I've deleted it. Stifle (talk) 18:02, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

please how can i uplond vidios ]]iam a leaner of the computer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.207.9.26 (talk) 16:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just create an account, then click upload file. But please note that you can't upload copyrighted videos here unless they meet our non-free content criteria or are available under a free license. Stifle (talk) 18:03, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I want to upload un updated image of Nassos Vakalis, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassos_Vakalis Sine I'm Nassos Vakalis I have a number of pictures of myself and I'm using as promotional and press release material. These are pictures I have paid to get and the photographer released them to me for such uses. What kind of licensing I must use? It is very confusing. The original picture is here: http://www.nassosvakalis.com/resume.html uploaded by me at my own web page, but I plan to upload a higher resolution version. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nassosvakalis (talk • contribs) 20:44, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Answering on the users talk page. Megapixie (talk) 13:17, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At Mach 5, I removed an overabundance of non-free images, and Diceman reverted me, calling my removal "vandalism". However, it is quite clear that there is an excess amount of non-free images used in the article per criteria at WP:NFC, especially considering that the supporting information is mere plot detail. Can I please get clarification on if my removal is truly appropriate? —Erik (talk • contrib) - 21:17, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The same user has uploaded a decorative non-free gallery at Street Rod 2 and Persian Gulf Inferno, too. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 21:26, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I need help on deciding the copyright on these images, they are posted on this website but they were not taken by the owner of the site:

http://www.minordisaster.fsnet.co.uk/strips_farrow1/massacre_scene.jpg

http://www.minordisaster.fsnet.co.uk/strips_farrow1/ocallaghan_pooley_hamburg.jpg

http://www.minordisaster.fsnet.co.uk/strips_farrow1/farmhouse.jpg

http://www.minordisaster.fsnet.co.uk/strips_farrow1/massacre_site.jpg

The last picture according to the website was taken by a German soldier in 1940, and the others between 1940-1949. The persons taking all of these images are long-dead, they were likely not copyrighted at the time, and they have been used elsewhere on the internet suggesting that they are not copyrighted.

So can I use them? Mattyness (talk) 18:00, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So, I uploaded an image, Image:Rohrbaugh R9.jpg, that I downloaded from this site. I have no idea as to its copyright status and would like some input. Thanks, Cerebellum (talk) 00:24, 12 December 2007 (UTC)t[reply]

We can’t use that image on Wikipedia unless you can get permission of the copyright owner. See WP:COPYREQ for what kind of permission is needed and how to get it. It probably would be a whole lot easier to go to a gun dealer and ask to take your own picture of an R9. --teb728 t c 01:01, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A screenshot of a GPL licensed software package that I took and uploaded (Image:Opie 1 2 launcher.png) has been flagged by BetaCommandBot as not meeting fair use guidelines (see my talk page). Since this image is surely not "non-free", and there is already a license notice attached to the image stating this, why is there a concern here? What more do I need to do? -- BlueLightning (talk) 12:21, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You initially tagged it with {{non-free software screenshot}}. Someone has since inserted the correct tag. --teb728 t c 21:26, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

say i want to put in a picture not a link how do i do that

--Mr kc (talk) 17:24, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can’t use a picture directly from another site (like Uncyclopedia commons): In order for a picture to appear on Wikipedia, it must be uploaded to Wikipedia (or Wikimedia commons). And in order to be uploaded here it must have a free license. If you did not take the picture yourself, see WP:COPYREQ for how to handle licensing.

When a picture is uploaded here, you can put it on a page with wikicode like [[Image:Example.jpg]]. --teb728 t c 21:39, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i was wndering if green eyes might develop darker (hazel) in winter...does it go back to it's natural color (green) ? thx.