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    Welcome to the Media Copyright Questions page, a place for help with image copyrights, tagging, non-free content, and related questions. For all other questions please see Wikipedia:Questions.

    How to add a copyright tag to an existing image
    1. On the description page of the image (the one whose name starts File:), click Edit this page.
    2. From the page Wikipedia:File copyright tags, choose the appropriate tag:
      • For work you created yourself, use one of the ones listed under the heading "For image creators".
      • For a work downloaded from the internet, please understand that the vast majority of images from the internet are not appropriate for use on Wikipedia. Exceptions include images from flickr that have an acceptable license, images that are in the public domain because of their age or because they were created by the United States federal government, or images used under a claim of fair use. If you do not know what you are doing, please post a link to the image here and ask BEFORE uploading it.
      • For an image created by someone else who has licensed their image under an acceptable Creative Commons or other free license, or has released their image into the public domain, this permission must be documented. Please see Requesting copyright permission for more information.
    3. Type the name of the tag (e.g.; {{Cc-by-4.0}}), not forgetting {{ before and }} after, in the edit box on the image's description page.
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    Ann & Eddie jpg

    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]

    Can't upload pdf from my computer

    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]

    how to find mms

    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]

    Please, help me.

    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]

    What tag for fair use image copied from Arabic Wikipedia ?

    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]

    Image:Kamtejames trophy.jpg

    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]

    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]

    Question

    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]
    The image can be found here... --andreasegde (talk) 17:07, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Photos I take

    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. --Kushalt 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] --Kushalt 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!) --Kushalt 16:15, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Correlation Chart Created from Head Shots of Scans

    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]

    can you take a found pic & edit it

    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]

    Image Tagging

    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]

    Copyrights: Can I pay money to people to get them to "liberate" their photos to the public domain?

    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]

    Public Domain tag when released by someone else

    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]

    Ancient coins

    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 don't know what to say

    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]

    Fair use question

    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]

    adding images of logo with proper fair use declaration

    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]

    Truck

    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]

    Where to report potential license issues

    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]

    Data copied from library manuscript archive

    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]

    Images at Melicious

    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]


    Recanting photo donation?

    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]

    Image:Portrait of Kim Hwangi-Lim Eungsik-1961.jpg

    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]

    Post-process for replace fair-use image

    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]

    Uploading videos

    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]

    Nassos Vakalis

    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]

    Mach 5

    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]

    Le Paradis Massacre

    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]

    Come on, please? A little help? Other people's questions have been answered...:) Mattyness (talk) 20:30, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Clear as mud. You assert that the people who took the images are long dead - but are they 70 years long dead ? When were they published ? A large number of WWII era images are still protected by copyright law, since the extension of copyright to life+70. Additional this looks likes someone's personal picture site... Megapixie (talk) 00:03, 16 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]

    Screenshot of GPL licensed software tagged as missing "fair use" rationale

    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]
    Actually I tagged it as linux-software-screenshot. It was BetaCommandBot that changed it to non-free, without really giving an appropriate explanation as to what it did and why (although I now understand the reason). In any case I guess the situation is now resolved, thanks for the clarification. --BlueLightning (talk) 06:02, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Help

    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]

    eye color

    i was wndering if green eyes might develop darker (hazel) in winter...does it go back to it's natural color (green) ? thx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.235.131.223 (talk) 01:45, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Try asking about that at the reference desk. People who answer questions on this page only know about media copyright questions. --teb728 t c 02:19, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Photos of the Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean ship)

    Posting a question that I asked on the Commons helped desk in November as I'm still not sure and seeking additional input given the greater flow of traffic here. Basically I'm asking if I can post these pics to Commons or do I have fair use issues even though I took the pics myself since it's of copyrighted/trademarked material. Thanks. --BrokenSphereMsg me 16:20, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I have a couple photos of the Flying Dutchman from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies that I took in the Bahamas last year when it was moored in Freeport following shooting and before being relocated by Disney. I saw it on a shore excursion of the island and there was nothing to prevent people from driving to the canal on the opposite point where it was moored and photographing it. However I'm not sure if I can upload them here because of copyvio/fair use/derivative issues. Thanks. BrokenSphere 18:35, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

    If you made the photos, I doubt there's are copyright problem with it. Maxim(talk) 02:18, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
    A week or so ago I ran a search for "pirates of the caribbean" and one of the results was a photo of the Black Pearl which I can no longer find. I don't know if it was deleted because of copyvio issues in some way or what though, which is why I'm not sure. BrokenSphere 06:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

    I am not the best person to answer this question but I can link you to http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Derivative_work [3]. Hope that helps. --Kushalt 16:36, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I would like the image to be veiwable but not copyable. They can veiw it but not copy it onto their own site —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrblbshrtz (talk • contribs) 20:17, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I assume you are referring to Image:Imperial Commando.JPG? What is it; a screenshot from a video game? Since Wikipedia has a goal of creating freely reusable content, it does not accept content that cannot be copied to another site. --teb728 t c 23:51, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Disputed fair use rationale for Image:M-A Fog.jpg

    Image:M-A Fog.jpg

    Used in the article Massimo Altomare (m:A Fog)

    I got this photo from Massimo Altomare himself, to be used as a promotional photo in the above mentioned Wikipedia article. What do I need to do to prevent it being removed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bulgakoff (talk • contribs) 22:16, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Bulgakoff (talk) 08:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Extracting images from public record documents

    I found the following document May 7, 2007 - Regular Meeting Community Development Division Rezoning Application No. 100276 which contains schematics and blueprints of a building. I want to take some of those images and use them on an article (or two). I do not know if because the image is part of a public document, they can be used. The document is for the township of Langley, British Colombia, Canada.

    The images uploaded from the document are:

    I would like to upload at least two more images, but will wait until I know the status of the copyright. Bytebear (talk) 23:46, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    As far as I can see, these images would be protected by copyright. They are part of public record, but not public domain. Megapixie (talk) 23:51, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Image:Rk74rg1.jpg

    Image:Rk74rg1.jpg appears to me to be in serious violation of copywrite and fair use rules as applies to Wikipedia. It is currenly being used in article The Carpenters as the Infobox musical artist image to represent The Carpenters. It is a great image, and I wish it could be used; BUT the source is indicated as:

    Richard and Karen Carpenter, the Carpenters - early 1970s. Photograph by Annie Leibowicz for Rolling Stone Magazine.

    I can see no way this image can be legally used without a release from the photograph / Magazine. The fair use rules just do not allow for this type of usage. I had tagged the image for a speedy delete, but that tag was removed by an adminstrator. He does agree with me that there are issues regarding the use of the image, but felt that the speedy delete method was not the correct way to proceed. Is there any way to use this image legally? Or does it need to be deleted? Dbiel (Talk) 01:49, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I have tagged the image as being unacceptable fair use {{dfu}}. No way that is fair use in that context. Megapixie (talk) 23:58, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    What copyright should I use for an image of a British postcard, origin/author unknown but originally produced about 1911. Thanks Palmiped (talk) 14:40, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    From what I can find out, pre 1923 images are copyright expired. Mjroots (talk) 14:48, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I've been trying to find the answer to a question about images without success. Pictures created before 1923 are copyright expired from what I can discover. Does that mean that I can download a picture of a (pre 1923) postcard from the internet to my computer, and then upload it to Wikipedia, or must I actually have the card in my possession, take my own picture of it, then upload my picture that I took myself? There are pictures that I want to add to articles, but I don't want to break the rules in order to do it! Mjroots (talk) 14:45, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    If you are based in the US, then I would say that an image of a pre-1923 postcard is in the public domain - as long as it's just straightforward reproduction (i.e. scan or photograph). If someone has spent time restoring the image, then that work may qualify the image for new copyright. In general it's better that you have the original photograph. If the image contains trademarks then the trademarks themselves may still be protected. If you are not in the US, then things aren't quite so clear. More details (i.e. specific image) would be helpful. Megapixie (talk) 23:49, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Artwork Photo

    I'm a little confused. I want to upload an image of a piece of work for the artist Noche Crist. It is not a free image but my rationale is:

    1. This is a historically significant work that could not be conveyed in words. 2. Inclusion is for information, education and analysis only. 3. Its inclusion in the article(s) adds significantly to the article(s) because it shows the subject, or the work of the subject, of the article(s). 4. The image is a low resolution copy of the original work and would be unlikely to impact sales of prints or be usable as a desktop backdrop.

    How do I go about adding it. I can't find an uploading form for a photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional work.

    Ks9887a (talk) 15:26, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You have the right idea, but your non-free use rationales should explicitly link to the article where they are used. And the article should clearly use the images “for critical commentary on the work in question, the artistic genre or technique of the work of art, or the school to which the artist belongs” and not merely for decoration. --teb728 t c 00:25, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Image:VillaRicaSeal.jpg

    The City of Villa Rica's seal was removed by a bot because "fair use wasn't sufficiently documented." I used Logo fur this time to document fair use and I'm still getting tagged. Any ideas? Optimistmb (talk) 19:18, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    All images need a copyright tag; non-free images need also a use rationale. You provided a rationale but no copyright tag. I added a {{non-free logo}} tag. --teb728 t c 20:26, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah! Sorry I missed that. Thanks! Optimistmb (talk) 20:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    John Lennon

    Somebody needs to check the copyright of Image:LennonNYC.jpg. I see no OTRS ticket on it. And did the photographer of one of the most famous photos of Lennon really release his copyright on it, and give it to us GFDL? If so, there needs to be better documentation. It would be great if he did, but right now I think it's a copyright problem. --David Shankbone 21:11, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    The person who uploaded it has less than 500 edits. User:Hotcop2. --David Shankbone 21:16, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    My understanding is that HotCop obtained the rights fromt he person taking the image to use. After the big Bag o' Crazy™ served up by SixString1965's multiple fraudulent images, i can understand why people might be a tad hyper-vigilant with any image of Lennon. HotCop apparently knows the original photographer of the image, and seems to have obtained his written permission to use the image. He has stated that he has followed protocol to utilize the image correctly. Maybe the image should be reinstated while HotCop's assertions are investigated. If it turns out that the image was used fraudulently, it will be important to know, and we can take immediate and community-based action to remove him. I think he knows what's at stake, and considering that he seems to be doing what he's supposed to, maybe we could AGF and undelete the image until we know what's what. Thoughts? - Arcayne (cast a spell) 11:33, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    According to Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images/2007 December 14#Image:LennonNYC.jpg, OTRS ticket 2007121410018321 closed unsuccessfully. --teb728 t c 00:58, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Photoshop Font

    I created a picture file in Adobe Photoshop, it consists of text (it is my username in a cool font), and I am wondering if the font I used would be under copyright. Or if it would fall under fair use if I want to use it on my userpage.
    Thanks,
    AlcheMister (talk) 22:28, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    If your image is text only, it is ineligible for copyright, so tag it with {{PD-ineligible}} or {{PD-self}}.
    (By the way “fair use” means “non-free.” You can’t have fair-use content on your user page. Fortunately your image is not fair use.) --teb728 t c 23:23, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    M2W Image

    Please help me prove that I have the right to use the image I uploaded the image for the company wikipedia page. I even listed the contact information for the person that gave me permission to use the image on wikipedia.
    Image:M2w logo color trans.gif
    Thank you
    --M2W (talk) 23:45, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    You need a non-free use rationale as described in WP:NFURG for its use in Mail2World. The {{logo fur}} template may be useful. --teb728 t c 00:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    A picture of the cover of a publication...

    Does a photo of the cover of an issue of the Willamette Week that have any copyright protections? It's very similar to the image on the publications article, only with the new design... And again, it's just a photo of a free weekly publication. I could apply it to the publications article and Sam Adams (Oregon politician) --travisthurston+ 00:49, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, it is undoubtedly copyrighted by the publishers. By Wikipedia’s policy on non-free use it could be used only to illustrate the publication of the issue of the magazine in question, which excludes your proposed uses. --teb728 t c 01:56, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Figured as much. Thanks! --travisthurston+ 03:40, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Category:Disputed fair use rationale images

    Does the displaying of non-free images on Category:Disputed fair use rationale images comply with Wikipedia rules? and if so, is a fair use rationale required for the category page? Dbiel (Talk) 01:29, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Drawings of Ships

    I am currently in talks with a group of artists who specializes in drawing naval vessels. I understand that they would have no problems releasing the pictures (low res) in Wiki with proper attribution.

    However, what should be the correct license to be used? Should it be creative commons 3.0 or GNU?

    Koxinga CDF (talk) 01:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Both would be acceptable it would be up to the artist.Geni 15:13, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Picture of Wonderswan Color

    The wikipedia page for the Wonderswan Color is lacking a picture of the system, so I did a Google Image Search and found a picture of the Wonderswan Color from http://www.engadget.com/.

    What license do I put on the picture?

    Wiitbred (talk) 03:41, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    {{delete}}. It's not under a free content license, so Wikipedia can't use it. --Carnildo (talk) 04:54, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Game screenshot/fair use rationale confusion

    After having been away for several months (I left probably around June or so of 2007 (I come here in bursts - active for maybe a few days, then I leave for months and repeat)), I returned to find a lot of notices in [my talk page] stating of disputes of the fair use rationale and that it doesn't meet the first criteria for non-free images. If you look at the "game screenshot" dialog, it tells me, quoting from it, "To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information". If I do add it, the dispute occurs as shown on my talk page, and the image gets deleted without me knowing about it (since I don't bother logging in often for months at a time, and only lasting a few days), but the "game screenshot" tag is telling me to do so and as a consequence to this contradiction, I'm totally confused as to what I should do. I would like to contribute game screenshots, however, but what to do so the image doesn't get deleted is bothersome. Some of my screenshots have "survived" though such as those for Jumping Flash, Bubsy 3D, and one of Super Monkey Ball 2 and I don't know why. The screenshots I've uploaded are all from non-free console games. I record a video of my gameplay and the screenshot I upload is just a cropped still frame from that video. Ulillillia (talk) 13:34, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    For some time Wikipedia has encouraged uploaders to provide use rationales for non-free media. A month or two ago Wikimedia Foundation adopted a policy which requires deletion of non-free media that lacks a use rationale. They gave us till March 23 to do so. Since then bots have been working overtime tagging non-conforming media. So the reason why some of your screenshots have been deleted during your hiatus is the newly strict policy. And the reason some of them survived is that the bots haven’t gotten to them yet. --teb728 t c 00:34, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    DroneZone's pictures

    I don't know what else you want, but it will be nice if you deal with those copyrights, because i Do Not know how, and you keep wanting more and more permissions. I specified that these pictures are property of this and that place and i provided the adresses from where they are, so everybody to knows who's master them. Now, these are free pictures after all and after i specified the owner, What else makes problems. Where i got these pictures. Well, it's hard to remember, but i'm sure they were from the Internet with free access. If you want these amazing photos and this rare information in your site, please you do the thing that you what from me(i say again, i don't know how - so many rules and english is not my firs language unfortunately, i'm trying to do my best, and i want it here, in english wiki). Don't let my hard work be for nothing. I will delete everything if you are not able or willing to help (not with instructions though). Give me right away your answer at my e-mail : maus192tons@yahoo.com

    I'm very disappointed. All this was for Nothing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DroneZone (talk • contribs) 16:58, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    emailed.Geni 17:18, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Image:RADURACX.JPG

    As explained when uploading the new file, and as explained in the corresponding WIKI-article about 'radura', there is no copright for this version of the symbol. It is used at many places and instances, since the copyright was granted (probably in the 60ies) from the original owner, the former Gammaster, today Isotron, Ede-Wageningen, Netherlands to everybody making a 'responsible' use. It is also contained in the Codex Alimentarius Standard for Labelling irradiated food as an optional symbol.

    Hence it might be in the UN-domain likewise. However, I am not sure which TAG to use. Thanks for your attention and help. Dieter E (talk) 17:45, 15 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    I am the copyright holder of this image. It has been stolen off of my server. It is registered with the Copyright office and is protected and according to Copyright law 's right of creation and placing into copy by me the day it was shot. The disk was sent the day after the images were shot prior to it's theft.

    It's illegal theft has resulted in a breech of contract with it's release prior to publication. I have verifiable documentation of illegal entrance into my private files to obtain it. I have released ZERO right of use to anyone.

    It is to be removed immediately.

    Further action is pending.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizzy_Bone

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