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I have some photos to upload. They have been taken by my colleagues where we work. We have not filed any copyright documentation on these photos although we did list the photographers name in an instance of the photo being used in a presentation. What do I need to do so that these photos can be part of the article and are not deleted by the bots?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abandiz ( talk • contribs) 00:01, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
I have some photos to upload. They have been taken by my colleagues where we work. We have not filed any copyright documentation on these photos although we did list the photographers name in an instance of the photo being used in a presentation. What do I need to do so that these photos can be part of the article and are not deleted by the bots?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abandiz ( talk • contribs) 00:01, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
dear
i uploaded one picture in critical mass page, with link /info/en/?search=File:Critical_Mass_%28Kathmandu,_Nepal%29.jpeg and it showing some image copyright tags issues, i'm not able to do setup in wikipedia page, its my original picture and not published out of our Critical Mass Kathmandu in Facebook Groups.
how can i do sort out it, will u plz help me to resolve it.
waiting for prompt response.
Vijay Ratna Shakya (varsha.shakya) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Varsha.shakya ( talk • contribs) 06:12, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi I want to upload pic of Sukhda Pritam in the article. The pic has been taken from the official website of The Chandigarh District Court and is available there for free viewership at http://chddistrictcourts.gov.in/ms.%20Sukhda%20pritam.jpg . Please suggest how to use it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srin2015 ( talk • contribs) 14:17, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
There's a new official website for the New Zealand Gazette, which clearly gives the license as 'Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence' at https://gazette.govt.nz/footer/copyright/ Am I right in thinking that this means that we can cut and paste citations from there to biographies? Is there a template somewhere I can adapt to provide a decent ref, proper attribution and appropriate house keeping categories? Stuartyeates ( talk) 10:47, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
There are quite a number of logos/flags of groups involved in the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. such as File:Logo of the Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation.png which have been uploaded and licensed as {{ PD-USonly}}. The claim is that "This work is made by Iraqi citizens in Iraq. Iraq was not a participant in the Berne Convention or any other treaty on copyright with the United States. Therefore the work is public domain in the U.S."
WP:NUSC#Countries without copyright relations with the United States, however, states that "it is longstanding Wikipedia policy to respect the copyright law of other nations, even if these do not have official copyright relations with the United States. What this means in practice is determined case by case, bearing in mind the goal of being able to freely distribute Wikipedia in the country an incorporated work originates from."
My question then is can it be assumed that images such at the one mentioned above as well as similar images like File:Badr_Organisation_Political_Logo.jpg, File:Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq flag.svg, File:Flag of the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces.svg, File:Flag of the Hezbollah Movement in Iraq.svg, File:Flag of Faylak Wa’ad al-Sadiq.svg, File:ISCI flag.svg, File:Kata'ib Hezbollah logo.svg are automatically PD-USonly or does each image need to be separately discussed? - Marchjuly ( talk) 02:47, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
I am preparing an article about a 1934 crime, whose main perpetrator escaped from jail in 1936 and was the subject of an intense manhunt for eight months, ending with his 1937 rearrest.
I would like to use an image of the perp's wanted poster. Last year's discussion about a contemporary wanted poster, for a criminal then on the lam, concerned different issues. In this case, the poster obviously dates from 1936 or 1937. There is no copyright notice, the only date mentioned is the date of escape, and no indication of authorship. There is one contact name, the case's lead detective, and the alternative of contacting the State Police in Harrisburg is mentioned.
So at this point I assume the author was some state or county agent, but by not being explicit, the original was PD under the old rules, and still is. In particular, I'm not worrying about information on the back of the poster or clipped just past the edge of the reprint image. Choor monster ( talk) 14:36, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
I have now completed the article, Kelayres massacre, with three images, two with FUR, and the wanted poster is on Commons. If anyone thinks I made non-allowed assumptions and wishes to raise objections over there, let me know. Choor monster ( talk) 17:30, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
I need help and have tried other avenues but am stymied. The Copyright law of Brazil article tells me nothing and I cannot access the source. There is no Copyright law of Guatemala article, Nicaragua, Uruguay, etc. So, here is the situation. I wrote an article on Primer Congreso Interamericano de Mujeres and I would like to do a strip of photographs like were done on this article: Pan-American Conference of Women.
Hello, I've taken a photo of an engraving on a steel plate that is mounted into the handrail of a bridge. It depicts a battle scene that took place in the area about 1000 years ago. Obviously the bridge is not that old. There is no obvious clue how old the engraving is, but the bridge is fairly new (less than 50 years old as a conservative guess). I was planning on using it in the article about the area where the bridge is located. But now that I think about it, the artwork takes up about 80% of the photo and is likely subject to copyright. Are there any rules/policies concerning photos of public art such as this?
On an unrelated note (which may not be able to be ansewered here), if I upload photos taken with my mobile phone, will my personal data be included in the file's metadata? If so, is it possible to remove it before or during the upload process? (I'm no expert on how these things work) Regards,
AtHomeIn神戸 (
talk) 01:58, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
Is this image copyrighted? http://www.ne.anl.gov/About/reactors/reactor-tree.shtml -- Ysangkok ( talk) 11:56, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
Looks like they share many images under a CC 02 licence (non-commercial) [3]; I forget what that means for hosting at Wikipedia (such reservation does prevent hosting on Commons). Alanscottwalker ( talk) 18:41, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
Dcw2003 ( talk) 16:48, 7 July 2015 (UTC) I would like to know how to find images using the Bain collection on the Library of Congress Website.
I would like to learn more about locating copyrights for existing photographs to determine if their copyright has been renewed. Or where to find photographs of boxers whose copyright is likely expired. Or photographs in general that have expired or non-renewed copyrights.
I have been trying to place two images on a page I created. Each time, they are removed. I must be doing something wrong. The first image is that of a company's logo. I have permission from the company to use the logo-- and it is widely available on other websites. But I obtained mine from the original company.
The second image I want to use is that of a map. I purchased the map from Bigstockphoto.com and I have the rights to use it. A credit is given on Bigstockphoto to the original illustrator, but no copyright is mentioned. I altered the map and placed a smaller map with it as well as adding a circle on part of the map. If I have to give the original illustrator credit for it, I can, even though it has been altered. Since I paid for the original map and I have done the original alteration myself, I don't see any reason why I could not use it.
What am I doing wrong? Please let me know.
Thank you. Jheartfield ( talk) 22:55, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
File:Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night.jpg - file is watermarked with a URL "www.moviegoods.com". The file is used on the page for the movie of the same name. Does the watermark mean that the website retains some rights to the image and it can't be used on Wikipedia? Kidburla ( talk) 15:11, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
How do I go about getting a photograph of a religious leader that is not copyrighted and is re-usable? Poiuytrewqvtaatv123321 ( talk) 12:47, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. The first option is the best and is the least controversial, and I could easily release it.
Hello,
On Saturday, July 11, 2015, I created a Wikipedia page for deceased American drummer Yogi Horton. The main issue I face after completing this new page is one of copyright regarding the image of Horton, which I took from a 2007 Modern Drummer online magazine tribute. I'm not sure what category this image fits into, regarding the appropriate template or designation that I must add in order to avoid the image being deleted. Doing a Google image search, the same picture of Horton is used on a few other websites/webpages (including Discogs), so I would really appreciate some help or suggestions to guide me in the right direction.
Matt Casebier — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthewcasebier ( talk • contribs) 06:41, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
This image File:Robert_Griffiths_Communist_Party_General_Secretary_2015_BBC.jpg is freely available as a pupblic image on Google images, the BBC website and YouTube. So can you advise what I need to do to get copyright license for this image? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garageland66 ( talk • contribs) 09:31, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
This image File:Mike_Hicks_2011.jpg is freely available as a pupblic image on Google images and on this public website http://londoncommunists.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/mary-rosser-formidable-marxist-fighter.html. So can you advise what I need to do to get copyright license for this image? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garageland66 ( talk • contribs) 09:43, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
plz delete lailaaknoun.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Popezo ( talk • contribs) 17:20, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Several years ago I placed an image of my house on the Revier-Carlisle page but somehow did not get the attribution of rights correct and it was deleted, before I noticed this a cousin was able to upload his image of the house and it has remained in place. I am wondering what I did or did not do to fail to keep my picture on the page. Can you help me with this misunderstanding of (I do not know what)?
thank you, RobeFRe — Preceding unsigned comment added by RobeFRe ( talk • contribs) 04:03, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi There, I uploaded a photograph of my friend/employee, New Zealand celebrity Joe Cotton (Joanne Monique Cotton). This photograph is outright owned by myself, although I didn't take the photo I hired the photographer and paid all associated costs. I was happy to put this photo in the public domain.
I don't know what else to do but it has been deleted, a couple of years after it had put online. It seems petty.
I manage a band she and myself have performed in together for the last 15 years and I just wanted to put a picture on her wiki page. . . . I followed the rules, but I can't follow what the chap who deleted has said on my Talk page, so many options - I am sure to pick the wrong one. Sorry, its so incredibly convoluted. But I should like this photo to be allowed. If someone can direct me to the right action for a photo such as this which I 100% own the rights to.
The same photo is used on this page of my website: http://www.mermaids.co.nz/band-bios.html
Restawhile ( talk) 12:08, 13 July 2015 (UTC)restawhile
I just deleted the {{ PD-USGov-NASA}} license at File:ClydeTombaugh2.gif and File:Clyde W. Tombaugh.jpeg. The images are of the famous one of Tombaugh back on his farm with his homemade telescope. It was certainly not US government work, and obviously NASA did not exist back in 1930.
I have no idea of what the actual IP status of the images is. They are used in several articles. What with media interest peaking regarding Pluto this week and in coming months, I think we should get this right sooner rather than later. Choor monster ( talk) 16:53, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
Thoughts welcome here: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Sumit_naithani_SD_-_trip_.232 -- NeilN talk to me 20:20, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
I came across File:Ghost_Goal_World_Cup_2010.jpg, which is an image from Getty depicting a "ghost goal" in the 2010 World Cup. The image is tagged with {{ Non-free historic image}}. The template states that "Use of historic images from press agencies must only be of a transformative nature, when the image itself is the subject of commentary rather than the event it depicts (which is the original market role, and is not allowed per policy)." However, the image is used on Ghost goal and History of the England national football team to depict the event itself. It seems to me that (a) these two uses do not qualify for "fair use", and (b) the image should be removed, since the photo itself is not famous (there are multiple photos of the same event; it is the event which is famous) and is unlikely to ever be used in a "transformative" way per the template. What's the process here? 24.130.189.187 ( talk) 13:37, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
I just learned that architectural works finished before 1 December 1990 are not protected by copyright in the United States. This means also that such buildings outside the US were not granted any retroactive copyright term by the URAA. While there is a general freedom of panorama for buildings inside the US, should we not treat images of older buildings that are still copyrighted in other countries with no freedom of panorama as "PD-USonly"? Photos should have a free licence for the photograph itself and a tag indicating that the object shown is uneligible for copyright in the US (pre-1990 works), but still copyrighted in the country of origin. {{ PD-USonly}} makes the entire image PD as the notice reads "This image is in the public domain in the United States". At Commons, however, there is a template:PD-US-architecture that explains the situation for architecture in the US without generalizing the PD licence to the entire image.
So I'm wondering whether to import this template from Commons. We could use it for local copies of images that would otherwise be unsuitable for Commons because the object is still unfree in the country of origin. Or should we treat such non-US buildings as non-free fair use at en.wikipedia regardless of their copyright status in the US? De728631 ( talk) 20:31, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
{{
PD-US-architecture}}
for buildings completed before 1 December 1990 and {{
FoP-USonly}} for buildings completed on 1 December 1990 or later, but I'm not sure that there is an immediate need to use two separate templates. The main difference is that {{
PD-US-architecture}}
can be used for any building whereas {{
FoP-USonly}} only can be used for buildings which are ordinarily visible from a public place (i.e. almost all buildings). --
Stefan2 (
talk) 13:00, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
Can, please, somebody help me? I am the author of the article "Hemodynamic Management" submitted for publication at Wikipedia. Original objection was a use of a copyrighted images from hemodynamicsociety.org. I am the author of most of articles at the hemodynamicsociety.org web site. I have removed all copyrighted items published at hemodynamicsociety.org, so it does not contain any copyrighted items Since I am the author of both the article about hemodynamic management at hemodynamicsociety.or and the submitted article to Wikipedia, I have used the same phrases and words. I am teaching the same subject and, probably, also use the same phrases and words. So, what should I do in ordet not to be accused of copying the submitted article. Thanks in advance, Bo Sramek Bbosramek ( talk) 01:15, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
sir, is it free to upload the profiles on wikipedia, please send the procedure for uploading a profile — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.63.101.195 ( talk) 12:20, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I have written a page for an artist and received images directly from her. She owns the copyright but they can go on the page, though not for commercial use. What is the most appropriate image license? Thanks much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katminerath ( talk • contribs) 00:14, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
I wish to upload a photograph I have found of physicist Ludwig Hopf (1884-1939) for the Wikipedia article on him I have been contributing to and editing. He happens to be a relative of mine, in case that has any relevance. I found the photo in an article in the online scientific journal, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. A caption underneath the photo in the article says "Photograph courtesy of Deutsches Museum, Munich, Archive."
I don't know enough about copyright law to ascertain if something is free work or copyrighted, or to be able to confidently state that anything is not copyrighted. Therefore I can only legitimately check the third choice on the upload page. I believe, however, that if in fact it is copyrighted, uploading it would be "Fair Use," based on my reading of what that means on this site. I suspect that there is an easy and straightforward answer to this. Can someone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lake Mungo ( talk • contribs) 12:23, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
Could somebody check the licensing on File:Claudia Cardinale 1963.jpg (and, indeed, some of the other images mentioned in Talk:Claudia Cardinale/GA1)? It claims to be PD in Italy, but not necessarily PD in the US. As this is a biography of a living person, it's unlikely to be acceptable for fair-use unless it really is out of copyright. (and ping @ Dr. Blofeld:) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 21:40, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
Crisco 1492? I'd be most upset to see that 1963 image go, it's a beautiful one!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:43, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
I'd like to use this lovely photo in a presentation. The licensing seems to permit it, but what about the "For use by wikipedia and highschool reports only" comment? What's the best way to handle this? Thanks. ReverendWayne ( talk) 15:30, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
I recently had a photograph of my great-grandfather removed by a bot, because there was no licence status provided. The image comes from a book he published privately in 1922 via the University Press Dublin. There are no statements about copyright in the volumne. Please advise how I should annotate the image so that I can re-upload it. It was a file called John_Henry_Bernard.jpg intended to illustrate the page John Bernard (bishop). Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bernardboase ( talk • contribs) 18:56, 22 July 2015
{{PD-Ireland|commons}}
and {{PD-US-1923-abroad|pdsource=yes}}
.
Nthep (
talk) 16:58, 23 July 2015 (UTC)|pdsource=yes
to {{
PD-US-1923-abroad}} as it quashes the bit about not moving to Commons. Between {{
PD-Ireland}} and {{
PD-EU-no author disclosure}} I've no preference.
Nthep (
talk) 18:18, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
I'm writing an article Electromagnetic articulography and it would drastically improve the article by having a picture. However no free images exist that I can find. There are published images on google images. My questions are:
Thanks in advance for your help. Wugapodes ( talk) 06:15, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
I wish to upload images(s) of Dawson Charlie either here as non-free {{ Non-free historic image}} or PD to commons as an old photo from sources: [4] [5] to help make Discovery Claim amazing.
Please advise.
Many thanks. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 07:28, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Thank you kindly Graeme. The article Discovery Claim is now great! Finally, we have an image of everyone. Best wishes, Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 10:34, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry indicates that national anthems are a special case of fair use and that, contrary to our general approach to limited excerpt of song lyrics for critical purpose, the lyrics of national anthems should be included in articles. This guidance was added in 2005 by now-retired User:Duncharris. User:Stefan2 rightly asked for a source in 2013. User:Mitch Ames questioned if the tag was needed on the talk page of the guidance page, but otherwise nobody has ever responded to offer citation. (I'll note that this guidance is contrary to the official guideline of Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources, which does suggest including national anthems if out of copyright.)
I'm considering taking up the removal of this uncited bit of advice, which runs contrary to WP:NFC policy & guideline, but figured that you brilliant people might be able to assist. :) Is there some precedence establishing that in US law national anthems are a special case of fair use? Or is this folklore, like the mythical 10%? -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:14, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
First the bad news: no provision of U.S. copyright law grants special fair use dispensation to foreign national anthems, nor has (so far as I was able to determine) any U.S. judicial decision carved out a special exemption for the fair use of foreign national anthems.
However, there is some good news. Having read quite a few fair use decisions, I am quite comfortable saying that, regarding the incorporation of the entire lyrics of a national anthem into a Wikipedia article about that anthem, anything other than a finding of fair use would not be consistent with previous case law due to Wikipedia's noncommercial status, the very public nature of national anthems, and the complete absence of an effect on the market (while it sounds kind of ludicrous, to be safe I actually checked and so far as I am able to determine, no country whose anthem remains copyrighted has taken steps to establish a "market" for their copyrighted national anthem lyrics). In addition, I'm fairly confident this would also apply to U.S. commercial re-users of Wikipedia's articles.
So I think we're safe in saying that, unlike the general case of copyrighted lyrics, national anthems are indeed "special" in the sense that Wikipedia's reproduction of their lyrics would be fair use under U.S. copyright law. So it really comes down to what policy Wikipedia wants to adopt. We can, and have, adopted a policy for images that is stricter than U.S. copyright law requires; we could do the same with national anthems should we so choose. — RP88 ( talk) 09:52, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Is the 1938 photo of Wilhelm Holec at [6] still under copyright? The relevant country is Austria; the page lists " Weltbild" as its author; List of countries' copyright lengths makes mention of 70 years as a general rule for Austria, which might put this out of copyright. Thanks. Seattle ( talk) 00:43, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
RE: Image:NataliaLuis.JPG. I have uploaded this picture, I own the image, I took the picture, what do I need to do for this image to be re uploaded to the article Natalia_Luis-Bassa box? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Urregoluis ( talk • contribs) 20:10, 26 July 2015
Copyright issue..
I am someone who has in his possession some old artwork from Ukrainian musicians in the early 1990s and before the collapse of the Soviet Union. I have uploaded the following image: OP-NovaRevolyutsia-Cover.png This is a picture of the cassette's outer artwork.
I know I can get any permission possible from the copyright holder, but I would like to know the following. Is it better that if went to into WikiCommons as I did for the following image: Ross_Shtyn.jpg submitted not too long ago to WikiCommons.
The copyright holder of the first mentioned image is Ross_Shtyn and I could get permission to get this into a fair use type of situation without a problem.
Please advise me as I'm new to WikiPedia, but I would like to share my knowledge of contemporary Ukrainian music to the English speaking world.
With respect,
William Pawlowsky Wpawlowsky ( talk) 23:21, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I had a photo taken about me, who is copyright owner? I should think it is enough to indicate the name of the photographer and the year it was taken. Is that right? The image is uploaded with the knowledge of the maker. Thanks for your reply, kind regards, Alica Árvay — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.10.124.126 ( talk) 17:42, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
I wish to publish an image (a map) from a book first published in the UK in 1887. However the image comes from a reprint of the original publication that was published by the Naval and Military Press Ltd in the UK in 2004. I have received a message from the Naval and Military Press stating that "We have no objection to you using this map, but would ask for an acknowledgement of the reprinted book".
When I uploaded the image to the Wiki Commons I was offered a list of copyright options from which to select the most appropriate, however none seem to fit this particular circumstance. As for selecting an appropriate copyright "tag", this is an even bigger minefield that I have no idea how to negotiate.
If you can you offer me any guidance as to whether and how I might succeed in getting this image accepted onto the Wiki Commons, I'll be very grateful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lao-ke ( talk • contribs) 11:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Can someone please help me tag
for this file File:KissAnime_Homescreen_30_July_2015.png please?-- Iady391 | Talk to me here 17:14, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Should this be converted to {{ PD-simple}} or stay fair use? – czar 07:09, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
I wish to upload a photo shared to me on Twitter directly from the owner who happens to be a popular musician. Can I upload it as my work or do I still need to write to the Commons Permission team? OluwaCurtis The King : talk to me 23:07, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
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I have some photos to upload. They have been taken by my colleagues where we work. We have not filed any copyright documentation on these photos although we did list the photographers name in an instance of the photo being used in a presentation. What do I need to do so that these photos can be part of the article and are not deleted by the bots?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abandiz ( talk • contribs) 00:01, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
I have some photos to upload. They have been taken by my colleagues where we work. We have not filed any copyright documentation on these photos although we did list the photographers name in an instance of the photo being used in a presentation. What do I need to do so that these photos can be part of the article and are not deleted by the bots?. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abandiz ( talk • contribs) 00:01, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
dear
i uploaded one picture in critical mass page, with link /info/en/?search=File:Critical_Mass_%28Kathmandu,_Nepal%29.jpeg and it showing some image copyright tags issues, i'm not able to do setup in wikipedia page, its my original picture and not published out of our Critical Mass Kathmandu in Facebook Groups.
how can i do sort out it, will u plz help me to resolve it.
waiting for prompt response.
Vijay Ratna Shakya (varsha.shakya) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Varsha.shakya ( talk • contribs) 06:12, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi I want to upload pic of Sukhda Pritam in the article. The pic has been taken from the official website of The Chandigarh District Court and is available there for free viewership at http://chddistrictcourts.gov.in/ms.%20Sukhda%20pritam.jpg . Please suggest how to use it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Srin2015 ( talk • contribs) 14:17, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
There's a new official website for the New Zealand Gazette, which clearly gives the license as 'Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence' at https://gazette.govt.nz/footer/copyright/ Am I right in thinking that this means that we can cut and paste citations from there to biographies? Is there a template somewhere I can adapt to provide a decent ref, proper attribution and appropriate house keeping categories? Stuartyeates ( talk) 10:47, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
There are quite a number of logos/flags of groups involved in the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. such as File:Logo of the Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation.png which have been uploaded and licensed as {{ PD-USonly}}. The claim is that "This work is made by Iraqi citizens in Iraq. Iraq was not a participant in the Berne Convention or any other treaty on copyright with the United States. Therefore the work is public domain in the U.S."
WP:NUSC#Countries without copyright relations with the United States, however, states that "it is longstanding Wikipedia policy to respect the copyright law of other nations, even if these do not have official copyright relations with the United States. What this means in practice is determined case by case, bearing in mind the goal of being able to freely distribute Wikipedia in the country an incorporated work originates from."
My question then is can it be assumed that images such at the one mentioned above as well as similar images like File:Badr_Organisation_Political_Logo.jpg, File:Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq flag.svg, File:Flag of the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas Forces.svg, File:Flag of the Hezbollah Movement in Iraq.svg, File:Flag of Faylak Wa’ad al-Sadiq.svg, File:ISCI flag.svg, File:Kata'ib Hezbollah logo.svg are automatically PD-USonly or does each image need to be separately discussed? - Marchjuly ( talk) 02:47, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
I am preparing an article about a 1934 crime, whose main perpetrator escaped from jail in 1936 and was the subject of an intense manhunt for eight months, ending with his 1937 rearrest.
I would like to use an image of the perp's wanted poster. Last year's discussion about a contemporary wanted poster, for a criminal then on the lam, concerned different issues. In this case, the poster obviously dates from 1936 or 1937. There is no copyright notice, the only date mentioned is the date of escape, and no indication of authorship. There is one contact name, the case's lead detective, and the alternative of contacting the State Police in Harrisburg is mentioned.
So at this point I assume the author was some state or county agent, but by not being explicit, the original was PD under the old rules, and still is. In particular, I'm not worrying about information on the back of the poster or clipped just past the edge of the reprint image. Choor monster ( talk) 14:36, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
I have now completed the article, Kelayres massacre, with three images, two with FUR, and the wanted poster is on Commons. If anyone thinks I made non-allowed assumptions and wishes to raise objections over there, let me know. Choor monster ( talk) 17:30, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
I need help and have tried other avenues but am stymied. The Copyright law of Brazil article tells me nothing and I cannot access the source. There is no Copyright law of Guatemala article, Nicaragua, Uruguay, etc. So, here is the situation. I wrote an article on Primer Congreso Interamericano de Mujeres and I would like to do a strip of photographs like were done on this article: Pan-American Conference of Women.
Hello, I've taken a photo of an engraving on a steel plate that is mounted into the handrail of a bridge. It depicts a battle scene that took place in the area about 1000 years ago. Obviously the bridge is not that old. There is no obvious clue how old the engraving is, but the bridge is fairly new (less than 50 years old as a conservative guess). I was planning on using it in the article about the area where the bridge is located. But now that I think about it, the artwork takes up about 80% of the photo and is likely subject to copyright. Are there any rules/policies concerning photos of public art such as this?
On an unrelated note (which may not be able to be ansewered here), if I upload photos taken with my mobile phone, will my personal data be included in the file's metadata? If so, is it possible to remove it before or during the upload process? (I'm no expert on how these things work) Regards,
AtHomeIn神戸 (
talk) 01:58, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
Is this image copyrighted? http://www.ne.anl.gov/About/reactors/reactor-tree.shtml -- Ysangkok ( talk) 11:56, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
Looks like they share many images under a CC 02 licence (non-commercial) [3]; I forget what that means for hosting at Wikipedia (such reservation does prevent hosting on Commons). Alanscottwalker ( talk) 18:41, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
Dcw2003 ( talk) 16:48, 7 July 2015 (UTC) I would like to know how to find images using the Bain collection on the Library of Congress Website.
I would like to learn more about locating copyrights for existing photographs to determine if their copyright has been renewed. Or where to find photographs of boxers whose copyright is likely expired. Or photographs in general that have expired or non-renewed copyrights.
I have been trying to place two images on a page I created. Each time, they are removed. I must be doing something wrong. The first image is that of a company's logo. I have permission from the company to use the logo-- and it is widely available on other websites. But I obtained mine from the original company.
The second image I want to use is that of a map. I purchased the map from Bigstockphoto.com and I have the rights to use it. A credit is given on Bigstockphoto to the original illustrator, but no copyright is mentioned. I altered the map and placed a smaller map with it as well as adding a circle on part of the map. If I have to give the original illustrator credit for it, I can, even though it has been altered. Since I paid for the original map and I have done the original alteration myself, I don't see any reason why I could not use it.
What am I doing wrong? Please let me know.
Thank you. Jheartfield ( talk) 22:55, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
File:Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night.jpg - file is watermarked with a URL "www.moviegoods.com". The file is used on the page for the movie of the same name. Does the watermark mean that the website retains some rights to the image and it can't be used on Wikipedia? Kidburla ( talk) 15:11, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
How do I go about getting a photograph of a religious leader that is not copyrighted and is re-usable? Poiuytrewqvtaatv123321 ( talk) 12:47, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. The first option is the best and is the least controversial, and I could easily release it.
Hello,
On Saturday, July 11, 2015, I created a Wikipedia page for deceased American drummer Yogi Horton. The main issue I face after completing this new page is one of copyright regarding the image of Horton, which I took from a 2007 Modern Drummer online magazine tribute. I'm not sure what category this image fits into, regarding the appropriate template or designation that I must add in order to avoid the image being deleted. Doing a Google image search, the same picture of Horton is used on a few other websites/webpages (including Discogs), so I would really appreciate some help or suggestions to guide me in the right direction.
Matt Casebier — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthewcasebier ( talk • contribs) 06:41, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
This image File:Robert_Griffiths_Communist_Party_General_Secretary_2015_BBC.jpg is freely available as a pupblic image on Google images, the BBC website and YouTube. So can you advise what I need to do to get copyright license for this image? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garageland66 ( talk • contribs) 09:31, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
This image File:Mike_Hicks_2011.jpg is freely available as a pupblic image on Google images and on this public website http://londoncommunists.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/mary-rosser-formidable-marxist-fighter.html. So can you advise what I need to do to get copyright license for this image? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Garageland66 ( talk • contribs) 09:43, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
plz delete lailaaknoun.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Popezo ( talk • contribs) 17:20, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
Several years ago I placed an image of my house on the Revier-Carlisle page but somehow did not get the attribution of rights correct and it was deleted, before I noticed this a cousin was able to upload his image of the house and it has remained in place. I am wondering what I did or did not do to fail to keep my picture on the page. Can you help me with this misunderstanding of (I do not know what)?
thank you, RobeFRe — Preceding unsigned comment added by RobeFRe ( talk • contribs) 04:03, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi There, I uploaded a photograph of my friend/employee, New Zealand celebrity Joe Cotton (Joanne Monique Cotton). This photograph is outright owned by myself, although I didn't take the photo I hired the photographer and paid all associated costs. I was happy to put this photo in the public domain.
I don't know what else to do but it has been deleted, a couple of years after it had put online. It seems petty.
I manage a band she and myself have performed in together for the last 15 years and I just wanted to put a picture on her wiki page. . . . I followed the rules, but I can't follow what the chap who deleted has said on my Talk page, so many options - I am sure to pick the wrong one. Sorry, its so incredibly convoluted. But I should like this photo to be allowed. If someone can direct me to the right action for a photo such as this which I 100% own the rights to.
The same photo is used on this page of my website: http://www.mermaids.co.nz/band-bios.html
Restawhile ( talk) 12:08, 13 July 2015 (UTC)restawhile
I just deleted the {{ PD-USGov-NASA}} license at File:ClydeTombaugh2.gif and File:Clyde W. Tombaugh.jpeg. The images are of the famous one of Tombaugh back on his farm with his homemade telescope. It was certainly not US government work, and obviously NASA did not exist back in 1930.
I have no idea of what the actual IP status of the images is. They are used in several articles. What with media interest peaking regarding Pluto this week and in coming months, I think we should get this right sooner rather than later. Choor monster ( talk) 16:53, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
Thoughts welcome here: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Sumit_naithani_SD_-_trip_.232 -- NeilN talk to me 20:20, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
I came across File:Ghost_Goal_World_Cup_2010.jpg, which is an image from Getty depicting a "ghost goal" in the 2010 World Cup. The image is tagged with {{ Non-free historic image}}. The template states that "Use of historic images from press agencies must only be of a transformative nature, when the image itself is the subject of commentary rather than the event it depicts (which is the original market role, and is not allowed per policy)." However, the image is used on Ghost goal and History of the England national football team to depict the event itself. It seems to me that (a) these two uses do not qualify for "fair use", and (b) the image should be removed, since the photo itself is not famous (there are multiple photos of the same event; it is the event which is famous) and is unlikely to ever be used in a "transformative" way per the template. What's the process here? 24.130.189.187 ( talk) 13:37, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
I just learned that architectural works finished before 1 December 1990 are not protected by copyright in the United States. This means also that such buildings outside the US were not granted any retroactive copyright term by the URAA. While there is a general freedom of panorama for buildings inside the US, should we not treat images of older buildings that are still copyrighted in other countries with no freedom of panorama as "PD-USonly"? Photos should have a free licence for the photograph itself and a tag indicating that the object shown is uneligible for copyright in the US (pre-1990 works), but still copyrighted in the country of origin. {{ PD-USonly}} makes the entire image PD as the notice reads "This image is in the public domain in the United States". At Commons, however, there is a template:PD-US-architecture that explains the situation for architecture in the US without generalizing the PD licence to the entire image.
So I'm wondering whether to import this template from Commons. We could use it for local copies of images that would otherwise be unsuitable for Commons because the object is still unfree in the country of origin. Or should we treat such non-US buildings as non-free fair use at en.wikipedia regardless of their copyright status in the US? De728631 ( talk) 20:31, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
{{
PD-US-architecture}}
for buildings completed before 1 December 1990 and {{
FoP-USonly}} for buildings completed on 1 December 1990 or later, but I'm not sure that there is an immediate need to use two separate templates. The main difference is that {{
PD-US-architecture}}
can be used for any building whereas {{
FoP-USonly}} only can be used for buildings which are ordinarily visible from a public place (i.e. almost all buildings). --
Stefan2 (
talk) 13:00, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
Can, please, somebody help me? I am the author of the article "Hemodynamic Management" submitted for publication at Wikipedia. Original objection was a use of a copyrighted images from hemodynamicsociety.org. I am the author of most of articles at the hemodynamicsociety.org web site. I have removed all copyrighted items published at hemodynamicsociety.org, so it does not contain any copyrighted items Since I am the author of both the article about hemodynamic management at hemodynamicsociety.or and the submitted article to Wikipedia, I have used the same phrases and words. I am teaching the same subject and, probably, also use the same phrases and words. So, what should I do in ordet not to be accused of copying the submitted article. Thanks in advance, Bo Sramek Bbosramek ( talk) 01:15, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
sir, is it free to upload the profiles on wikipedia, please send the procedure for uploading a profile — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.63.101.195 ( talk) 12:20, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I have written a page for an artist and received images directly from her. She owns the copyright but they can go on the page, though not for commercial use. What is the most appropriate image license? Thanks much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katminerath ( talk • contribs) 00:14, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
I wish to upload a photograph I have found of physicist Ludwig Hopf (1884-1939) for the Wikipedia article on him I have been contributing to and editing. He happens to be a relative of mine, in case that has any relevance. I found the photo in an article in the online scientific journal, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. A caption underneath the photo in the article says "Photograph courtesy of Deutsches Museum, Munich, Archive."
I don't know enough about copyright law to ascertain if something is free work or copyrighted, or to be able to confidently state that anything is not copyrighted. Therefore I can only legitimately check the third choice on the upload page. I believe, however, that if in fact it is copyrighted, uploading it would be "Fair Use," based on my reading of what that means on this site. I suspect that there is an easy and straightforward answer to this. Can someone help? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lake Mungo ( talk • contribs) 12:23, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
Could somebody check the licensing on File:Claudia Cardinale 1963.jpg (and, indeed, some of the other images mentioned in Talk:Claudia Cardinale/GA1)? It claims to be PD in Italy, but not necessarily PD in the US. As this is a biography of a living person, it's unlikely to be acceptable for fair-use unless it really is out of copyright. (and ping @ Dr. Blofeld:) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 21:40, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
Crisco 1492? I'd be most upset to see that 1963 image go, it's a beautiful one!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:43, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
I'd like to use this lovely photo in a presentation. The licensing seems to permit it, but what about the "For use by wikipedia and highschool reports only" comment? What's the best way to handle this? Thanks. ReverendWayne ( talk) 15:30, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
I recently had a photograph of my great-grandfather removed by a bot, because there was no licence status provided. The image comes from a book he published privately in 1922 via the University Press Dublin. There are no statements about copyright in the volumne. Please advise how I should annotate the image so that I can re-upload it. It was a file called John_Henry_Bernard.jpg intended to illustrate the page John Bernard (bishop). Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bernardboase ( talk • contribs) 18:56, 22 July 2015
{{PD-Ireland|commons}}
and {{PD-US-1923-abroad|pdsource=yes}}
.
Nthep (
talk) 16:58, 23 July 2015 (UTC)|pdsource=yes
to {{
PD-US-1923-abroad}} as it quashes the bit about not moving to Commons. Between {{
PD-Ireland}} and {{
PD-EU-no author disclosure}} I've no preference.
Nthep (
talk) 18:18, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
I'm writing an article Electromagnetic articulography and it would drastically improve the article by having a picture. However no free images exist that I can find. There are published images on google images. My questions are:
Thanks in advance for your help. Wugapodes ( talk) 06:15, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
I wish to upload images(s) of Dawson Charlie either here as non-free {{ Non-free historic image}} or PD to commons as an old photo from sources: [4] [5] to help make Discovery Claim amazing.
Please advise.
Many thanks. :) Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 07:28, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Thank you kindly Graeme. The article Discovery Claim is now great! Finally, we have an image of everyone. Best wishes, Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 10:34, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry indicates that national anthems are a special case of fair use and that, contrary to our general approach to limited excerpt of song lyrics for critical purpose, the lyrics of national anthems should be included in articles. This guidance was added in 2005 by now-retired User:Duncharris. User:Stefan2 rightly asked for a source in 2013. User:Mitch Ames questioned if the tag was needed on the talk page of the guidance page, but otherwise nobody has ever responded to offer citation. (I'll note that this guidance is contrary to the official guideline of Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources, which does suggest including national anthems if out of copyright.)
I'm considering taking up the removal of this uncited bit of advice, which runs contrary to WP:NFC policy & guideline, but figured that you brilliant people might be able to assist. :) Is there some precedence establishing that in US law national anthems are a special case of fair use? Or is this folklore, like the mythical 10%? -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:14, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
First the bad news: no provision of U.S. copyright law grants special fair use dispensation to foreign national anthems, nor has (so far as I was able to determine) any U.S. judicial decision carved out a special exemption for the fair use of foreign national anthems.
However, there is some good news. Having read quite a few fair use decisions, I am quite comfortable saying that, regarding the incorporation of the entire lyrics of a national anthem into a Wikipedia article about that anthem, anything other than a finding of fair use would not be consistent with previous case law due to Wikipedia's noncommercial status, the very public nature of national anthems, and the complete absence of an effect on the market (while it sounds kind of ludicrous, to be safe I actually checked and so far as I am able to determine, no country whose anthem remains copyrighted has taken steps to establish a "market" for their copyrighted national anthem lyrics). In addition, I'm fairly confident this would also apply to U.S. commercial re-users of Wikipedia's articles.
So I think we're safe in saying that, unlike the general case of copyrighted lyrics, national anthems are indeed "special" in the sense that Wikipedia's reproduction of their lyrics would be fair use under U.S. copyright law. So it really comes down to what policy Wikipedia wants to adopt. We can, and have, adopted a policy for images that is stricter than U.S. copyright law requires; we could do the same with national anthems should we so choose. — RP88 ( talk) 09:52, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
Is the 1938 photo of Wilhelm Holec at [6] still under copyright? The relevant country is Austria; the page lists " Weltbild" as its author; List of countries' copyright lengths makes mention of 70 years as a general rule for Austria, which might put this out of copyright. Thanks. Seattle ( talk) 00:43, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
RE: Image:NataliaLuis.JPG. I have uploaded this picture, I own the image, I took the picture, what do I need to do for this image to be re uploaded to the article Natalia_Luis-Bassa box? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Urregoluis ( talk • contribs) 20:10, 26 July 2015
Copyright issue..
I am someone who has in his possession some old artwork from Ukrainian musicians in the early 1990s and before the collapse of the Soviet Union. I have uploaded the following image: OP-NovaRevolyutsia-Cover.png This is a picture of the cassette's outer artwork.
I know I can get any permission possible from the copyright holder, but I would like to know the following. Is it better that if went to into WikiCommons as I did for the following image: Ross_Shtyn.jpg submitted not too long ago to WikiCommons.
The copyright holder of the first mentioned image is Ross_Shtyn and I could get permission to get this into a fair use type of situation without a problem.
Please advise me as I'm new to WikiPedia, but I would like to share my knowledge of contemporary Ukrainian music to the English speaking world.
With respect,
William Pawlowsky Wpawlowsky ( talk) 23:21, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I had a photo taken about me, who is copyright owner? I should think it is enough to indicate the name of the photographer and the year it was taken. Is that right? The image is uploaded with the knowledge of the maker. Thanks for your reply, kind regards, Alica Árvay — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.10.124.126 ( talk) 17:42, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
I wish to publish an image (a map) from a book first published in the UK in 1887. However the image comes from a reprint of the original publication that was published by the Naval and Military Press Ltd in the UK in 2004. I have received a message from the Naval and Military Press stating that "We have no objection to you using this map, but would ask for an acknowledgement of the reprinted book".
When I uploaded the image to the Wiki Commons I was offered a list of copyright options from which to select the most appropriate, however none seem to fit this particular circumstance. As for selecting an appropriate copyright "tag", this is an even bigger minefield that I have no idea how to negotiate.
If you can you offer me any guidance as to whether and how I might succeed in getting this image accepted onto the Wiki Commons, I'll be very grateful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lao-ke ( talk • contribs) 11:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Can someone please help me tag
for this file File:KissAnime_Homescreen_30_July_2015.png please?-- Iady391 | Talk to me here 17:14, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Should this be converted to {{ PD-simple}} or stay fair use? – czar 07:09, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
I wish to upload a photo shared to me on Twitter directly from the owner who happens to be a popular musician. Can I upload it as my work or do I still need to write to the Commons Permission team? OluwaCurtis The King : talk to me 23:07, 31 July 2015 (UTC)