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Well, I think this page has a shocker name, but it's a bit late now. Just a small reminder to please direct users with freely licensed images to the Commons:. Wikipedia:Commons contains some useful information about how image policy and handling between here and there differs. pfctdayelise ( translate?) 10:40, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Just to let everyone know that works on this page. See [1]. It only affects media deleted after the change, which is about 4:30 UTC 16 June. Yipee! - cohesion 05:13, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone object to User:EssjayBot II archiving this page? Say discussions over a week old, every week. — Simetrical ( talk • contribs) 00:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
I have shrunk and reloaded one of his images. Then I got a message from ophanbot. Do we attribute his images some way other than fairuse?
Thanks, :) Dlohcierekim 12:56, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
This page badly needs a category. Does anyone know the appropriate category for this page? -- S iva1979 Talk to me 05:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
I can't seem to find an article detailing how to delete an image. Let's say I uploaded an image in error and I have no intention of replacing it, how would I go about eliminating said image?
Or is it automatic?
I'm currently building a prototype flowchart at User:Megapixie/CopyrightFlowChart in an attempt to reduce the number of "I have no idea" beginner questions. Feel free to tweak - but if you want to make any major changes please let me know at User talk:Megapixie/CopyrightFlowChart. Megapixie 04:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Before I add a link at the top of the page to the flowchart - could a few people have a critical pass over it. I'd rather make any neccesary substantial changes now, before attracts any attention/traffic. Thanks. Megapixie 04:49, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Is it just me, or has there been a particularly high number of misguided questions ("mould problem", "The New Amerie Album", "How many humans die in ayear?")? My guess is that a new link to this page was added somewhere which users are now following. Is there any way to check this out? ShadowHalo 04:42, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
I've attempted to address some of the concerns raised above, and I've added a lot more branching. However some of the pages could do with fleshing out a little more. I would appreciate it if someone could give it another once over. If it's okay - I'd like to add a link at the top of the page to it (experimentally) to see if it answers users questions (though it might be hard to track). Megapixie 13:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry if I brought NAHID's questions to the wrong place. They were flooding Wikipedia talk:Image use policy, so I brought them here. I know that they are not entirely traditional copyright questions. I hope it is appropriate. -- Iamunknown 15:59, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Did you change your mind? ShadowHalo 22:02, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Anyone think it would be a good idea to add a FAQ to this page, similar to WP:VPT? It should only handle simple things and perhaps explains the first steps of fair use and their questions (Why is it replaceable?). I'd be happy to work on it, but I would definitely need help in putting some of the "common" questions on there. Here's what I can think of:
Or if there is a FAQ on images somewhere already then we could just link to that. -- MECU≈ talk 12:04, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm switching to miszabot for archiving, and going to move the archive names a little, nothing drastic, but I thought I'd mention it somewhere :) - cohesion 01:35, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
In the last few days I've received messages from on high telling me that practically every image I've ever uploaded is about to be deleted. Don't you people have anything better to do?
Go ahead, delete 'em all. Just stop bothering me about it. RMc 14:11, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Using a program like PowerDVD to screen grab an image to illustrate an article is okay isn't it as long as I provide a fair use rationale and the appropriate copyright tag? Douglasnicol 17:46, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
I uploaded Image:Louis sockalexis portrait.jpg recently and tagged it with the {{ PD-US}} template. The orphan bot keeps adding warning labels and i can't figure out why. How do I add information about the picture to prevent the orphan bot from tagging it?
This is such a minor thing, but apparently we need to discuss it. User:Sparrowman980 keeps adding warning messages all over the page regarding the archive. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] I personally don't feel that the existence of an archive requires a warning. It's noted, people can find it. This page already deals with people who are a little frustrated already, better to not throw stopsigns and warning images at them for no reason. I've reverted a few times and other people have also, but can we state that we don't want them here as a record? - cohesion 00:32, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
Can anyone sort out this mess? Carcharoth 00:30, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
here's what happened. SSilver was evidently reading an old version of the page and added a comment to it. We can just revert. TCC (talk) (contribs) 00:41, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
They overlap, but are not similar: the Wikipedia:Requested copyright examinations page is to request someone to review a license, while here people can ask whatever they want (besides the same questions done at Wikipedia:Requested copyright examinations). This is more of a Help Desk for images (maybe it could be moved into the Help Desk, though). -- ReyBrujo 02:02, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
There is no real need to merge it Sparrowman980 01:30, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Merge. There are confusingly too many help desks located in too many different places. Of course they should be merged unless the level of traffic is ridiculously high. It is much easier for those answering questions to pick out the ones they should be answering than it is for the user to work out where to post in the first place. At least, that is my experience from answering Science questions. They should at least all be accessible from a single help index page organised in a self-explanatory way. SpinningSpark 11:25, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm willing to use a computer-drawn picture, to illustrate a particular instance of a data structure. It is a diagram of some instance of the data structure, simple but illustrative. I found an image like this, in a book. I re-drawn that image by myself, but only to achieve a better quality than the scanned pages had. So, I have an image that depicts a diagram of a simple instance of a data structure; it is the same diagram and the same instance of one found in a book. May I free to use it in my article? To what extent? Thanks in advance! Alfredo J. Herrera Lago 04:28, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm proposing an additional category in the Template:Editabuselinks to reduce the number of posts at WP:AN and WP:AN/I, please feel free to comment here User:Mbisanz/TemplateSandbox. MBisanz talk 13:15, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Per [8] BC has created basically an NFCC-checker tool that looks very promising and should be easy enough for even a beginner to use (I understand it at least). MBisanz talk 19:04, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
Here's a question about Image:KosherLamp.gif. As far as I know, a free version cannot be reasonably found. So, that leaves the question of whether it can be created. Right? So, what are the expectations about creating such an image? Would I be expected to either buy the product or somehow find such a product? This is a speciality item purchased by a narrow market. I'm wondering if the expectation on editors should be relaxed in such cases. Thanks. HG | Talk 17:47, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
See Wikipedia talk:Image copyright help desk#Completing merge. – Luna Santin ( talk) 00:36, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello, a bot recently informed me that I need licenses for Image:Ma'amoul.JPG and Image:Nuts and Watermelon seeds.JPG. I took both of the pictures myself and then uploaded them to illustrate the Palestinian cuisine article. If I need a license what could I use? -- Al Ameer son ( talk) 21:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Just a quick note to invite comment here on a proposal to create a new criterion for speedy deletion. The proposed criterion is that where an uploader has supplied a copyright tag but has specified a third party as the content owner, without any evidence that their permission was ever given, the media will be speedied seven days after the uploader is notified if no such permission is forthcoming. This is equivalent to the NPD process used at Commons, and parallel to our NSD and NLD. Please weigh in! -- Rlandmann ( talk) 21:00, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
There is a proposed new process guideline at Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion gathering together image deletion processes currently spread through other pages. Since a good many of these involve copyright issues, this may be of interest to contributors here. Your feedback there would be very much appreciated, both on "how to" specifics and on the general advisability of such a guideline. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:13, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
I is my hope to establish a new WikiProject to provide guidance to those who wish to help with copyright matters concerning text or files as well as (and most importantly) to allow collaboration on massive copyright issues, where a contributor's extensive content is found to need evaluation and cleaning. A project's value is in its contributors, though. While several contributors have indicated an interest in the project, I need to find out if there are enough to warrant launching it. If you have an opinion, please consider voicing it at the WikiProject Council Proposal. If you have feedback or suggestions on the project page as it is taking shape—whether something needs to be more or less emphasized or if something different should be done—please pitch in at the proposed page in my userspace. I have plenty of experience working copyright, but little in drawing together WikiProjects. :) Thanks for any insights you may be able to offer at either space. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:31, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
This started as a result of image reviewing at Featured List Candidates on en wiki but I know it's a problem other places. This is directed at a general situation, not at any person. Why do we have to reverify an image's PD status because of something like links changing? If it was PD, it's always PD. It does not lose that legal status because some website dropped off the net and User:JoeBlow can't find it anymore. But as it is, there is a trend to say "I can't find it, so you have to prove it even though we all know it was PD". Here I'm talking cases like it was sourced to a known PD site or even just trusting the uploader didn't invent a URL, but no, we say "the guy could have been faking a URL, so prove it again, to me". This is all unnecessary and avoidable by using a method that is used on Commons where trusted users verify a flickr image's status for Commons; it's called Flickr review. We could have "PD review", where trusted users verify a PD status and tag the image with a template. That way, two years later when User:JaneBlow posts a FLC/FAC, etc, you, me, and others don't waste our time reinventing the wheel. Not to mention a known PD image can't be used anymore because a URL changed or whatever. Do we do this with images from books? Not yet, but we probably will...Do we say "I don't own that book and it's not in my local library so you have to prove it's PD from 1900 by sending me the book", nope we don't yet, but that's basically what we do with images. Obviously, I'm not talking cases such as when the uploader didn't source the image at all. Food for thought.
Can we get one of those archive searches here like those on some of noticeboards?-- BirgitteSB 19:52, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
I don't know how to get a tag for the photo, but I do know that it is appropriate, It is the DW7 logo Koei uploaded to their facebook, and I'm pretty sure that Koei will allow Wikipedia to use the photo, because we also used the Japanese logo image, which was also uploaded by Koei on their facebook. Write on my page for further discussion please. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kamek98 ( talk • contribs) 01:59, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Is there a FAQ lying around here somewhere, for frequently asked questions and their answers? I keep running in to questions for which Cornell's Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States is the perfect answer, but I can never remember the URL... I thought it could be put somewhere prominent. — Aladdin Sane ( talk) 03:26, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
The Picture I took, was uploaded on the Arabic Wikipedia. I basically translated the article from Arabic to English and I basically took it from there and uploaded it giving credit to the upload from there and remarks to him. I am not sure how to classify or explain the license on my own.
The original Image on the Arabic Wikipedia: http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A_(%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A9) The Image on the English Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Al-Arabi.jpg
How can I fix the one I uploaded on the English Wikipedia so It wont be deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Saab 1989 ( talk • contribs) 19:17, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Could somebody keep an eye on User talk:ImageTaggingBot? The talkpage gets a decent number of copyright/tagging questions, and since I'm going to be on vacation for the next week and a half, I won't be able to monitor it. -- Carnildo ( talk) 20:12, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
User:Netalarm/MEDIALAB. New proposed header that is based on the same template as other noticeboard headers. Easier to understand and navigate. Any suggestions for improvement, comments on taking it live? Netalarm talk 00:55, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Question removed and posted on Media copyright questions "Project page". Surely I'm not the only one to find it a challenge to do this "correctly"? I clicked the "New section" tab instead. The little box that says "Click this link" is overwhelmed by the other boxes and needs to be more prominent, in my opinion. (Larger font, for instance, thicker red border, something!) Thank you. -- Wordreader ( talk) 19:09, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi all
I have logged in to Wikipedia after a while away and noticed I had this message:
Now, problem is, I *did not* receive the message until now. Are we expected to log in every hour to see what messages _might_ be posted? The upshot is, I have no idea what the image _was_ that had the copyright problem. My guess is the image copyright was the same as the original, but I'll never know because the copy was deleted.
If someone could _un_delete, then I can correct the issue. In future, kindly keep in mind we do not poll this site every 20 milliseconds. I know MediaWiki can send emails, and if I must, I will code a patch, but a bit of courtesy on your part would be greatly appreciated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redhatter ( talk • contribs) 04:12, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
I agree with Redhatter. Seven days is just too quick. My guess is that one week was chosen because somebody in the Wikipedia administration was fearful that a copyright infringement action might be started. Normally, though, any time a copyrighted article is found up on a website, it is quickly taken down if the copyright holder complains. So there is really no goshawful rush to delete these images. I have been stung myself once or twice. Just expressing my opinion, your faithful servant, GeorgeLouis ( talk) 07:24, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I want to upload some Golden Girls sound files. I want to list the different St. Olaf expressions spoken by Rose Nylund (Betty White) and so to upload a very short (max. 10 seconds) sound file example. - Is it ok and legal to upload some sound files by mentioning the source and copyright holder? Many thanks! Niikon ( talk) 10:25, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
If a helper answers a question of a helpee, please leave a {{ tb}} on the talkpage of the helpee. Most don't track the changes of other pages and thus a real discussion could go on. mabdul 13:39, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
Would the people here consider it useful to get automatic notifications here by a bot about files that are tagged with neither a template from Category:Wikipedia non-free file copyright tags, nor with a free license tag? Please see the bot request at WP:BOTREQ#Bot to create a list of NFCC#9 violations for more information. Thanks. Toshio Yamaguchi ( talk) 13:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
This proposal relates to copyrights. Feel free to discuss. -- George Ho ( talk) 17:04, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi folks, I've not visited pages related to copyright issues for a while. I'm noticing that the generally friendliness of this page is much improved and things are a lot less bitey than I remember them being. In fact about as welcoming and helpful as a place can be that generally says "no, you can't do that". :-). Cheers. Hobit ( talk) 13:49, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi folks,
I really don't understand how using Olympiacos emblem in two official Olympiacos departments fails the non-free image policy as Werieth has informed me with his post. This particular image that has been removed is used in all Olympiacos' departments such as Olympiacos S.C. and Olympiacos Water Polo Club. The usage of a club's emblem for its official departments is something very common and standard for the Wikipedia pages. I really can't undestand how using this image for particular departments violates the non-free image policy, while using it for others doesn't. It really doesn't make any sense whatsoever. And even if it does violate the above-mentioned policy for some inexplicable reason, what really matters is what can we do to address and solve this issue. So, I defer to your expertise and I hope you'll take the necessary steps to resolve it. Thanking you in advance, Gtrbolivar ( talk) 15:45, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Some users here might be interested in the discussion ive started:
-- Nbound ( talk) 07:47, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
I am sorry to bother you 223.62.172.56 ( talk) 06:21, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
Some days ago I asked "Is not the logo of Heritage Malta too simple for a copyright?" here. Today I wanted to check the answers and could not find the question neither at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions nor at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2013/December. Shouldn't it have been archived? Wikipedia:Media copyright questions still appears at a search -- Error ( talk) 00:45, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
The U.S. Copyright Office is asking for commentary on possible rules about "orphan works." These are works whose copyright owners cannot be identified or cannot be located, and therefore permission cannot be obtained to use the works. Example: a photo of a deceased notable person, taken by an unknown photographer, of no obvious cash value, held by the family, that would have been useful to illustrate an article. Our wiki chapter is trying to give examples to copyright office, to help get rules that would work for Wikimedia. We'd welcome specific tragic stories at the village pump. -- econterms ( talk) 07:55, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi Guys,
I'm trying to update a company's logo but each time I try upload I am greeted with 'Upload warning - The XML in the uploaded file could not be parsed.' Am I doing this incorrectly? The file type is an accepted type so i'm stumped. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiairport ( talk • contribs) 03:57, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi folks, I'm in the middle of building a mentorship space called the Co-op with a small team of people called. The general idea is that we're piloting a space where we match newer editors with experienced editors based on how they want to contribute. As many of you are aware, new editors often have a lot of questions about specific images, copyright, and the uploading process. We are therefore seeking editors who are experienced in these areas, as we expect a lot of editors who are invited to the space will request mentoring related to image work. If you are interested in dedicating some time to teaching one or two individual editors these sorts of topics, please feel free to sign up here. And if you have any questions about the space, feel free to ask me here or over at Wikipedia talk:Co-op. I, JethroBT drop me a line 22:17, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi all. As we are currently facing severe backlogs in English-language tickets in the OTRS permissions queues, we are hoping to recruit several new volunteers who are well versed in copyright laws, policies and protocols relating to the same. If you are interested, or know anybody who is, please see m:OTRS/Volunteering. Note that you do not' need to be an administrator to apply. We're simply seeking active users who have demonstrated a sufficient understanding of copyright/media licensing on the wiki(s).
If you have any questions at all please contact me directly. Thanks! Rjd0060 ( talk) 16:18, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello! I'm writing from the Wikimedia Foundation to invite you to give your feedback on a new copyright strategy that is being considered by the Legal Team. The consultation will take the form of an open discussion, and we hope to receive a wide range of thoughts and opinions. Please, if you are interested, take part in the discussion on Meta-Wiki. Joe Sutherland (WMF) ( talk) 23:26, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
Please see this note about the current need for OTRS volunteers. Those who have this page on their watchlists are likely uniquely qualified to help with the permissions queues. ~ Rob13 Talk 05:52, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
Getty released images for editorial use as long as they are embedded. Is it allowed on Wikipedia? I asked this on another talk page but cannot find it now. ~ SnippySC SusanneSC ( talk) 00:56, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
Those who watch this page may be interested in this RfC: Wikipedia_talk:Copyrights#RfC:_Hosting_content_from_countries_that_do_not_have_copyright_relations_with_the_U.S.. Ramaksoud2000 ( Talk to me) 18:21, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
Any input you may have on improving the bot, or whether the bot should run at all, would be appreciated at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Ramaksoud2000Bot. Ramaksoud2000 ( Talk to me) 19:54, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
There has been a lot of discussion over these pictures in or out, an editor has started a head count of opinions at the [ Gates talkpage] This is an important decision for the Wikipedia, please come there and leave your opinion. Off2riorob ( talk) 1:35 am, Today (UTC+1)
Are links for archives of the main page automatically added to the archive box or do they need to be added manually? Currently, only links to archives up to 2016 are visible, but as already begun archiving the January 2017 discussions at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2017/January. From the edit history of Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archivelist, it looks like the links may need to be added manually. Also, the {{ status}} for 2015 and 2016 might need to be changed to "closed". -- Marchjuly ( talk) 04:29, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
Hi There, If I wanted to add a photo of a person and I see a photo on Flickr, can I use it? What if it has "All rights reserved" next to it? Does that mean I cannot use that one? I am looking at adding some photos to some Australian tennis players, such as Blake Mott, and I don't want to breach any laws here. Thanks Tobyjamesaus ( talk) 04:08, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi there. How to insert an image is one of the frequently-asked questions on the
Help Desk, but there is no canned answer to that, so I just went ahead created {{
subst:HD/image}}
. I will post this notice both at the Help Desk where people may want to discuss whether it is useful, and at copyright-savy places to make sure it is correct (I believe it to be, but better safe than sorry). Feel free to tweak the template to improve it, of course.
Tigraan
Click here to contact me
15:58, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
What is the status of a university logo image that was published before 1923? Is that logo image now Public Domain like other images published before that date?-- Orygun ( talk) 03:37, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
I have a added a number of images of rugby league footballers (Here is a list of my uploads), all of these rugby league footballers are dead (some for more than 100-years), so there is no possibility of getting a new image, the scans are of a low resolution generally less than 256 x 384, the images are generally scans from cigarette cards, etc. some of which are over a 100-years old, so any copyright is obviously going to be expired/unclear/unknown; I believe these images the very definition of fair use rationale. DynamoDegsy ( talk) 15:18, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
In the Media copyright questions section under 'How to ask a question' it says 1. To ask a new question hit the "Click here to ask your question" link above.
It's actually a link below, and reads "Click here to start a new discussion." I couldn't figure out how to edit that. -- valereee ( talk) 19:16, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
I thought the folks how hang out here answering questions might have a chuckle with this comic strip. -- Whpq ( talk) 23:59, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Wikipedia talk:Copyright situations by country § This page is redundant.
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02:53, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
The pages for Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2024/January and after are getting created and updated, but they're not actually reachable through the archive box. It's only showing up to the end of 2023. hinnk ( talk) 05:40, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
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Well, I think this page has a shocker name, but it's a bit late now. Just a small reminder to please direct users with freely licensed images to the Commons:. Wikipedia:Commons contains some useful information about how image policy and handling between here and there differs. pfctdayelise ( translate?) 10:40, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Just to let everyone know that works on this page. See [1]. It only affects media deleted after the change, which is about 4:30 UTC 16 June. Yipee! - cohesion 05:13, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone object to User:EssjayBot II archiving this page? Say discussions over a week old, every week. — Simetrical ( talk • contribs) 00:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
I have shrunk and reloaded one of his images. Then I got a message from ophanbot. Do we attribute his images some way other than fairuse?
Thanks, :) Dlohcierekim 12:56, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
This page badly needs a category. Does anyone know the appropriate category for this page? -- S iva1979 Talk to me 05:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
I can't seem to find an article detailing how to delete an image. Let's say I uploaded an image in error and I have no intention of replacing it, how would I go about eliminating said image?
Or is it automatic?
I'm currently building a prototype flowchart at User:Megapixie/CopyrightFlowChart in an attempt to reduce the number of "I have no idea" beginner questions. Feel free to tweak - but if you want to make any major changes please let me know at User talk:Megapixie/CopyrightFlowChart. Megapixie 04:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Before I add a link at the top of the page to the flowchart - could a few people have a critical pass over it. I'd rather make any neccesary substantial changes now, before attracts any attention/traffic. Thanks. Megapixie 04:49, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Is it just me, or has there been a particularly high number of misguided questions ("mould problem", "The New Amerie Album", "How many humans die in ayear?")? My guess is that a new link to this page was added somewhere which users are now following. Is there any way to check this out? ShadowHalo 04:42, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
I've attempted to address some of the concerns raised above, and I've added a lot more branching. However some of the pages could do with fleshing out a little more. I would appreciate it if someone could give it another once over. If it's okay - I'd like to add a link at the top of the page to it (experimentally) to see if it answers users questions (though it might be hard to track). Megapixie 13:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry if I brought NAHID's questions to the wrong place. They were flooding Wikipedia talk:Image use policy, so I brought them here. I know that they are not entirely traditional copyright questions. I hope it is appropriate. -- Iamunknown 15:59, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Did you change your mind? ShadowHalo 22:02, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Anyone think it would be a good idea to add a FAQ to this page, similar to WP:VPT? It should only handle simple things and perhaps explains the first steps of fair use and their questions (Why is it replaceable?). I'd be happy to work on it, but I would definitely need help in putting some of the "common" questions on there. Here's what I can think of:
Or if there is a FAQ on images somewhere already then we could just link to that. -- MECU≈ talk 12:04, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm switching to miszabot for archiving, and going to move the archive names a little, nothing drastic, but I thought I'd mention it somewhere :) - cohesion 01:35, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
In the last few days I've received messages from on high telling me that practically every image I've ever uploaded is about to be deleted. Don't you people have anything better to do?
Go ahead, delete 'em all. Just stop bothering me about it. RMc 14:11, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Using a program like PowerDVD to screen grab an image to illustrate an article is okay isn't it as long as I provide a fair use rationale and the appropriate copyright tag? Douglasnicol 17:46, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
I uploaded Image:Louis sockalexis portrait.jpg recently and tagged it with the {{ PD-US}} template. The orphan bot keeps adding warning labels and i can't figure out why. How do I add information about the picture to prevent the orphan bot from tagging it?
This is such a minor thing, but apparently we need to discuss it. User:Sparrowman980 keeps adding warning messages all over the page regarding the archive. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] I personally don't feel that the existence of an archive requires a warning. It's noted, people can find it. This page already deals with people who are a little frustrated already, better to not throw stopsigns and warning images at them for no reason. I've reverted a few times and other people have also, but can we state that we don't want them here as a record? - cohesion 00:32, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
Can anyone sort out this mess? Carcharoth 00:30, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
here's what happened. SSilver was evidently reading an old version of the page and added a comment to it. We can just revert. TCC (talk) (contribs) 00:41, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
They overlap, but are not similar: the Wikipedia:Requested copyright examinations page is to request someone to review a license, while here people can ask whatever they want (besides the same questions done at Wikipedia:Requested copyright examinations). This is more of a Help Desk for images (maybe it could be moved into the Help Desk, though). -- ReyBrujo 02:02, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
There is no real need to merge it Sparrowman980 01:30, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Merge. There are confusingly too many help desks located in too many different places. Of course they should be merged unless the level of traffic is ridiculously high. It is much easier for those answering questions to pick out the ones they should be answering than it is for the user to work out where to post in the first place. At least, that is my experience from answering Science questions. They should at least all be accessible from a single help index page organised in a self-explanatory way. SpinningSpark 11:25, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm willing to use a computer-drawn picture, to illustrate a particular instance of a data structure. It is a diagram of some instance of the data structure, simple but illustrative. I found an image like this, in a book. I re-drawn that image by myself, but only to achieve a better quality than the scanned pages had. So, I have an image that depicts a diagram of a simple instance of a data structure; it is the same diagram and the same instance of one found in a book. May I free to use it in my article? To what extent? Thanks in advance! Alfredo J. Herrera Lago 04:28, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm proposing an additional category in the Template:Editabuselinks to reduce the number of posts at WP:AN and WP:AN/I, please feel free to comment here User:Mbisanz/TemplateSandbox. MBisanz talk 13:15, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Per [8] BC has created basically an NFCC-checker tool that looks very promising and should be easy enough for even a beginner to use (I understand it at least). MBisanz talk 19:04, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
Here's a question about Image:KosherLamp.gif. As far as I know, a free version cannot be reasonably found. So, that leaves the question of whether it can be created. Right? So, what are the expectations about creating such an image? Would I be expected to either buy the product or somehow find such a product? This is a speciality item purchased by a narrow market. I'm wondering if the expectation on editors should be relaxed in such cases. Thanks. HG | Talk 17:47, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
See Wikipedia talk:Image copyright help desk#Completing merge. – Luna Santin ( talk) 00:36, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello, a bot recently informed me that I need licenses for Image:Ma'amoul.JPG and Image:Nuts and Watermelon seeds.JPG. I took both of the pictures myself and then uploaded them to illustrate the Palestinian cuisine article. If I need a license what could I use? -- Al Ameer son ( talk) 21:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Just a quick note to invite comment here on a proposal to create a new criterion for speedy deletion. The proposed criterion is that where an uploader has supplied a copyright tag but has specified a third party as the content owner, without any evidence that their permission was ever given, the media will be speedied seven days after the uploader is notified if no such permission is forthcoming. This is equivalent to the NPD process used at Commons, and parallel to our NSD and NLD. Please weigh in! -- Rlandmann ( talk) 21:00, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
There is a proposed new process guideline at Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion gathering together image deletion processes currently spread through other pages. Since a good many of these involve copyright issues, this may be of interest to contributors here. Your feedback there would be very much appreciated, both on "how to" specifics and on the general advisability of such a guideline. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:13, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
I is my hope to establish a new WikiProject to provide guidance to those who wish to help with copyright matters concerning text or files as well as (and most importantly) to allow collaboration on massive copyright issues, where a contributor's extensive content is found to need evaluation and cleaning. A project's value is in its contributors, though. While several contributors have indicated an interest in the project, I need to find out if there are enough to warrant launching it. If you have an opinion, please consider voicing it at the WikiProject Council Proposal. If you have feedback or suggestions on the project page as it is taking shape—whether something needs to be more or less emphasized or if something different should be done—please pitch in at the proposed page in my userspace. I have plenty of experience working copyright, but little in drawing together WikiProjects. :) Thanks for any insights you may be able to offer at either space. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:31, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
This started as a result of image reviewing at Featured List Candidates on en wiki but I know it's a problem other places. This is directed at a general situation, not at any person. Why do we have to reverify an image's PD status because of something like links changing? If it was PD, it's always PD. It does not lose that legal status because some website dropped off the net and User:JoeBlow can't find it anymore. But as it is, there is a trend to say "I can't find it, so you have to prove it even though we all know it was PD". Here I'm talking cases like it was sourced to a known PD site or even just trusting the uploader didn't invent a URL, but no, we say "the guy could have been faking a URL, so prove it again, to me". This is all unnecessary and avoidable by using a method that is used on Commons where trusted users verify a flickr image's status for Commons; it's called Flickr review. We could have "PD review", where trusted users verify a PD status and tag the image with a template. That way, two years later when User:JaneBlow posts a FLC/FAC, etc, you, me, and others don't waste our time reinventing the wheel. Not to mention a known PD image can't be used anymore because a URL changed or whatever. Do we do this with images from books? Not yet, but we probably will...Do we say "I don't own that book and it's not in my local library so you have to prove it's PD from 1900 by sending me the book", nope we don't yet, but that's basically what we do with images. Obviously, I'm not talking cases such as when the uploader didn't source the image at all. Food for thought.
Can we get one of those archive searches here like those on some of noticeboards?-- BirgitteSB 19:52, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
I don't know how to get a tag for the photo, but I do know that it is appropriate, It is the DW7 logo Koei uploaded to their facebook, and I'm pretty sure that Koei will allow Wikipedia to use the photo, because we also used the Japanese logo image, which was also uploaded by Koei on their facebook. Write on my page for further discussion please. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kamek98 ( talk • contribs) 01:59, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Is there a FAQ lying around here somewhere, for frequently asked questions and their answers? I keep running in to questions for which Cornell's Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States is the perfect answer, but I can never remember the URL... I thought it could be put somewhere prominent. — Aladdin Sane ( talk) 03:26, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
The Picture I took, was uploaded on the Arabic Wikipedia. I basically translated the article from Arabic to English and I basically took it from there and uploaded it giving credit to the upload from there and remarks to him. I am not sure how to classify or explain the license on my own.
The original Image on the Arabic Wikipedia: http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A_(%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A9) The Image on the English Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Al-Arabi.jpg
How can I fix the one I uploaded on the English Wikipedia so It wont be deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Saab 1989 ( talk • contribs) 19:17, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Could somebody keep an eye on User talk:ImageTaggingBot? The talkpage gets a decent number of copyright/tagging questions, and since I'm going to be on vacation for the next week and a half, I won't be able to monitor it. -- Carnildo ( talk) 20:12, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
User:Netalarm/MEDIALAB. New proposed header that is based on the same template as other noticeboard headers. Easier to understand and navigate. Any suggestions for improvement, comments on taking it live? Netalarm talk 00:55, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
Question removed and posted on Media copyright questions "Project page". Surely I'm not the only one to find it a challenge to do this "correctly"? I clicked the "New section" tab instead. The little box that says "Click this link" is overwhelmed by the other boxes and needs to be more prominent, in my opinion. (Larger font, for instance, thicker red border, something!) Thank you. -- Wordreader ( talk) 19:09, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi all
I have logged in to Wikipedia after a while away and noticed I had this message:
Now, problem is, I *did not* receive the message until now. Are we expected to log in every hour to see what messages _might_ be posted? The upshot is, I have no idea what the image _was_ that had the copyright problem. My guess is the image copyright was the same as the original, but I'll never know because the copy was deleted.
If someone could _un_delete, then I can correct the issue. In future, kindly keep in mind we do not poll this site every 20 milliseconds. I know MediaWiki can send emails, and if I must, I will code a patch, but a bit of courtesy on your part would be greatly appreciated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Redhatter ( talk • contribs) 04:12, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
I agree with Redhatter. Seven days is just too quick. My guess is that one week was chosen because somebody in the Wikipedia administration was fearful that a copyright infringement action might be started. Normally, though, any time a copyrighted article is found up on a website, it is quickly taken down if the copyright holder complains. So there is really no goshawful rush to delete these images. I have been stung myself once or twice. Just expressing my opinion, your faithful servant, GeorgeLouis ( talk) 07:24, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I want to upload some Golden Girls sound files. I want to list the different St. Olaf expressions spoken by Rose Nylund (Betty White) and so to upload a very short (max. 10 seconds) sound file example. - Is it ok and legal to upload some sound files by mentioning the source and copyright holder? Many thanks! Niikon ( talk) 10:25, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
If a helper answers a question of a helpee, please leave a {{ tb}} on the talkpage of the helpee. Most don't track the changes of other pages and thus a real discussion could go on. mabdul 13:39, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
Would the people here consider it useful to get automatic notifications here by a bot about files that are tagged with neither a template from Category:Wikipedia non-free file copyright tags, nor with a free license tag? Please see the bot request at WP:BOTREQ#Bot to create a list of NFCC#9 violations for more information. Thanks. Toshio Yamaguchi ( talk) 13:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
This proposal relates to copyrights. Feel free to discuss. -- George Ho ( talk) 17:04, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi folks, I've not visited pages related to copyright issues for a while. I'm noticing that the generally friendliness of this page is much improved and things are a lot less bitey than I remember them being. In fact about as welcoming and helpful as a place can be that generally says "no, you can't do that". :-). Cheers. Hobit ( talk) 13:49, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi folks,
I really don't understand how using Olympiacos emblem in two official Olympiacos departments fails the non-free image policy as Werieth has informed me with his post. This particular image that has been removed is used in all Olympiacos' departments such as Olympiacos S.C. and Olympiacos Water Polo Club. The usage of a club's emblem for its official departments is something very common and standard for the Wikipedia pages. I really can't undestand how using this image for particular departments violates the non-free image policy, while using it for others doesn't. It really doesn't make any sense whatsoever. And even if it does violate the above-mentioned policy for some inexplicable reason, what really matters is what can we do to address and solve this issue. So, I defer to your expertise and I hope you'll take the necessary steps to resolve it. Thanking you in advance, Gtrbolivar ( talk) 15:45, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Some users here might be interested in the discussion ive started:
-- Nbound ( talk) 07:47, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
I am sorry to bother you 223.62.172.56 ( talk) 06:21, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
Some days ago I asked "Is not the logo of Heritage Malta too simple for a copyright?" here. Today I wanted to check the answers and could not find the question neither at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions nor at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2013/December. Shouldn't it have been archived? Wikipedia:Media copyright questions still appears at a search -- Error ( talk) 00:45, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
The U.S. Copyright Office is asking for commentary on possible rules about "orphan works." These are works whose copyright owners cannot be identified or cannot be located, and therefore permission cannot be obtained to use the works. Example: a photo of a deceased notable person, taken by an unknown photographer, of no obvious cash value, held by the family, that would have been useful to illustrate an article. Our wiki chapter is trying to give examples to copyright office, to help get rules that would work for Wikimedia. We'd welcome specific tragic stories at the village pump. -- econterms ( talk) 07:55, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
Hi Guys,
I'm trying to update a company's logo but each time I try upload I am greeted with 'Upload warning - The XML in the uploaded file could not be parsed.' Am I doing this incorrectly? The file type is an accepted type so i'm stumped. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiairport ( talk • contribs) 03:57, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
Hi folks, I'm in the middle of building a mentorship space called the Co-op with a small team of people called. The general idea is that we're piloting a space where we match newer editors with experienced editors based on how they want to contribute. As many of you are aware, new editors often have a lot of questions about specific images, copyright, and the uploading process. We are therefore seeking editors who are experienced in these areas, as we expect a lot of editors who are invited to the space will request mentoring related to image work. If you are interested in dedicating some time to teaching one or two individual editors these sorts of topics, please feel free to sign up here. And if you have any questions about the space, feel free to ask me here or over at Wikipedia talk:Co-op. I, JethroBT drop me a line 22:17, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi all. As we are currently facing severe backlogs in English-language tickets in the OTRS permissions queues, we are hoping to recruit several new volunteers who are well versed in copyright laws, policies and protocols relating to the same. If you are interested, or know anybody who is, please see m:OTRS/Volunteering. Note that you do not' need to be an administrator to apply. We're simply seeking active users who have demonstrated a sufficient understanding of copyright/media licensing on the wiki(s).
If you have any questions at all please contact me directly. Thanks! Rjd0060 ( talk) 16:18, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello! I'm writing from the Wikimedia Foundation to invite you to give your feedback on a new copyright strategy that is being considered by the Legal Team. The consultation will take the form of an open discussion, and we hope to receive a wide range of thoughts and opinions. Please, if you are interested, take part in the discussion on Meta-Wiki. Joe Sutherland (WMF) ( talk) 23:26, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
Please see this note about the current need for OTRS volunteers. Those who have this page on their watchlists are likely uniquely qualified to help with the permissions queues. ~ Rob13 Talk 05:52, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
Getty released images for editorial use as long as they are embedded. Is it allowed on Wikipedia? I asked this on another talk page but cannot find it now. ~ SnippySC SusanneSC ( talk) 00:56, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
Those who watch this page may be interested in this RfC: Wikipedia_talk:Copyrights#RfC:_Hosting_content_from_countries_that_do_not_have_copyright_relations_with_the_U.S.. Ramaksoud2000 ( Talk to me) 18:21, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
Any input you may have on improving the bot, or whether the bot should run at all, would be appreciated at Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Ramaksoud2000Bot. Ramaksoud2000 ( Talk to me) 19:54, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
There has been a lot of discussion over these pictures in or out, an editor has started a head count of opinions at the [ Gates talkpage] This is an important decision for the Wikipedia, please come there and leave your opinion. Off2riorob ( talk) 1:35 am, Today (UTC+1)
Are links for archives of the main page automatically added to the archive box or do they need to be added manually? Currently, only links to archives up to 2016 are visible, but as already begun archiving the January 2017 discussions at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2017/January. From the edit history of Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archivelist, it looks like the links may need to be added manually. Also, the {{ status}} for 2015 and 2016 might need to be changed to "closed". -- Marchjuly ( talk) 04:29, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
Hi There, If I wanted to add a photo of a person and I see a photo on Flickr, can I use it? What if it has "All rights reserved" next to it? Does that mean I cannot use that one? I am looking at adding some photos to some Australian tennis players, such as Blake Mott, and I don't want to breach any laws here. Thanks Tobyjamesaus ( talk) 04:08, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi there. How to insert an image is one of the frequently-asked questions on the
Help Desk, but there is no canned answer to that, so I just went ahead created {{
subst:HD/image}}
. I will post this notice both at the Help Desk where people may want to discuss whether it is useful, and at copyright-savy places to make sure it is correct (I believe it to be, but better safe than sorry). Feel free to tweak the template to improve it, of course.
Tigraan
Click here to contact me
15:58, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
What is the status of a university logo image that was published before 1923? Is that logo image now Public Domain like other images published before that date?-- Orygun ( talk) 03:37, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
I have a added a number of images of rugby league footballers (Here is a list of my uploads), all of these rugby league footballers are dead (some for more than 100-years), so there is no possibility of getting a new image, the scans are of a low resolution generally less than 256 x 384, the images are generally scans from cigarette cards, etc. some of which are over a 100-years old, so any copyright is obviously going to be expired/unclear/unknown; I believe these images the very definition of fair use rationale. DynamoDegsy ( talk) 15:18, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
In the Media copyright questions section under 'How to ask a question' it says 1. To ask a new question hit the "Click here to ask your question" link above.
It's actually a link below, and reads "Click here to start a new discussion." I couldn't figure out how to edit that. -- valereee ( talk) 19:16, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
I thought the folks how hang out here answering questions might have a chuckle with this comic strip. -- Whpq ( talk) 23:59, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Wikipedia talk:Copyright situations by country § This page is redundant.
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The pages for Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2024/January and after are getting created and updated, but they're not actually reachable through the archive box. It's only showing up to the end of 2023. hinnk ( talk) 05:40, 16 May 2024 (UTC)