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Image Copywriting

On 30th May 2016 I added an image to the page 'Westhoughton' of Former Red Lion Coaching Inn, Westhoughton.jpg. Having had a previous image, of the same subject, and of my own making, deleted, I chose to use a copywrited image whose author gives full permission for re-use. I entered full attribution, as requested, including the URL of the Creative Commons site. However this still does not seem to have been enough.

The URL is http://www.geograph.org.uk/reuse.php?id=2042110

SD6505 : The Red Lion by David Dixon

SD6505 : The Red Lion by David Dixon The Red Lion for SD6505 Wigan Road, Westhoughton. 

 © Copyright David Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

Please advise.

UKmender (talk) 09:58, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure I see a problem, UKmender. The image is happy - File:Former Red Lion Coaching Inn, Westhoughton.jpg. A suggestion has been made that it be moved to the Commons, because it has a licence of a type which is supported there. That's a good thing; the image remains acessible to en.wikimedia, but is also accessible by all other wikimedia sites. The image is on the Westhoughton page (I've removed the copyright notice from the caption - it's not required there; the licence on the image page suffices). In short, there does not seem to be a threat to the storage or the placement of the image. Please let us know if you think there is a problem (you say "However this still does not seem to have been enough."), and if so, exactly what you think it is. --Tagishsimon (talk) 10:28, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

what id like to know why should we remember the deaths of are for fathers, my great grandfather was killed so was my grandmothers mother in the first world war leaving her to look after her brothers and sister at the age of 16 years old. We may as well have given it to hittler for what the country as become there are more people from other country's than there are english these days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:40CF:D800:BDAA:C630:3083:51B (talk) 18:53, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

what is non metals — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.79.7.0 (talk) 10:53, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

US purple side label of I Put a Spell on You

I want to upload this label in Commons, but is it safe to do so there? --George Ho (talk) 06:04, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

I have an old photograph obtained from an estate taken in Germany in the 1940's illustrating a military-related subject. The photographer is unknown and there are no indications on the photograph as to who may have taken it. Are there any copyright issues involved in uploading this photo? Please respond to my talk page. Thank You.Divingpetrel (talk) 19:21, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Picture of an old sign

I'm trying to decide whether a picture of an old sign in a field is acceptable for fair use. I believe it is the logo of a horse stabling company that was established in 1963 but has been defunct for several years now. I doubt the company was large enough to have copyrighted it, but it has been mentioned in local news so you just never know. I'd like to use it in an article to illustrate a section, not as the main image. Should I go looking for another image, or is this one okay to use? Thanks in advance. -- 2ReinreB2 (talk) 18:18, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

We'd need to see the picture, details of its publication, and the article in order to know. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 06:21, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
@Finnusertop, thanks. The picture was taken by me, and the article is Ijamsville, Maryland. How would you suggest I let you view the image? -- 2ReinreB2 (talk) 22:57, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi,

I work for STA Travel — Preceding unsigned comment added by D.Harten (talk • contribs) 08:14, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

More than one deceased person

Can I use a picture as a historical image if it has more than one person in it?*Treker (talk) 09:52, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Depends entirely where and how you want to use it. The dead person clause in WP:NFC only means that the image is not replaceable with free media – and only when no other, free photographs of the person exist. In other words, it only covers one of the non-free criteria out of 10, all of which you need to meet. And even for replaceability (non-free criteria 1) it is not a free ticket. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 10:01, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
The images that I'm thinking of are for a future article about a female wrestling personality whom I'm working on. One is of her together with her also descended husband who also has an article, there are no free images with only him in it either exept one of him as a newborn baby from 1915. The other is of her as a young girl with her parents, both whom are descended, the father also has an article, but his has a free image from when he was young, but not with any of him and his family or from his later years. What do you think?*Treker (talk) 10:08, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
If it's the best image of her (and no free images exist), and you plan to use it in the infobox at the top of the article, then go ahead. But consider cropping out the extra persons. Typically an article like this can have only one non-free image, and it should be the one that best identifies the person (ie. a portrait) and for that purpose anything extra in the image is unneeded.
If you want to make the point that she had a husband and parents, instead, none of these claims need to be accompanied by images to be understood. Such use of non-free images is not acceptable. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 10:26, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
The thing with the picture of her and her husband was that they always appeared together and it's kind of imposible to find any coulor images of her that's without him. I'll try to find one that I can crop.*Treker (talk) 12:28, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Replaceable images

How to add a tag to file(Non-free copyrighted image file) that the file is replaceable non free fair use image. WP MANIKHANTA Talk 03:56, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi WP MANIKHANTA. You can use Template:Di-replaceable fair use if you're fairly sure it does not satisfy WP:NFCC#1. You can also nominate the file for discussion at WP:FFD if you're not so sure. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:08, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi,

I work for STA Travel and have been asked to update the logo on the STA Travel article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STA_Travel

Since I don't have a confirmed account, I am struggling to upload the new logo. An instruction to this would be great.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by D.Harten (talk • contribs) 08:17, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi D.Harten. Your will be confirmed after you have made ten edits and have being editing for at least four days. You can find information on how to upload images at Help:Menu/Images and media and Wikipedia:How to upload a photo. Finally, you mentioned in your post that you work for STA travel. Please be advised that Wikipedia considers you to have a conflict of interest with anything on Wikipedia related to the company. Although Wikipedia does not explicitly prohibit COI editing, it is something that is highly discouraged. I suggest you take a look at Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide to familiarize yourself with what kinds of things are generally expected from COI editors. Knowing what Wikipedia considers acceptable when it comes to COI might help you avoid problems with other editors. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:20, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

I have permission to use a photo - how can I get it properly copyright safe?

The file "Janelle Arthur backstage moment.jpg" was provide to me by Janelle Arthur for the express purpose of placing it in her Wikipedia page. Somehow I thought this things was resolved back in March but here I am again. I'm a relatively intelligent person yet I cannot seem to be able to find a clear description of what Wikipedia needs in a case like I described. The photo is a selfie so clearly Janelle is the only copyright holder and I can provide a Twitter PM exchange between her & I describing the changes to her Wiki page that she request I make that include the photo she requested I post. What else do I need?

Jeff Mastro (catfish777) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Catfish777 (talk • contribs) 19:12, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi Jeff. If it is a selfie, then Janelle Arthur can probably just upload it herself directly to Wikimedia Commons under a free license of her choosing. See c:COM:OTRS#When contacting OTRS is unnecessary or WP:DCP#Donating your photographs for more information. If you've been in contact with Ms. Arthur and she has agreed to freely license the image, then you can upload the image by following the instructions at c:COM:OTRS#Licensing images: when do I contact OTRS?. You should make sure she fully understands what "freely licensed" means as explained in this declaration of consent. Please understand, however, that Wikipedia articles are neither owned by the subjects they are written about nor by the editors who edit or create them. So, licensing issues notwithstanding, adding a image is not too different from adding textual content in that you may have to try to establish a consensus on the article's talk page if other editors feel the image should not be used. Ms. Arthur does not have a final say in what is added/removed from the article, so its possible other editors may prefer another freely licensed image (if one someday exists) over the selfie. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:37, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Received permission to use image

Hiya. I received permission from the original image-taker to use one of his photos in an article. Alas, I framed the request solely with regard to that *one* article, and not the project as a whole. (I've sent a separate email asking for broader use project-wide -- perhaps he'll likewise say "yes.") My reserved best guess, then, is that this would still fall under the umbrella of non-free use, and as such need to meet NFCC. Yes? --EEMIV (talk) 13:53, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

Even a project-wide permission is not enough – we need permission for anyone to use the image for any purpose (in other words, a free license). I'd suggest you go back to them and ask: "Do you agree to license the photo CC-BY-SA 4.0? This allows anyone to use the photo for any purpose, including commercially, provided that you are given attribution." Without seeing the image I can't say if it would pass as fair use, but it's not a very good option (use is restricted to few and selected articles, resolution needs to be low). – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 14:09, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick response and, especially, the phrasing -- I'll need to tuck that aside. If he says yea, I should use the "it was given to me" option on the upload wizard, yes? --EEMIV (talk) 14:14, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Upload it here: c:Special:UploadWizard. It does not make much difference what you choose on the wizard, it just uses that to input standard phraseology onto the image description page. It can be changed to more specific after the upload. Now that I think of it, you should probably phrase your request so that it becomes unambiguously clear what particular photo you're talking about. Now you're just talking about some photo with Hamil and Harry in it, and there is no way that we know what photo is that. Perhaps link the photo in the Twitter conversation. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs)
The picture is included in the Twitter convo (and it turns out he only took one; other images floating around are by Getty or Kensington staff photographers). He responded with an affirmative; I'll upload in a bit. Thank you again! --EEMIV (talk) 14:32, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
You're right. Good job. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 14:41, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
...having done all that, I am going to try to double-check that he took the photograph(s) from the set visit and wasn't just retweeting some other folks' work. --EEMIV (talk) 14:43, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

Images from Mississippi State Historic Preservation Office

Wondering if images taken by state employees of Mississippi are in the public domain just like images taken by federal employees, I fired off an email to MDAH asking about the status of images found in the PDFs found in this database. When I asked them, they responded in an email (full text at WT:NRHP#Copyright of images taken by SHPOs) that "those images are in the public domain. You are free to use them on the Wikipedia article for the Perkins House. It is helpful if you will cite MDAH as the creator; that way if other people want to obtain high-resolution copies of the images they can easily find us." How should I proceed? Should this go through OTRS? Instead of having to go through that lengthy process, if I could get them to add a statement to the website specifically stating that any images in the database are released into the public domain, could I just cite that website in the licensing section of any images taken from the database?--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 20:29, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Photo from US Navy on Dutch website, and I'd like to use it on an article.

I'm working on Hikari Naval Arsenal, which I translated from the Japanese wiki. That article has no images, so I went looking for some, and I found this. However, my Dutch sucks, and so the best I can get is that this is some sort of photo repository site for the Netherlands Ministry of Defense. Where I'm a bit confused is whether or not this is PD as a work of the US Navy and thus usable without problems, a derivative work as work of the Dutch government (but still PD as governmental?), or if it is potentially subject to copyright law in the Netherlands. I'm not sure if I'm overthinking it, but I'm not going to do the usual "upload it and leave it until someone catches it" thing. So I basically need to know if it's usable and what license to use. The rest I can handle myself. MSJapan (talk) 20:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

It's PD as the work of the US Navy. The Dutch website hosts the image, but insofar as they have not enhanced the image in any way, what they host is the original work and not a derivative (which, as you note, would mean that there are more legal complexities involved). You can upload it to Commons as c:Template:PD-USGov-Military-Navy – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 20:23, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
MSJapan, fyi the site has 14 images on the search "Hikari Naval Arsenal".--Wolbo (talk) 21:04, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Where did this image come from? We collected it from Dr DV Rao Who created it? Dr DV Rao Who holds the copyright to this image? Dr DV Rao — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lawyerdvrao (talk • contribs) 11:14, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Helpful to know which image you are talking about, Lawyerdvrao. --Tagishsimon (talk) 11:17, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
Presumably File:DVRao.jpg. You have been pointed elsewhere to the solution to your problem, which is that licence tags need to be added to the image page. See the 6th thread on your talk page. Read through the links there. --Tagishsimon (talk) 11:20, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

What is the copyright license for this image? It is the self image — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lawyerdvrao (talk • contribs) 11:15, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

File:DVRao.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lawyerdvrao (talk • contribs) 11:19, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

We have submitted all suitable answers

You have been advised that the image page needs to hold the information. Given that you puport to be a lawyer with a PhD, you should be able to appreciate the difference between supplying that information on this page, and on the correct page. Neither have you supplied all of the information required: notably, under what licence the image is to be made available. Please go and do your homework properly, else the image - like your user page - will be deleted. --Tagishsimon (talk) 11:35, 12 June 2016 (UTC)


Question about new The Legend of Zelda (2017 video game) artwork

This image was leaked by Amazon earlier today via their product page (They seem to have removed it now.), by accident. Is it appropriate to display on the aforementioned page? -- Gestrid (talk) 21:39, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

If it has been removed, we cannot verify it has been published (even though the forums will claim that), and NFC requires previous publication. Further, the use of that image is questionable, since it doesn't look like a screenshot but promo art, and that's generally not acceptable for NFC. --MASEM (t) 21:42, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
What if it was noted by IGN? -- Gestrid (talk) 23:23, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Ticket#2016052610020408 image has been re-uploaded with permission included

Dear Wikipedia, I believe I have made the necessary corrections so the the image that was deleted has been solved. The matter referred to as: [Ticket#2016052610020408] Image release form // Maureen Selwood (picture by Carlos Cazurro)has been resubmitted and I am awaiting to see that is is corrected. Please advise asap. Kindly, Maureen Selwood aka Weebueweefuef

Weebuefweebuef (talk) 23:58, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

I have repeatedly shown that the image: Cazurro_Maureen Selwood_Animac_2007 has been shown to have permission from the copyright owner, Carlos Cazurro. I have loaded the information correctly. Why isn't the image up? I have spent too much time trying to resolve this and am quite frustrated. The photographer,Carlos Cazurro is tired to trying to solve this. Please do so or advise what is still missing.

Weebuefweebuef aka Maureen Selwood

Weebuefweebuef (talk) 17:35, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

  • Instructions on what to do are located on the image's description page located here. The image is uploaded on Commons, not Wikipedia. There's nothing we can do about it here. --Hammersoft (talk) 23:24, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Publicly Displayed Painting in a Public Building

I want to add a photo of a prominent legal scholar, Herbert Hovenkamp. Can I take a picture of an oil painting of him hanging in the law building where he teaches (it is a public land-grant institution) and use that since it's on public display? Thanks!RedDarling (talk) 03:25, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

confusion

I didn't even know I created a page and then I got this message "Thanks for uploading File:A Fellow on a Furlough.jpeg. You don't seem to have said where the image came from, who created it, or what the copyright status is. We require this information to verify that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia, and because most image licenses require giving credit to the image's creator." I don't have this information, I was trying to add an image to an article and somehow created this image page. My question is, is there a way to delete this image page?NicMik16 (talk) 18:12, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

The image has been deleted --Tagishsimon (talk) 18:18, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

File:Americans for Responsible Solutions logo.png -- Does {{PD-textlogo}} apply?

Is File:Americans for Responsible Solutions logo.png likely to be a case of {{PD-textlogo}}, as opposed to non-free content? The logo appears to consist entirely of text in regular typefaces. --Elegie (talk) 08:48, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. The licensing info for the image has been changed. --Elegie (talk) 07:33, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Question about NASA published image with NGO also listed in image credits

I understand that typically images published by US gov't agencies, like NASA, are in the public domain, but had a question about a particular case.

For the article on x-planes, I wish to upload an image of the x-57 found in this NASA.gov article:[1]. The article list in the image credits: 'NASA Langley/Advanced Concepts Lab, AMA, Inc.' Is this image in the public domain, or is it the intellectual property of the Advanced Concepts Lab, AMA inc.?--Cincotta1 (talk) 20:04, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Re: Red Cap Garage

I hope this is the right place to ask for help. I am working on the Red Cap Garage article, which is about a defunct gay bar that was housed in a building that has been gutted. The article has an image of what the building looks like presently, but I would love have the article illustrated with an image of the bar itself. Obviously, this is a challenge, since the bar is gone and the space has been gutted to create an alley.

I posted a question on the article's talk page. If I do a Google image search for "Red Cap Garage", I see a couple images hosted at Yelp, one at Pinterest, and another at Clubfly. Can these images can be used under fair use? I tried going through the upload wizard but could not figure out how to create a sufficient license. Might someone be able to help? This article is currently nominated for Good status. ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:50, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

If the bar has been defunct for some time (say, 6 or more months), such that there's no likelihood of finding a free image (and it seems you have looked), then yes, an existing image taken from one of those sites, presuming you can validate that that was what the bar did look like when it was operating, would be fine as fair use. You'll likely want to approach is as a historical photo, since that cannot be recreated otherwise. --MASEM (t) 18:24, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks. Looks like someone was able to add an image to the article, but I will keep this in mind for several other articles I am also working on with the same situation re: images. ---Another Believer (Talk) 02:33, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

GT Racing image

Hi! I am Peterye2005. I wanted to create a userbox about the video game GT Racing: Motor Academy, so I decided to look for an image. I found this image: File:GT Racing Motor Academy.jpg. But in the licensing section, it said it was protected by copyright. Does using this image in a Wikipedia userbox count as fair use? Am I allowed to use it in a userbox? Peterye2005 (talk) 20:05, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi Peterye2005. Each use of a non-free image on Wikipedia is required to satisfy all 10 non-free content criteria listed in WP:NFCCP. One of these is WP:NFCC#9 which says that non-free content may only be used in the article namespace, which rules out any usage on userpages or in templates, etc. It also means non-free content cannot be used in userboxes as explained in WP:UBX#Caution about image use. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:01, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Image for The Ultimate Book of Hockey Trivia for Kids

Hi! I'm Peterye2005. I looked over the article The Ultimate Book of Hockey Trivia for Kids and I thought it needed an image. I found an image here: http://www.scholastic.ca/books/view/the-ultimate-book-of-hockey-trivia-for-kids. I don't know what license it is under or whether it is free content. Is there a very simple way to find out?

Thank you. Peterye2005 (talk) 18:54, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

  • Greetings! Having been published in 2000, you can pretty much bet on it being copyrighted. Ignoring the notability issue for a moment, using a book cover as a non-free image on the article about said book is usually acceptable. You can upload it as "non-free book cover" and use it in the infobox.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:15, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Nirjala Tamrakar Article Picture

How do I complete the Information page properly for this file please? License, Description, ETC. I though I had but a Bot contacted me to say it is up for deletion unless I include the source. Thanks Dan — Preceding unsigned comment added by DWW1978 (talk • contribs) 19:32, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi Dan. It's often helpful to have a summary box, which I've now added (you can see it here. Since this is your own work and appropriately released, the image is unlikely to be deleted, so you can disregard the bot notice on your talk page. Intelligentsium 02:17, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi

We (BGS) have created a media wiki site called earthwise. Part of this site we are uploading a groundwater Atlas. Appreciating text of the site will be under CC BY SA, We want to release the atlas (an image) under a CC BY NC 4.0 licence. Would this be possible?

many thanks Emma — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.171.188.153 (talk) 12:56, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

I don't think you provide enough information for anyone to answer your question. It is possible (if you own the rights) to release a map as CC BY NC 4.0. What I'm not sure of here is, do you own the rights to the image? Please tell us some more. --Tagishsimon (talk) 17:52, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
If you own the rights to an image, you can release it under a licence that you choose. However, please note that if you wish to upload this image to Wikipedia, rather than your own wiki, we cannot accept noncommercial licenses, as the goal of Wikipedia content is to be available to anyone for any use, even if such use is commercial. Intelligentsium 02:20, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

CWS Article Media Copyright Question

I uploaded the new NCAA College World Series logo to the College World Series article after reading an edit alerting us to the change in logo this year. It's a fair use logo - but I am really having a hard time finding the correct license status to apply. Please see the logo Cws_logo_new_ncaa2016.png and guide me to making this work without having the Image Tagging Bot up my ponderosa. Thanks in advance. Scrooster (talk) 04:53, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi Scrooster. At first glance, it looks like all you need to add are a non-free use rationale and a copyright tag. Leaving either out means the file can be tagged for speedy deletion per WP:F4 or WP:F6. I think Template:Non-free logo and Template:Non-free use rationale logo should be OK to use, but perhaps someone else has a better suggestion. It might also be a good idea to add Template:Trademark below whichever copyright license you decide to use. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:01, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
Thank you Marchjuly and to whomever went-in and placed the proper tags on the logo, thank you especially. I was caught-up at work and could not get to it fast enough and by doing what you did you taught me something worth knowing. Thanks to everyone involved. Scrooster (talk) 13:59, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Did I upload this file correctly?

Did I upload File:244 ADA Regt CoA.png correctly and with all the correct copyright info? --Trilotat (talk) 12:32, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Yes, the info you provided was alright, but for future uploads please provide a full link to the webpage where you found the image and not just the start page of that domain. That makes it easier to verify the origin and licence of the image. I have now adjusted the file page and I'm going to transfer the file to Wikimedia Commons. De728631 (talk) 17:50, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

FC Basel File

Hey , in the english Wikipedia is to the FC Basel the old logo. I found a new one and i have the qwetions is it ok for Wikipedia or not LINK: http://logo-share.blogspot.de/2014/03/fc-basel-logo.html --Seescedric (talk) 06:51, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

That logo is copyrighted and therefore it can only be used on Wikipedia under the fair use guidelines. That means, if it were to be used, it must be explained explicitly where it was found, the authors, etc. On the page, beneath the logo, there is a disclaimer. "The FC Basel Logo design and the artwork you are about to download is the intellectual property of the copyright and/or trademark holder and is offered to you as a convenience for lawful use with proper permission from the copyright and/or trademark holder only. You hereby agree that you agree to the Terms of Use and that the artwork you download will be used for non-commercial use without infringing on the rights of the copyright and/or trademark holder and in compliance with the DMCA act of 1998". For more information, read Wikipedia:Logos. Anarchyte (work | talk) 10:20, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
That means i can nuse it for the english wikipedia ? are what ?! --Seescedric (talk) 10:27, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
Yes, with restrictions, you can use it on the English Wikipedia. Read the links above before acting, though. Anarchyte (work | talk) 11:05, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
And how i can use the FC Basel logo for other Wikipedias--Seescedric (talk) 11:35, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
I belive i have make a mistake https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_FC_Basel.png , can you help me --Seescedric (talk) 11:43, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

It says here [2] that media belonging to Charlton Comics is mostly expired. Does this means I can upload pictures from here? Without restriction? [3]. I am looking to put it in the Space Western article.

If anyone knows, please can someone leave me message as I will be away from Wikipedia. Thanks.--Taeyebaar (talk) 19:17, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

OK, I went to copyright.gov and entered Charlton Comics in the "name" category and found nothing that pertains to this comic. Then I used the search for "Space Western" in the "title" search, since that's the title of the comic. All I found was a newer original registration for music, which doesn't pertain to the comic. I found no renewal for the comic. This type of lookup works for anything either registered or renewed from 1978 onward. There are books you can use to look up earlier registrations and renewals at UPenn if you're interested in checking on anything earlier. Will leave you a note on your talk page about this. We hope (talk) 21:11, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

How do I upload this and do I need permission?

Hi. I am working on the page for LGBT Rights in the US and found an image online I would like to upload.

It's a photo from the same-sex marriage advocacy group, "Freedom to Marry."

I found it on Google images (after searching "Freedom to Marry"), which linked it to a Huffington Post article (without the picture) , so I looked in the archives in the Way Back Machine, where the article was reproduced on the Freedom to Marry webpage (which noted that this article was also on Huffington Post) and the link on the archived page for Freedom to Marry's blog had the picture. Note that after same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide, Freedom to Marry shut down. Their current webpage, which is no longer in blog form is here: http://www.freedomtomarry.org/

At the bottom of the page is a link with an email address for "inquiries." Should I use that?

I don't know how to upload the image onto Wikipedia. I am also wondering if I need to get permission from 1. Freedom to Marry; 2. The couple in the picture; 3. The photographer; 4. The Huffington Post.

I also don't know if it is copyrighted or not.

I found the image here (#3) https://web.archive.org/web/20140202015202/http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/top-10-freedom-to-marry-moments-in-2013 Here https://www.google.com/search?q=freedom+to+marry&client=safari&hl=en&biw=320&bih=356&tbm=isch&prmd=niv&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUrPKAxcLNAhVCMyYKHWiXDvwQ_AUIBygC&dpr=2#imgrc=UCrSpVmUxe0f9M%3A

The Huffington Post articleis here: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4467689.html

Can you help me out? (I would like to make the edit as soon as possible)

Thanks! -TenorTwelve TenorTwelve (talk) 18:40, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

Or am I asking at the wrong place? If I am, please redirect me to the right place to ask this. Thanks! -TenorTwelve TenorTwelve (talk) 21:45, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

The images and material would be subject to copyright. It makes no difference if the company that owns it has gone out of business. These may be orphan works where permission cannot be granted. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:04, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Can I use this information in my book publication?

Can I use this information in my book publication? I will be selling this book after I publish.

Ralph Waldo Emerson#Early life, family, and education

(Note: The OP copied and pasted all of the text from the above-mentioned section into their post. I am not sure if this was necessary or even allowed per WP:CWW, so I removed the text and added a wiklink to the relevant section instead. The complete original post can still be found in MCQ's edit history, so please revert if the copying and pasting is OK to do. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:29, 20 June 2016 (UTC))

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.48.21.148 (talk) 11:51, 20 June 2016 (UTC+9)

Yes, see Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content. You will have to provide attribution and the license. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:22, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

I am going round in circles

Dear Administrator, I am very sorry to trouble you, but I am going round in circles, as I cannot quite understand where and what to press to insert a tag to the image that I have downloaded while working on a page for Walter Noetico Artist. I must confess, it has not been an easy task for me to work on Wikipedia on a self-learning basis. I would appreciate greatly if you could be so kind to point me in the right direction. At times all goes well, but with this image, I am not quite sure what has gone wrong, as I always do the same thing, but having downloaded, I was unable to get back to my Sandbox working area for Walter Noetico and thus am having a double image for "letter A", and cannot even find it on my working page in Sandbox. Thanks a million. Best wishes, Richard Morris — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richard F Morris (talk • contribs) 01:52, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Asperger syndrome

At both Talk:Asperger syndrome#RfC: Proposal to change lead image to photo of Hans Asperger and Talk:Asperger syndrome#Non-free historic file version of image I have tried to assist with the suitability for the article Asperger syndrome of an image (the current suggestion being File:Hans Asperger Vienna.jpg) which others have acknowledged to be non-free. However, my efforts have not all been appreciated, drawing comments like this and this from Jytdog (talk · contribs), who apparently does not appreciate just how seriously we take the matter of copyright. Any assistance would be appreciated; please contribute your comments there rather than here, so we can keep it all in one place. --Redrose64 (talk) 11:33, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

An RfC to resolve the question of what image to be use, would help settle things. Now one starts to get into the weeds of the image-rules thicket in WP. The people working on the article should not waste the community's time with an RfC with an image-selection that they cannot ultimately use - indeed they "should not contemplate" the RfC until they are sure.
Of course, a non-free image that is not used in an article is subject to deletion. So they need to use the image in the article, while they are figuring out if they can use it. OK....
The image is very useful to illustrate the history. To help the people trying to solve the problem at the article, I put the image in the History section of the article; and at the image file, I reduced the resolution and tried to provide a better rationale, and removed the deletion tag, as you can see here
The questions that people trying to solve a problem at the article need to know, are
  • a) is the justification for the use of this nonfree image in the History section now OK or not? If not, can you please help improve the justification or let the people working on the article know that it cannot be used there, and the image needs to be deleted?
  • b) Is that justification also OK to use the image in the infobox section instead of the history section? If not, can you please help fix that, if it is fix-able?
It would be great - really great - if somebody could apply their knowledge of nonfree image policies/guidelines/interpretive norms to this image and this situation and actually help the people who are trying to solve a problem at that article. Jytdog (talk) 21:38, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Highway 407 extension roadmap alternatives

As I can no longer use the official copy of the Highway 407 road plan (which I initially uploaded here: File:Highway 407 East Extension Plan.png), I am considering recreating my own version of this route plan. I was wondering if you know of any online software that I could use to generate route plans/road maps. I would appreciate it since my current upload will be deleted in 2 days. Thanks! RehmanK786 (talk) 05:43, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

This or some other OpenStreetMap.org version of the area might be what you are looking for, or you could ask the Commons Map workshop to make one for you. ww2censor (talk) 09:24, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Regarding deletion of File:Sayadaw_U_Tejaniya_and_Bhikku_Kumara.JPG

Hello --

I emailed the note below about ten days ago to permissions-en@wikimedia.org in response to a notice of pending deletion. I have not received a response and the image has been deleted. Can someone kindly update me regarding the status of this matter?

Forwarded message ----------

From: Martin Kaminer Date: Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 7:39 AM Subject: File:Sayadaw_U_Tejaniya_and_Bhikku_Kumara.JPG To: permissions-en@wikimedia.org

Hello --

Regarding the deletion notice for this file, please see the information below from the creator of the photo:

I've gone to that page and notice that the link provided as "Source" is invalid: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=tejaniya&uname=martin.kaminer&psc=G&filter=1&imglic=creative_commons#5780439876120268434 If you provide this link https://picasaweb.google.com/101051982781335466771/MeWithOthers#5780439876120268434 the CC reuse allowance can be seen.

Please update the source link and let me know whether this resolves the issue.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iguana0000 (talk • contribs) 21:13, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

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