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Is this image public domain?[edit]

Moved to Commons:Village pump/Copyright

Gade-English Dictionary[edit]

how can I create a page or pages for Gade-English Dictionary same as www.hausadictionary.com Brobadiah (talk) 11:15, 10 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Brobadiah: are you referring to Category:Lingua Libre pronunciation by HausaDictionary or something else? If that is what you are referring to, the category page would be basically identical except for the name. - Jmabel ! talk 17:28, 10 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for your rapid response.
I actually saw what I was searching for on the Developer Portal,which I downloaded PHP zip folder 📁 for the project.
Are there tutorials on database once the file is extracted? 102.91.5.127 15:47, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Brobadiah i guess https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki has what might be helpful. RZuo (talk) 11:19, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Can I upload a YouTube video having a watermark but it is under Creative Commons license[edit]

This Kadodi Collection at Mutoto Dance Off video is under Creative Commons attribution license. But the video itself has a watermark in it that is "Bugisu Nation Music". If I upload this video, will it be deleted.

Uploaded Works such as Cedar Basket Weaving with Brenda Crabtree - Urban Access Project.webm do not have logos/watermarks so i got a bit confused. BalukuBrian (talk) 03:39, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@BalukuBrian: Probably not. I checked the "Bugisu Nation Music" channel and found that the top video there is licensed CC-BY 3.0.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:14, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for your feedback@Jeff G. BalukuBrian (talk) 13:05, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@BalukuBrian: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 18:59, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

European Council[edit]

Are European council photos from here free to use? If so, what should I tag them I don't fully understand their copyright policy. Some photographs have also been uploaded in the European Commission and are free to use with Attribution. Prodrummer619 (talk) 10:34, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Prodrummer619: Hi, and welcome. Please see ongoing Commons:Deletion requests/Files found with newsroom.consilium.europa.eu.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:19, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'll take that as a yes. Thank you. Prodrummer619 (talk) 13:42, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Prodrummer619: You're welcome.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:00, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Prodrummer619: That DR was closed and the files were deleted because the permission is not free enough for us. Please do not upload new files from there.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:08, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

localisation[edit]

Bonjour, Je viens de découvrir un peu par hasard Wikimap, et j'ai compris que ce site était alimenté par les photos postées sur Wikimédia, à condition que celles-ci incluent un lien vers la carte "open street map" (exemple : https://wikimap.toolforge.org/?wp=false&cluster=false&zoom=16&lat=048.669972&lon=-003.911217)

Comment faire pour ajouter ce lien sur mes photos déjà publiées, ou sur les prochaines ?

D'avance merci Scrapdemonik (talk) 11:47, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Scrapdemonik: Bonjour, Ma réponse sera incomplète puisque je n'utilise pas cette fonction. Mais les photos concernées comportent un lien d'information vers la page d'aide Commons:Géolocalisation, qui semble expliquer le fonctionnement. Il semble qu'il suffit de géolocaliser adéquatement les photos avec les coordonnées dans les paramètres du modèle «Location». Vous pouvez aussi poser votre question sur la page Commons:Bistro, où il se trouvera probablement des photographes francophones qui connaissent ce sujet. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:49, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Vous avez raison, je crois : j’ai vu mes propres photos affichées par cet outil, ayant seulement ajouté les coordonnées à la page fichier avec {{Location}}.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 20:44, 11 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
merci pour votre réponse si rapide ! je vais faire un essai... Scrapdemonik (talk) 09:31, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
bonjour,
Merci à tous les deux ...
bonjour,
je ne sais pas si ce message sera utile à quelqu'un : j'ai réussi à enregistrer une géolocalisation sur une nouvelle fiche
Ste Elisabeth à Trégunc, en ajoutant une ligne lors de la description. J'essaierai de me servir de cette notion à l'avenir..
Merci à ceux qui mon lu Scrapdemonik (talk) 14:24, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have uploaded pictures of my film. how can they be available to anyone accessing my page?[edit]

ilm. Susheel Bajomal Gajwani Filmmaker (talk) 15:11, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Like I said on your talk page, for commercial works like films and posters, a confirmation of the license is needed via COM:VRT. Be aware that the permission should allow any use for anyone for any purpose, including commercial one, i.e. anyone could sell your film without asking or paying you. Thanks, Yann (talk) 16:13, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Yann: nothing here grants rights to the film itself, just these stills. - Jmabel ! talk 01:17, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Susheel Bajomal Gajwani Filmmaker: you definitely need to do one of two things if you don't want these deleted. Either you can go through the COM:VRT process, as Yann suggests, or you can place these images on a website that is clearly officially connected with the film and indicate the CC-BY 4.0 license there, then edit the respective file mates on Commons to reference that as "source". I know this is inconvenient, but otherwise, you could be any person in the world claiming to be the filmmaker. - Jmabel ! talk 01:17, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
got it, thanks. Susheel Bajomal Gajwani Filmmaker (talk) 04:41, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

famous pictures[edit]

can I use a photo of an artist/public figure that has been photographed by a professional, and posted on Instagram, for example? Sweetened (talk) 17:24, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Sweetened: No. You are not allowed to publish pictures by others without their permission. Yann (talk) 18:01, 12 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Sweetened you can only if their permission is granted. follow com:vrt. RZuo (talk) 11:23, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Categories and diffusing[edit]

I'm not 100% sure if commons categories work differently than on Wikipedia, so sorry if I'm working off a wrong assumption, but "Category:Mug shots of people of the United States" is marked as needing to be diffused, however, several of the subcategories such as Category:Mug shots by California‎ and Category:Mug shots by New York‎, seem to me to not have 100% overlap? A mugshot can be taken by a state but not be of a citizen from it, so it would fit under one but not the other. Maybe I am overthinking this. What is the best way to diffuse this? PARAKANYAA (talk) 07:16, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@PARAKANYAA: I think that the mug shots by state categories should not be under mug shots of people of the United States, because a state could take a mug shot of someone who's a citizen of another country. I have recategorized it. -- Auntof6 (talk) 07:48, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Auntof6 What's the best way to diffuse this then? By decade? PARAKANYAA (talk) 07:49, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@PARAKANYAA: Good question. You could diffuse by:
  • Decade, if you can identify the decade, but the decade probably isn't indicated for a lot of them (the date indicated in a lot of files is the date of upload, not the date the photo was taken)
  • Gender, but the vast majority seem to be for men, so you wouldn't get much reduction
  • Name, in the few cases where there are multiple mug shots of the same person
Maybe black-and-white mug shots would help, but you'd probably end up with a category that still had a lot in it.
That's all I can think of for now. Maybe someone else will have some ideas. -- Auntof6 (talk) 08:11, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you :) General decade isn't actually too hard to figure out if you know the case - usually PARAKANYAA (talk) 08:13, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please guide me how to upload my biography in Wikipedia[edit]

I have some issues with the uploading of biography file Vijaykutala (talk) 09:09, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Vijaykutala: You might want to ask on Wikipedia. This is Wikimedia Commons, a site for storing media files. -- Auntof6 (talk) 09:31, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Vijaykutala Not at all. While it is not forbidden to write your own biography on Wikipedia, it is strongly discouraged and can only be done successfully by people with a deep understanding of Wikipedia: If you need to ask this question, you don't have this deep understanding. Just wait, some one will write your biography (if you are notable by the notability criteria of wikipedia). But in the meantime you can edit wikipedia and learn how to edit wikipedia and gain the understanding needed to also write about people like yourself. And you can upload fotos here at commons. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 10:38, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Vijaykutala: do read en:Wikipedia:Autobiography. - Jmabel ! talk 20:29, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

PD[edit]

Is there a PD tag for UK? 20 upper 10:21, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@20 upper: Please see COM:UK#Copyright tags.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:08, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@20 upper: For many or probably most ordinary cases, the tag is the general tag PD-old-70 or PD-old-auto (or, depending on the case, another tag of the PD-old type such as those listed in the page PD-old/doc). Tags such as PD-old-70, PD-old-auto, etc., are usable for many countries that have similar copyright rules, including the UK, so for such ordinary cases there is not a duplicate template for each country. (There may be some subtleties about the use of those tags on UK works in particular cases, see Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Kingdom#Ordinary copyright.) There are specific UK templates only for special cases, such as Crown copyright works or works by unknow authors, see Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Kingdom#Copyright tags. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:27, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is this sufficient approval for a US Gov't image?[edit]

The Ellis Island Foundation (https:/www.www.statueofliberty.org) is part of the Nat'l Park Service. The US Gov't usually does not copyright their materials. The Foundation has a photograph of a Russian Volunteer Force (RVF) vessel that I would like to add to the RVF article. I was able to receive the following statement from the Foundation: "Hello again, The images of the passenger lists are not subject to copyright as they are documents produced by the US government for the purposes of immigration. Best, Donor Relations" Needless to say when dealing with the Federal Government it is virtually impossible to get the exact name of the person who inquiries should be referred to. Is the enough sufficient to allow the photo to be posted on Wikimedia? Thanks.Oldsilenus (talk) 14:59, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Oldsilenus: Is it about a photo of a boat or a photo of a list? If you asked them about a photo of a boat and they replied about a list of names, then no, their absence of reply about the photo is not sufficient approval. But that doesn't mean that the photo can't be in the public domain for some applicable reason, for example if there is evidence that it was taken by an employee of the federal government or that it was first published before 1929, etc. You're not telling much about it, so it's difficult to give a precise answer. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:26, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The Nat'l Park Service Published the Photo as part of a passenger list. The exact date of the photo is not given., but the ship itself was scrapped long before 1929. The Park Service does not specify who actually took the photo. The Park Service was selling copies, but no longer does so. I am aware of your problem in answering this, but this is all the information that is available. Oldsilenus (talk) 21:17, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Is the photo anywhere online where someone can get a better sense of what you are talking about? - Jmabel ! talk 23:36, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wondering whether or not the license is okay[edit]

Hey there! I was just wondering if it would be alright if I were to upload this image of the current Bosnian foreign minister. I've seen some images from the European Council's page uploaded to Commons, but I'm not so confident that their licenses are okay, unlike the images from the EU Commission's page which are perfectly fine to freely redistribute. Thank you to anyone for taking their time for this in advance! :) -- Bakir123 (talk) 19:58, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Bakir123: Hi, You can see #European Council, a few sections above on this page. It's probably better to wait until the related deletion discussion is decided. -- Asclepias (talk) 21:04, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Bakir123: All such files were recently deleted as not being sufficiently free for us to keep. Ww2censor (talk) 11:37, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Видалення фотографій із статті Небор Андрій Ігорович[edit]

Добрий день. Я створила статтю про військового "Небор Андрій Ігорович", а хтось вилучив з неї усі фотографії. Дозвіл на публікацію фото мені надала дружина військового Людмила Небор. Чому видалали фотографії? Людмила Нестерук (talk) 22:04, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Людмила Нестерук: I'm guessing this is about uk:Небор Андрій Ігорович (please link to what you are talking about) and possibly about deleted files File:Портрет на Алеї слави.jpg, File:Сім'я Неборів 01.jpg, File:Пам'ятник Андрію Небору.jpg, and File:Фото Андрія Небора.jpg. It looks like none of these indicated either a PD tag or a license, and any file on Commons needs one or the other to explain why it is either in the public domain or free-licensed. You were notified of the problem with each of these files on your user talk page and did not respond, nor in any way remedy the matter, so they were deleted. The files look like probable copyright violations, in any case: you can't just take someone else's photo, or a photo of someone else's photo, and publish it, so I doubt this can be remedied unless you actually can get a license from the person who took the pictures of Igorovich. - Jmabel ! talk 23:49, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am losing my mind with these SVG templates. Someone please help.[edit]

Rant: As someone who has been editing here for 20 years and who makes SVG by hand, I am up the wall with templates like {{Valid SVG}}. Silly me, but I think that inserting {{Valid SVG}} on a file would mark it as having valid SVG. Instead, it says invalid SVG. ...what? And so I figured surely the documentation will tell me that I just have to insert something like {{Valid SVG|valid=yes}} or {{Valid SVG|1=on}} or something else intelligible or otherwise intuitive. Nope. Which parameter makes it say "valid"? If you thought that adding 1=o would make it turn to "valid", you would be like me and you would be wrong. If you thought the usage documentation would help, you would be wrong. If you were also like me and thought you could just find some transclusion of the template and reverse engineer it, then good luck. It seems like virtually all instances of this template are just transclusions from {{Igen}} which is by far the most arcane template I have ever seen. It seems like there's some kind of embargo on using letters, so you end up with weirdly truncated and unintelligible instances like {{Igen|I|+|%r|s=d}} or {{Igen|A|+|\+|s=l}} or {{Igen|T|+|°|s=oc}}. Most confusing of all: if you insert {{Igen}} you get a tag saying that the code is valid! And it just assumes that you used Inkscape for some reason?!?!

Take-away: Is there some rational reason why inserting {{Valid SVG}} doesn't just say "this is valid SVG", which is what anyone on the face of the Earth would naturally assume instead of saying the exact opposite and making someone use a completely different template to say what this template's name literally is??? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:15, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pinging @Sarang as mentioned on Template:Image generation/doc.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 05:50, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Pinging a deceased user will probably not be successful. -- Asclepias (talk) 05:54, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Asclepias: Sorry. RIP, Sarang.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 05:58, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Looking at the last edit of the template, the default display was changed when the template was deprecated in March 2023 and the old default display can be obtained by adding the parameter |c=y. But I guess the deprecation means that the template is not supposed to be used. -- Asclepias (talk) 05:54, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
c=y??? Why?! I go to the page and Ctrl+F and can't find "c=y" anywhere. Yeesh. It's just super-occult for seemingly no reason. :/ —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:58, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Maybe for "checked=yes"? If the template is deprecated, there was probably no point to make too obvious how to bypass the new default. -- Asclepias (talk) 06:12, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I guess. Is there some law that templates cannot have more than seven characters or something? Why are these so obscure and bizarre? Does any other template work like this one? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 07:50, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Как изменить фото?[edit]

Приветствую вас! Пожалуйста, научите менять фото. Например, у певца Falco. Ольга Ефа (talk) 08:50, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Within Commons (the site on which you are asking this), normally once a photo is uploaded, there is no reason to change it.
Or are you talking about changing the photo used in an article on some other site? That will vary depending on how the photo got into the article. Typically, it's just a matter of editing (substituting the name of one file for another in the wikitext), but (for example) if it's in an Infobox, it may be drawing from Wikidata. In theory, you can change the photo for an item on Wikidata, though usually this is not a good idea, because it can affect dozens of articles and pages, not just the one you mean to affect.
If you can ask a more specific question, and indicate the page and image you are talking about, someone can give you a more specific answer. - Jmabel ! talk 22:31, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Corn Palace[edit]

Can someone explain why File:Corn Palace (3518465979).jpg is on Commons, but en:File:CornPalace.jpg is fair use? Kk.urban (talk) 20:05, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Where do you see fair use? That image is on enwiki only because the GNU license is no longer accepted on Commons. Ruslik (talk) 20:17, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Because it meets these three criteria: Commons:Licensing#GNU_Free_Documentation_License —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:19, 15 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Koavf@Ruslik0 Ok, so it's because the user who uploaded the second one to enwiki specifically licensed it that way, instead of using the default license? Kk.urban (talk) 05:46, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I would say exactly that except the "standard license" part, yes. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:47, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Picture I submitted has gone[edit]

I submitted two pictures a few days ago, one, nude man with erect penis and one with flaccid penis, the flaccid picture has disappeared and I do not understand why. It was a classic pose, in fact it was a photograph of me posing for an art class. I’ve looked through your page of nudes with flaccid and mine would have been the only classic art pose, in fact I noticed that one picture of a man with a waist band cock string was included three times and at least one picture of an erect penis so I see no reason my offering could not have replaced one of these.

xyz666xyz Xyz666xyz (talk) 08:34, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Nude man with erect penis.jpg —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 08:41, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
is that supposed to be an answer? I followed the link which was about my picture with erection which was still published even after the objections, when I saw my post I assumed the objections had been dismissed. I’ve read the comments of the objectors and if you feel my submissions are not good enough I accept your opinion and please remove them and my membership too. Xyz666xyz (talk) 09:07, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That was an answer, yes. If you want to upload garbage-quality borderline pornography, then it will be deleted. If you keep on doing it, you'll be blocked eventually. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 09:28, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Borderline pornography? You have a page heading “ nude men with erect penis” and that is what I sent you and you have published several dozen similar images. Please feel free to delete my image and cancel my membership. Xyz666xyz (talk) 09:49, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Do be careful what portion of your anatomy the door hits on the way out. - Jmabel ! talk 19:14, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
COM:PENIS refers. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:17, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Definition of "Fake SVG"[edit]

Hello. I saw the definition of fake SVG is something like "a SVG that does not contain any vector image and only contains one or more images", but that's confused me. I agree that a SVG is fake if it only contains a raster, but i think SVG's those containing more than one raster images must be considered as "SVG's with rasters" and not "Fake SVG's" because making a SVG with no vector image and more than one raster image can give the same quality with smaller file size. For example, if one part of the image can be compressed with a very low quality setting without decrasing visual quality but another part needs to be uncompressed but these images must be look side by side, making two images and then putting them on a SVG can give the same quality with a smaller filesize. I know i must go the to village pump if i want to propose something, but i'm currently only trying to understand the reason. RuzDD (talk) 12:19, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am not one of the most active SVG editors here, so I may be corrected by someone else, but from my perspective, a "fake SVG" is when someone just inserts a raster image into the SVG document and doesn't even bother vectorizing which elements could in principle be vectorized. There certainly are legitimate reasons to embed raster graphics in a vector image, but there are not good reasons to slap a PNG wholesale into an SVG file, add nothing, and call it a day. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 12:26, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Justin I agree that, but i mean Template:Fake SVG says they will be fake SVG if the user combines more than one raster in a SVG; and while putting only one image to a SVG is unnecessary without a specific reason, putting more than one images to a SVG can create the same quality with smaller filesize and that's a good thing. RuzDD (talk) 13:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
For example, this image can be too smaller for the same quality if it's uploaded in SVG with two images. RuzDD (talk) 13:54, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@RuzDD File:Gammarayburst-GRB990123.webp is 351 KB. Do you think you can create a smaller SVG? C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 17:47, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ratio of the right side is approximately 1:5. If i just downgrade the right part, it will be 210KB (it can be very much smaller for some files). Base64'ing multiplies the size with 1.33 so it will be 280KB. I agree this image is not a very good example but assume this image has 10 sub-images these are showing smaller and smaller parts (most of these images are made for size comparison). With this way, an image like this can be at 465KB instead of 1755KB. And, if i make the image "stepping", it can be 233KB instead of 1755KB. That's just for 1:2 ratio, so this efficiency can be huge for some files. Also, this way allows users to put different file formats together. For example, i can put different file formats or different qualities side by side to show the differences and this way i also can scale the images (for example File:Felis_silvestris_silvestris_small_gradual_decrease_of_quality.png, File:Visual_impact_of_a_jpeg_compression_on_Photoshop.jpg, and File:Comparison_of_JPEG_and_PNG.png). If i make this with only one big lossless image, filesize will be much higher. This can be another usage of this technique to give the same quality with too smaller filesize (and users can verify these formats are really these formats). RuzDD (talk) 18:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@RuzDD: Again, as you've been told many times, extreme minimization of file sizes is not particularly a goal here. We'd much rather have "clean" files than tiny ones. - Jmabel ! talk 19:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Minimizing the filesize is not the only advantage but anyway, seems like there's no need to verify images like File:Visual_impact_of_a_jpeg_compression_on_Photoshop.jpg. RuzDD (talk) 20:54, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Updating Wikipedia page[edit]

Hi! I am a moderator at Musixmatch and wanted to update the logo on the Wikipedia page, but I did not create the logo. Am I still free to do so? Thanks! 2b-bear (talk) 13:34, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If the logo is either uncopyrightable (because it's too simple) or free-licensed, then yes. Otherwise, no.
Assuming we are talking about File:Musixmatch-logo-panoramic-Brand.png, it is probably too simple to copyright in the U.S., but standards vary from country to country. You don't say what country the company is based in.
Also, just FYI, since you are apparently editing en-wiki on a topic with which you have a close connection, make sure you have read (and conformed with) en:WP:COI. If you've already done so, great, I just don't want you to accidentally get in trouble. - Jmabel ! talk 19:19, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sex wet daddy[edit]

I want more sex exsposed vids for me to enjoy SexyGirl11 (talk) 17:38, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Commons:Nudity and Commons:What_Commons_is_not#Wikimedia_Commons_is_not_an_amateur_porn_site clearly says Commons is not for this. Commons is not censored, but we can allow media only if they are educationally useful and filling a gap in our collection. This rule applies to all kinds of media in here. RuzDD (talk) 17:53, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I would say "Don't feed the trolls". Yann (talk) 17:57, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
According to wikipedia:Wikipedia:You may need to feed the trolls i wanted to give a chance. Thanks. RuzDD (talk) 18:01, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Is this photo of a recent model a breach of copyright?[edit]

Vasas hull profile

Is this a breach of copyright? It is a photo of a modern model. So I am wondering if this breaches the copyright of the maker of the model. I am hoping that it does not, as images like this are in short supply. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 17:51, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The above was originally raised as a question on [1] and referred here. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 19:19, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Could be problematic if the model is considered to have enough originality to be copyrightable. You might be able to get permission from the holder of the copyright. - Jmabel ! talk 19:21, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The model is on—presumably permanent—display in a museum in Sweden. Refer to Com:Sweden. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:36, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As far as I am aware, this model is inside the museum as part of the permanent display. The existence of donated images, per [2] makes me wonder if a photo of a modern model has a copyright problem. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 21:25, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Originality of model: since this model is the result of a massive archaeological investigation, a great deal of interpretation and measuring, I doubt that those who produced it would see it as anything other than original work. The same people have published pictures in books and academic papers that convey the same information as the model and those pictures are certainly copyrighted. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 22:57, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The photo is mine and I'm the primary author of the article about Vasa. I used to work at the museum and I know that they are very much aware of how these photos are used. Not going to comment on the specific legal issues involved, but it's worth noting that the museum has never raised any concerns or objections to any of this. It's not an argument per se to keep an image, but it might be more constructive to simply ask them about it.
From a more general perspective, Commons needs to get it's act together regarding the copyright status of models on display in public museums and the likes. There has to be clear and reasonably simple guidelines for these cases and they need to be applied consistently. It's not reasonable to try to figure this out for each individual photo of each individual scale model of... whatever.
Peter Isotalo 09:29, 17 February 2024 (UTC)::"Reply[reply]
@Peter Isotalo:
  1. quoting from Commons:Project scope/Precautionary principle, '…arguments that amount to "we can get away with it", such as the following, are against Commons' aims" and, as an example, 'The copyright owner will not mind/should be pleased that we have disseminated their work.'
  2. There is no general answer to the copyright question, because it varies greatly from country to country; also, oddly, the more accurate a model, the less likely it is to be copyrightable, because it is simply a skillful reproduction rather than a creative work. The rules can't be made simple, any more than for any other sort of work. Copyright is inherently complicated.
  3. If you used to work at the museum, you are probably in a better position than anyone else here to obtain permission. - Jmabel ! talk 18:46, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I worked there part time over 10 years ago for extra cash as a student, not because I'm a museum person. I don't have any special contacts. They're run government agency and are available for anyone to contact, including in English.
And I'm not the one bringing up this up as a copyright issue. Just trying to provide some context. Peter Isotalo 22:55, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Do we know who negotiated the donation of images by the museum (for example File:Block - Vasamuseet - 03741.jpg)? Surely that is the best route into gaining permission for an additional image. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 08:50, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
It's from DigitaltMuseum. Peter Isotalo 21:08, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
But the set of free-to-use images on the Digital Museum is a larger number than those identified here as a "donation". That is what makes me think that someone specifically arranged use of a smaller group of photos. Or perhaps a broad-brush term was used in the identifier here. Someone within Commons should know. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 22:28, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The block photo wasn't "donated" but taken directly from DigitaltMuseum as far as I can tell.
DigitaltMuseum is a collaboration directly with various museums, including the Vasa Museum who have provided the metadata and chosen licenses themselves.
I'm figuring that they've thought through their position on the copyright of the models they've commissioned through their uploads to DigitaltMuseum. Here's one of the model in question. [3] Peter Isotalo 07:51, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have opened a new thread here to ask for the procedures needed to request release of the model's copyright to the extent needed to continue to use the photo here. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 15:31, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Glitch with paragraph break[edit]

Hello, I created a template at template:Monohedral quadrilateral tiling series description to use as a general description for multiple files. As you can see, it has two paragraphs, with a break between. However, when I actually deploy the template in an image description field, such as at File:Monohedral quadrilateral tiling 6, 2, 1(M), T4 (1).png, the paragraph break disappears. Anybody got any idea why? I did the apparently identical thing with another template, and the paragraph breaks show up fine, see e.g. File:Monohedral pentagonal tiling 4, 1, 1(M), T100 (1).png. Tai Ling (talk) 22:17, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I did a quick HTML hack, but yes, that is very weird. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:40, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK, well, the "hack" seems to work anyway, so thanks for that. Tai Ling (talk) 14:06, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Please do add appropriate categories or at the very least {{Uncategorized}} if you make future templates. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:41, 16 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As I understand it, categories are to help people find content, but there seems no reason for anyone to want to look at these templates separate from finding the files where they are used, which are themselves correctly categorised. But if the templates do need categorisation, what category should I use? These are file descriptions that are used across multiple files, created in order to avoid having to edit numerous descriptions individually in the event of any changes. Is there any category for that? Tai Ling (talk) 14:16, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Tai Ling: Category:Image description templates. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:01, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks. Tai Ling (talk) 20:04, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

unable to upload[edit]

Hi Wiki loves Vizag 2024 page says "not active now" Is there some issue? Drashokk (talk) 06:51, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

To me it looks quite active. Problem solved? Paradise Chronicle (talk) 08:05, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Pinging @Drashokk.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:34, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes! Looks good now. Thank you. 49.204.230.39 23:39, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Having issues with my recently uploaded image[edit]

can anyone check this up? I'm having trouble settings up the licence for the image File:Miss_Universe_Philippines_Logo.svg ItsAxld (talk) 08:36, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

ItsAxld: You can't determine what licence applies to this image unless it is very clearly stated on the site you found it and even then, this is obviously the logo of the organisation. The organisation, or their designer, own the copyright and we would need their written permission releasing the image under a free licence we accept in order to keep the image. As a piece of advise, generally most images you find on the internet are not freely licenced so caution is required before trying to upload such images because you uploading and volunteer editors patrolling such image and then deleting them or nominating them for deletion just causes more work and frustration all around. We are happy to help so if you think an image might be useful, it's a good idea to ask here or on the copyright talk pages before uploading. Good luck. Ww2censor (talk) 12:27, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How come the photos I uploaded seem to have violate copyright? It is indeed part of an official document issued by Polish Institue?[edit]

Hi guys, I am quite confused and need some tutorial now. So, I uploaded two photos from Polish Institue this post https://instytutpolski.pl/beijing/pl/2019/11/15/li-yundi-laureatem-zlotego-medalu-zasluzony-kulturze-gloria-artis/. Since it is an official document issued by Polish government, I have them licensed under Polish "official documents, materials, signs and symbols", while now they are speedy deleted, under the reason apparently not "official documents, materials, signs and symbols. May someone lecture me on this matter, thanks EleniXDD (talk) 11:11, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Your source states: fot. ARP W PEKINIE / IP. Does that relate to the photos on the page? You seem to be referring to Template:PD-Polishsymbol, I have no idea if that applies here. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 12:52, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
that's Polish Institute in Beijing:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Institute, https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/polish-institutes. According to that copyright law, official documents, materials, logos and symbols is considered public domain. And this one is obviously official document by Polish gvt, if not official material.
I still hv no idea why it is deleted, and the one nominated for the deletion cannot explain well to me. EleniXDD (talk) 13:05, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Túrelio any comments? We seem to be talking about pics like [4]. Page does say "2024 © Instytut Polski w Pekinie". Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:13, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

format wideo[edit]

w jakim formacie można dodawać filmiki. mp4 nie można. KristofOSer (talk) 14:00, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

eMail[edit]

I changed my email over a year ago. Your system has a record of my new email, but you are still sending messages to my old email address. I have never received any message on my new updat6ed address. I rarely look at my old email, hence there are many unread messages on there from you (Jimmy) about continuing to donate, but I don’t see them because I no longer use it. How do I ensure only me new email is used? Arj000 (talk) 16:18, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Arj000: Hi, Donations to Wikimedia are managed by the Wikimedia Foundation. You can find the relevant information at:
wmf:Donor privacy policy#Accessing Your Donor Information
-- Asclepias (talk) 16:58, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
thank you - I'll try that Arj000 (talk) 17:19, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Request for Account Deletion - Mohsen Khajeh 1995[edit]

Hello Wikimedia Support, I am writing to request the deletion of my Wikimedia account with the username "Mohsen Khajeh 1995." Could you please help me in deleting this account? Additionally, here is the link to the images associated with my account:https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=mohsen+khajeh&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image Mohsen Khajeh 1995 (talk) 22:35, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You have the option to have your account renamed. You can also request to have your account blocked, so that it can no longer be used for edits. You can also change your password to something random, so that you cannot log in anymore. You can also make a notice on your user page that the account is retired. But the account cannot be deleted. You have uploaded three files and if your account was deleted it would no longer be possible to attribute your uploads. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 23:38, 17 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Mohsen Khajeh 1995: it looks like all of your uploads are unused personal photos, so those can be deleted if you like, but basically we don't delete accounts on Commons (nor, as far as I know, does any WMF project). - Jmabel ! talk 07:24, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
All accounts are SUL-acounts, therefore the deletion on one project would make no sense (and even if it was done: the account would auto-recreate once the user visits the project in question while logged in to the SUL account). C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 09:49, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
User:Mahesh tagged them for speedy-deletion as unused personal photos and I deleted them as such. DMacks (talk) 10:13, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to include code used to generate a plot[edit]

I have uploaded the picture shown here, which could be potentially be used on the Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space . I would like to also publish the R script used to generate the picture, alongside the plot itself. What is the best way to do this?

CIE 1931 RGB colour matching functions

Jochen (talk) 15:19, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The template {{Image generation}} was built for this, but usually I've seen the source code included in the description or in an extra box after the info box. --rimshottalk 16:47, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks! I managed to include the code using the template. Jochen (talk) 18:01, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Written consent of author[edit]

Can I upload photos with the written consent of the author to publish it under CC BY 4.0 even though it has originally been posted online under another license?

I'm sure this question is stupid because either the answer is completely obvious or this question is already answered on the many pages on here that should help people to know everything about licenses. But still, I am not quite sure as I don't have much experience and I would really appreciate to get an answer to my exact question from another person.

Sorry for having to ask that question but thank you in advance. -- Crazycracker44 (talk) 20:39, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Crazycracker44: Which license is it published under online? If it's not a free license, you would need the author to contact COM:VRT confirming that they are licensing the previously published photograph under a free license. Abzeronow (talk) 20:42, 18 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm mainly talking about pictures obtained from Ebay listings... While Ebay itself writes that all the images on there are copyrighted, the authors I contacted all believe that they would be public domain. They all say to me that I could upload the photos here but they don't want to send a confirmation of that to VRT because I guess it seems like a scam if someone just texts you on Ebay to ask you to send a text to an unknown email... Crazycracker44 (talk) 20:40, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
COM:Hirtle should guide you here. If the photograph was published before 1929, it's free and clear in the US. If published between 1929 and 1964, it needed a copyright notice on the photograph and a copyright renewal to be in copyright. From 1965 to 1977, it still needed a copyright notice, and from 1978 until March 1989, copyright notice or subsequent copyright registration within five years for a copyright. If it's before March 1989, and lacks these, then it's probably OK. Post March 1989, we would require the photographer to grant permission via COM:VRT. Abzeronow (talk) 20:51, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for your two helpful answers, Hirtle gives a very clear overview. Crazycracker44 (talk) 21:11, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Erroneous image attribution across a large range of species articles[edit]

File:The birds of America (Pl. 215) Agelaius assimilis (cropped).jpg is an extract from Birds of America by John James Audubon. Audubon depicts a bird that is most probably what is now called Agelaius phoeniceus gubernator, Audubon calling it Agelaius gubernator. Because of a similarity in appearance to the very localized red-shouldered blackbird Agelaius assimilis of Cuba, and Audubon's muddled description, the image has been tagged as a depiction of the Cuban bird. It isn't, the females are entirely black. In expanding the enwiki article [5] I figured this out and removed it, but the image is in wide use across many languages, and I hesitate to do more than correct the description on Commons and categorization. See [6] and subsequent pages for the referenced text and description. I think the image has been misapplied on a large scale, in good faith. Any suggestions on what to do with its naming and usage? There is an alternate image, which is at least correct as far as I can tell,File:Agelaius assimilis 104127030.jpg. I've removed the Audubon image from the Wikidata entry, which has reduced the erroneous inclusions a good bit. Acroterion (talk) 01:43, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Acroterion: I suppose you can rename the file with the precise current name if you think that's the best solution. But given that it is an "historical" book image that did not use that name, my suggestion would be to simply rename with the book title and plate number, in the same manner as the files in Category:The Birds of America (1841). "File:The birds of America (Pl. 215) (cropped).jpg". Only a few uses remain now. Erroneous uses can be removed. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:22, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That sounds like a good idea.I'll see if I can flag the remaining issues on the individual uses. Acroterion (talk) 00:37, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Question about maps[edit]

Hi, I have created some maps some time ago using a template. Now I got nomination for deletion of these maps. How should I change the license? Please provide with a step-by-step instruction. What should I include, for example, here? Information

|description=

English: Share of Ukrainians in Iamalo-Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug municipalities, 2002

|date=2023-02-04 |source=Own work |author=Andrijko Z. |permission= |other versions= Thank you! Andrijko Z. (talk) 02:23, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Andrijko Z.: Where did you get the underlying map images / outlines? @Quick1984: FYI.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:28, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Here is the template: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Subdivisions_of_Russia.svg Andrijko Z. (talk) 02:30, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Andrijko Z.: Thanks. So instead of "Own work" you should write "Own work based on File:Subdivisions of Russia.svg". @Quick1984: Are you willing to revert your tagging?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:36, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I got it. Thanks. I will correct the files appropriately. Andrijko Z. (talk) 02:37, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I made necessary corrections. Hope all is fine now. If not, please let me know what other changes I should apply. Thanks. Andrijko Z. (talk) 02:53, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Now reverted. --Quick1984 (talk) 04:36, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading an Image of an Internet Personality[edit]

I'm adding some details to a wikipedia page for Little Z, currently referencing and trying to pass for recognisability, stuff like that. But I was wondering how I could find a photo of him without it being a restricted image, because reasons of copyright, etc. If you have a good image of him that can be put on wikipedia, or know how I can get an image of Little Z, please let me know! Thank you. Mayor Orangutan (talk) 03:11, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is about en:Draft:Little Z. Note: that contribution has so far been declined for lack of sufficient demonstration of notability (third-party sources writing substantively about the subject). Even what is indicated there as his YoutTube channel gives a 404.
Probably you won't get anyone interested in actively helping you track down an image until you can demonstrate notability.
Probably the easiest thing to do (if indeed his YouTube channel is accessible somewhere) is to ask him to license a still of himself from one of his videos. He can either place it on a public-facing page of his own social media with a clear statement of the license, or can go through the VRT process to grant permission via email. - Jmabel ! talk 07:27, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Okay, I'm sorry about the error with the channel link, this link should hopefully work: https://www.youtube.com/@LittleZReal
I am currently trying to get some notability and references through, I hopefully can gt the page published! But first, I'll need an image so it is sort of a self fulfilling prophecy. Mayor Orangutan (talk) 10:31, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You can find more about Licenses here. For commons a photograph must be lincesed under CC-by, CC-by-SA or CC0, so it can be processed through VRT. --iMahesh (talk) 10:43, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
An image will do nothing to add to validation of notability. - Jmabel ! talk 00:32, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Change title[edit]

Please change the title "Sie starben als Preussen une Helden"

into "Sie starben als Preussen und Helden"

Tks

Alta Falisa (talk) 18:20, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Alta Falisa: please link the file that you want renamed. Abzeronow (talk) 20:05, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
In fact, I thought my demand would be linked to that very page. Anyway, it has been done by Tsungam .
Thanks. Alta Falisa (talk) 20:45, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

code errors[edit]

I ran into errors when I tried to subscribe to a page yesterday. Can anyone assist with web configuration errors. The page I originally created has somehow been taken over and my access is now blocked. I dont know if creating a new page so I can access the settings needed to correct some of the issues would help, any feedback would be appreciated.

Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine. Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off". <! -- Web.Config Configuration File --> <configuration> <system.web> <customErrors mode="off" /> </system.web> </configuration> + G Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL. <configuration> <system.web> <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.h

I cant find the setting to modify the default redirect attribute! Prettytata253 (talk) 02:01, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Prettytata253: Please see Commons talk:Protection policy#page protection.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 07:30, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Prettytata253: that is an ASP.NET error message, but to the best of my knowledge Wikimedia servers do not use ASP.NET. This help desk post is the first edit you have made. Where exactly is your page located? MKFI (talk) 08:43, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I wish for my work not to be sold unchanged[edit]

If I wish for my work not to be sold unchanged for real money, should i upload it here or should i instead upload it to the wikimedia project i want to use it on?

This is a pretty serious question as i did see the licensing tutorial and it says that by sharing my work here, one permission i grant by doing so is for people to sell my work without my notice. While i am fine with modified versions of my work be sold, i am not fine with the original file being sold. I am confused of if i should upload it here or the Wikipedia instead because of that? what should i do? AuroraANovaUma (talk) 02:52, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@AuroraANovaUma: Hi, and welcome. Given your non-commercial restriction, please see COM:LJ.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 07:19, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hmmmmmm, i dont get it, because i still am allowing most commercial use, I'm just not allowing people to sell the original file for real money AuroraANovaUma (talk) 15:06, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@AuroraANovaUma: Hi, The basic mission of the Wikimedia websites, including Wikipedia and others, is to offer works that can be reused for any purpose, provided that they are properly attributed to their authors. If you want to place restrictions on what can be done with your work, that is of course your very legitimate choice, but then it means that your work is not for the Wikimedia websites, because it is not in the scope of why the Wikimedia websites exist. If you want to offer your work on the internet with restrictions, there are many websites where it can be done, but that is not the mission of Wikimedia. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:42, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@AuroraANovaUma: You have licensed your uploads with {{self|Copyrighted free use|CC0|WTFPL}}. The first of those, when rendered, includes "If this is your own work, please use {{Cc-zero}} instead", so you should not be using both that and the second. Both the second and the third say "You can [...] distribute [...] the work, even for commercial purposes, [...] without asking permission" and "do what the fuck you want to", respectively, so your manually applied text "you cannot directly sell the original file for real money" is both nonsensical and unenforceable.
If you do not agree to allowing your work to be used commercially, without modification, then you should not upload it here or on Wikipedia, where the same criteria will apply. But do you really think people will pay money for works like File:Graffiti-de-símbolo-de-direitos-autorais.svg? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:11, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
yeah and why would anyone pay money for my stuff, my first two uploads are ugly. and why buy it when you can get it here for free? AuroraANovaUma (talk) 16:59, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
but yeah i doubt anyones gonna sell my stuff AuroraANovaUma (talk) 17:00, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

[edit]

Diagram depicting the morphology of the potato plant

I uploaded this: File:CIP-Afiche-papa-ingles.jpg. (We need it for the potato page, since there there is such a confusion where the tubers arise from). The website (https://cipotato.org/potato/how-potato-grows/) where I took the picture from states under the diagram: This publication is copyrighted by the International Potato Center (CIP). It is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Which is ok to upload here. BUT: it has the logo of the institute on it. Do I leave it as is or crop the logo out? I'd like to leave it as is because it automatically gives attribution. My assumption is that the logo is also included under CC BY 4.0, since the license is for the entire website. Any advice? WikiUser70176 (talk) 13:12, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@WikiUser70176: Hi, and welcome. You can leave the logo there, but don't be surprised if someone uploads a new file with the logo cropped out, say for a cleaner-looking article.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:28, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks a bunch! WikiUser70176 (talk) 13:45, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
...as someone has now done. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:54, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Are modern black and white photos acceptable?[edit]

Are black and white photos of current subjects taken with modern digital cameras acceptable for uploading to Wikimedia Commons? Or are color photos always the preferred choice? David Ratledge (talk) 16:29, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@David Ratledge: Yes, b&w images are acceptable (subject to the usual caveats about copyright and scope); but if you can, please upload colour, or both. Users can always convert colour images to b&w; the reverse is less easy. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:53, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Speaking as someone who does a fair amount of concert photography: there are many circumstances in which it is far easier to produce a good black-and-white photo than a good color photo, either because the lighting is rather bizarre in terms of colors or simply because it is very low light. From my own work, File:Sarah Dougher 02A.jpg (black and white) is a lot more useful file than File:Sarah Dougher 02.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 18:31, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you (to both of you that replied). This is helpful information. I have recently been shooting more and more black and white out of personal interest but still wanted to contribute it if appropriate to Wikimedia Commons. It sounds like it would be okay to do so but that ultimately it would be best to contribute color photos. I will refrain therefore from uploading most of my black and whites to Wikimedia Commons so as not to overdo it. I have been searching, and while it is not hard to find black and white photos on Wikimedia Commons, modern ones that could have been shot in color seem to be relatively low in numbers. David Ratledge (talk) 19:59, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

फोटो[edit]

अपने फोटो अपलोड करने हैं Lokmitra bhagwat bisht (talk) 23:41, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Lokmitra bhagwat bisht: Perhaps you are looking for Commons:First steps. If not, you will have to be more specific. - Jmabel ! talk 00:53, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This file is not "author's work".[edit]

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vladimir_Dimitrov_-_Maistora.jpg

This image of the Bulgarian artist Vladimir Dimitrov Maistora was taken in 1908 by an unknown author, and cannot be the "own work" of the uploader, who uploaded it in 2008. I am not sure when it was released to the public, but according to Bulgarian law "Copyright in anonymous or pseudonymous work shall expire 70 years after the work has been first made available to the public." Jaguarnik (talk) 07:08, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pinging @Balkanregion as uploader of File:Vladimir Dimitrov - Maistora.jpg.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:50, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Gemeindewappen der Gemeinde Griesstätt in Wikimedia[edit]

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

im Wikimedia-Eintrag unserer Gemeinde ist eine Version des Gemeindewappens eingestellt, das im Allgemeinen nicht verwendet wird und wir auch nicht möchten, dass es weiter verwendet wird.

Die Gestaltung des aus der Königskrone wachsenden Adlerrumpfs unterliegt aus heraldischer Sicht der künstlerischen Freiheit. Der "zerrupft" wirkende Adler sollte nicht verwendet werden. Einen Unterschied zwischen Gold und Gelb oder zwischen Silber und Weiß machen zu wollen, ist heraldisch absolut widersinnig (siehe dazu: welt-der-wappen.de/Heraldik/seite43.htm).

Wir bitten Sie das Wappen im Wikimedi-Eintrag auszutauschen und die von Ihnen bisher verwendete Version in allen Bereichen zu löschen. Den Eintrag wollen Sie uns bitte bestätigen. Gerne lassen wir Ihnen dazu eine den heraldischen Vorgaben entsprechende Dateiversion unseres Wappens zukommen. Vielen Dank für Ihr Bemühen.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Barbara Lechner Vorzimmer Bürgermeister Gemeinde Griesstätt Innstraße 4 · 83556 Griesstätt Telefon: 08039 9056-11 Fax: 08039 9056-20 https://www.griesstaett.de<https://www.griesstaett.de/ 185.95.112.211 08:24, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Gibt es eine korrekte Version des Wappens, die entweder frei lizenziert oder gemeinfrei ist? - Jmabel ! talk 19:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Sulambek Susarkulowitsch Oskanow.png[edit]

Ladies and gentlemen!

I've recently upload the above mentioned file. I got two questions concerning this file:

- Is there anyone at Wikimedia that knows about russian copyright law? I created this file in consideration of all the legal information i could find on Commons, but i'm only 99% sure this file is actually not an object of copyright even though denomination and country name are preserved.

- This file is an adaption of File:Sulambek Oskanov (marka).jpg. I'm not sure i uploaded my file as intended. If i made any mistakes concerning the upload, please let me know.

Thanks a lot, greetings from Vienna - Noah.Albert.ZivMilFü (talk) 09:22, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Noah.Albert.ZivMilFü: I made some adjustments; I think it should be good now. - Jmabel ! talk 19:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright release request language[edit]

Is there a standard letter to ask for release of copyright to Wikipedia commons? This request is relative to "Is this photo of a recent model a breach of copyright?" listed above. I intend to contact the Vasamuseet and ask them to release the copyright in respect of the model to allow continued use of the picture. I just need to know commons' own procedures and standard request phraseology to do that.

I have posted as a new topic so this gets noticed. I will put a note to refer here on the original post. ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 15:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@ThoughtIdRetired: Hi, please see COM:CONSENT, and ask the Vasamuseet to carbon copy you on their permission to keep you in the loop.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:48, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Did the museum acquire the copyright from the author who made the model? If so, the museum should include a clear statement of that. Also, the author is still to be credited as the author. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:15, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Photo of a portrait as illustration in a Wikipedia biography[edit]

I want to add a black&white photo of a portrait commissioned and paid for by the Swedish art collector dr Sten Lindeberg (1894-1954) in Paris 1949, painted by the french artist Bernard Buffet (1928-1998). The photo is ment to illustrate Sten Lindebergs Wikipedia .biography.

Please inform me about the best way to do this.

Best regards! Plin38 (talk) 15:30, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Plin38 I assume the portrait is of Sten Lindeberg (läkare). While you can't upload it on Commons, it's possible you can upload it locally on Swedish Wikipedia. I don't know their rules on this, you have to ask there. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:48, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Gråbergs Gråa Sång and Plin38: Different from the strictly enforced en:WP:F on English Wikipedia, Swedish Wikipedia has no mention on m:nfc, so non-free content is not welcome at all on that project.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 22:57, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you very much for the prompt answer! So OK, if I get permission from the copyrightholder(s), how do I proceed from there? Plin38 (talk) 16:13, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you very much for the prompt answer! So OK, if I get permission from the copyrightholder(s), how do I proceed from there? Plin38 (talk) 16:12, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Plin38 Simplest for you is that the copyright holder register an account and use [7]. Otherwise, you/they have to follow the directions at COM:VRT. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:43, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That sounds like the portrait would still be copyrighted (until 2068, 70 years after Buffet's death), with the copyright owned by Buffet's heirs. To place that here on Commons, you'd need to have them grant a license. - 19:31, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

its not letting me log in after creating an account[edit]

please help me log in after creating an account Tlackey22 (talk) 20:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Tlackey22 You were logged in when you wrote that. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:42, 21 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Curiouslogo.png[edit]

C OllieE2b (talk) 04:57, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Convenience link: File:Curiouslogo.png. @OllieE2b: you seem to have successfully uploaded a slightly larger version. I'm not sure what the point was of that, but your upload was successful. What is your question? - Jmabel ! talk 05:14, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sir I have document a Biography need to upload it to the wikipedia[edit]

Would like to know which format is acceptable to upload the file: Sampath Lakshmi v (talk) 07:43, 22 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@ 120.28.193.80 03:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Unsure if I'm allowed to upload an image[edit]

I wish to upload some photos I took at a museum the other day. The artist's Wikipedia page is looking rather barren and I just want to make sure that it doesn't break any copyright laws. Alostvagabond (talk) 04:00, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Resolved
I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after two days. Alostvagabond (talk) 04:25, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

User:Billbarretta19[edit]

Billbarretta19, who states [8] he is Bill Barretta, has recently uploaded [9] several pictures as "own work". Some of these may be that in our/Commons sense like [10], but for most it is not obvious. Bill Barretta works with Muppets (he is among much else the current Swedish Chef), and he just got an Emmy for it.

What is the best way to proceed here, I've never done any mass-tagging. I'll be quite happy if we can keep them all. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:38, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

საკონკურსო თემა,,ქალები ვიკიპედიაში"[edit]

საკონკურსო თემა,,ქალები ვიკიპედიაში" Liana goderdzishvili (talk) 08:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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