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

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    1. On the description page of the image (the one whose name starts File:), click Edit this page.
    2. From the page Wikipedia:File copyright tags, choose the appropriate tag:
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    3. Type the name of the tag (e.g.; {{Cc-by-4.0}}), not forgetting {{ before and }} after, in the edit box on the image's description page.
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    Help!

    I'm an educated person, but not in copyright law so I admit complete confusion as to the proper way to use a photograph. My first attempt was deleted, so here I am. I'm attempting to upload a photograph of Malcolm McNab for use in the InfoBox on Malcolm_McNab. The image was sent to me by McNab with the statement, "I do release the publicity picture DSC0167[1].jpg of me as free-for-any-use to you." I uploaded the image with the tag Template:Copyrighted_free_use. Six months later User:OrphanBot flagged it for deletion because it did not specify a source. If someone can tell me in plain English how to get this photo to stick I would be eternally grateful. Thanks - Rwl10267 (talk) 17:03, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, is he releasing the image for any use at all, as totally free? If so, you want to look at Commons:OTRS, which is the media part of the WMF. The image has to be 100% free in it's licensing for any re-use, including commercial, editing. If the image is only for this part of the Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects, or something similar, check out Wikipedia:OTRS. You'll want to get him ideally to mail in, in either case, with details. It's quite painless. rootology (C)(T) 17:20, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    To re-enforce what Rootology has said the photographer needs to send the email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, stating their ownership of the image and their intention to publish it under a free license. In your question you say the photographer has said "free-for-any-use to you", however that is not going to fully work as it is not clear if they want their image put into public domain or if they still want to retain copyright on it. It is also not clear in that are allowing Wikipedia, and the world, to freely use it or only "you" - Rwl10267. You can find a sample permission letter here that may work better. I also want to add on that it would be a good idea to read, and use, the {{information}} template explained in the "Mini How-To" guide on uploading images. As long as it is clearly filled out there should be no issues related to "deletion because it did not specify a source". Keep in mind that if the "author" and "source" are not the same as the uploader and if there is not any OTRS ticket number on file it will most likely be tagged with {{di-no permission}}. I also wanted to add on that it should be looked at in a long term way. In other words while the "Mini How-To" suggests that "self made" or your username is good for the "source" or "author" years (or even days) from now if someone decides to use the image in a book, saying the image was taken by "me" and the source was "self made" will not aid with attribution. And if there is not any OTRS on file is will help even less and may lead to the image never being used. Soundvisions1 (talk) 18:04, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks to both of you for the detailed answers to my question. Here's the thing, I went through all of this seven months ago and was told at the time that the way to manage the upload was the way I described. I contacted McNab by email, told him what I was doing (adding an InfoBox on his page), and that I needed a pic to complement it. He responded with the statement previously described along with a detailed bio and the pic. He knew exactly how I was going to use it, and was fine with it. He even sent me an email after the InfoBox went live thanking me for the effort. Now perhaps there are more i's and t's to be dotted and crossed in the strictest letter of copyright law, but jeez, my intentions could not have been more clear to McNab. After all, in the context of this specific case, how many ways can "free-for-any-use" be interpreted? Do I really have to grab my arse with both hands to know that it's there? Rwl10267 (talk) 15:56, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Image from copyrighted text

    I have images made from photocopies of pages from a book. I want to use them to illustrate a section in the Culture article that discusses the author's theories. I am not sure whether I legally am allowed to upload them. The book is an English translation of a French book, originally copyrighted 1955. The book itself has been translated into English twice, and one translation was originally published by Atheneum, now by Penguin. The images of course are always the same. I have never uploaded an image to Wikipedia so sorry to be asking what i am sure is a rookie question. Slrubenstein | Talk 22:46, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    The book is probably still under copyright, which means we could use photocopies only under Wikipedia’s highly restrictive non-free content policy: Among other things, each photocopy would have to be accompanied by substantial critical commentary on the image, and seeing the photocopy would have to be essential to understanding the article. I cannot imagine how you would achieve that. Even leaving the policy aside, what purpose would the photocopies have? If it is just to show that the translation exists, you could say that in text without an image. —teb728 t c 00:00, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    What is the title of the book? Who is the author? Under French copyright law, if the author was French, and has been dead for more than 70 years, his or her published works are in the public domain. The English translation would be another matter. Was the copyright of the English translation renewed in its 28th year? If not, the translation is in the public domain in the U.S. — Walloon (talk) 19:48, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    The question seems to be about "images" included in the text, rather than the text itself. This needs to be clarified, but, if I understand it correctly, then we need to ascertain what these images are and when they were first published, which may have been somewhere else, before they were included in this particular book. Ty 04:21, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Smithsonian images

    Do the rules making Federal Governement images Public Domain, apply to photographs and art images in Smithsonian collections? The Smithsonian is overseen by the Federal Government on behalf of the American people, but it isn't part of the Government?--Orygun (talk) 01:51, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    The short answer is "no". The longer answer is: photographs taken by employees of the US government in the course of their official duties are in the public domain by default. Other photos that are possessed or managed by the federal government may or may not be in the public domain; it depends on the photo. For example, the Library of Congress has millions of photos in its collection, but a large number of them are still under copyright. The same applies to works held or managed by the Smithsonian. -- Hux (talk) 02:04, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    So are photos taken by employees of the Smithsonian in the course of their official duties Public Domain?--Orygun (talk) 03:50, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    If the photos are faithful copies of works in Smithsonian collections, they would be derivative of the original work. —teb728 t c 04:44, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    How about original scientific or historical work (e.g. photo of rare flower or drawing of archological site) done by Smithsonian employees.--Orygun (talk) 04:55, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Those would be in the public domain per the description above, provided they were original works. As teb728 implies, if you're talking about, say, a photo of a photo (or other two-dimensional work of art) then any existing copyright on the original photo would apply to the new photo as well, even if the person taking the new photo is a federal employee. -- Hux (talk) 06:12, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    From The Public Domain by Stephen Fishman (Nolo, 2008), p. 49:
    [T]he Smithsonian Institution is not considered part of the federal government. However, the Smithsonian does receive some funding from the U.S. government and the U.S. government pays some of the people who work there. The Smithsonian regards works created by employees paid by the government to be in the public domain. But the Smithsonian does claim copyright in all works created by employees it pays itself.… The Smithsonian also ordinarily acquires copyright ownership on works created on its behalf by outside independent contractors.
    — Walloon (talk) 06:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Photo of Prof. Susanne Schröter

    I have uploaded a picture of german anthropologist Prof. Susanne Schröter File:Schroeter mus.jpg |Description=Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. |Source=http://www.susanne-schroeter.de/research.html to Wiki Commons. This file is taken from Susanne Schröter's personal, purely non-commercial homepage. The domain's owner, a friend of Susanne Schröter, can be contacted in case there should be any doubts (however, there is not any copyright on this homepage "www.susanne-schroeter.de" / "http://www.susanne-schroeter.de/research.html" at all). She has explicitly allowed me to use the file for publishing it on Wikipedia. Can I just upload it, or will I need to submit a certain form of evidence? And in case yes, how exactly should that evidence look like, and to whom should I send it? (would an email of the domain owner, or of Susanne Schröter be a way to guarantee that there is no copyright violation?) Thanks a lot! (sorry, I am new here and this is my first attempt of uploading a picture..) Dominik (DominikMMueller)

    WP:COPYREQ has the information you need for this. -- Hux (talk) 06:20, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Is it PD?

    Sorry for my English. Can this image not be copyrighted? The question arose in other language Wikipedia. On of users asserts that this logo can't be copyrighted (i.e. is in public domain) because it consist of simple text only, and doesn't contain any original work. 94.41.19.193 (talk) 14:53, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    I agree with you, and disagree with whoever placed that warning. Those words cannot be copyrighted under U.S. Copyright law. They can serve as a trademark, but their use here in Wikipedia would not be trademark infringement. Trademark infringement occurs when the words are used to advertise or label a commercial product or service. — Walloon (talk) 19:42, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Seems most image summaries here need to be modified. §hep • Talk 02:04, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Some should be (e.g. Cosworth, Tyrrell). However, most of those are significantly stylized logos, which would be considered works containing original designs and thus would be copyrighted by default. I'll update the copyright info for those that clearly qualify as {{PD-ineligible}} (or {{PD-textlogo}}). -- Hux (talk) 05:59, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    In such case, wouldn't this image be PD too (as this one)? As I understand, it consists of a circle and simple arabic text. 94.41.66.118 (talk) 16:37, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    How does an image gets copyrighted?

    I have this image here Image:Qazim_Dervishi.JPG. This image was on a newspaper together with the person's life. There were no copyright signs or mark and I thought it was in public domain so I scanned it and used it here. Now, I don't want that image to get deleted. What should I do to make that copyrighted and turn it into a free-use media? Felix (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 23:22, 1 February 2009 (UTC).[reply]

    Do you know when or where the picture was originally taken? Also, which newspaper did you scan the image from? (EhJJ)TALK 23:54, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Well,the pitcure was taken in 1924,in Shkoder,Albania. The newspaper where I got it from is Metropol Sport. Felix (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 00:02, 2 February 2009 (UTC).[reply]

    There are two options as I see it. First, if it qualifies, you can use this tag: {{PD-Albania}}. If not, you will need to tag it under Wikipedia's fair use guidelines. (EhJJ)TALK 03:00, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Google as a source??

    I came across File:Cincinnatiwiki0.jpg, File:Clevelandwiki0.jpg, and File:Columbuswiki0.jpg. With the current sourcing are these free game to speedy? If so, what template/reason should I use. Thanks again, §hep • Talk 02:08, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    {{nsd}} Megapixie (talk) 02:48, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I should I have looked in a different spot when I was first searching. First time I've seen {{Di-dw no source}}. Thanks for the help! §hep • Talk 03:52, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    No. There is some concern per WP:NDA that have disclaimers incosistently would open us for the potential of a lawsuit. Consider an image has three states - [1. no disclaimer], [2. disclaimer present], [3. no need for a disclaimer]. The lack of a disclaimer doesn't imply the image is in state 3 but someone might infer that given that some images are in state 2. Megapixie (talk) 01:12, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Images for MOMO (Xenosaga)

    I have tagged all of them with a fair use rationale for characters per WP:VG guidelines and addressed the 1 concern listed by the bot which was stating the article for which the fair use rational was being used for.じんない 04:18, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    You should really include more information in the non-free use rationales. See WP:NFURG for more info. Also, here's a good example of a fully completed rationale. -- Hux (talk) 06:26, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    That's a screenshot template though, not a character image template which doesn't have the same fields, specifically one to cite that it's being used for an article.じんない 03:53, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    It's all non-free though. Something like
    {{Non-free use rationale
| Description       = 
| Source            = 
| Article           = 
| Portion           = 
| Low_resolution    = 
| Purpose           = 
| Replaceability    = 
| other_information = 
}}

    or a detailed text rationale as seen at WP:FURE should be used. §hep • Talk 05:22, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Ride Single Cover

    The album contains promotional pictures for new singles. The myspace profile is the actual artist, this picture is to promote the new single. Therefore permission is okay to share ot to upload the picture. Hometown Kid (talk) 1:28, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

    It looks like you're talking about File:Acehoodridesingle.jpg. You need to include a non-free use rationale on the page which actually names the article in which you want to use the image. Stifle (talk) 11:13, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    In the ASUG article on Wikipedia, in a new section titled "ASUG Events", I have uploaded and linked to an .jpg image of the the Annual Conference logo, but the image does not show up. I provided the appropriate logo tag for the image after uploading it and replaced it a low res version of the image, but the logo is still not displaying in the article. Can you please verify what I am doing wrong or whether there are any outstanding requirements? Thank you, CarinJohns (talk) 20:15, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    The image displays correctly at Americas' SAP Users' Group. You may simply need to refresh your browser to get the latest version of the page. In Firefox: Ctrl+Shift+R. (EhJJ)TALK 21:50, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Song

    I looked to see what the audio would fit under, but it didn't apply to any. In the non-free, it was only for 30 seconds or under. I am playing the whole song. I looked under other countries, and Greece wasn't included. Do you guys know what the policy is for Greece? What copyright applies? --Iliada (talk) 21:44, 2 February 2009 (UTC)Iliada[reply]

    I'm assuming the file is File:Horiata.ogg. Do you know when the song was first released? If the copyright is non-free and is still active then it has to comply with WP:MS. §hep • Talk 22:13, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Article with six non-free images, need help on deciding how many the article needs

    See Wikipedia:Peer review/List of American television episodes with LGBT themes, 1990–1997/archive1. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:31, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    List of American television episodes with LGBT themes, 1990–1997 doesn't need any of the images; it would be perfectly understandable without them. I have proposed one of the images for deletion as a test case. —teb728 t c 07:03, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    The images are used for identification and critical commentary on episodes in which LGBT content became an issue. The various kisses, for instance, all garnered media attention and generated backlash amongst advertisers and the general public. The conversation surrounding inclusion of these images is eerily similar to the discussion of the initial creation/display of the images within the episodes themselves. I had hoped that the intervening ten-plus years might have moved us past these sorts of petty bigotries but I guess it hasn't. Otto4711 (talk) 12:18, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    The reason why the use of these screenshots is not acceptable in the article has nothing to do with the subject matter. Wikipedia’s non-free content policy strongly discourages all non-free images. See WP:NFCC for the applicable policy. In particular, “Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding.” Text about how the episodes garnered media attention and generated backlash amongst advertisers and the general public is in the article, and this text is perfectly understandable without using the images. —teb728 t c 04:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Clearly, I disagree. If the purpose of the images was merely to state that the episodes caused controversy, then I would concur that they are not necessary to that purpose. The images are identifying the specific element of the kiss episodes that caused controversy to be generated and it would be very detrimental to the reader's understanding not to be able to see for him- or herself what raised the controversy. Otto4711 (talk) 04:58, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    This forum is place to ask questions not to debate the answers. We can look to the file deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Files for deletion#1991 Beverly Hills 90210.jpg for that. —teb728 t c 05:52, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry, I hadn't realized your infallibility in these matters previously. Otto4711 (talk) 19:19, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Editors on this forum are not infallible. Possibly the closing administrators at Files for deletion are. (At least they have the power to delete files, subject to Deletion review.) —teb728 t c 21:52, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    LIFE magazine now has a photo archive hosted by Google that contains images as far back as the 1860s. While the notice says that not all of the images may have been published, that does not mean they have not all been published. I know about images published in the US prior to 1923, but is it possible for an image to be free after a certain period of time even if it's not published? For instance File:Edmund ruffin.jpg from the National Archives appears to be this photo from 1861; yet the page claims For personal non-commercial use only. Is it possible some of the images have incorrect notices or is that example copyrighted by LIFE and the one we have here free...it doesn't make much sense to me as The Archives has an almost exact duplicate. Thanks. §hep • Talk 05:28, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    This question was actually answered earlier this month and has been archived here. The essence is that several of the LIFE images are in the public domain; a pre-1923 published image is in the public domain, as are images whose author is dead for more than 70 years. The File:Edmund ruffin.jpg image would therefore be in the public domain whether the source is NARA or LIFE. ww2censor (talk) 20:08, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry about the redundancy. I guess the next step is to call up someone on the LIFE time at Google and see what can happen to get everything corrected. Thanks for your time, §hep • Talk 03:40, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Photo grah

    Photograph of my father taken by a photographer and the picture is my property. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amaan2me (talk • contribs) 17:54, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    In that case the copyright on the photograph is probably owned by the photographer. If he or she is willing to grant a free license on use of the photo, see WP:COPYREQ for how to handle it. The fact that you own a print of the photo doesn't matter. —teb728 t c 21:40, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Non-free but any non-commercial use of faithful reproductions allowed?

    I am looking for a tag for non-free images where the copyright holder allows any non-commercial use for its images, provided they are faithful reproductions (no derivative works allowed). For instance, the company Suncor Energy has this image policy on its website which states:

    The photos included in this library may be used and reproduced for non-commercial purposes, provided that the photos are not modified and that Suncor Energy Inc. is credited.

    This grants more freedom than usual for Fair Use images (eg. no requirement to have a fair use rationale for every page on wikipedia that uses the image). Is there an image copyright tag that states this? - Gump Stump (talk) 19:03, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Anything that can't be used commercially is non-free for the purposes of Wikipedia, and the full non-free content rules apply. In particular, you will need to write all those fair use rationales. Algebraist 19:08, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    So Wikipedia always has the same restrictions to non-free content, whether or not some are required by the copyright holder? If that is the case, would it be desirable to list which restrictions are explicitly required by the copyright holder, for the benefit of anyone who wishes to use a fair-use image outside of Wikipedia? - Gump Stump (talk) 19:20, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    You might as well. Putting that legal notice (with a link to the source website) on the image description pages ought to do it. Algebraist 19:22, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Many thanks, Algebraist. - Gump Stump (talk) 19:32, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Possible copyvio re Wingdings image

    I've put my question on the talk page there. 82.139.86.121 (talk) 23:41, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Interpretive signs

    Hello. I'm working on uploading images related to the South Maui Coastal Heritage Corridor and I'm not entirely certain about the copyright status concerning photographs of interpretive signs. I know that many articles use them, but I'm wondering if I need to be extra careful and upload images of the signs on a case by case basis. This is because some of the signs have images and drawings, some of which (but not all) are currently protected by copyright. Does this mean I cannot upload photos of these particular signs to commons? Other signs in the same series use photos and drawings that are not currently protected by copyright (public domain) and don't seem to pose a problem. But in any case, is there a precedent for using images of interpretive signs on Wikipedia? Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 13:22, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Self portrait of Madame Labille-Guiard and two pupils

    A discussion of this painting is being held on a Revolutionary War clothing group. Going to the link to see the picture, I noticed that Wikipedia says this is in the public domain. Actaully, this painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. The Met has clearly marked reproduction personal use only. While I do not want to hinder the disemination of art and art history, I hope you folks don't have trouble with the Met over this.

    Regards, Jennifer Richard-Morrow 

    —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.67.59.255 (talk) 15:09, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I take it you mean this image File:Labille-Guiard, Self-portrait with two pupils.jpg but I don't know where it's being discussed. Regardless, this image is in the public domain as indicated. I have removed your e-mail address to prevent its dissemination to spammers. Regards, (EhJJ)TALK 17:10, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Novel Covers

    Is it a copyright violation if I own a copy of a novel for which a cover image is needed and I take that image myself of my copy? Can I then relinquish rights to that image and use it on Wikipedia? And, related, what Wikipedia policy contians the answer to this question? I've been reading image policies for about an hour now. — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib)  –  10 November 2024, 07:56 (UTC)

    Simply owning a copy of the novel does not give you copyright on its contents or cover, that still lies with the publisher or the cover artist. An exception could be made if the book was old and therefore in the public domain (for example, if published in the US before 1923 see {{pd-us}}). Otherwise, the the cover could conceivably be used under fair use in the article, in which case you would need to tag it with {{Non-free book cover}} and provide a fair-use rationale. ~ mazca t|c 16:54, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for the info. I did not intend to imply that I thought I owned a copyright to the book cover, though in hindsight it should have been apparent to me that taking a picture of the cover, is copying it. In any case, I appreciate the pointer to fair use and {{Non-free book cover}} these pages eluded me in my prior research. — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib)  –  10 November 2024, 07:56 (UTC)

    Pennsylvania topographical maps

    Does this statute place the affected documents in the public domain, or give them some less free status? Assuming the former (which appears to me to be the case), is there a better way of tagging this image than what I've done? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 16:42, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    That appears to be fine to me. Perhaps consider using the {{PD-because}} tag, as the {{PD-US}} tag lends itself more to expired copyrights. (EhJJ)TALK 21:49, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not sure. While the intent was probably to remove all copyright, the law actually only allows the maps to be "copied and distributed", not modified. --NE2 22:12, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm relying more on the "it is the intent of the General Assembly that publications of the topographic and geologic survey no longer be subject to a statutory copyright requirement". Does "statutory copyright mean something specific, or is it just copyright? If the latter, it seems to me that they're putting it in the public domain. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 01:04, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    fig 4 of PSWG rejected

    I uploaded fig 4 on page 31 of 334 of this link [1]. It has been removed recently. I don't understand why. Can someone explain why it has been deleted. See the Bates method article other pictures of the same source are accepted. Seeyou (talk) 21:09, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    You uploaded two pictures, according to your log. One was deleted because it was listed at WP:PUI for seven days and the other was deleted because it was missing source or copyright information. In the future, make sure that you indicate the source and copyright status of any images you upload. Feel free to ask for help again here or on my talk page. Thanks! (EhJJ)TALK 21:47, 6 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I am surprised you ask: you participated in the discussion here, and it was explained to you what was wrong. The other images are tagged as being published before 1923. If you think that is wrong, you can nominate them for deletion on Commons. —teb728 t c 00:51, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    The reloaded image is this one [2].
    Q Are the tags of this image okay ?
    This image of the same source is also published before 1923. It was published in 1920. Seeyou (talk) 18:34, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    A few minutes ago I ran into an article that the User:CorenSearchBot tagged as copyvio - a biographical page on the website of the Missouri State Supreme Court. The page was subsequently deleted before I could contest the speedy delete and discuss the issue on the talk page (however that's irrelevant at this point, I discussed with the admin and it can be restored). But for the life of me I cannot find any information whatsoever on the usage policy of works created by state governments in the United States, as opposed to works by the federal government itself, which are under the public domain. Can anyone clarify this? Thanks. §FreeRangeFrog 01:27, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Wikipedia has no policy on the subject; works of state governments are treated the same as any other. And there is no generalization about whether works of state governments are protected by copyright. It depends on the laws of the several states, but most states do copyright their works. If the source site has a copyright notice or usage policy, maybe you could tell from that. —teb728 t c 02:10, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, thanks. Being rather ignorant of this I thought perhaps there was a blanket copyright status that applied to all state government works as there is for the federal one. §FreeRangeFrog 02:43, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]


    Correct uploaded image ?

    I just readded an image in the BM method discussion page. Is this image acceptable according the rules, copyrights etc ?

    See : File:Fig 4 PSWG 1920.gif Seeyou (talk) 09:44, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes. Published pre 1923 and author died more than 70 years ago provides a nice international coverage.Geni 14:40, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    That said if you have the original might be worth scanning at a higher resolution so the image can be enhanced.Geni 14:41, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    New question

    I uploaded the following image: File:Alison Rosen Photo.jpg With the owner's permission, I do not have a link for where this image can be found online, what should I do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackbrier1 (talk • contribs) 03:31, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    When was the photo taken and who owns the copyright. Are they prepared to release it under a free licence? ww2censor (talk) 03:35, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    The person in the photo owns the copyright, I was given permission by her to upload this image to her wikipedia page.Blackbrier1 (talk) 03:51, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    You are best off to follow the procedure on WP:COPYREQ to confirm the permission given. BTW, the source given in the image description does not show this image, or a link to this image, so seems to be false. Please give the complete proper page URL otherwise it will be deleted. Cheers ww2censor (talk) 03:59, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

    Image Deleted - Barack Obama (comic character) - How To Get It Back If I Don't Have Proper Access

    Hello,

    I had an image up on the first article I've ever created on Wikipedia - "Barack Obama (comic character)". As I was editing the article, I noticed "Stifle" had erased the image of The Amazing Spider-Man #583 Variant w/ Barack Obama's image on the cover because "deleted from Wikipedia Commons as they don't support fair use there." If I want to upload a proper image, I needed to "upload the images to Wikipedia."

    Though I wasn't happy at first, after some investigation, I realized he was absolutely right, however, and then I ran into my next problem...Only certain people can upload pictures to "Wikipedia."

    My Question:

    If you want to upload an image to your article, but it can't be uploaded in Wikipedia Commons and has to be uploaded through the normal Wikipedia site because it is a "fair use" image, but you don't have the proper access because you are a new contributor to the site, what do you do in this situation?

    Thanks,

    Desiree Heberle

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