Wikipedia:Media copyright questions

Media copyright questions
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. How to add a copyright tag to an existing image On the description page of the image (the one whose name starts File:), click Edit this page. From the page Wikipedia:File copyright tags, choose the appropriate tag: For work you created yourself, use one of the ones listed under the heading "For image creators". For a work downloaded from the internet, please understand that the vast majority of images from the internet are not appropriate for use on Wikipedia. Exceptions include images from flickr that have an acceptable license, images that are in the public domain because of their age or because they were created by the United States federal government, or images used under a claim of fair use. If you do not know what you are doing, please post a link to the image here and ask BEFORE uploading it. For an image created by someone else who has licensed their image under an acceptable Creative Commons or other free license, or has released their image into the public domain, this permission must be documented. Please see Requesting copyright permission for more information. 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. Remove any existing tag complaining that the image has no tag (for example, {{untagged}}) Hit Publish changes. If you still have questions, go on to "How to ask a question" below. How to ask a question To ask a new question hit the "Click here to start a new discussion" link below. Please sign your question by typing ~~~~ at the end. Check this page for updates, or request to be notified on your talk page. Don't include your email address, for your own privacy. We will respond here and cannot respond by email. Note for those replying to posted questions If a question clearly does not belong on this page, reply to it using the template {{mcq-wrong}} and, if possible, leave a note on the poster's talk page. For copyright issues relevant to Commons where questions arising cannot be answered locally, questions may be directed to Commons:Commons:Village pump/Copyright.
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Photograph from the 1910's

I have a postcard photo of my grandfather who was a marathon runner in the 1910's. My dad has a bunch of them around the house and there is always one laying around somewhere. I would love to add this to his wiki page but am uncertain about copyrights. I can't really imagine that anyone would own this image other than my dad and his brother but the discussion around copyright is so scary on wikipedia that I'd prefer to have someone tell me it's ok before i just load it up. Any thoughts?

DannyJohansson (talk) 17:03, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

To answer requires knowing exactly where you live, because the laws in the UK and the US are different. and even the US copyrights are different based on where it was first published, if it was published (I'm assuming it's one of those two, based on your contributions). Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 20:42, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

I live in the United States, and it would have likely been published (printed?) in either the US or Sweden. DannyJohansson (talk) 17:27, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Jack Good (producer)

Horatio Bottomley

How can I google for a fair use picture? Kittybrewster ☎ 09:26, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

You can't. He is still alive, so a fair use picture wouldn't be acceptable. See WP:NFC#UUI §1. --Stefan2 (talk) 11:12, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

How about Horatio Bottomley? - Kittybrewster ☎ 11:44, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

I managed to find a public domain image of him (see right), so I assume that a fair use image wouldn't be allowed, although it could maybe be debated due to the bad quality. On the other hand, given his age, I wouldn't be surprised if it would be possible to find better public domain images elsewhere. --Stefan2 (talk) 16:14, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Herb Mitchell (actor)

Is this photo all right to upload? Although it is old, I wonder if it is profitable and irreplaceable. --George Ho (talk) 19:10, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

You can probably make a fair-use claim for this image of a deceased person for use in the infobox of the subject. ww2censor (talk) 17:47, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

File:Belmont Manor House, Elkridge, Maryland Sept. 1991.jpg

This photo appears to be in the public domain as it was taken by Amy Worden, 09/1991, for the Maryland Historic Trust, for a National Register nomination to the Lawyers Hill Historic District, Elkridge, Maryland. This image appears on: http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=1114&COUNTY=Howard&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Howard.

What exact public domain copyright tag should I use for this?

Thank you. Archivist Robert.

Robert, what makes you think this might be in the public domain? It's not old enough, there is no statement that it is freely licenced and it is not work of the federal government. I can't see anything that would make this PD. If the building still exists then you can go and take a new photo of it and release that freely. ww2censor (talk) 20:04, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

"A Grammatical Exercise of an Egyptian Schoolboy"

I would really like to use the hand-copy published on page 286 of this article, by Nathaniel Reich, published in JEA in 1924. Although Dr. Reich taught at Dropsie College in Philadelphia, the article was published by the Egypt Exploration Society in London. Do I correctly understand that the copyright for this image is under the jurisdiction of the UK, and therefore should, according to copyright situations by country, come into PD 70 years after the author's death? Dr. Reich, as far as I can find, died in 1943... so does this mean that as of January of next year I will be able to use the image for wikipedia? I want to be sure before I take the step of uploading it... --Iustinus (talk) 22:28, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

The English Wikipedia works about US copyright law; Commons worries about US copyright law and the law of the source nation. Normally the US gives 95 years of copyright from publication to pre-1978 works, with pre-1923 works remaining out of copyright. However, the US required registrations and renewals, and it doesn't look like the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology complied with those rules. However, the US restored copyright to most foreign works, so the Journal as a whole would have had restored copyright. However, assuming Dr. Reich was an American--was he, e.g., born in the US?--it probably wouldn't have restored copyright on the parts he authored.

(As a side note, copyright almost invariably runs the full period and through the end of the year. If he died in 1943, copyright in the UK will extend to 70 years after died--sometime in 1943--and then on through the end of 2013.)

The US doesn't have the rule of the shorter term, so this if copyrighted will be copyrighted until 2020 (1924 + 95 years). If Reich was an American citizen, it's safe to say it's not copyrighted, and could be uploaded here now and to Commons in 2014.--Prosfilaes (talk) 04:33, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Let me make sure I understand—I don't have a very good background in copyright law. What you're saying is, the US renewed most foreign copyrights as a courtesy, but if Reich was an American citizen (and according to this bio he was), it would have been up to him to "restore" it himself? And since you found no record of a restoration it comes down to that very issue, namely a citizen's deliberate renewal, vs. the automatic courtesy renewal extended to non-citizens?

Thanks for the explanation. It drives me crazy that getting rights for a two-millennium-old ostracon should be so dicey.

--Iustinus (talk) 17:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

The US required various bureaucratic rules be followed if someone wanted copyright for their work, including renewal after 28 years. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology apparently didn't follow these rules, including the last (which Reich could have done himself). These rules violated the Berne Convention, so the US didn't sign for many years. When we did drop those rules and sign the Berne Convention, we left those works out of copyright. Then the other nations got all upset, so we gave older foreign works copyright even if they hadn't followed those rules, but left older American works (including stuff by American authors) in the public domain. A hairy historical mess.--Prosfilaes (talk) 07:13, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Why a separate class for men and woman or mixed ???

Why not just an open class ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.171.41 (talk) 08:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

What are you talking about? --Stefan2 (talk) 11:09, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Sounds like a category, but we dont know what 93 is talking about. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 09:08, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Can I use this image?

So, I've nominated an image of a statue I uploaded to Larry Buhler for deletion because there is no Freedom of Panorama in the United States. In this case, the statue would still qualify for fair use. Is it permissible to use this image or do I need to take a picture myself? Both would be fair use. Ryan Vesey 14:11, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Images of statues, where no freedom of panorama exists, are non-free and as such are normally only used in articles about the statues themselves and not in articles about the subject of the statue per WP:NFC#UUI #9. You can't use either image mentioned in the Larry Buhler article though as a deceased person a non-free image of Larry himself would be acceptable per WP:NFCI #10. Good luck finding one. ww2censor (talk) 14:36, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I know where an image of Buhler can be found actually. The statue should be acceptable as the subject of commentary on the statue (I plan to expand the text there). Ryan Vesey 14:39, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

A photo of a statue has two copyrights: the copyright of the photo and the copyright of the statue. The statue isn't replaceable, but the photo is replaceable, so I think that it makes sense to use a photo which is available under a free licence so that only the statue copyright is violated. Besides, if the photo is available under a free licence, it makes the whole image usable in countries which do have FOP for statues. --Stefan2 (talk) 15:40, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

So I have to walk two blocks to take a picture? Not too much of a problem, but I might be the worst photographer in the history of the world. How would it be licensed then? Just under the most restrictive license, or would it be doubly licensed, once for the statue and once for the photo? Ryan Vesey 15:49, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Non-free 3d art}} would do for those copyrighted statues. Since you are a photographer of this photo, {{Cc-by-sa-3.0}} should do, as well. --George Ho (talk) 16:11, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Owned Logo -

He there, We're an afghan NGO called Skateistan. Today we wanted to renew the SketistanPage and add some infobox with logo and other fotos. Unfortunatly we dont have the rights to upload images yet. And our request for getting the rights was declined. So how can i upload the logo. Its a copyrighted logo and we are the owners but i cant find something like this in your wizards.

need help plz.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by RhianonB (talk • contribs) 15:24, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Try asking at WP:FFU. --Stefan2 (talk) 15:41, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Logo of a government agency

1. CAn I use this image http://envfor.nic.in/images/home/ntcalogo.png from http://envfor.nic.in/modules/public-information/home-archive/ for National Tiger Conservation Authority. if yes under what license ?
2. can it also be used for Project Tiger as the official website features it. second opinions welcome--DBigXray 22:52, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

1. Yes under fair use provision logos are usable for the organisation they are for.
2. No because it would just be a decoration, not being the symbol for this project. So not complying with WP:NFCC. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:04, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

WP:ELNO and sources not hosted by external publications.

If, for example, I find a film review on a site which probably has permission to host it but such permission is not explicitly stated, is it still linkable per WP:ELNO? In this case, there's a film review from Rolling Stone Indonesia hosted at filmindonesia.or.id, which is useful as the actual website doesn't have the review anymore. If its not linkable, is it at least usable? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:59, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

This would be OK as there is no suspicion it is a copyright infringement. It is best to link where you actually got the info from, rather than just where your source said it originally come from if you cannot see it. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:39, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

• Alright, thanks. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:14, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Ronald Reagan GE Theatre

• File:Ronald Reagan and General Electric Theater 1954-62.jpg

I'd like to verify that this pic--from the Ronald Reagan Library--is public domain? Thanks, – Sir Lionel, EG^(talk) 06:29, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

It's quite possible that the Ronald Reagan library knows that this photo was distributed publically without copyright notice prior to 1989, but it would be challenging to establish that ourselves. It is listed here as a public domain image from the Ronald Reagan archives. This is the type of ephemera that it's likely to be in the public domain, and a physical original would provide evidence (but rarely proof) that it was PD, but an electronic copy is hard to establish as PD.--Prosfilaes (talk) 07:56, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

So we keep the pic at commons? – Sir Lionel, EG^(talk) 08:05, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm not going to nominate it for deletion. The simple fact that they don't have an exact date means that their copy didn't have a copyright notice attached. I'm inclined to trust them, but if you're a less-trusting sort, we really don't personally know ourselves one way or the other.--Prosfilaes (talk) 22:22, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

In terms of due diligence I think this is he best we can do as laymen, and a preponderence of the evidence suggests that the image is PD. Thanks for your time. – Sir Lionel, EG^(talk) 05:48, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Licences on Olympic images

This is more of a general heads-up - I've posted over on the WP Olympics talkpage about the need to watch the licencing on photos taken within Olympic venues, where the tickets require that any photography is non-commercial. There seems to be a particular problem with people putting photos on Flickr under CC licences and then Wikipedians grabbing them from Flickr and in many cases putting them on Commons where they certainly wouldn't belong if uploaded by the original photographer. The WP Olympics discussion links to past threads based on the Beijing Games, it seems this is a bit of a grey area but the IOC has got antsy in the past. The London Games have another wrinkle in that some of the unticketed events took place in Royal Parks where the restrictions on photography are arguably even greater (and enshrined in UK law as opposed to part of a contract with the ticket purchaser). Does anyone fancy keeping an eye on Category:2012 Summer Olympics and the Commons equivalents? Le Deluge (talk) 12:10, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

This non-commercial restriction is a non-copyright restriction. Any free licences for photos from the Olympics are valid. If the IOC doesn't approve commercial use of the photos, then the IOC could sue the photographer for violating the terms specified on the ticket, but this is only an issue between the IOC and the photographer. This doesn't prevent anyone else from using the photos under the specified licences.

Over at Commons, someone suggested that the IOC are forcing Flickr users to remove photos of the Olympics from Flickr. It thus becomes impossible to verify that the specified licences applied at some point, so photos may have to be deleted. For that reason, it is very important that photos of the Olympics are uploaded to Commons with the {{flickrreview}} template as soon as possible so that the licence is reviewed. If you upload the images using one of the usual Commons upload bots, the licence is reviewed automatically.

Also note that Commons:COM:FOP#United Kingdom only applies to works which are permanently installed. There are some artworks at the Olympics which are only installed temporarily. Photos of those temporary installations violate copyright law and can't be uploaded. --Stefan2 (talk) 20:41, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

uploaded image deleted

my image was deleted and its cryptic to me as to why — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dougmoe63 (talk • contribs) 16:03, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Based on your contributions, we're talking about File:AVANU Logo and WebMux appliance graphics file.jpg (which has been deleted). The problem is that the article it was used in, Webmux, is a piece of hardware, so we should be able to get a free image of that piece of hardware to use to ID it. But the image you provided was a copyrighted image from the hardware manufacture that included their logo and other details. Per our non-free content policy we can't use non-free images when free images can be made. And no, you can't just trim down that image to just the hardware, you need to take a new photo of it, and release it as free content for it to be used here. --MASEM (t) 16:28, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Harry Potter logo

Is this logo creative enough to be copyrighted in the United States? --George Ho (talk) 18:53, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Possibly. Compare with Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:BF-Schriftzug.png (de:Datei:BF-Schriftzug.png). --Stefan2 (talk) 20:27, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

A fake Harry Potter book

May I upload this cover in Harry Potter in translation? I'm sure that uploading an image there is fair use, isn't it? --George Ho (talk) 21:47, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Soundtrack covers in film articles

Are these valid? In India, the main difference between the soundtrack cover and a film poster is that they bear a logo containing the identification of a soundtrack, and this serves no purpose (it does not illustrate critical commentary), nor does it help the reader understand the soundtrack. In most cases, I used to remove them on this basis. Recently, a thread was initiated after I repeatedly took away the cover from an article, which soon turned into the edge of bad faith accusations. Can I have opinions from editors on this? As far as I can see, the copyrighted covers are not necessary and have no contextual significance. Secret of success (talk) 03:27, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

If the non-free image of the soundtrack is somehow notable as an image which is different from the main film image, then it can be included with an explanation of how it is notable and how it has excited comment. Of course it will need a non-free fair use rationale. If both the main image and the soundtrack image are non-free then there must be a bomb-proof fair-use rationale for it to be included in the article.

I have nominated the soundtrack image for deletion. Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2012 August 16. See you there. Binksternet (talk) 04:07, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

To what level must the soundtrack cover be different as compared to the film poster? At present, many GA's like Mughal-e-Azam, DDLJ and Sholay have the cover, and are not exactly similar to the poster. How should we judge in these cases? And if the soundtrack has a separate article, can we use the cover instead of the poster? Secret of success (talk) 06:30, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

At minimum, if its the same art assets, cropped or rearranged differently, the soundtrack cover is unnecessary. For example, if the soundtrack image of Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture appeared on the article for Chicago (2002 film), it would be repetative and should be removed. (As a separate article, it's okay). The three immediately above seem okay since the differences are significant even though if you put the film poster and CD cover together, you might be able to guess they're connected. The Ek Tha Tiger case is definitely where I would not include the soundtrack cover because it is so reasonably close - yes, the actors are in a slightly different pose, it's a closeup, etc., but the coloring, clothing, fonts, and other presentation elements are common enough to be unmistakable. --MASEM (t) 18:54, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Bobak Ferdowsi screencap

See the discussion Talk:Bobak_Ferdowsi#Image here: I'd figured a screencap from a NASA video clip would quality as usable under the usual policies around US government work, and in view of a lack of copyright notice that I found. Another editor pointed out that the comments about commercial use at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/imagepolicy/ -- which I hadn't seen, might preclude us correctly using the image. I admit to being clueless here, should I have the image deleted from Commons? Is it okay to use here? Any assistance appreciated. --j⚛e decker^talk 18:33, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

PS: The image in question is here. --j⚛e decker^talk 18:40, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

As I am reading the JPL aspect, I would argue that any free image of a person we have would fall under the same issues of right of publicity, regardless if it was a NASA/JPL employ or not (at least in America or specific states). I think this is an implicit understanding that photos of living persons are "free" but by law protected by commercial rights. I'm sure this likely has been discussed before, since it can't be a unique case. You may want to check Commons on this factor as well. --MASEM (t) 19:08, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Aha, here we go, Commons:Photographs of identifiable people describes the situation. In this case, while we can assume that the JPL clip was done in a private location (on badge-restricted JPL), by appearing and named on film, he's clearly consenting to it, so it passes that test. As for the commercial aspect, you should specifically add the "Template:Personality rights" [1] to the photo on Commons, that puts the onus on the reuser to assure they aren't violating the personality rights of the person shown. It can otherwise be kept at Commons since we're still considering the general use of that image as free. --MASEM (t) 19:14, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Cool, that makes sense, and I learned something new.  :) Thanks! --j⚛e decker^talk 19:39, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Yeah me too thanks. Green Cardamom (talk) 19:52, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Follow up question re: NASA photographs. I've found a motherload of a great NASA photographs on Flickr, for example this image. It is the NASA Flickr account, but the Copyright there is CC-BY-NC (non-commercial use) which is not allowed on Wikicommons. My understanding is NASA images are public domain, I'm not sure how to reconcile. Possibly NASA by using Flickr, a non-government website, it is able to retain non-commercial use only? (though in practice it seems every news agency uses the pictures anyway). Green Cardamom (talk) 19:52, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Based on the flickr image credit, this "Bill Ingalls" is likely the one that tagged them CC-BY-NC. If he is not a NASA employee, then he probably has the right to set the license to a non-PD version. You can try to contact the flickr account and ask about changing the licenses for use in WP, which is the angle I'd take instead of trying to reconcile the difference between the general PD-ness of NASA products and those images. --MASEM (t) 19:58, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Bill Ingalls is a "NASA photography staff". It looks like a lot of his photos are uploaded to Internet Archive as well (in an official NASA capacity), for example. Green Cardamom (talk) 20:09, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I'll start a new discussion over at Commons (Commons:Village pump/Copyright). Green Cardamom (talk) 20:20, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

too many copyright images at Michelle Bauer (Guiding Light)?

are three copyright imagaes of a fictional character appropriate for this article Michelle Bauer (Guiding Light)? the character was portrayed by three different actresses and the entire content of the article is essentially "The character was portrayed by Actress A, Actress B and Actress C." -- The Red Pen of Doom 13:33, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Absolutely yesNO - and heck, that article shouldn't exist at all if that's all that can be said about the character. Free photos of the actresses are fine, but not 3 non-frees if the article remains. --MASEM (t) 13:38, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Thats what I thought, but someone disagrees. -- The Red Pen of Doom 13:52, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Mobile phone copyright question

Hi, i have this image i took but have been told to use a publicity image instead. Can someone advise me on the copyright issues of this and how i should go about this? Thanks ツ Jenova20 ^(email) 13:52, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

The design of the physical nature of the phone can't be copyrighted (it's utilitarian); the UI however is copyrighted, but you can always post-process to black out or blur the UI to hide it, and thus make a free image. Unless the publicity image has been released under a free license, we always go with the free option per NFCC#1. --MASEM (t) 13:55, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

So even running Android i must black the screen and photograph it? Thanks ツ Jenova20 ^(email) 14:18, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

While the OS may be open, any art assets are going to be copyrighted, so yes, for photos of phones to be used on articles about phones, the screen should be black/off, or can be blacked out or blurred out in the photo. Personally, black/off screen before the photo gives a better looking image. --MASEM (t) 14:27, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

I'll take your advice and replace the image. It will take almost a week to swap the images over though. If i do this is there any copyright issue with the words "Sony Ericsson" being visible on the front of the phone? Thanks for your help ツ Jenova20 ^(email) 14:33, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

The Sony Ericsson logo, and the other faceplate elements, are simple enough to fail the threshold of originality and would be non-copyrightable; so a photo like the above, but sans the screen, would remain free. --MASEM (t) 15:08, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, you've been very helpful! ツ Jenova20 ^(email) 15:18, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Is File:StarCraft Ghost title.jpg PD-textlogo?

File:StarCraft Ghost title.jpg is currently marked as copyrighted, however I believe that PD-textlogo might be more applicable. Thoughts? Sven Manguard Wha? 14:01, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

The glow, embossing, and other facets are all creative enough to pass threshold of originality. Its definitely non-free. --MASEM (t) 14:02, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

I concur with Masem. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 14:16, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Way too complex background. There is no chance that this is too simple for copyright. --Stefan2 (talk) 14:22, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

License of images from the Russian Federal Space Agency

I'd like to check before I upload things It looks like the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos)'s website is licensed under a pretty permissive license. http://www.roscosmos.ru/ says "Полное или частичное использование размещённых на сайте материалов, публикуемых от имени Роскосмоса, - возможно только с обязательной ссылкой на сайт (пресс-службу) Роскосмоса." which is (roughly) 'full or partial use of materials published on this site published on behalf of the Russian Space Agency, is possible only with an obligatory reference to the press office of Roscosmos". Is this an attribution license, and hence okay, or do I need to presume no derivative works, and hence not okay? Thanks. Secretlondon (talk) 21:50, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

License compatible

The license for tthis Tufts University website reads:

"This site was produced for free distribution by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without requiring permission from Tufts University. However, please credit Tufts University and do not change any of the content."

Would attribution be sufficient?Smallman12q (talk) 22:05, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

I think the inability to change the content means it can't be built on, which is not fully compatible with our required free licenses. --MASEM (t) 22:29, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Jerome Simpson flip

Would the flip that Jerome Simpson had be eligible for fair use? You can see it around 2:45 in this video. I'd assume the portion would be from 2:48 to 2:50. Ryan Vesey 00:16, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

"Simpson did a front flip over a tackler and landed on his feet in the touchdown zone to score." No, easily described by words. --MASEM (t) 06:59, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Dostoyevsky and Ustinov video

hello,

could someone tell me if this video is free, and is it possible to upload the full video? Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 11:58, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Why do you think it's free? It's certainly no where near old enough.--Prosfilaes (talk) 13:15, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

File:FishNet Security Headquarters.jpg

I took this photo of a company's headquarters building at the request of the company to place on a Wiki page. After receiving a warning that it is non-free use, I would like advice on next steps. I believe it would be best to transfer it to be freely licensed media, but am not sure how to do that.Securejc (talk) 18:38, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

You did work out how to do it, by releasing your image under a free license, thankyou. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 09:52, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Hurricane Rita evacuation image (now on Commons)

Over at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard#Illegal posting of phot, there is a complaint about a file uploaded in 2008:

76.31.222.250 (talk) 18:20, 18 August 2012 (UTC) My copyrighted photograph on page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RitaHoustonEvacuation.jpg#filehistory was illegally posted also illegally giving all rights to anyone. I need it removed and individual's posts reviewed for other illegal posts.

I noted that it was first uploaded to English Wikipedia by User:Shinoda28107 as "self-made" on 22 March 2008, at 20:47. It was moved to Commons, so it is now at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RitaHoustonEvacuation.jpg on Wikimedia Commons. I advised them to go there and click "Report copyright violation" in the Toolbox. What more can we do? Can anyone find the original source of the image? Can we review the other uploads of this user? (made trickier by the move over to Commons). Fences&Windows 19:22, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Well, identifying the original source of the photograph is really something the complainant should do. If he wants to demonstrate it's his, the obvious thing to do is to show where he published it prior to its being on Wikipedia. I took a brief look at other uploads by Shinoda28107 and it's a bit inconclusive: most of his other uploads were deleted for various reasons; his earlier uploads all lacked all source/copyright info, so he can be described as an unreliable uploader, but there's so far no case of a known, proven copyvio with an intentionally false "own work" claim. The only other image of his that's still there is File:Uptown Houston BusRes District.jpg, for which I can't see a reason to assume the licensing to be false. Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:06, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

That anonymous complainer would save us time and effort and certainly make the verification of his request a lot easier if he at least provided an original source and/or identified himself (which should not be a problem if the photo was professionally published). Anyway, this site looks like it has some context. -- Asclepias (talk) 20:12, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Wow, thanks for digging that up. This seems clear enough. I've requested speedy deletion on Commons. Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:38, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

• Deleted; uploader blocked (apparently multiple other false claims from them) -- Infrogmation (talk) 00:26, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

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tenho em maos um disco de vinil achado numa demolicao de uma casa por meu esposo. do cantor andrew lloyd webber and tim rice. estava entre as paredes de uma casa que ele esta construindo.. contatos:857 3121726/rosangela observacao:falo portugues.

thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.133.130.125 (talk) 20:46, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Google translation: hello, good morning ..

I have in hands a vinyl record found in a demolition of a house for my husband. andrew lloyd webber the singer and tim rice. was within the walls of a house he is building ..

Contact: 857 3121726/rosangela

observation: speak Portuguese.

So, is there question a copyright question you want answered? ww2censor (talk) 22:22, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Posting of two diagrams to the Kallmann syndrome page..

Hello, I have uploaded 2 diagrams to the Kallmann Syndrome page as they illustrate the text very well. One of the files is marked for deletion, I presume the other will be soon as they were posted at the same time.

File:Diagram showing the disruption of the hormonal pathways of puberty due to the failure of GnRH release seen in KS and HH.gif

File:Flow diagram showing normal hormonal control of puberty.gif

I have been given permission to use these diagrams. They were created over 15 years ago for a booklet on Kallmann syndrome which is available for free both in print form and in PDF form from myself. The booklet and diagrams first appeared on the www.hypohh.net website which is now dormant, but I was in control of before all the content passed to the www.kallmanns.org website. If you go to both of these websites you will see my name on the copyright symbol on both websites.

I am not sure how to label these diagrams or prove that I do own them. I have no idea of the name of the person who created them apart from the fact they were created by the Medical Illustration department at the Royal Free Hospital where I used to work. As far as I am concerned I am happy for them to be freely available for anybody to use now. I would like to be able to keep them on the page as I think they are very helpful. I would appreciate any help in being able to label these diagrams correctly. I can provide an e-mail from the kallmann-syndrome at hotmail domain confirming all this if required.

Thank you. Neilsmith38 (talk) 23:12, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

All you need to do is to have the copyright holder confirm their freely licenced permission by email to our OTRS Team by following the procedure found at WP:CONSENT. ww2censor (talk) 23:31, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

uploading Logo - We are the copyright holder

Hey Everybody...

I've a question concerning uploading our own Logo and some more Pictures of our afghan NGO Skateistan. We have all the rights to our pictures and to our logo and want to upload them to make our Wikipage look nicer and give some visual underlining to our project. Of course our logo is a trademark and a TM. So when i want somebody else to upload our logo (because i am not confirmed) nothing fits for the wizrd. What should i do...? Also we want to publish three more pictures to different sections and we are the owner of them. These pictures can be used by everyone as long as they related to skateistan. My problem is that we don't have a legal link on our webpage www.skateistan.org so i can't prove the copyright to the uploader...

We are reachable through our domain registered email address. Would communication through this channel provide addiquate proof of our association with Skateistan and therefore evidence of our copyright ownership