Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2016/March

Draft:The_Others_(2013_Film)

Hello,

I just received an email from Wikipedia about my picture / poster "The Others" It is my poster, my picture, my movie. Draft:The_Others_(2013_Film)

They asked me to write down these informations ... I want ... but where?

So difficult to find.

Please give me the link

Copyright - Picture - Owner - Written by Jérôme Dolbert

Short Film - In her thirties, Vanessa is an executive assistant, and organizes a dinner party in a restaurant with her favorite co-worker Michelle, in order to introduce their respective husbands. The friendships of two couples are tested, but the dinner quickly becomes a nightmare. Copyright - Picture - Owner - Written by Jérôme Dolbert

I toke this picture, made it - Avril 2013 - USA - Los Angeles

Thank you for your reply,

Best, Jerome Dolbert — Preceding unsigned comment added by JDOLBERT (talk • contribs) 18:47, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

I presume you are referring to the image File:The Others.jpg which you had in the draft article mentioned. So, are you telling us that you took all 5 photos in this film poster and are the copyright holder of those photos as well as that you created the design of the poster and own its copyright? If not, then you are not the author nor copyright holder of the image. If you the copyright holder then you should release it under a free licence by following the procedure found at WP:CONSENT. As it is now it is a non-free image and according to the ninth requirement of our non-free policy we do not allow such images to be used in draft articles, so until then, unless the image is verified as freely licenced, it will be deleted at least until the draft becomes a mainspace article. ww2censor (talk) 15:19, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Sam Loyd lipreading puzzle

I'd like to use this image: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Figure-75-660x438.jpg to illustrate a wikipedia piece on lipreading. It appears to be out of copyright, but (1) can I use it and (2) how to cite it? Thanks, Ruth‎ — Preceding unsigned comment added by RuthBCCampbell (talk • contribs) 09:40, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Ruth, unfortunately you only gave a direct url to the image and not the page it appears on so we cannot immediately determine its copyright status. However, I found where it came from: Cyclopedia of Puzzels by Sam Loyd which was published in the US in 1914 (see page 190 http://www.mathpuzzle.com/loyd/cop190-191.html). So it is in the public domain in the US and you should upload it to the commons using the licence template {{PD-1923}} and use it anywhere you like. Good luck. ww2censor (talk) 11:51, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

please Wikipedia Admin help me,

my name is GodsTime Promise, Gospel music minister from Nigeria I want to have musical artist page on Wikipedia, please how can I do it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Obinna promise (talk • contribs) 16:22, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Hello Obinna promise. Please read WP:42 and WP:Your first article. If you understand these instructions and think the topic meets our notability requirements, proceed to WP:Articles for creation. (I am not an admin as this issue hardly needs admin attention.) – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 16:33, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Wrong Emblem on the page

The image used on the page Boys'_High_School_&_College_(Allahabad,_Uttar_Pradesh) as Emblem is not correct. As the school Emblem has been redesigned. It can be seen on the official site of the school as well http://www.boyshighschool.com/index.php/emblem.

The correct image is

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Sharad shared (talk • contribs) 03:41, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

• I've uploaded the image locally as fair use - it does look like it may be copyrighted to me.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:14, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

Question about copyright

I'm researching and writing a book on merchant vessels sunk by U boat in world War 1. As part of this I'm hoping to use pictures of some of the ships and also vessels such as hospital ships, to illustrate various points. I've seen some pictures on Wikipedia as well as sites such as U-boat.net that have pictures I can use.

Some pictures have copyright info below them but most don't, can I ask what my legal position is on this. Do I need to credit where I found a picture or write to those that have copyright info on them.

It's such a worry, can you help or advise me please?

Best Wishes John McLelland — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.19.242.193 (talk) 02:31, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

• I don't know about U-boat.net. About Wikipedia images, they generally contain copyright information on the file page, such as the terms you need to comply to reuse them. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:15, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

For wikipedia content you should refer to Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content#Images and other media and for the commons refer to c:Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. For general internet content you may need to refer to the website's webmaster for better details and even consult with an intellectual property lawyer because we cannot give you any legal advise. ww2censor (talk) 11:14, 5 March 2016 (UTC)