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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.

    How to add a copyright tag to an existing image
    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:
      • 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.
    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.
    4. Remove any existing tag complaining that the image has no tag (for example, {{untagged}})
    5. Hit Publish changes.
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    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)[reply]

    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)[reply]

    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)[reply]

    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)[reply]

    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)[reply]

    Wish to add unknown Sculpture signed Houdon

    Can i Upload Image of Item ( day of Purchase) when i became owner? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Superbrocante (talk • contribs) 18:49, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Hello Superbrocante. If the sculpture is by Jean-Antoine Houdon, he died in 1828, so his work is not copyrighted. On the other hand, your sculpture is almost certainly a reproduction, and photos of the original sculptures are far more encyclopedia worthy. If your sculpture is an original, you have hit the jackpot. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 19:06, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    File:No18.jpg

    The above image is a photograph taken in 1916. According to the file description it was uploaded on 19 September 2014, 19:35:20, and the source is given as "own work". This is the licence shown, under Creative Commons. The information does not seem to me to add up, but perhaps someone can tell me how to make sense of it? Brianboulton (talk) 20:15, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Obviously they are Old Photos so not my "Own Work". However about 2 Years ago, I got around it OR so I thought, by using Snagit Application and resizing the images or working on the images as my "Own Work". That seemed to be OK with wikipedia althought from time to time the rules have changed and a lot of my so-called "Own Work" has been removed. Hope this helps. Foxhunter22. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foxhunter22 (talk • contribs) 04:04, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Most of this uploader's images are unlikely their own work, so their claim, for the older images are false. Maybe the 1960s are their own but one can't be sure. Nelson's Pillar was destroyed in 1965 so any intact images would mean he is around 70, certainly a possibility but unlikely. File:No18.jpg and File:No12.jpg are from this Flickr album of the National Library of Ireland. File:No8.jpg is a Lawrence Collection image also found on Flickr. File:NelsonP2.jpg appears to come from this blog webpage and says it was loose in a purchased book, so we don't know the author or if it was even published. File:Nels15.jpg looks like a poor copy of File:Flickr - …trialsanderrors - Sackville Street ^ O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, Ireland, ca. 1899.jpg. Without checking every upload it looks like this uploader claims everything is their own work, even an illustration from 1660! I think the rest of this uploader's images need more information and closer scrutiny. ww2censor (talk) 00:36, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    @Foxhunter22: The reason you "got around it OR so I thought" was because no one reviewed your uploads until now. We take copyright status very seriously and this is possibly one of those cases where your lack of knowledge has been hidden until now when a spotlight has been pointed at your uploads. Well when you find images on the internet, or elsewhere, and modify them just a bit, or not at all, they are derivative works and YOU do not acquire a new copyright. The copyright remains the same as the original but you claim everything is your own work. It appears you never actually provide a source for where the image came from especially as shown by the links I gave above for 5 images. Having a source would mean we could determine their copyright status because they are, by your own admission, not your own photos. If you could please provide the sources, then we can see which images can be kept, along with any that are identified as freely licenced. Copyright is a complex issue and maybe you just don't understand it well enough yet. BTW, I only see one of your image uploads here on the enwiki, all your other uploads are on the commons and really any further discussion should take place there. ww2censor (talk) 10:57, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi there. Well thanks for the Information especially surrounding Copywrite. It is true , most if not all of my other uploads are in the 'Commons' Section. That last imate I uploaded , I took a snagit image from Youtube of Éamonn Mac Thomáis and uploaded that for the profile image. It has since been removed. So yes I understand it is a very complex issue. Most of my "Own Work" was just trying to make the Wikipage more interesting !! Whether I plan to upload any more images in the future, well I doubt it ! It is a complex issue and any other Photos I upload I will check the copywrite and the source and do it that way. Kind Regards. Foxhunter22 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foxhunter22 (talk • contribs) 17:31, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    photo problem

    when i download a topic on wikipedia from "download as pdf " why can not i find the attached photos of the topic in the pdf file ? i think photos are very important — Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.205.71.188 (talk) 19:03, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    I think this is more of a technical problem. Generally, the photos should be included in the PDF version of an article. I just took Skyway Monte Bianco and tried the "download as PDF" option. The result contained all three images from the right edge of the website and the panorama photo at the bottom. What I did notice though is that images from infoboxes (and the entire infobox as such) apparently are not exported to the PDF file. At least for Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi I only got the group photo but not the portrait from the infobox when I created a PDF export. De728631 (talk) 20:06, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Pictures for a Wikibooks Project

    Alright folks I have had an issue with some of the images I uploaded recently.

    1. When I am searching images with the tbs=sur:fmc added on the url bar how sure am I that the the material is free for use?
    2. Can I upload pictures from social media like Instagram from people I follow since they are open to me?
    3. For instance if I want to use this picture how should I credit the author?

    Sorry for so many questions but I have a deadline for tomorrow so any swift reply would be much appreciated.Srepanis (talk) 14:23, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    1. It tells you that someone, somewhere, tagged it as being free, but you can't be sure unless you check the source and you're convinced that the material is legitimately offered as free.
    2. No, unless they're explicitly offered under a free license.
    3. In a way that follows the terms of the license offered. It may also depend where and how you use it. For example, for an unmodified reproduction on a website, a possible credit line could be: "Drone and Moon, photo by Don McCullough, licensed under CC-BY 2.0". If you upload the photo to Commons, you format the informations with the available templates.
    -- Asclepias (talk) 16:54, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Cheers! Srepanis (talk) 17:00, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Adding Image

    Hello,

    I am writing because I would like to add an image to the page devoted to me before someone else does. I am working on some projects that are going to get me back in the spotlight and I'd like to be the one to pick the photo. The one I attempted to upload was taken by me so there are no copyright issues to worry about. Please advise?

    Thank you

    — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrfriday365 (talk • contribs) 17:40, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    I would prefer if he told himself, please. -- Asclepias (talk) 23:51, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh Dear... This should be so easy. @Matt Schrier. I'll leave aside the point, that Wikipedia is not here for you or anyone else to serve as a soapbox. Where your coming from is clear enough though – so lets get down to satisfying your issue about adding an image. As you are photographer, create an account on our sister project Wikimedia Commons'. Then it will be available to all our projects. Use the Wikimedia Upload Wizard here:[1]. I can take it that you understand copyright. A suitable license would be {{CC BY-SA 4.0}} (just cut and past that in) providing you pressed the shutter yourself when it was taken. If not, we have an OTRS system where you can request the photographer ( the guy that pressed the shutter – even if it was under your direction) emailing us with her/his permission to use image. The editors on Wikimedia Commons are more used to these grey-area issues. You no doubt have lots of other issues going round and round in your mind at present. Focus on the Wikimedia/Wikipedia protocol for satisfying this one. Does that help Matt? --Aspro (talk) 13:07, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    By the way. Have you already posted the image that you would like to be used, else where on the Web? If so, link here to that image and we will look at it. Remember, some image post manipulation software (example Photoshop) can remove the EXIF data. We need that in place. As a photographer, you will know what that means and know how to keep it attached to the original image – as it came- straight off the camera. We are not psychic, we can only go by the evidence you give us. If you create a user account today or tomorrow on Wikimedia Commons and then report back here giving your user account name. We can add that user name to our watch list Then if you upload an image, one of us may be around to smooth out any problems. No promises – we are voluntary.--Aspro (talk) 13:27, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    upload of public state form (such as a change of name form for the state of Michigan

    is this allowed? Can I upload publicly accessible forms for changes of name and the like from states? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rraspberry(023) (talk • contribs) 01:21, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Maybe, but that depends on the complexity of the form and its design. Provide a link and someone will look at it. ww2censor (talk) 09:58, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Screenshots of Wikipedia.com Article

    Greetings! If I want to use a screenshot of a Wikipedia article in a book I'm writing, who would I contact at Wikipedia for permission? This isn't about the content used in the article (I understand that there may be permission and copyright issues there), but rather the overall website look and design, and I've been assuming that I'd need to contact Wikipedia for that.

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