Wikipedia:Media copyright questions
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This logo is probably simple enough per c:COM:TOO#United States to be at least {{PD-ineligible-USonly}}, and maybe even simple enough to be {{PD-logo}} depending upon Kosovo's TOO. However, I'm wondering if it might also be PD per c:Template:PD-Kosovo-exempt similar to the way File:RTK logo.svg licensed. If it really needs to be non-free, it can't be used in Draft:RTK 1. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:50, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
There's a conflict between the {{PD-ineligible-USonly}} license and {{Non-free use rationale}} being used on the file's page. Since the country of origin appears to be the UK, this might really be only PD in the US, which means the "PD-ineligible license" is OK; however, a non-free rationale wouldn't be needed in that case. On the other hand, if this file is not even PD in the US, it needs the rationale and a non-free license. The current situation is causing the file to be flagged as a WP:NFCC#9 violation; so, the conflict should be resolved one way or the other. Anybody feel this is too complex for "PD-ineligible-USonly" per c:COM:TOO#United States? -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:19, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Railroad Photographs
- Am I right in believing these two photographs ... Photo 1 and Photo 2 ... can be used in Wikipedia with proper attributions? They both come from this on-line site ... Boxcar photo web-site. The railroad that these railcars were part of is now defunct, so they may qualify for fair use if used in an article specifically about that defunct railroad, but I would rather upload them into common if that is appropriate.--Orygun (talk) 20:48, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Logic Supermarket cover
The album cover for Supermarket can be found here. Is this PD-text? Qzekrom 💬 theythem 00:44, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
Defunct Company Logos
I have a company logo image for a company that has been defunct since 1963, can i upload it? RicardoDonovan (talk) 16:41, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
Photo licensing tag
File:Zack_Stentz_Arclight_photoshoot_2016.jpg is an image, provided to me by Mr. Stentz himself, for use on his Wikipedia page. I was under the impression I had done the right licensing on it - what I believed was the same licensing as his Twitter profile image I used for the main image - but, apparently not. And, on that, I kind of had to improvise because there is no "image provided to me by owner for use on Wikipedia" option (there really should be, but that's a whole separate discussion). What tag(s) should I put on it? --WTRiker (talk) 04:27, 28 March 2019 (UTC)