Wikipedia:Media copyright questions

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    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
    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}})
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    File:WWTV5.jpg

    This is obviously a copyrighted logo NOT created by the uploader. Not sure how to fix this for FAIR use. Active Banana (bananaphone 22:01, 20 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    belated thank yous! Active Banana (bananaphone 19:45, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Photographs of recent artwork - OK for "fair use"?

    For an article about the neon sculptor Stephen Antonakos, I'd like to use a photo of a sculpture located in a museum. The photo itself is a derivative work that can be licensed using a Creative Commons license (attribution-share alike), but Antonakos himself hasn't licensed the use of his sculpture in the image. Is this a Wikipedia-acceptable application for fair use? Thanks, Easchiff (talk) 19:42, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    • Where is the sculpture located? --Hammersoft (talk) 19:44, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
      • That's quick - thanks. The photo was taken during an exhibit in San Diego about a year ago (Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego). Easchiff (talk) 19:54, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
        • Sorry the next response was slower! Anyway, in the United States, there is no freedom of panorama for works of three dimensional art. Therefore, whoever holds copyrights to the sculpture, also holds rights to derivative works, including photographic works taken by third parties. Since his work appears in public in countries where there is freedom of panorama for such works, uploading a non-free image of one of his works for purposes of general depiction of his work would not be acceptable, as free alternatives can be obtained. If the work in question is the subject of sourced commentary, a non-free image (i.e. photograph) of a given work might be acceptable. Probably sounds like you stepped in a spot of quick sand, huh? :) --Hammersoft (talk) 20:24, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
          • Thanks. In the article, there will be an explicit discussion of this sculpture. It's important to the article. To most art historians, Antonakos' most distinguished contributions were his pioneering neon works in the 1960s similar to this particular sculpture. I've scrounged around looking for photos of relevant sculptures taken at European installations - but no luck. Easchiff (talk) 20:38, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
            • That's the wrong direction to take. I think you need to look at his works from the 60s, and see where they are installed (images existing or no). If any are installed in countries with freedom of panorama, then your case for inclusion here of a non-free image wouldn't hold. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:50, 21 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    i have uploaded an image of Suzanne de Passe. File:Suzannedepasse-photo.jpg This photo is a press-release, headshot image. Any help as to what copyright license should be included would be greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Knssilm (talkcontribs) 06:05, 22 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Press release images are usually copyright as this one is, (see the copyright notice at the bottom right of the source page), so there is no licence we can suggest you add to it. Besides that we don't accept unfree images of living people. Perhaps you can get the copyright holder give their permission to use the image as freely licenced (wikipedia use only is not sufficent), have them follow the procedure found at WP:PERMISSION, otherwise we cannot use it. Sorry ww2censor (talk) 06:13, 22 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    Thanks for the quick reply. I am requesting permission from the copyright holder right now and will add the correlating tags to the image description. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Knssilm (talkcontribs) 06:50, 22 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    There is also the case of {{Non-free promotional}} Verapar (talk) 06:02, 26 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Photos of posters (UK)

    I hope these are OK, because they're helpful to the articles, but I can't be sure: File:Monken Hadley Common noticeboard.JPG and File:Coppett's Wood noticeboard.JPG. (I know no more than is on the image description page). ChrisHodgesUK (talk) 14:10, 22 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    • Since you are reproducing a poster or sign, you don't actually own all the rights in your reproduction of it, so you are not entitled to release it to public domain. Copyright may be owned by Friends of Hadley Common for the first one. Although they may be useful, they are not actually "free" images. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 19:47, 24 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    File:Ogmackie.jpg

    File source problem with File:Ogmackie.jpg. I am not quite sure what you are asking here. The picture is over 100 years and was scanned from a photo in my personal collection. What is the exact issue? RichardLowther (talk) 17:20, 22 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Uploading

    how to upload a picture??????????????????????????????????????????????????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kittywrinklex3 (talkcontribs) 01:15, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    You need to be an autoconfirmed user; the criteria is that you are registered for four days and have made at least 10 edits. Right now you don't qualify but you can make a request at Wikipedia:Files for upload. ww2censor (talk) 02:46, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Oliver Hazard Perry Congressional Gold Medal

    Sup WP:MCQ,

    I am trying to upload an image of the Congressional Gold Medal issued to Oliver Hazard Perry. These medals are issued periodically from US Congress to certain individuals who have distinguished themselves in one way or another. I have two Options and would like your I/P. Here is the first:Image 1. Non-Gov website of a US Mint Issued reproduction. Can I upload it as PD with {{money-US}}? Here is the second: Image 2. Here the website claims a license but since it is a reproduction of a US Congress issued Medal, can {{PD-USGov-Congress}} apply here or on both? TY for your time. QuAzGaA 13:08, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Regarding image 1, it's a medallion, not a unit of currency, so avoid {{money-US}}. Typical practice is to treat the coins as 3-D artwork, so the photo may embody the photographer's copyright, which is probably still in force—therefore avoid image 1. For completeness, there's also the matter of the diemaker's copyright (it involves craftsmanship that goes beyond reproducing the original sketch). Assuming that the restrike was using the 19th-century dies (and not new ones prepared recently), we can assume his copyright has expired (because it was created prior to 1923). And of course, the original designer's copyright is similarly expired (pre-1923).
    Regarding image 2, we don't know if it's a reproduction (i.e. using the medallion as a model), or the original sketch used to create the medallion. This could be a work for hire, or could be the work of a government employee, so there might be a case for {{PD-USGov-Congress}} or the ordinary {{PD-USGov}}. But fortunately we don't need to care: image 2 was published in the United States prior to 1923 (1919, in fact), so it falls under {{PD-US}}. That's the most important fact here, and what normally allows you to take advantage of the policy that faithful 2-D reproductions are not eligible for an additional copyright.
    However, the site hosting it claims: "It is true that the original drawings that many items in this collection are based on have long passed into the public domain. However, by the time we have scanned, cropped, cut out backgrounds, fixed broken lines, simplified, sharpened, and otherwise cleaned up the original drawing, the result is a new artwork derived from the earlier drawing. The derivative work is protected by copyright even though the original is in the public domain." At issue is whether that restoration process results in a new copyright, and the factual question of whether that particular image has been so altered. See Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag for a more thorough explanation.
    Here, at page 260 ("Erie, Lake, Battle on"), is an image of the medallion in the book, scanned by Google from a University of Michigan original. If you are satisfied that there's no original artistic input in the USF scan, you can upload the high-resolution TIFF file to Wikimedia Commons (don't bother uploading at Wikipedia—the image can be still be used in articles if uploaded to Commons), tagging as {{PD-scan|PD-US}} per Commons:Template:PD-scan. If you're going to place it in the article, also enlist some assistance converting it to SVG (Commons:Help:SVG).
    However, maybe there's an even better way to achieve the desired outcome: we could ask USF to upload their archive to Commons (technical assistance with that can be provided). If they can live with this, then that's a win for everyone. (If that appeals to anyone, interested Wikipedians should discuss logistics before proceeding.) TheFeds 08:23, 24 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    File permission for File:Alton S Tobey Sailboats.jpg

    Somebody takes issue with this jpg file. I took the photo myself, I also relinquish all rights to it, and I think it would constitute fair use for the Alton Tobey article anyway. The file was also never published previously to being uploaded to Wikipedia in 2006. What should I do to prevent deletion of this image, which is the only visual image anyone has provided for this article about a visual artist? MdArtLover (talk) 17:09, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Here is the problem. This is a photo of a piece of a copyrighted 2D artwork and any photo taken of a copyright artwork is a derivative work for which you need permission from the copyright owner, i.e., usually the artist. Even though you took a photo of it and you may want to release that photo into the public domain, the image is not entirely yours to do with as you wish due to the artwork being copyright. Such images need permission for both uses; the artwork and the photo. You indicate that you know the artist and they are willing to release the image into the public domain, so please have them follow the procedure found at WP:PERMISSION but make sure they understand such a realise means that anyone can use the image for anything including commercial usage. While you also mention "fair-use", which applies to images that are copyright, if you want to release your photo into the public domain you can do that but the artwork still needs to comply with all 10 fair-use criteria with a completed fair-use rationale if you don't get a freely licenced permission from the copyright holder. ww2censor (talk) 23:00, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    I own the painting. I also own the rights to the image of the painting. I took the photo and I created the jpg file myself. And I release this photo, this jpg file, for the free, unlimited use of any and all in this universe and any other conceivable universe, whether for commercial or for non-commercial purposes. I swear, I own this painting. I took the photo of the painting. And I relinquish all rights to the use of this photo image or jpg file or whatever you want to call it of this painting. I do not see what can be the problem here. MdArtLover (talk) 22:20, 26 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    While you may physically own the painting, the artist owns the copyright unless you can show that the artist assigned that copyright to you and you are now the copyright holder. Possession and ownership of artwork does not confer any copyright to that artwork. I thought I had explained everything quite simply and clearly above but you are still making the same claims without any proof. What don't you understand? ww2censor (talk) 22:41, 26 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    This is ridiculous. How could I prove this to you? MdArtLover (talk) 17:59, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    I don't see how I can prove this to you, nor why I should have to -- after all, I don't even know who you are. Why should I provide such personal legal and financial information on demand to a cipher on the internet that calls itself "Ww2censor"? So, instead of "proving" my ownership, I have provided a fair use rational that is exactly modeled on those provided for numerous other images in visual arts articles on Wikipedia (for example, see the fair use rationale for the image of the painting "Psychological Morphologies", by Roberto Matta, in the article about that artist), and applies every bit as well. MdArtLover (talk) 19:29, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    You don't have to prove anything to anyone or provide anything to anyone if you don't wish to, but Wikipedia also doesn't have to allow the image to be used. ww2 explained very clearly (and nicely) to you why your photograph may be a copyright violation. Whether use of the image might nonetheless be fair is a separate issue. If you wish to argue that the use is fair, you should do so. At the moment, your argument on the image's page does not go to fair use but to a misguided claim that you own the painting, etc. You should also calm down as getting all riled up won't help those who are evaluating whether the image should be deleted.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:07, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    You write: "If you wish to argue that the use is fair, you should do so." OK: have you noticed that I am now doing exactly that? Please address my fair-use rationale. I don't see what objection there can be to it. Thank-you. MdArtLover (talk) 02:21, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    I meant you should argue it on the image file page itself so people can understand you're comparing your image of a painting to another image of another painting. Just like you did above re the Matta painting. I don't feel comfortable commenting on your fair use argument. Maybe someone else on this board with more experience as to what Wikipedia accepts as fair use and what it doesn't will do so.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:41, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    Well, I have in fact already put my fair-use rationale on the image file page itself, and had already done so before you commented here — so: perhaps, before meaning to tell me I should do that, you should have checked to see whether I had done that. MdArtLover (talk) 04:05, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    You're very stubborn. I did look, and this is what you wrote: "Here is the fair use rationale: I own the painting. I also own the rights to the image of the painting. I took the photo and I created the jpg file myself. And I release this photo, this jpg file, for the free, unlimited use of any and all in this universe and any other conceivable universe, whether for commercial or for non-commercial purposes. I swear, I own this painting. I took the photo of the painting. And I relinquish all rights to the use of this photo image or jpg file or whatever you want to call it of this painting. I do not see what can be the problem here."--Bbb23 (talk) 01:29, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    That is the old version. It's the one you already read. Didn't you recognize it? I asked you to look at the updated version. I placed it at the top of the page, where I mistakenly thought it couldn't be missed, even by the most determined. I will delete the old rationale. Given this new, updated fair-use rationale, the fact that I own the painting is no longer relevant , and so I don't have to provide information to you - and to any number of other strangers of unknown of identity and intent, on an unsecure webpage - any proof of ownership. MdArtLover (talk) 19:36, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    File:Aircraft's look.jpg and File:LSA plane.jpg

    Would WP:WATERMARK apply to these images? The "Flight Design" on the logo refers to the plane's manufacturer. It could be cropped out of the second one. January (talk) 17:24, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    While both images have watermarks, so WP:WATERMARK does apply, however and more importantly, they have no source so we cannot actually check if the copyright status is correct as applied by the uploader. The Flight Design website clearly shows a copyright notice but I was unable to find the images and we would really need to get permission sent to the OTRS department for such images in order to confirm the copyright tag. I have tagged them for deletion as having no source. ww2censor (talk) 22:39, 23 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    Jusst a note the uploader works for the company Flight Design and has been creating articles on the company products with text and image copied directly from the companies webpages. I understand they may be brought up at WP:COIN shortly refer Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names. MilborneOne (talk)

    File:Australia-geo-stub picture 35px.png

    Doing some cleanup of old images and ran across this file. It is a derivative work of File:Australia-climate-map MJC01.png, which is GFDL/CC A/SA. However, the uploader of this file, now long gone, licensed it as PD. How should I fix this and attribute the derivative work? Kelly hi! 02:49, 24 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    I added a derivative template, on commons there is a better one that names the sources used. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 06:07, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    I think I can just change the license to the more restrictive one. Kelly hi! 06:32, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Pictures of toys

    What's the latest consensus on toys? I ran across File:Armada Jetfire RM.jpg and File:Jetfire-classic.jpg - should they be tagged as {{non-free character}} or {{non-free 3D art}}? Kelly hi! 05:26, 24 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Also File:Jet Convoy.jpg and File:Magna Jet Convoy.jpg. Kelly hi! 05:28, 24 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    non-free 3D art looks like the correct template. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 04:35, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Help

    I don't know how to find the liscense for File:Houthis.jpg. Could you help me find it? Thanks. American Idiot1 (talk) 17:12, 24 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    We can try to give you advice, but you've got to tell us where the image comes from—sometimes that will allow us to determine the copyright status. Normally, when you upload a file, you have to already know what the licence is, or have to provide a valid fair use rationale.
    The fair use rationale you've attached is incomplete, and in any case, the image doesn't appear to meet all 10 of the non-free content criteria. (Mainly #1: why couldn't it be replaced by a free equivalent? Is there something special about the event pictured?) TheFeds 18:16, 24 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Can someone back me up or correct me re. the copyright question I raise here (with some Reliable Sources)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Copyright#Originality_-_Can_I_get_some_more_opinions.3F The claim is indeed backed up by the source, but I'm willing to bet that authoritative sources contradict it. --Elvey (talk) 23:48, 25 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Please confirm if I can upload this image

    Please let me know if I can use the image of wood stem cell in the link below:

    http://www.google.co.kr/imglanding?imgurl=http://www.pkwrite.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/wood-stem-cell-copy.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pkwrite.com/blog/category/biophilia/&h=450&w=557&sz=276&tbnid=G8TW35j92a2NSM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplant%2Bstem%2Bcells&zoom=1&q=plant+stem+cells&hl=ko&usg=__0olihaz328q2qA80FsqqwpX2OHY%3D&sa=X&ei=nyQYTbuzKIKosQP924i9Ag&ved=0CFoQ9QEwAw

    Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 김찬양 (talkcontribs) 05:46, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    You cannot upload this image as it has not been released under a free license. No license has been granted on the page. You may be able to ask Patrick, who apparently took the photo to release it under a cc-by-sa-3.0 license. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:41, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    HLKA Studios Photo Fair Use For Seoul City Sue historical context?

    I propose to add a photo (c. 1950) of the former HLKA studios and transmitter in Seoul, ROK, to illustrate the notability of [Seoul City Sue] during the Korean War. My proposed fair use rationale and off-wiki links to the photo can be found at User:Cmholm/Sandbox. Will it pass muster for fair use?

    Originally a International News Photos (INP) Soundphoto. Per the Library of Congress, INP photographs published with proper copyright notices between 1923-1963 may be protected if properly renewed. The INP photo archive became part of the UPI collection, later brought by CORBIS. A search of both the LOC Prints & Photographs Online Catalog and CORBIS Images failed to turn up the image, thus the current copyright status is unknown.

    help

    File:Rattinasami_Nadar.jpg is a man who died on 1911 according to this reference http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/2054164.pdf. I was trying to establish the source of the picture from the uploader and our coversation is here. i would like to know what would be the appropriate copyright tag. --CarTick (talk) 12:58, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    If Mayan302 really did own IP on the image then PD-self would be appropriate. But it would need an explanation of why this ownership is so. Is this the first publication of the image? If it was published before then the law of the country it was published in may apply, and it may be {{PD-India}} but we may have to know when it was previously published, or whether creator died before 1950, which is likely. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:53, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    This pic is owned by the Nadar sagham(local caste association) for many years.it is widely used by the nadar sagham.n the sagham gave me the permission to use this pic where i want to.wat should i do? i dont if this pic was published b4 the independence o not.i jus know dat it is owned by the sagham.thank uMayan302 (talk) 12:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Please follow the process set out at WP:IOWN to provide evidence of the permission. Note that it has to be permission for all purposes, not just for use on Wikipedia. – ukexpat (talk) 19:50, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    ok...Mayan302 (talk) 13:02, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Too simple for copyright?

    Is File:Beyoncé, "Broken-Hearted Girl" (2009 single).jpg under the correct license? I think that the font is too simple for copyright, but I would like a second, more experience opinion. Thanks in advance. Adabow (talk · contribs) 22:46, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    But that's what the license says: "This image only consists of simple geometric shapes and/or text. It does not meet the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection, and is therefore in the public domain."--Bbb23 (talk) 22:53, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    See Commons:Threshold of originality#United States for decisions by courts and by the Copyright Office. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 23:08, 27 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    What copyright tag would best fit a logo or picture of an upcoming American/Japanese video game? I am young, and having trouble determining one. There are many logos for almost every video game, so I'm sure that there should be a license for all of them, especially when they are from the same company.

    Lacon432 (talk) 19:18, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    {{Non-free logo}} and you will also need to add {{Logo fur}} and complete all the sections thereof. – ukexpat (talk) 19:48, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    You must also be careful that the logo or proposed artwork is genuine and not just a fan creation. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 20:49, 28 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Are you guys able to add that tag onto the pictures for Necromachina and Gun Loco? I think I might be unable to, since it means going over a format that I can't have come up again. Do you know where I can put the copyright tag you guys gave me?

    Lacon432 (talk) 02:47, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    Please detag File:Van and dog.jpg

    Copyright tag is now in image.--WickerGuy (talk) 00:19, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    I'm working on Edward Colver's wikipedia article (long overdo)

    all the images belong to him and are his property.

    what should the copyright tags be for HIS article which I am working on for him.

    here's the images (so far)

    File:Edward-Colvers-Flip-Shot.jpg and file:Punk-photographer-Edward-Colver-Brooklyn_Museum-sq.jpg

    thanks very much indeed being an accomplished photographer, naturally we want to include a good selection of his powerful works which will speak louder than the words in the article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Morgan martin (talkcontribs) 02:51, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    tagging and copyrighting correctly

    I want to include several photographs all rights belong to edward colver, and I am representing him and developing his article on his behalf with his permission.

    how should I tag these shots?

    here's one:

    File:Edward-Colvers-Flip-Shot.jpg

    also, is it ok to watermark his images? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Morgan martin (talkcontribs) 03:36, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    First of all please take a look at WP:COI -- as his representative you have a big conflict. Second, to enable the images to be used on Wikipedia, the copyright owner should release the copyright as described in WP:IOWN. Note that a release for use on Wikipedia is insufficient, it has to be a release for all purposes. Third, see WP:WATERMARK. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 05:15, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

    hello,

    how do I upload a sound file here in the wikipedia with no copyright? And how do I find this copyright? For example: I am playing a youtube video, then I open Audacity and record it. Then I cut it a little bit off and save it as a ogg VORBIS file with unknown copyright holder. What should I do know? Whom I should send an e-mail? Please help me, I really have no idea what to do. The video is here. Thank you.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 15:09, 29 December 2010 (UTC)\Reply

    This is a Russian animated film released in 1966 (I've checked elsewhere). I believe that its copyright expires 70 years after the death of the author, so it's still in copyright. I believe that the sound carries at least the same copyright (can anyone tell me if 'isn't a soundtrack' for this sort of thing applies outside the US?). Dougweller (talk) 15:19, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
    Under what tag should I upload it? The director lives, but I doubtly think, that the other participants still living. So please explain it to me, as a catechumen, what I should do now. -- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 18:31, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Reply