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Pictures

The easiest way to get photographs is to go out with a camera- but what a day to choose, you need blue sky , low level sun, and sufficient heat so your index finger doesn t fuse to the camera! If you have any ideas on what would be the most desirable let me know. ClemRutter (talk) 00:21, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Images & Copyright question

I've posted this elsewhere, but maybe someone can answer me.

I've been trying to find the answer to a question about images without success. Pictures created before 1923 are copyright expired from what I can discover. Does that mean that I can download a picture of a (pre 1923) postcard from the internet to my computer, and then upload it to Wikipedia, or must I actually have the card in my possession, take my own picture of it, then upload my picture that I took myself? There are pictures that I want to add to articles, but I don't want to break the rules in order to do it! Mjroots (talk) 21:28, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Postcards

Here's where it gets interesting. In the US there is a famous case called Bridgeman, which held that under US copyright law, exact photographic reproductions of public domain works were public domain. The problem is that no such case has happened in the UK, indeed the work that went into producing a work ("Sweat of the brow") may be enough to re-copyright an exact reproduction. Basically the whole thing is clear as mud. The clearest and most straightforward things to do are either:

  • Contact the seller and ask them for permission to use the images
  • Buy the postcards and scan them

Megapixie (talk) 23:06, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:Oast7.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Oast7.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the image is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the image will be deleted 48 hours after 04:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Jusjih (talk) 04:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC) Y Done Mjroots (talk) 08:26, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

As I did not know Template:Geograph as a license I would assume there no license. Thanks for your action.--Jusjih (talk) 02:33, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Commons

You may have noticed that I never upload photographs to Wkipedia- where the usage is limited to English Wikipedia. I always put them on Commons then always put a Geotag in the description, so I locate where the camera was when the photo was taken. This then displays on the overlay on GoogleMaps. I have transfered over most of my legacy photos. I will write a section on my user page, sometime today to describe the techniques I use.ClemRutter (talk) 09:28, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Its not a chore, it's therapeutic! It allows to reconnect with the past! Anyway the description on how to use Commonist and Geo tools is now on my user page. There is a tool to help with geotagging back catalogues- I'll add that next. But in the meantime the article will make the that process 10 times faster. ClemRutter (talk) 14:46, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

One of a set
One of a set

ClemRutter (talk) 23:29, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Haxted Mill.jpg

Image Copyright problem

Thank you for uploading Image:Haxted Mill.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 13:18, 25 December 2007 (UTC)Y Done Mjroots (talk) 13:22, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Coltsford Mill.jpg

Image Copyright problem

Thank you for uploading Image:Coltsford Mill.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 13:25, 25 December 2007 (UTC)Y Done Mjroots (talk) 13:27, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Creative Commons photos on Flickr

Bad news these can't be used- the licence is too restrictive. I am no expert but do watch the Village Pump etc.; these fail because they are non-commercial and non-derivative. You see the licence details on Flickr, under Additional information. There are icons and a link to CreativeCommons, click it. Wikipedia Commons only accepts CC, CC by, and CC by SA licenses- ie completely open licences. ClemRutter (talk) 15:38, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:N831RV.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:N831RV.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 19:29, 8 January 2008 (UTC)Y DoneMjroots (talk)20:01, 8 January 2008 (UTC)