Wikipedia:Media copyright questions/Archive/2015/September

reply to media editor's question about a license tag

Thank you for writing to me, as follows:

"Thanks for uploading File:Great-zim-aerial-looking-SE.JPG. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information. To add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click "Edit this page" and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia. For help in choosing the correct tag, or for any other questions, leave a message on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 23:05, 1 September 2015 (UTC) "

I uploaded 2 images, File:Great-zim-aerial-looking-SE.JPG and File:Great-zim-aerial-looking-W.JPG

I thought I supplied the needed information and the images were assigned to a tag like ..."Attribution ShareAlike" I wouldn't know what agreement number.

The fact is that I am the photographer, I took the shots from a small plane piloted by my husband last month, and I want to share them for any use at all provided they're accompanied by the photo credit.

Please make any necessary correction to the tags, or tell me which one to mark if you can't do it for me. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jncbll (talk • contribs) 22:19, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

It was not us but the User:ImageTaggingBot who noticed that one of your images was missing essential details. It appear you also uploaded the same two images to the commons and they have the proper {{information}} template as well as a good licence tag. For that reason I have tagged the local images for deletion. There is nothing else for you to do. We hope you can share some more aerial images in the future. ww2censor (talk) 23:06, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Jncbll, I've deleted both images: not because there's something wrong with them, but because (as Ww2censor noted) you've also uploaded them at Commons. Images at Commons can also be used here (that's the whole point of having Commons), so there's no need to keep both copies around when they're identical. Your images are still in use, so thanks for helping us with them! Nyttend (talk) 03:54, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Film poster from 1925

I would like to use the following poster to illustrate this article:

http://www.movpins.com/big/MV5BMTQ2NjgxODE2MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNDA5MDgwMjE@._V1/little-annie-rooney-(1925)-large-picture.jpg

It would seem to fall under the same pre-1978 copyright rules as this file and this file] but this is my first time uploading an image to Wikipedia and I want to be sure. I suppose even if it is currently copyrighted, being the official release poster for the film, it could also fall under fair-use. Please let me know what you think. MargotThe (talk) 04:14, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

MargotThe, I think film posters indeed are good examples of fair use, but in this case, it's a clear case of {{PD-US-no notice}}. Please just upload it to Commons so that it can be used by other Wikipedias and other related wiki websites; if you upload it here at the English Wikipedia, it won't be usable except here. Nyttend (talk) 03:57, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Durham Speed Skating Club (DSSC) logo

If I were to use the logo at the top of this page on Wikipedia, how would I license it? Are there any exceptions that qualify it to be in CC0? —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 14:06, 1 September 2015 (UTC) Please ping me in your response. —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 14:06, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

@Skyllfully: Normally non-free logos can only be uploaded for use in the infobox of an article when that article exists and not before. Such a non-free image must comply with all 10 non-free content policy guideline. CC0 cannot apply. You would need to add both these templates to the image file page {{Non-free use rationale logo}} and {{Non-free logo}} when the article is in mainspace. Click on these template links so see how to use them. ww2censor (talk) 10:09, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Remove this Tag?

"Remove this tag when you provide the information"

What does this mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Larryesbee (talk • contribs) 14:12, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

I assume you are referring to File:BackAnd logo 0824.tiff. Well you are required to provide the source and author information by adding a fully completed {{information}} template. as well as a copyright tag. Being a simple text logo for a US company you can add the tag {{PD-textlogo}}. Click on the template links to get information on how to fill them out. If you do that you can remove all the other prose and warnings but please make sure to provide ALL the fields for the template. Also please sign your posts by adding four tildes ~~~~ like this to your talk page and user talk page posts. ww2censor (talk) 14:46, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Photo of Sylvia Sayer

Sylvia Sayer died in 2000. A photo in her biography article would be useful, but I can't find a free one. User:RoadRunnerCwll has sourced a photo that may be eligible, but in the discussion on his talk page we can't decide whether it would be usable or not (and if so under what licence). Could an expert please have a look at the discussion and provide some wise advice? (The "DPA" that we refer to is the Dartmoor Preservation Association of which Sayer was chairman/patron until her death, and RoadRunnerCwll has admitted his connection, here.) Thanks,  —SMALLJIM  21:14, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

I recommend that you upload a low resolution version of the photo here on Wikipedia under the terms of WP:NFCI #10. Provide as much information as you can about the origins of the photo. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 21:30, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

I've commented on the talk page linked above as well.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 21:34, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks to both of you for those quick (and consistent) opinions! I did search the web for any other freely available photos, and looked in a few books and DPA publications too, to no avail. I'll upload a low-res copy here soon.  —SMALLJIM  21:58, 7 September 2015 (UTC)