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Replace Picture File

How do I replace an existing logo (.jpg) file on my Yuma Panthers (NAL) page? I am a registetred user and have uploaded the file but do not know how to find it or upload it to my team page. - —Preceding unsigned comment added by Willjoyce13 (talk • contribs)

Category for mocked up screenshots?

Is there a category for mocked up screenshots? Should there be? I have uploaded two such files and they are currently uncategorised. Putting them in Category:Screenshots seems slightly misleading. Yaris678 (talk) 11:03, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Why not create a subcategory of Category:Screenshots? Powers (talk) 19:36, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Do you think Category:Mocked-up screenshots would be the best name for such a category? Yaris678 (talk) 17:57, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Done. Yaris678 (talk) 17:19, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Should old magazines be uploaded as color or black and white?

I have photographed pages from a now-public-domain magazine. It is on glossy paper and appears to have been originally black ink on white or almost-white paper, but now the paper has turned slightly brown. Should I be editing the images to pure black and white, or retain the slight sepia tone to the paper? Downtowngal (talk) 04:08, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Since this patina is real and impossible to recreate, I would say upload the original sepia-toned version. Then you could also upload the cleaned-up B&W versions, with the appropriate links to the original files. Best, mr.choppers (talk)^-en- 07:34, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

I'd say it's your choice. If they're text and the B&W is as clear as the sepia, I'd not upload color versions. They take up more space, and we need a few illustrations of the fact that aged paper turns brown, not magazine after magazine of them. (If you can get clear, real black and white, not greyscale, versions of text, IMO, all the better.) If they're pictures, having as close a digital copy as we can might be nice for those graphics people who might be able to pull more out of color images then once graphical editing has been done on them.--Prosfilaes (talk) 19:11, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

What is the policy?

Do illustrations created for Commons need to be supported by verifiable sourcing?

Take File:Loch Ness monster views.svg for example. The description says "Loch Ness monster sightings: 1) single hump, 2) many humps, 3) head and neck, 4) head and back, 5) head, neck and many humps.".

Who says so? The artist/creator? Or is Commons saying this?

If there is somewhere else where I should bring this up, then please tell me where and I'll go there. moriori (talk) 01:34, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I would think it is the artist's interpretation of reported monster sightings. If you think it is inappropriate on a specific article or page that it is used on, you could bring up a discussion there. I don't think it is necessary out of scope here. Killiondude (talk) 05:37, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Cheers. I get it -- "artist's interpretation". Right, I will remove it from the enWiki page because it is a POV artist's interpretation, unsupported by referenced text in the article which makes it original research. Tks. moriori (talk) 08:11, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Shinkuchou.png

The website Cameraslens.com is a fan-run for the fatal frame series and has no official ties with Tecmo inc. I have a problem on the image I sent, and states: This media file does not have sufficient information on its copyright status. Unless the copyright status is provided, the file will be deleted seven days after this template was added: (13 May 2012). The cameraslens site has the banner for creative commons and I am also a member on the cameras lens forums, is there going to be a problem on the copyright status on the image and also I attached the file to the article I created on wikipedia Zero: Shinku No Chou an upcoming fatal frame game.

--Neutron15 (talk) 16:20, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

There are many different Creative Commons licenses, and only some of them are free. Wikimedia Commons only accepts content published under a free license. The Creative Commons license used on http://www.cameraslens.com/fatalframewiki/ is not free because it prohibits commercial uses and derivative works. Furthermore, neither you nor Cameraslens.com can issue any kind of license to works created by Tecmo. Only the legitimate copyright holder can issue a valid copyright license. —LX (talk, contribs) 07:59, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

If I paint a picture using paint.net

Can I publish it under PD.--Deathlaser (talk) 18:33, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes. There are some software with non-commercial versions, with EULAs restricting commercial usage of the software, but Paint.NET is not one of them, its EULA is quite permissive -- "Paint.NET is free for use in any environment, including but not necessarily limited to: personal, academic, commercial, government, business, non-profit, and for-profit."

Of course, it's better (and more in line with the spirit of Commons, free media repository) to use open-source software, such as Pinta (open-source Paint.NET fork), GIMP, MyPaint, or Krita, and forget about all these scary EULAs. --Trycatch (talk) 21:48, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

But pictures like File:Strange hypnotic face.jpg can't be uploaded to Commons, because there are nothing educational in them. Commons accepts only educational content, any self-made artwork without educational purpose will be deleted, see COM:SCOPE. --Trycatch (talk) 22:20, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

The software license agreement has no impact on content created using the software. Content created using completely proprietary software can be released into the public domain or published under a free license, and content created using free software is not automatically covered by a free license. —LX (talk, contribs) 08:04, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

It depends on EULA. Some EULAs restrict use of content created by the software. --Trycatch (talk) 12:19, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

You've got tonnes of pictures of smily faces and guns, how are they educational.--Deathlaser (talk) 17:32, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Our encyclopedias have articles on topics like en:smiley and en:gun, and they need to be illustrated. Powers (talk) 14:20, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

What about google sketchup.--Deathlaser (talk) 15:57, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Unless the software injects something copyrightable into its output, I would think we would treat the EULA like a museum license; not our problem.--Prosfilaes (talk) 19:05, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Help with official German intwerwar photo copyrights

Background: I'm working on a # of en: articles about political figures in 1918-1938 Germany via translation requests from de:. Naturally photos are desired on new bios, and this period straddles the key 1923 US public domain date so gets confusing. My goal with this request is to get an expert answer then have it implemented on the Commons and en: for consistency. I am also a frequent commons user but very infrequent commons contributor, so apologies in advance if my question seems naive or was already answered.

Problem: To clarify I'll limit the problem to a set of 1938 en:Gauleiter photos, but there are various other known sets. All 1938 photos are on the German wiki and many, but not all, are already on the Commons. Either these are OK, and the rest can be transferred here, or they are inappropriate here and need removal. This is not to find fault as the issue is complicated. To further clarify, these are not Bundesarchiv photos. The source is Der Großdeutsche Reichstag 1938 IV. Wahlperiode, R. v. Decker´s Verlag Berlin 1938, a gov't publisher and the photos have no author. Files for comparison are: [1] on the commons, and one from the same set on German wiki [2] not on the commons.

Details: German Copyright Law 1 January 1966 declares that copyrights on publications by a legal entity expire under public law 70 years after the date of publication when the author is not named, as in this case (§ 134 sentence 2). That means the 1938 copyright expired 2008 and is of course OK on German wiki. However, the PD templates for US state that EU material that was NOT public domain in 1996 is NOT public domain in the US, having had their copyright period re-imposed by the URAA, implying anything after 1923 is not public domain.

Question: 1923 is easy. But for 1938, because these are official photos, does the German public entity law of 1966 apply or does the 1996 URAA date apply. For other sets, such as the 1928 Reichstag, the time consideration is similar minus 10 years. OR! maybe I'm not reading commons policy right: 1938 photos ARE OK here, but not for unlicensed re-use OUTSIDE of Europe. But then (this is my naive part), are such photos usable on the :en: Wiki. Currently there are many such articles using photos from this exact 1938 set, so this will have an impact once answered.

Kind regards -- Ultracobalt (talk) 04:54, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Screenshots

Moved here from Commons talk:Community portal

What is the policy on screenshots from films that are in copyright? I want to upload pictures of locations in London taken from old films (together with current pictures taken from the same angle). Does this come under fair use please? I see there is something here [3]. Peter Damian (talk) 17:25, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Screenshots from non-free copyrighted films must not be uploaded to Commons, and Commons does not accept fair use content. See Commons:Screenshots and Commons:Fair use. en:Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images is a page on the English Wikipedia project. That project, unlike Commons, accepts fair use under certain circumstances. —LX (talk, contribs) 07:40, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Question re: the rights I have for some photos

I have photos taken of my son who is a Canadian actor and the photographer provides authorization to him or anyone representing him to use the photos for promotional purposes for an unlimited period of time. Can I therefore add this photo to his wikipedia page —Preceding unsigned comment added by Winniep32 (talk • contribs) 2012-05-14T15:09:02‎ (UTC) Winniep32 (talk) 15:24, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

No you can't. The photos must be available for use by anyone for any purpose. For example, they must be usable by a person who is not representing your son, and they must be usable for purposes other than promotional. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:58, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Apparently misattributed photo

The file SirGeorgeEtherege.jpg, purportedly of Sir George Etherege, looks misattributed; it looks identical, except for being black-and-white, to the painting of William Congreve, by Godfrey Kneller, at William Congreve.jpg. I put my concerns on the talk page, but I'm afraid they'll be missed. I'd like to see a warning banner on the page, but I don't know if it's appropriate for me to add one, or if so, what one to use. So I need advice. You can reply here or at my talk page. GD04 (talk) 22:57, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Convenience link: File:SirGeorgeEtherege.jpg. - Jmabel ! talk 04:14, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

license change of flickr images

Hi, we have a serious problem. I uploaded some flickr images, but unfortunately the license has been changed, for example, File:Kenji Williams at Fortune Brainstorm Green 2012.jpg(CC-BY > CC-BY-NC-ND), File:L'arc En Ciel @ MSG - 3-25-12 - 040.jpg(CC-BY-SA > All rights reserved). especially the old version(CC-BY-SA) of File:L'arc En Ciel @ MSG - 3-25-12 - 040.jpg was deleted from flickr, then new version(http://www.flickr.com/photos/gungirlnewyork/7200138608/in/photostream, All rights reserved) is uploaded there. Puramyun31 (talk) 14:24, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

That's no problem. The original licence is still valid but no longer indicated on Flickr. As long as the licence has been reviewed by someone, the licence can be assumed to be valid. --Stefan4 (talk) 14:27, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

License fee

Hello,

I am considering using some images found on the Commons for a book cover. All images are PD worldwide. In order to use these images will I have to pay a license fee to the copyright owner, if there is one?

Thanks, Publishing Company

See:Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia. I think PD images don't have any copyright holder that you need to pay. Each image should have information on its image page. Some may just wish attribtion.--Canoe1967 (talk) 15:13, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

But do remember, Commons users are not lawyers, and the statement that an image is public domain could be inaccurate. Use common sense about whether the claim of public domain is plausible. - Jmabel ! talk 15:30, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Very correct, Jmabel. You may wish to tell us here which images you are considering, or email one of us to keep your list private. I think we could help decide whether the PD tags are accurate.--Canoe1967 (talk) 15:49, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Public Domain photo from photographer

A photographer took a photo of me that I would like to make public domain in wikimedia commons. As you can see of his mail below, he says I can do whatever I want with the photos (but obviously, he does not want to be bothered to fill out any forms).

Can I upload it under "Entirely my own work".

The end goal is to make it possible to include it under:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikkel_Thorup

Thanks, and best regards, Mikkel Thorup

Mail from photographer: ====================

DAVID COVENTRY dcoventryphoto@mac.com May 9 (5 days ago)

to me Hi Mikkel, Sure you can use the pictures how you like, me writing this email is enough of a release. Thanks

David Coventry

Error creating thumbnail

I uploaded a new version of File:Ormajärvi panoraama.png, and I think it's too large (more than 12.5 megapixels). Should I upload a new JPEG image or scale this png image? Or is there some other problem? --Juhsta (talk) 19:18, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

As this is a photo, please use JPEG (not progressive) with low "compression"/ "high quality". That's the easiest for MediaWiki's image-scaler (ImageMagick). Further reading at COM:MAXTHUMB. Thank you. -- RE rillke questions? 20:36, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Wasserturm Großmaischeid.jpg

Hi Kollegen, ich habe den Urheber, Herrn Wolfgang Schmidt aus Großmaischeid angemailt und er hat mir sein Einverständnis für eine uneingeschränkte Veröffentlichung erklärt. Da ich aber bei Commons neu bin, kenne ich nicht die weitere Verfahrensweise. Ich bitte deher um Anleitung. LG --91.2.135.44 23:23, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8521288 sagt "All Rights Reserved" ("Alle Rechte vorbehalten"). - Jmabel ! talk 05:30, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Am einfachsten wäre es, könnte er die Lizenz auf Panoramio ändern (in cc-by-sa o.ä.) Danach bitte hier zurückmelden, dann bekommt es einen grünen Lizenzprüfungs-Baustein. -- RE rillke questions? 13:19, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Logo des Sportgymnasiums.PNG

Ich habe die Datei(das Bild) hochgeladen, mit dem Einverständniss des Urhebers, jedoch besitzt der Urheber keine Internetseite, Buch etc. wo er es veröffentlicht hat. Trotzdem haben wir seine Einverständnis. Was soll ich jetzt am besten tun ? --Sportgymnasium (talk) 12:29, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Erst einmal würde ich in der Beschreibung ergänzen, um welches Gymnasium es sich handelt (Ort). Wenn es ein Deutsches Logo ist, erreicht es u.U. nicht die nötige Schöpfungshöhe. Wenn das Gymnasium nicht wichtig ist, fällt die Datei u.U. aus dem Projektrahmen. Wenn Du dennoch eine Freigabe senden möchtest, reicht es denke ich, wenn die Freigabe-E-Mail von einer offiziellen Schulemailadresse gesendet wird (die Schule wird doch hoffentlich eine eigene Domain registriert haben?) Alternativ, scannen und als E-Mail-Anhang senden. Gruß -- RE rillke questions? 13:17, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

File: Century 21 Lake Realty

This File, I believe, when I put it in was labeled Century 21 Lake Realty Lawsuite, now it looks to have changed to Century 21 Lake Realty, is there a way it can be changed back? -unsigned

• Convenience link: File:Century 21 Lake Realty.pdf. Please request any renames with {{rename}} on the file's page. However, I do not readily see why this file would be in scope. It does not seem to be of broad/educational interest. - Jmabel ! talk 14:55, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
• Also, if we keep this, the categories on the file were obviously done by someone who does not understand Commons' category system. - Jmabel ! talk 14:59, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Thumbnail not updating

The thumbnail for File:Apollo 9 Schweickart EVA with camera.JPG has not updated since I uploaded a hi-res version of the file last night. The thumbnails for two other files for which I uploaded hi-res versions at the same time have updated, but not that one. Does anyone know why? Thanks. Gildir (talk) 14:34, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

The problem is now fixed. Thanks! Gildir (talk) 19:38, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Wasserturm Großmaischeid.jpg

Der Urheber (Herr Wolfgang Schmidt aus Großmaischeid) hat mir auf Anfrage zugemailt, dass er mit der uneingeschränkten Veröffentlichung des Fotos einverstanden ist. Wie kann ich diese Zusage dokumentieren? Gruß --Laber (talk) 23:54, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

File:7Q5.jpg

I strongly recommend to review the license of this file (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:7Q5.jpg) due to the incompatibility with the observation Observation from the English Wikipedia: This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of no more than the life of the author plus 100 years. Original Photograph from "The First New Testament" by David Estrada & William White, Jr. Photograph by David Rubinger, 1972. Photograph used with permission of Thomas Nelson, Inc. --AlbeiroR24 (talk) 02:59, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Barin Uprising 1990.jpeg

I found this and all the others online through google, and they dont seem to have a copyright on them, or its probably a copy right where anyone can use it. If you could fix this for all the pictures i uploaded that would be great!

--InnerAsia101 (talk) 20:39, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright doesn't work that way. We need explicit permission from the photographer.--Prosfilaes (talk) 22:28, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Almost everywhere in the world now (see Berne Convention) works are copyrighted by default at creation. Any waiver of these rights must be explicit. - Jmabel ! talk 15:23, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Naga montage.jpg

I created the file File:Naga montage.jpg using ten (10) files from Wikimedia Commons. I used the new Upload Wizard, which I am not familar with on uploading derivative of files from Wikimedia Commons. The file was already uploaded and I couldn't find the correct license option or if I missed it. Could you please help me in licensing this new file or Which copyright tag should I use for files from multiple files?

The ten files I used for these montage are:
File:UNIVERSIDAD DE STA ISABEL.jpg
File:Holy rosary major seminary.JPG
File:ATENEO DE NAGA UNIVERSITY.jpg
File:Ina bicolano.jpg
File:Naga Metropolitan Cathedral 2007.jpg
File:00 naga city hall.jpg
File:Malabsayfalls.jpg
File:Penafrancia Church 2007.jpg
File:Peñafrancia Fluvial Parade Naga City.jpg
File:Carmelite naga city 2.JPG

Thanks--Briarfallen (talk) 21:15, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

There are four problems here:

1. When you make a montage of several photos, you need to list all of them on the file information page. I've now listed the images you mentioned.
2. You need to list a copyright tag. Based on the images you've used, it seems that the correct tag is {{cc-by-sa-3.0}}.
3. You need to include a list of all photographers.
4. Many of the photos show buildings in the Philippines. Unfortunately, the Philippines lacks freedom of panorama. This means that you need to identify the architect(s) of each building. Unless all architects died before 1962, the image violates the copyright of one or more architect. If that is the case, you need explicit permission from the architect, or else the photo will have to be deleted. --Stefan4 (talk) 00:06, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Replacing two images

Hi, I made high-resolution (and more nicely colored) images for these two images:

old: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Strangelove_-_Ripper_and_Mandrake.png
new: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Strangelove_-_Ripper_and_Mandrake_(high_resolution).png

old: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Strangelove_-_Riding_the_Bomb.png
new: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Strangelove_-_Riding_the_Bomb_(high_resolution).png

Unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to update/merge these pictures so that the high-res ones will show up in all related articles. Should I change all these articles manually or can someone here replace the old versions with the high-res ones in one keystroke?

Thanks a lot!

One thing is, from the description you wrote, it seems that your images are from the film, not from the trailer. (Or if they are from the trailer, you didn't make that clear in the description). So, you may have a problem with the copyright (unless you source your statement that the film was issued without a copyright notice). Another thing is the pairs of images that you label "old" and "new" are not the same images. There should not be an automatic replacement, as any decision to replace or not to replace is an editorial decision to be taken on each project for each usage. -- Asclepias (talk) 16:13, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

I assumed that the copyright notice on the original screenshots ("Dr. Strangelove trailer from 40th Anniversary Special Edition DVD, 2004") meant that the film itself was issued without copyright notice. Otherwise how could a trailer from 2004 fall into that "published between 1923 and 1977" category? So I copied all the information from the original screenshot. If necessary, can you point me to information on how I can find out if the movie was issued without copyright notice? About the editorial decision - you're right, I couldn't be bothered to find the exact same split second for the screenshot. So what's accepted WP etiquette on swapping the pictures in all related articles (if the screenshots are cleared)? Many thanks. --MsJonnyLenny (talk) 16:40, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Ah, I think I understand what you say about the "trailer from DVD" description by the uloader, and how that description can sound ambiguous. You assumed that it was a new 2004 trailer made specially for the DVD from parts of the film that were not used in the original 1964 trailer? I had not thought of that interpretation. Me, I assumed that it meant simply that the uploader made his screenshots from the 2004 DVD, but that the trailer on the 2004 DVD was itself essentially a copy of the original 1964 trailer. Hence the "published 1923-1977" tag about the trailer. The situation of a trailer published without a copyright notice, but (the rest of) the film published with a copyright notice. If the whole film was also in the public domain, we would probably have dozens of screenshots from it on Commons. I don't know where one can find the information about the copyright notices of movies, but someone else will probably be able to answer. About the replacement of images in articles on Wikipedia, my point was only to say that any choice between valid images is individual and depends on the judgment of the contributors to those Wikipedia articles, based on whatever criteria they want to use. Contributors to an article can have all sorts of reasons to prefer one image or another. It is not something that can be decided on Commons or "in one keystroke". I can only say that, in conformity with the general Wikimedia principle, if you, as a Wikipedia contributor, believe in good faith that a modification to an article will be beneficial and not controversial, you can do the modification. You will see if it is accepted or if it is questioned. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:55, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

I just checked the movie, it says "Copyright (c) MCMLXIII Hawk Films Ltd. All Rights Reserved" right at the beginning. So do I understand you correctly that if I were to find a trailer from 1964 without notice on one of the blurays I could upload screenshots from it instead? However this might be in a different ratio than the movie and probably not in HD. How about fair use, I read that Wikipedias accept that too? Would that work in this case? Or is it more usefull to have this central Commons resource? --MsJonnyLenny (talk) 00:22, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, you understand correctly, and I suppose that's probably why the images from the trailer were uploaded to the Commons (category:Dr. Strangelove). About fair use on Wikipedia, you'll have to see that with Wikipedia (en:WP:NFCC), but I don't think they would accept non-free high-resolution images, even less if free images are available from the trailer. -- Asclepias (talk) 02:45, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

OK, well that's a shame. As far as I can see the trailer is not available on my Blurays, and the en:WP:NFCC doesn't sound like they'd accept my screenshots. Could you delete my uploads, or point me to a how-to? Thanks for helping with this journey. --MsJonnyLenny (talk) 11:50, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

You can add the Template:Speedydelete in the description page of each file. In the parameter of the template, explain the reason for requesting the deletion. With some luck, the deleting sysop will enter the reason in the logs as a deletion requested by the uploader instead of a deletion for copyright violation. -- Asclepias (talk) 14:55, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Replace image

I have uploaded a new version of "File:Diagram_of_Hard_Disk_Drive_Manufacturer_Consolidation.svg" under the name "File:Diagram_of_Hard_Disk_Drive_Manufacturer_Consolidation_New.svg". Please replace old version with new version. --Trustable (talk) 12:15, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

There may be a few ways to do that. You could ask the uploader to request speedy delete of their file. You could upload yours to replace the older one and see if it gets reverted. In that case you would need to discuss the merits of keeping both files either on the talk pages, or a deletion request discussion. The simplest may be to upload yours to replace the existing. If there is no opposition, then just ask for yours to be speedily deleted as uploader. Reason: better copy of file exists.--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:57, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Small translation help

This user likes to turn wikipedia green.

I would like to invite anyone, everyone to translate the text above into as many languages as possible. please just edit my text and make a list above. Please feel free to depart from the literal translation as much as you need to, I want to capture the spirit of improving wikipedia by adding to it. It is for a userbox. In English, it looks like this.

This user likes to turn Wikipedia Green

Thank you. Penyulap ☏

• May I just say that is the most annoying thing I have perhaps ever seen on any WMF project. I don't know about anyone else, but when something is scrolling rapidly on the screen it draws my eye and makes it very hard to read anything else. I literally had to go into editing mode to be able to read your remarks. I'm all for turning Wikipedia (and anything else WMF does) green, but I'm strongly opposed to turning it unreadable. - Jmabel ! talk 17:40, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Also, until I added <br clear="all"> this box ran annoyingly into what follows it, which normally shouldn't happen with boxes that float left. - Jmabel ! talk 17:43, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the feedback, I will incorporate that into future designs, this one is already used by half a dozen people, but would slowing it down assist at all, or slightly different colours, I would try to help people on both sides if I can manage it. Penyulap ☏

I have created a much smoother slower anim and replaced it here and will phase out the faster jumpier version on the other servers. I added your code to the page on commons and will do the same elsewhere. May I ask if it is any better now for you, personally ? Penyulap ☏

SVG help required

File:Sachin Tendulkar graph.svg has some unncessary black patches appearing in some places. Is there a way to fix this?

Fry1989

I am writing to you about the party Fry1989. We have already had conflicts with Fry, then he was given a warning. This time it comes to file (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Russia.svg): I made a version of the file to the other in blue (which I took from the government website of the Russian Federation). I pointed out that he took it to the government website, and he again made the previous version without giving any reason. D5A (talk) 18:11, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

• Why did not you try to discuss at the talk page of the file and/or at their talk page?--Ymblanter (talk) 19:06, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• The flag is used mainly for user boxes. I started a section on the talk page of the main one. I tried to revert as well. Fry doesn't discuss her changes on talk pages much and had admin settle on her choice of the page the OP mentioned.--Canoe1967 (talk) 06:10, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

BUSINESS

My question is; Which process/procedure will i use so as to be among of wikimedia/commons? I'm very eager to join and my intention is to become an international businessman few days to come. i need help from you pleas.

Commons:First steps/Account may help. You may wish to think about a good user name first. They can be changed but it is easier to start with a good one.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:10, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Cyril Genik.jpg

Hello, Cyril Genik jpg. comes from the National Archives of Canada, #C682. The photo is over a hundred years old and in the public domain. Could you please not delete this from the article. I am unable to get my computer to confirm anything, the way I did with the other photo in the article. Your help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

--Nicola Mitchell (talk) 20:58, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I added a pd old 70 tag to it and removed the deletion tag.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:22, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:VingRhamesKennethHall.jpg

Hi,

I just wanted to confirm the image I have used is suitable. I am new, and I wanted to provide a better image for the Ving Rhames page. It says I have not provided a valid tag, what do I need to change?

Many thanks,

Matthew

--Matt94Rob (talk) 21:55, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't think so. Most modern images on the net are copyrighted. You would have to have the photographer email permission or upload the image themselves.

Copyright help regarding official translations of documents of the Spanish government

I understand you all have a bit more complicated copyright scheme than Wikisource and I'm kind of wary of breaking anything so I figure I should just ask here. The electronic edition File:Spanish Constitution.djvu that is up here is several different varieties of terrible. I'd like to replace it with an electronic edition published by the Boletín Oficial del Estado, found here (PDF). The current one has an unusual license tag based on release statements on the website of the office of the PM. Spanish copyright law makes official documents and translations copyright ineligble (see article 13). You guys don't have a {{PD-SpanishGov}}. So I guess what I'm asking is could someone who knows what they're doing check if this works for Commons and if so make a {{PD-SpanishGov}}? Deeply obliged. Prosody (talk) 23:51, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

The template can't be hard to make. You could just copy the text from another country and insert your link and language. I can't read Spanish or I would do it for you. You should be able to use the text though with your existing link for now.--Canoe1967 (talk) 00:06, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

• I started a template. Talk page only, with a copy/paste from here. I will see if I can fumble some text in the project page.--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:01, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
• I have the project page now. Someone may want to edit further.--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:15, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Fry1989

I think you have decided to finish the discussion. So I created a new one. You know, Fry again started the war of edits (this file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Russia.svg). He keeps his version of the file despite the fact that another version correctly (as I said it right on the blue (from the site of the Government Code).) On the talk page obschatsya he does not want. User Canoe1967 tried to reason with him, but Fry uploaded the correct version of the file to a file (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Russia-edit.svg). I think that we should change places files: upload the correct file in (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Russia.svg), and upload the doesnt correct file in (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag-map_of_Russia-edit.svg). D5A (talk) 06:59, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

She does seem to be a difficult editor to deal with and has asked admin to block me for edit warring on the file. You may wish to comment on that page. I agree that your map matches the actual colour of the flag but she has her file protected now. I mentioned above that I started a discussion on the talk page of one of the user box templates that uses it. If you reach consensus there you should be able to have your version used. It seems Fry never bothers discussing file changes and just does it unilaterally.--Canoe1967 (talk) 22:52, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Deletion request mistake

Hey there. I think that I may have made a mistake during a deletion request. I created Commons:Deletion requests/File talk:Emma Rigby Headshot.jpg - not sure what I need to do correct it and I think that it is something only an admin can fix?Raintheone (talk) 13:04, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

I've deleted the image for you, this is a clear copyvio. You can tag such instances with {{copyvio}}. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. -mattbuck (Talk) 13:48, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Bageren er desværre død - så nu bager han ej brød 2012-05-20.jpg

Well, I am not exactly new here, but I just uploaded the linked photo, and after I had uploaded it, I got some doubts whether it was acceptable to license as I have done (CC-BY-SA). Some facts about the photo

• The photo is taken in Denmark
• It is a sign which is meant as a joke on a well-known historical building from 1788, which has been the home of a dean. However, prior to that, there was a small bakery at the location of the present building.
• The golden sign (kringle), not the text part was stolen in 2009 and replaced by a new one crafted by a local builder of boats with assistence from people from Norway, also in 2009.
• The humorous text originates from the Danish author Peter Seeberg who died in 1999. He was a museum custodian for the town museum as well. It is a rhyme in Danish and translates (approximately to) "The baker is unfortunately dead - so now he is not baking bread", which reflects on the prior location of a bakery there.

I am concerned that the text itself passes a threshold of originality, which makes it copyrighted, but I am not well-versed in this field. If there is any doubt that the license is not OK, feel free to open a DR (or I can do it). Thanks in advance, --Slaunger (talk) 22:13, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

No idea if the text is copyrightable or not, but I see that the sign follows the spelling reform of 1948, so I take it that this is a post-1922 sign. Thus, it may also be necessary to determine if it is copyrightable in the United States or not. --Stefan4 (talk) 15:40, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Ok, so it seems to be not so straightforward. Maybe I should just open a regular DR on it to get it settled? --Slaunger (talk) 17:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

You could also try asking at COM:VPC. There are also decorative aspects of the sign which could maybe be an issue. --Stefan4 (talk) 23:20, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip. Did not even know about COM:VPC. I will try that. --Slaunger (talk) 18:44, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box with your comment. This section will be archived after four days. Slaunger (talk) 18:45, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

need help with adding my images to one or more categories

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honeycomb_spherical.jpg

3D abstract honeycomb textures and spherical forms using 2012 computer graphics software, untitled work by Haestrom2012

I'm new here and don't know how to add a category Can someone help me with this please? - unsigned

• I can't tell what the image is, and "Add caption here" is hardly an informative caption. It looks to me like it might be a contemporary work of art, and therefore presumably copyrighted. That would mean that unless you are the artist or have the artist's permission it is outside our scope. - Jmabel ! talk 15:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
  • Ah, I see you've now captioned it as computer generated. Very impressive, I presumed it was a real-world photo. Certainly something worth indicating in the description of the image (including what software was used to generate it). - Jmabel ! talk 23:17, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Awesome work, I spent ages appreciating that one. :) Try category:Computer generated images, category:abstract art, category:Graphic design, category:Mathematical art, category:Computer art, category:3D computer graphics‎, category:Honeycomb textures‎ they should get you started, feel free to ask for more, or click these links and explore. Keep up the good work ! Penyulap ☏ 16:42, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Удаление фото с моих статей

Здравствуйте! Получил предупреждении о том, что загруженные мною фото на пять статей не имеют лицензии. Я данные фото скачал с интернета из статей по аналогичной тематике, лицензии, конечно там не было. Через 7 дней фото будет удалено. Что мне делать в этой ситуации? Bgelo777 (talk) 12:27, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Ничего, загруженные фото из интернета будут удалены. Можно попробовать найти фото со свободной лицензией, либо связаться с авторами и попросить из перелицензировать фото под свободной лицензией (в этом случае им надо будет послать письмо в службу OTRS).--Ymblanter (talk) 14:14, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Check licenses

Is the image File:Mozart in lodge, Vienna.jpg legally uploaded?

By the way, do you have a template saying "please check the licenses"? I know there is a template saying "please check the categories" (Template:Check categories). --Treeabove (talk) 01:57, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Alsuev.jpg

Здравствуйте! Написал 5 статей о писателях Бурятии. Не было их фото. Нашел в интернете, причем на одном только сайте, вот ссылка : http://ayaganga.ru/bardsepic.htm . Взял фото оттуда. Никаких лицензии там , конечно, не было. При загрузке этих фото я написал, что файлы несвободны, что авторы неизвестны. Полагаю, что авторов самих давно нет, учитывая то, что и писатели, которых они фотографировали и рисовали, сами умерли также давно.

Вот те самые спорные файлы:

• Dmitriev Paramon.jpg (file)
• Petrov P..jpg (file) (фото на чужую статью)
• Tushemilov.jpg (file)
• Toroev.jpg (file)
• Imegenov.jpg (file)
• Alsuev.jpg (file)

--Bgelo777 (talk) 03:47, 23 May 2012 (UTC)