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Uploading an image from the english wikipedia to here in order to be able to use it globally[edit]

I was wondering if anyone could upload the following image [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Victory_Five_logo.svg on here with the proper copyrights, as I need to use that image for an article on the french wikipedia. Thanks in advance ! 1m5p10j3k2 (talk) 09:26, 7 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No, of course not. It has a non free use rationale and cannot be hosted on commons or used on other wikipedias without a fair use policy. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 10:57, 7 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That's unfair; works with non-free use rationales at the English Wikipedia are frequently uploaded here. I think I could make an argument for PD in the US, but China's laws offer more protection for text calligraphy.--Prosfilaes (talk) 14:23, 7 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Those uploads are eighter copyvio (and therefore quickly deleted afterwards), or the copyright simply expired and therefore those works can be uploaded. Nothing unfair here. Polda18 D C 09:35, 9 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Logos like the one being questioned frequently fall under the threshold of originality, and it's not particularly clear whether they do. People upload them to the English Wikipedia and slap a non free rationale on them without even considering whether they are PD-simple.--Prosfilaes (talk) 00:16, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
That's also one possible explanation. To be fair though, it's sometimes quite hard to tell, especially if you don't specifically know the country of origin. Take a look at COM:TOO#Czech Republic

The work must be "a unique outcome of the creative activity of the author".[121/2000–2006 Art.2(1)]
For photographs and computer programs, it suffices if the work "is original in the sense that it is the author’s own intellectual creation".[121/2000–2006 Art.2(2)]

You don't really know where the threshold is from this particular legalese text. It could mean anything. Polda18 D C 06:48, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

External links to images in categories[edit]

I've been working on Category:Cooke Centenary Presbyterian Church, Belfast today following through the NLI image posted to Flickr today creating a wikidata item/infobox etc. I came across this good faith contribution by Special:Diff/672244816 by @Ulamm: but am unsure if external linked images like this are permitted, even if useful. Thankyou -- DeirgeDel tac 17:53, 11 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've had no response here for 24hrs for I've good faith removed the link as I think it sets a bad precedent if nothing else. If anyone wishes to restore it pleas gain discussion consensus first and point to policies, guidelines and/or practices in making the argument to re-instate it. Thankyou. -- DeirgeDel tac 17:46, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@DeirgeDel: Sorry not to have gotten there sooner. External links on category pages are certainly acceptable, but a link directly to a photo like this, with no author or copyright info, probably is not. For example, Category:62-68 South Washington Street (Seattle) is a fairly good example of getting it right. By the time you get to the third-party photo, there is plenty of context. - Jmabel ! talk 18:44, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Using a photo used in an italian wiki page in a english wiki page[edit]

The italian wiki page of Enrico Piaggio has of photo of him. The english page has no photo and I would like to add the same as in the italian page. It seems that I have to upload it again and in the process I am asked if what I am uploading "is my own work". Clearly it isn't. Nonetheless being used in another wiki page, I would guess there is no problem. Is it correct? Thanks Claudio.Carmeli (talk) 05:45, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Claudio.Carmeli: : The file you are referring to is w:it:File:Enrico piaggio.jpg. It is stated there that file cannot be loaded here to commons for copyright reasons. As the person is died it is possible to load a minimal image of the person under fair-use/non-free cootent criterial to accompany the article w:en:Enrico Piaggio. See for example w:Wikipedia:Plain and simple non-free content guide. My impression of w:it:File:Enrico piaggio.jpg is that it would need to be tastefully cropped about the head and shoulders to get the required size/resolution. The process then is to use w:en:Wikipedia:File upload wizard selecting Upload a non-free file or alternatively see if anyone will help out at w:en:Wikipedia:Files for upload. You should probably ask for further help at the English Wikipedia if you need it, I am blocked from helping you there. -- DeirgeDel tac 07:47, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

DEFAMATION PERSONAL[edit]

My exhusband is trying to hurt me and make a page under my name and lies about mkyself I would like yo help me to stop IRIS ALBARRAN MILLAN (talk) 07:16, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There are no hits on Commons for "IRIS ALBARRAN MILLAN" or "ALBARRAN MILLAN". So, where is said "page under your name"? --Túrelio (talk) 07:23, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@IRIS ALBARRAN MILLAN you made this request at Commons. Commons is an image databade. If your exhusband uploaded any images, you can ask for these to be deleted, but you will have to provide a way to identify these images. If your exhusband is writing bad about you, then he is probably doing that on one of the sister projects (like en.wikipedia.org, or any other of >800 projects within Wikipedia). In that case you have to request help at the specific project. If your exhusband is defaming you on multiple projects, you may get help at meta.wikimedia.org and in an extreme case he may get a global ban. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 08:22, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This is probably about es:Iris albarran millan, created and deleted several times in the last 24 hours. - Jmabel ! talk 18:47, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading Photographs from a Mediæval Manuscript[edit]

Hi,

I am unsure about whether I may be able to upload photographs I took of a Mediæval manuscript that I was permitted to view at Hereford Cathedral - that being a Wycliffe Bible of 1420. The Cathedral staff told me I am permitted to share the photos, although I must give full credit to the Cathedral & its library for them, and they cannot be used for monetary gain. Would this condition prevent me from being allowed to upload them to the collection of examples of Scribal Abbreviations (the category linked below)? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Category:Scribal abbreviations. Nusrich 06 (talk) 11:43, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Nusrich 06: The Cathedral staff has no right on your pictures of a public domain document. So you can publish them on Commons (or elsewhere) under the conditions you choose. On Commons, the images should be under a free license. However it is usually nice to mention the Cathedral staff for permitting you to take pictures, and more generally for taking care of this document. Yann (talk) 11:55, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for the advice! Nusrich 06 (talk) 14:29, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to keep lists of items I'm interested in?[edit]

Hello! I often use Wikimedia Commons to find useful items like images or video clips to incorporate into my projects. However, it is really hard for me to keep track of the items I've viewed and want to remember. Is there a way within Wikimedia Commons for me to keep lists of the items I'm interested in in one place? I know there is the Watchlist, but there doesn't seem to be a way to categorise/organise things in that list, and I might not actually want to watch for changes, just a way to remember items. Any suggestions? Penyuan (talk) 15:38, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Create a personal gallery: User:Penyuan/gallery and add the files to it. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 16:52, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Create your own wikipedia page on the app[edit]

Hey how do I create my own wikipedia page on the wikipedia app? Best writer and typer (talk) 19:07, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Apart from the fact that here you are on Commons not on Wikipedia, your account-name suggests that you may want to use Wikipedia for self-promotion. Don't try it. Wikipedia is not Facebook or alike. --Túrelio (talk) 19:29, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
In particular, see en:WP:COI for why not to do this. - Jmabel ! talk 20:03, 12 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Khalif isse mudan.jpg[edit]

--78.181.23.153 08:37, 13 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

✓ Done Deleted. Image copied from the Internet without a license, certainly a copyright violation. Yann (talk) 10:16, 13 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Triple-Golden Triangle[edit]

I have revised my illustration of "The Triple-Golden Triangle". I moved the triangle's measurements onto and into the triangle (rather than listing them below the triangle). Then I used an online service to convert the PDF file to an SVG file. Is there anything else that I should do to make the file acceptable?

I wrote this draft file description. Is this sufficient?

[draft description] The obtuse triangle shown here has (1) one pair of sides in Golden Ratio, (2) one pair of internal acute angles in Golden Ratio, and (3) a "Golden Angle" and a reflex angle. The Golden Angle and the reflex angle are in Golden Ratio with each other. Scott Gregory Beach (talk) 16:34, 13 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Could somebody change the color of a map of Mali?[edit]

The updated map of Mali's regions is in grey: File:Regions of Mali 2016.png. It would be cool if a version could be uploaded in pink, like the old map: File:Mali Regions.png. (There are two new regions since 2016.) Lights and freedom (talk) 23:05, 13 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How do I create an English wikinews article that is a translation of a different language wikinews article?[edit]

I have made an attempt at translating an Esperanto wikinews article to English, but I'm sure I have not formatted / credited it correctly.

Could someone help me get this right, and ideally point me at the instructions for doing it that I've been unable to find?

The article is here.

https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Brazil_and_China_will_no_longer_use_US_dollar_for_trade

Thanks in advance. Brad4dCSmith (talk) 06:08, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I am not sure that the communities at wikinews can or will help you with that. However it is more likely there than here. Commons users normally have less expertise on the rules and ongoings at wikinews, than the wikinews community. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 09:01, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you. I think I've found the right place to post my question on English Wikinews.
https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/assistance Brad4dCSmith (talk) 15:23, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

What exact license does Sony Music Entertainment Sweden use?[edit]

Sony Music Entertainment Sweden has released a bunch of promotional pictures under a Creative Commons license: https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sonybmg/images/

However, when I upload the pictures I'm a bit unsure on what license to select because they don't specify what license they use. They have the following text under every image (taken from this image:

Creative Commons erkännande

Med en Creative Commons-licens, behåller du din upphovsrätt men tillåter andra människor att kopiera och distribuera ditt verk under förutsättning att de erkänner dig som upphovsman. Du tillåter andra att kopiera, distribuera, visa och framföra verket, samt att skapa bearbetningar av det.

Translated using Google Translate:

Creative Commons Attribution

With a Creative Commons license, you retain your copyright but allow other people to copy and distribute your work provided they acknowledge you as the author. You permit others to copy, distribute, display and perform the work, as well as to create adaptations of it.

So what license do I select when uploading: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5, or one of their non-ShareAlike counterparts?

FromtheEndofElo (talk) 07:38, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I interprete the google translation you provided to mean, that the work is published "cc-by" without requiring a specific version. That would allow you to upload as cc-by-4.0. The 4.0-version is the newest and the only that does not suffer from a fault, that all former versions had (described in Cory Doctorow's articles). C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 08:56, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

SVG file failed to render properly so PNG uploaded instead, please delete SVG variant in its entirety[edit]

Hello Wikimedia, I recently uploaded an SVG file but if failed to render properly so I uploaded the PNG variant instead. Please see first the SVG version:

2014-pfenninger-openmod-workflow-diagram.svg

And then the PNG version:

Openmod workflow diagram raster version.png

The rending failure is self‑evident. Could someone please delete the SVG file in its entirety? Thanks in advance. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 20:10, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • @RobbieIanMorrison: I believe I've fixed it for you; no reason to delete. If you want the font a little bigger than I've made it so it fills a bit more of the box, you can pick a size in between my 5px and your 5.66 (or whatever it was, sorry I didn't make a note).
  • I suspect you may have fixed this yourself, then reverted, probably after failing to clear a cache so that you didn't see that your fix worked. - Jmabel ! talk 20:23, 14 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @Jmabel: Many thanks. That seems to have done the trick! (Note too, the underlying message in the graphic is a simultaneous push for both open science and transparency in public policy analysis — so largely in keeping with the spirit of Wikimedia Commons?) RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 05:27, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Are these images public domain?[edit]

Do these images qualify under PD-USGov-EPA? I can't understand the copyright disclaimers section on the EPA website. BhamBoi (talk) 04:51, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

From what I understand, it doesn't provide any information on who actually took the photos. Have you tried to research that, such as examining the metadata? Your approach appears to be one of "Why, I found so-and-so on such-and-such website, so therefore...", which accounts for a substantial amount of this site's problematic content as it is. Piecemeal DRs aren't going to cure that problem.RadioKAOS (talk) 05:58, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
These will be under the standard EPA license as they are not marked otherwise. The problem is that is don't know if that is PD-USGov or the vague license restrictions from their website. BhamBoi (talk) 06:04, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Another page on the website says these should fall under PD-USGov, so I'm going to upload them. BhamBoi (talk) 06:14, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading/transferring a video from archive.org to wikicommons[edit]

Hi, I tried a few times to upload the following historical (1925) video by Tullio Locchi (author who died in 1926 and therefore largely out of copyright) on the commons

https://archive.org/details/piombino-inaugura-lacqua-potabile-alla-presenza-di-s.-m.-il-re

via the direct archive org transfer mechanism of the video Everything would seem to fall within the requirements

but after a while the process fails. saying: Error
Our servers are currently under maintenance or experiencing a technical problem. Please try again in a few minutes.
See the error message at the bottom of this page for more information

and below, in a smaller font:

Request from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx via cp6013 cp6013, Varnish XID 966652750
Error: 503, Backend fetch failed at Sat, 13 May 2023 12:30:32 GMT

I've tried several times on different days, with different accounts and from different machines, but always with the same result and I'm out of ideas. Trying to compress the video below 100mb and uploading it directly doesn't seem sensible to me, you would lose the quality of the video which is extraordinarily good (the video has been recently restored).

Can you help me? Thanks in advance. ALoopingIcon (talk) 07:22, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The webm file at archive org is 693MB. Most Upload tools for commons will fail with files larger than 600MB or 1.2GB (The HTTP500 response you get is typical for that). You can however download the video and than upload with either Rillke's bigchunkedupload script or with the free version of Offroader. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 08:19, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for the kind suggestion! I can try to use the script for uploading, but I would like to have some pointers to a gentle introduction on how to use this script (I am not a great expert in using scripts in wikimedia). ALoopingIcon (talk) 20:06, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@ALoopingIcon: Hi. I was able to upload it for you as File:Piombino inaugurates drinking water in the presence of His Majesty the King.webm using User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js (doc at User talk:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js and help at Help:Chunked upload).   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:39, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I'm unable to play the video. I suppose the file transfer wasn't done, right? Polda18 D C 13:15, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Plays fine for me. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 19:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yeah, it works now. I guess it wasn't fully transferred yet at the time. Polda18 D C 07:57, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Great! thanks!!! I will update, add info and category to the uploaded file (and bookmark the script for other large uploads) ALoopingIcon (talk) 07:04, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
What do you mean by "different accounts"? Sounds like puppetry to me. Polda18 D C 09:20, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Polda18: no rule against having multiple accounts here, as long as you don't use them in a misleading manner. - Jmabel ! talk 15:25, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks for clarification. I come from Czech Wikipedia, where puppet accounts are usually banned. Polda18 D C 19:31, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
No puppetry at all! This error was reported to me by an archivist that tried to upload the file and after seeing the weird error asked help to me personally. I have a computer science background so I seemed appropriate (in the end I was not :) ) . I saw the error on her machine and her account and then I tried myself with my account. ALoopingIcon (talk) 19:42, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
As far as I can see, you have not uploaded a video by now. So has your friend uploaded the video or are you working on it or do you still have a problem with it? C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 08:04, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

File:Estatuts CCSTB 20maig1992 pg1.jpg[edit]

I'm willing to add a picture I created of the first page of the statutes of Club Ciclista Selvatà Tot Bike, to back up the information contained in https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Ciclista_Selvat%C3%A0_Tot_Bike which page may be deleted due to the lack of external references. But it seems I did something incorrect which I ignore. Please help. Thanks. Florenci Costas Farré (talk) 10:47, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

First of all, the document is marked as your own work, which I assume is incorrect. I'm not sure if the document can be considered public domain, so I'll leave that up to someone more competent. As to the article in Catalan Wikipedia: what you have to do is to provide references that prove the notability and factual accuracy of the subject presented. References should be from independent sources, which means that there shouldn't be a serious doubt about the source independency on the subject matter. Also, references should be inserted using <ref>source</ref> directly in text providing direct sourcing for claims in the article text. The list of references is then generated by <references />. Some people also tend to insert <ref name="sourcename" /> tags with a unique name for each reference in the article in the text, and insert actual references <ref name="sourcename">source text</ref> inside <references></references> tags pair (it works identically to the most used approach, and I would argue it also works better because if you use wikicode editor like me, it can get quite chaotic with all the references breaking up the text flow, which this approach solves). Images are just for decoration, to fill up some missing space, but they're not as important as source links in references (and by link I mean referencing a source of the claim - could be a book source, without an online link, but it gives you an idea where to find the source in libraries, especially with ISBN specified). Polda18 D C 11:08, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Nombre de consultations des documents téléversés[edit]

Merci d'indiquer comment savoir qui et combien de fois un document a été consulté ? NOHNIME (talk) 14:29, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Number of consultations of uploaded documents
Please indicate how to know who and how many times a document has been consulted?
translator: Google Translate via   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:22, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@NOHNIME: Salut et bienvenue. Je vois que vous avez téléchargé six photos. Aucun d'entre eux n'est utilisé. GLAMorous devrait vous aider à commencer à trouver des utilisations de vos téléchargements sur des projets WMF. Il contient diverses cases à cocher à utiliser pour affiner votre recherche. L'outil Mediaviews Analysis sur Toolforge affiche les vues pour File:Sex Painting.jpg (par exemple) via le lien Informations sur la page dans le menu Outils de cette page de description de fichier. Comment sont vos photos in scope ?
Hi, and welcome. I see that you have uploaded six photos. None of them are in use. GLAMorous should help you get started with finding uses of your uploads on WMF projects. It contains various checkboxes for use in refining your research. The Mediaviews Analysis on Toolforge tool shows the views for File:Sex Painting.jpg (for example) via the Page information link in the Tools menu on that file description page. How are your photos in scope?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:22, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

CAUTION TO ALL: all of this user's (NOHNIME's) uploads are NSFW, be aware of that if you want to look into this further. - Jmabel ! talk 15:02, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Document[edit]

How do I get to my file? and how do I save the file? CONNIE SOUTHERLIN (talk) 04:55, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@CONNIE SOUTHERLIN: Hi, and welcome. Which of our 90+ million files are you referring to? Files can usually be saved by right-clicking or long-pressing "Original file" on file description pages.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 11:03, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@CONNIE SOUTHERLIN: By "save" do you mean "publish to Commons" or (what Jeff answered above) "download to my computer"? - Jmabel ! talk 15:03, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

photos copyright[edit]

what if i had a picture for my pet but i had acopy right written under the picture can i upload it ? and should it be with the raw file attach or what  ? Ghada Medhat (talk) 05:39, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That depends on if you own the rights for the picture (eighter you are the photographer, which often the photographer by default owns rights, unless you transfer your rights to someone else, or the photographer transferred their rights to you). As rights owner you have the power to release the picture under a free license (see COM:L for details), so yes, you may be able to upload the picture under the specified license. But in order to do so, you would eighter update the page where the copyright is located so it includes the free license, or you would have to go through the process explained in COM:VRT. Polda18 D C 10:08, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Ghada Medhat: Let me see if I can say that more clearly. You don't say what country, but assuming the picture was taken in the last 30 years or so, there are almost no countries in the world where writing the word "copyright" on the photo matters. The picture is copyrighted on creation by its photographer, and copyright belongs to the photographer unless it is explicitly transferred (in most countries this can only be done in writing). Only the owner of the copyright can grant a license.
The only simple cases for uploading a photo to Commons are:
  • The photo is in the public domain (clearly not applicable here)
  • You took the photo and have never published it.
  • The photo is already published elsewhere with a free license acceptable to Commons.
Otherwise, the copyright-holder needs to go through COM:VRT. For example, here, if someone else took the photo and transferred the rights to you, we'd need you to go through the VRT process to show the document that grants you copyright.
On top of that: typically Commons isn't that interested in pictures of people's pets unless either there is something unusual about the animal or it is a notably good photo.
Commons cannot handle RAW files. Photos should usually be uploaded as JPEGs. - Jmabel ! talk 15:15, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

photo upload[edit]

Can I upload photos from weverse? Bjnkml (talk) 07:31, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Bjnkml: Hi, and welcome. Exactly where may we find an example photo and a free license for it?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:58, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Can I upload a screenshot?[edit]

Hi, I'd like to upload this screenshot from here for a draft I'm working on at English Wikipedia. I'm not really familiar with policy, especially for screenshots, at Commons, so I was wondering if I am able to upload this here or at English Wikipedia. JML1148 (talk) 09:10, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That screenshot is likely copyrighted, given it's on an Australian large news media page (which now seems unavailable, and it lacks a snapshot on Wayback Machine as it seems). You may be able to upload it on English Wikipedia under the Fair Use policy, but you should provide a detailed "Non-free Use Rationale" for this picture's intended usage. The rationale may or may not be accepted. If it is not accepted, then the image will be prompted for speedy deletion, until a valid rationale is provided and accepted within 7 days from speedy deletion mark. Polda18 D C 10:12, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you for the response! JML1148 (talk) 07:10, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to add new version of an original file?[edit]

How to add a new version of an original file? I added but it did not edited the file. Instead it created a new file page. How to add a new version like other people do? (The original file doesn't belong to me but people edit it how?)ZavierPalz (talk) 11:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In the original file page, scroll down past the file history. You'll see a link labeled "Upload a new version of this file". Click it and you'll be able to upload the file. Please keep in mind that this is only used for minor edits and fixes, broader changes count as derivative work instead and you would need to upload it as a new file instead. Polda18 D C 11:56, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@ZavierPalz: Hi, and welcome. See also Commons:Overwriting existing files guideline.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:01, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Angryblackgirlimdbposter.jpg[edit]

To Whom It May Concern;

I'm a relatively-new user of the main Wikipedia site, and I was trying to upload an image to use for a page draft, The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (which I'm still waiting to get published). I found the poster on the IMDb page for the film while looking for any extra updates. I don't know who created the poster, so that's what I put in the description page for the image.

I want it clear that I was not attempting to violate copyright restrictions in any way. I was asked to put this page together by the company producing the film, and when I found the poster online, I thought it would be right to add it to the draft. I have attached the link to the IMDb page in this letter as well -- if you have any questions or advice you can give me, I'd be open to hearing it.

Link to the IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19896150/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_the%2520angry%2520black

Doodleferp — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doodleferp (talk • contribs) 18:33, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright belongs to whomever created it, and fair use is not allowed on Commons. Additionally, English Wikipedia requires that you disclose w:WP:COI when you are being paid to edit articles. (edit: I see that you've already disclosed that on Wikipedia, good) Abzeronow (talk) 19:42, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I was about to mention -- every time I make an edit on the draft, regardless of it being minor or major, I add that I'm a paid vendor.
I want to add that I migrated over here from the FANDOM Wiki sites, so I wasn't as familiar with Wikipedia's policies regarding images. I filled out what I could, but since I can't figure out who created the image, I would like some advice on how to delete it. I've been reading other help pages, but I haven't been able to discern what to do. (Spoiler: I'm dumb.) Doodleferp (talk) 20:01, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You need to ask your contact with the company who owns the right to the poster and then contact said person for permission Trade (talk) 20:12, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Doodleferp: more to the point on that last, the poster can only be added to Commons if they are willing to give a free license for it. If they are, then there are two ways they can convey that:
  1. On a site obviously under control of the copyright-holder, they can offer that license. For example, if the people who have made the film have obtained all rights to the poster and there is a web site for the film, the license for the poster could be indicated there. Then you (or anyone) can site that on the relevant file page.
  2. Someone who is authorized to represent the copyright-holder can go through the process outlined at COM:VRT to confirm the license. Either they can reference an online copy of the poster or use an email attachment to be clear on what work they are granting a license.
Alternatively, this can be done entirely within the English-language Wikipedia, on a fair use basis. See en:Wikipedia:Non-free content and especially en:Template:Non-free film poster. - Jmabel ! talk 21:19, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
(Edit conflict) Doodleferp: If permission is not forthcoming from the copyright holder, the English wikipedia does allow strict and limited use of copyright images such as film posters or portraits of dead people, following review so long as their use complies with ALL 10 non-free content criteria. This is only allowed after the article has been moved into mainspace and not permitted in draft articles or user pages. Copyright is a complex topic the enwiki has a specific copyright questions page which is useful for media files being used there. Ww2censor (talk) 21:30, 16 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thanks a bunch, everyone! I'll do my best to make sure I know all the right rules and procedures from now on!
Like I said in the OG comment I'm still really new to all the Wikipedia red tape and I've super paranoid about accidentally stepping over a line. This really freaked me out and I'm glad so many people were willing to give me great advice! Sorry for the inconvenience and have a great day! Doodleferp (talk) 18:37, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Copyright[edit]

Hello, I've just uploaded this file [2]. I think it's PD because the book it was taken from was published in Paris in 1935 [3], the author of the photo died in 1950 [4], and the French National Library released the book and photo with this "Open License" [5][6]. Am I right? Thank you for you help, Gitz6666 (talk) 01:21, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

By the way, I've just received this notification/warning [7]. So this licence is not accepted [8]? The author of the photo died more than 70 years ago and the image was first released in 1935. Gitz6666 (talk) 02:21, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Gitz6666: The warning message merely reminds you that you forgot to use a recognized template to indicate a license. The template for License ouverte is Licence Ouverte (or Licence Ouverte 2 for version 2). However, I think you may be mistaken in your estimation that the book would be under that license. For two reasons. Firstly, the page Conditions de réutilisations des données de la BnF only says that the BnF offers its descriptive notices (biographic notices, authority notices) under that license, not the books or other items in its collection. Secondly, even if the BNF offered a license on items, it can only offer a license on items on which it holds the copyright, and nothing indicates that it ever held a copyright on this book. You are correct to say that the works of Mathieu Pieters (1877-1950) are in the public domain in Europe per the 70 years rule. A template for that is PD-old. (For the internal policy of Commons, it's not so much the place of publication of the French version of the book that matters but the place of first publication of the photo, which was not necessarily first published in this version of the book but possibly in the Netherlands, but that doesn't affect the conclusion of public domain in Europe. However, the photo may not be in the public domain in the United States (see URAA artist/doc)). Please note that some of your other uploads are also missing a license/status template, even if there was no automated message about them. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:13, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Asclepias, yes, I understand. Thank you for the explanation. Gitz6666 (talk) 14:38, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Unable to find license for wartime photos[edit]

I'm trying to find some photos of the corvette HMS Hollyhock to add to the page for it, since I've became quite invested in making the page as informing as possible. I've found quite a few photos of her, but most of them were taken when she was sailed during the second world war, and I am unable to tell if they would be suitable for upload. The two photos that I would like to upload can be found on a memorial website for the ship (hmshollyhock.com) but I can't find anything with respects to the license of the photos. My understanding is that the photos are old enough that they're available for use, but I decided it would be better to ask about it.

Thanks in advance!

website where the photos are located: [9]https://www.hmshollyhock.com

photo #1 [10]https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/563728eae4b0270138bc6cec/1446462669222-DHOGC6K1SOHCGQHH8M7W/hmshollyhock_trimcomalee?format=1000w&content-type=image%2Fpng

photo #2 [11]https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/563728eae4b0270138bc6cec/1446493454300-A3Z30KU2R6UUQLTIQQMQ/Hollyhock_at_sea2small.JPG?format=1000w Stawbybunny (talk) 12:46, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • @Stawbybunny: Many (probably most) images from the WWII era are still copyrighted, so unless you have some specific reason to think these are PD I'm afraid we can't accept them. - Jmabel ! talk 15:32, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Can I upload a poster of a recent movie?[edit]

Can I upload a poster of a recent movie? On the Wikipedia page of the film, in the Spanish language the poster has not yet been uploaded. The movie is "Five Nights at Freddy's", and the poster is this: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwSfDsHaUAEeNKJ?format=jpg&name=large

Hugp4 (talk) 13:15, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You might want to wait more than 10 minutes next time ... You may only upload freely licensed content to Wikimedia Commons. This movie poster is obviously copyrighted and must not be uploaded here. --rimshottalk 14:40, 17 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Replace recently uploaded image with new image[edit]

I recently uploaded an image, but didn't notice some unsightly border artifacts. I have the exact same image, but without the artifacts that I'd like to replace the original image with. I tried clicking the "Upload new image" button but I don't want to change any of the meta data including image title etc. I want the new image to be be picked up automatically in the article that uses it. But it won't let me upload the new image with the same name. How do I do this? Arkenstrone (talk) 00:05, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Once again tried adding the updated image but I get this error:
Upload warning
Copy uploads are not available from this domain.
How do I change the image? Arkenstrone (talk) 01:18, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Arkenstone: were you trying to do this as a cross-domain upload? That won't work for an overwrite. - Jmabel ! talk 04:05, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Which means that you have to go to the file description page on Commons (not the one on a Wikipedia, and not a Wikipedia article page) and use the upload link just below the upload history. –LPfi (talk) 12:26, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, I did go to the Commons page and not the Wikipedia article. It shows the image I uploaded, and gives me a link to click that says "Upload a new version of this file". So I click and enter the file to upload, the source URL, and the file change description and it gives me back the "Copy uploads are not available from this domain." Arkenstrone (talk) 19:13, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Arkenstrone: Your account was created too recently and has not yet acquired the right to overwrite existing files. It should be good at the beginning of next week. However, if that was the problem, the error message seems strangely worded. A few unrelated questions, if you don't mind: Why didn't you upload the full-sized images instead of half-sized images? Why did you indicate the date of the opening of an exhibition at the Munich museum as the date of creation of the photos? That doesn't seem the case. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:38, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Details I may have overlooked in the fields. Feel free to correct. Arkenstrone (talk) 22:57, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Date corrected. Arkenstrone (talk) 02:47, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I see, so I'll wait. Though may I suggest having the devs allow those who upload images to the Commons be tagged/whitelisted so they may modify images they've uploaded even if they are new users? Probably very common for people to upload, and realize there is an artifact in the image, and want to re-upload. Arkenstrone (talk) 02:50, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Okay, so was able to upload a slightly cropped image and it displays on click-expand. However, the thumbnail used in the article hasn't changed - it's the old thumbnail! How do I get the thumbnail to re-generate? Arkenstrone (talk) 06:43, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Ah finally got it to work. Follow these instruction to purge the cache. [12] Arkenstrone (talk) 07:11, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Удаление и востоновление[edit]

Здравствуйте пожалуйста кто мне может помочь с статьёи в Википедии чтобы её востоновить Anonyms 365 (talk) 04:15, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Deletion and reinstatement
Hi please who can help me with my wikipedia article to get it up and running?
translator: via DeepL, Polda18 D C 13:02, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Здравствуйте. Похоже, что вы хотите задать вопрос на странице помощи сообщества русской Википедии. Это Викимедиа Коммонс, сайт, предназначенный для центрального хранилища свободных медиа, разделяемых всеми проектами Викимедиа.
Hello. It seems like you want to ask on Russian Wikipedia's community help page. This is Wikimedia Commons, site dedicated for central repository of free media shared across all Wikimedia projects. Polda18 D C 13:02, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How to upload a non-free photo even though it has already been uploaded in another language[edit]

Hi So I want to upload a non-free image to the ENglish wiki, its already been posted on the Arabic one but I don't know how to do it. I made one but put the source unknown as there was no option to do non-free. It is necessary as I plan to use it for the TV show. Arabic link: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81:El-Haramy.jpg#filelinks Chacabangaso (talk) 13:39, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This is Commons. Non-free images are not allowed at Commons. English Wikipedia (is it english Wikipedia, or Wikinews, Wiktionary, or another english wiki?) has a fair use policy. You will find the english wikipeida fair use policy at the english wikipedia, but not at commons. If you need help to understand the english wikipedia fair use policy you should ask at the english wikipedia. The community at the english wikipedia may be able to help you with the english wikipedia fair use policy, but it is unlikely that the community at commons will be able to do that. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm) (talk) 13:54, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
See en:WP:F for more informations on non-free media. Polda18 D C 16:02, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Navbox at top of category for moving between magazine volumes[edit]

I've been unable to find an example or the code to put a navbox at the top of a category of a certain volume of a magazine to be able to move to the next volume of that magazine. I'm probably not using the right search terms, it's been kicking my **s so I've come here for help. This is one of the categories I'm talking about https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Thomas_Butler_Gunn_Diaries,_Volume_6 I want to be able to move to either volume 5 or volume 7 from this page without having to go back to the parent category. I've used the decades navbox from this page before (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Frank_Leslie%27s_Illustrated_Newspaper,_1864) but I don't know how to change it to work for volumes not decades. St. Andrews Drive (talk) 19:16, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

There is no universal template but you can create something like Template:Century_Magazine_navbox. Ruslik (talk) 20:03, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Thank you. I thought that might be the case. I'm still relatively new here and didn't want to spend time creating something already done. Heck, I just found cat-a-lot and am kicking myself for doing a lot manually and then thinking about learning how to write my own bots. St. Andrews Drive (talk) 21:18, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

When do updated files show?[edit]

Have recently updated a photo image on Commons, and a couple graphic images on Commons. Also selected "PURGE" screen option. But the updated images don't show up in their respective WP articles. Does this take some time, or what am I not understanding? --IHTS (talk) 11:27, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Ihardlythinkso: It varies. But in the present case, your updated versions do show in the articles. Try to clean the cache of your browser, if not already done. -- Asclepias (talk) 12:51, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Yes, clearing cache worked, thx. (OMG same thing happened yrs ago, should have remembered. My bad.) --IHTS (talk) 13:19, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Uploading pronunciation audio files[edit]

Hi!

I have a zip file (938 megabytes), which includes 11 502 separate audio files of the pronunciation of Estonian words. The files are protected under CC BY 4.0, the author is Eesti Keele Instituut (Institute of Estonian Language) and they have been recorded between the years 2010 and 2013. Up until now, I have manually uploaded some of these files just as I go along, totalling now to about 70. However, I think it might be worth it to upload all of the pronunciation audio files to Commons. Surely there's a better way to do that than manually uploading 11k files? Also, the file names are "psv_00001.wav" ... "psv_11502.wav", but they should be renamed to "Et-<<word>>.ogg" when uploaded. Also vol.2, the 70 or so files uploaded now are in the .ogg format, although the originals are .wav. I've been converting them because I thought all audio files should be in .ogg. Is it also possible to convert all of these? This entire thing sounds like a lot of work and I, as a not really bot-competent person, am looking for ways to make this process as easy as possible. Thanks! Joonas07 (talk) 21:49, 19 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

"Missing SDC copyright status"[edit]

What does it mean when there is a Category message saying my uploaded photo is "Missing SDC copyright status"? Muzilon (talk) 09:48, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi @Muzilon: , SDC stands for Structured Data on Commons. Structured data is extra information on a file 'behind the scenes', which helps with its processing and is also machine-readable. The message just means the copyright notice, which you can see on the main file page, hasn't been transferred to structured data yet. It shows it has been placed together in a category with similar files for a bot to work through to make the transfer into structured data. Have a read of the above link for more info. FotoFree (talk) 14:41, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Muzilon: possibly more to the point, it is a technical maintenance category that doesn't concern anyone but the bot accounts doing this particular maintenance. - 16:34, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
OK, thanks for the explanations :) Muzilon (talk) 05:22, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Cover art for a 1926 novel that is in the public domain on Public Gutenberg Australia[edit]

This book by Edgar Wallace is in the public domain on Public Gutenberg Australia. Would this cover for that edition (not the film image used with the Project Gutenberg text) be considered in the public domain as well, or alternatively usable under fair use?

https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200981h.html

1926 Cover to the book (not the dust cover) is shown on this version https://www.biblio.com/book/door-seven-locks-wallace-edgar/d/1449707671

How do I upload this so I can add it to my draft of the article on the Door with Seven Locks? Ariadne000 (talk) 19:33, 20 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Release rights for SVG variants of pre-existing Commons files that were released in PD, but not CC0[edit]

I'm trying to upload an SVG version of File:The graph y = √x(s).png via the File Upload Wizard, but I can't figure out how to properly fill in the release rights section. I can't tell for certain if I should state it to not be my own work, and - if I do - how to complete the "Now tell us why you are sure you have the right to publish this work" section — "The copyright holder published this work with the right Creative commons license" > CC0 doesn't seem to make sense because the original wasn't released in specifically CC0, and I can't find a specific template for indicating it was adapted from something already on Commons. What do I do? Lemondoge (talk) 02:04, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

As I can see the file was actually released in PD. Anyway for any practical purposes CC0=PD. Ruslik (talk) 14:16, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Just do what you need to get through the Wizard, then go back and hand-edit to describe the specific situation correctly. Or skip the Wizard, use Special:Upload and get it right in the first place. - Jmabel ! talk 15:49, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
If you choose "not own work" there is the option "leave empty for now, add the right templates after saving" (or something along those lines). –LPfi (talk) 20:29, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I would like to upload two images which are already prooved (with tickets) to our page of tinyBE, but I don't know how. Can you help me? Thank you, best, Cornelia[edit]

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Laure_Prouvost_x_boob_hills.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terence_Koh,_spiral_home,_2021.jpg TinyBE living in a sculpture (talk) 09:29, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Apollo 10 Lunar Module image from Featured Article is not the image the description claims. What should be done?[edit]

Three days ago the featured article on English Wikipedia was Apollo 10, and the image on the main page was File:Apollo_10_Lunar_Module.jpg, and the summary claims the image ID is AS10-34-5112. However, the original image uploaded on 30 June 2007 is AS10-34-5112, the current image uploaded on 10 May 2008 is AS10-34-5109. This image is used on a lot of pages. Should it be reverted to the proper AS10-34-5112 and a new image globally replace its use with a properly uploaded AS10-34-5109? Or should it remain the way it is and the description updated? - Caddyshack01 (talk) 14:35, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Caddyshack01: The original image should not have been overwritten with a different image. Fixes can be: 1) Revert File:Apollo_10_Lunar_Module.jpg to the original image, 2) If you judge the 2008 image useful, reupload it as a separate file with a correct description, 3) Decide which file you prefer to use in the Wikipedia article, or you could use the uncropped version of AS10-34-5112. -- Asclepias (talk) 15:38, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Älgvideo[edit]

Varför kan man inte tävla med en film?? Måste det bara bara en bild på skyddat naturområde? ÅsaLykke (talk) 16:16, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Rörliga bilder film[edit]

Jag menar Måste det bara vara en bild? Går det inte att tävla med en film?? ÅsaLykke (talk) 16:18, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Vilken tävling pratar du om? --Achim55 (talk) 16:31, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Nominate for deletion or not?[edit]

I found a bunch of pdf books with copyright dates that make them not in the public domain as far as I understand. It looks like the metdata from the source mistakenly took the publishing house established date (1834) as the copyright instead of the correct date from the versa pages. The dates seem to be in the 1950s-1970s. I nominated a few for deletion thinking that was the correct thing to do. My search brought up dozens of these mis-dated pdfs and I don't want to nominate dozens of files for deletion if it's not really a concern or something I shouldn't be concerning myself with. St. Andrews Drive (talk) 19:59, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@St. Andrews Drive: It sounds like the typical problem of misdating by the Internet Archive in mass uploads by Fae. Yes, deletion is the correct thing after you checked that no public domain reason can apply. You can probably nominate for speedy deletion when obvious copyvio. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:56, 21 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Or you can make a single mass deletion request with a list of the files. - Jmabel ! talk 01:45, 22 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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