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Loading commons from external server wiki.openstreetmap.org doesn't always load all commons hosted files[edit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Road_signs_in_the_Philippines - shows a lot of media and I can load all of that within a second and all the embedded media is shown without issues.

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Road_signs_in_the_Philippines/sign_lookup_table - This page I created for OSM with the specific DPWH of the Republic of the Philippines ID's for the OSM project.. it links to the wikimedia commons yet for some reason - it doesn't load all the embedded media always. sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't and loading takes 20+ seconds

So is this a problem of the wiki page I created on OSM? Did I do something wrong? Is this because of the server of OSM, something wrong with the server? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrgenie (talk • contribs) 11:13, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Change profile picture[edit]

Randy Sulaver[edit]

I am the QA nurse from Princess Anne Surgical Center in Virginia Beach. I have a patient document from the clinic at "Naval Special Warfare Group 4". There is no phone number listed. The paper is signed "Randy Sulaver". There is no designation as to this person's identity (rank, title, certification, etc). Could you please identify this person??

Thank you, Lee Michaelis RN, MSN Princess Anne Ambulatory Surgery Center 1975 Glenn Mitchell Drive, Suite 300 Virginia Beach, VA 757-507-0196 [email protected] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.230.251.212 (talk • contribs) 16:22, 10 December 2021‎ (UTC)[reply]

PD-author-release[edit]

Hi, i uploaded a work from https://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ with the copyright: 

{{PD-author-release}}

but it seems not to work according to https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Template:PD-author-release..what is the right template for the work?

The link to the pdf on commons is https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abs-guide.pdf NairobiPapel (talk)

NairobiPapel (talk)

uploading a picture of a flag[edit]

Hi, I want to opload an image of our clubflag (VlagKleinNTSV.jpg). I get a message first that the name of the file is not specific enough, if I rename to more specific (Vlag Klein NTSV November 2021.jpg), is is not allowed in a broader context. The design/copyright of the flag is mine and the club. Can you help me out? Joost Dikken, user JoostDikken, president of NTSV, ntsv.nl (also on wikipedia.se) [email protected]

Lidt opstartshjælp[edit]

Kære brugere

Jeg prøver lige igen at lægge lidt information op på "lind & Risør"-siden, og udbygge et tidligere oplæg.

Blandt andet prøve infoboks? Men først til sidst nok, da jeg er lidt uøvet.

Kan ikke huske proceduren. Om jeg bare kan lægge op og så få godkendt eller hvad?

Lige lagt lidt op her i eftermiddag, 17/1-2022.

bh. Henrik — Preceding unsigned comment added by HenrikO (talk • contribs) 10:56, 17 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

A little start-up help

Dear users

I'm just trying to post some information on the "lind & Risør" page again, and expand on a previous presentation.

Among other things, try the info box? But only eventually enough, as I'm a little untrained.

Can not remember the procedure. Whether I can just post and then get approved or what?

Just posted a bit here this afternoon, 17 / 1-2022.

bh. Henrik
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:06, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@HenrikO: Hej og velkommen. en:User:HenrikO/sandbox er stadig salgsfremmende, mens da:Lind & Risør er mindre. Se venligst COM:FS/da, en:Template:Infobox organization, da:Skabelon:Infoboks organisation, en:WP:42, en:WP:REFB, en:H:PIC, da:Hjælp:Billeder, og COM:SIGN.
Hi, and welcome. en:User:HenrikO/sandbox is still promotional, while da:Lind & Risør is less so. Please see COM:FS, en:Template:Infobox organization, da:Skabelon:Infoboks organisation, en:WP:42, en:WP:REFB, en:H:PIC, da:Hjælp:Billeder, and COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 17:06, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hej Jeff. Tusinde tak for svar. Jeg kigger lige på det hele, og forsøger mig ad. Kan godt være, jeg henvender mig lidt, hvis jeg er i tvivl om ok indhold, tekniske ting o andet! vh HenrikO (talk) 15:52, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Jeff. Thousand thanks for answers. I just look at it all and try me. May well be, I am a little bit if I have any doubt about OK content, technical things O anything! VH.
translator: Google Translate via   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:08, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @Jimfbleak, Toxophilus, Vrenak, FunkMonk, MGA73 as users familiar with this user's works and Admins fluent in Danish.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:08, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@HenrikO: Hej! Denne side her er på Commons og Commons er til billeder og andre filer. Dit opslag vedrører en artikel på Wikipedia som er til fx sider som da:Lind & Risør. Der er meget få brugere her på Commons, der taler dansk. Du har også spurgt på Wikipedia på da:Hjælp:Nybegynderforum#Lidt_opstartshjælp_med_infoboks. Jeg tænker, det er bedre at fortsætte der, hvor næsten alle forstår dansk. Hvis du får brug for hjælp, så kan du "pinge" brugere ved at nævne deres navn som fx "User:MGA73" ([[User:MGA73]] eller en af skabelonerne). Så får vi nemlig en besked og kan se, at du nævner os. Der kan godt være forskel i hvordan kravene på den danske Wikipedia og den engelske Wikipedia håndhæves. Så du kan godt opleve at der bliver sagt ok på dansk men ikke helt ok på engelsk. Så det er nok lettest at starte på den danske Wikipedia og vente med den engelske indtil du har fået styr på artiklen. --MGA73 (talk) 16:29, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alletiders, MGA73. oG tak for det fyldige svar. Fandt godt ud af, at det var på da:nybegyndeforum, jeg skulle bedst henvende mig. Igen tak: jeg skriver nok til enten dig eller Jeff, hvis tvivl om noget. Lidt et hobbyprojekt, så tager nok lidt tid. Men sjovt. Fået nogle gode henvisninger fra Jeff. Tak for hjælpen. Henrik HenrikO (talk) 16:45, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hej, jeg kan nok ikke tilføje så meget, men jeg er enig i at den danske Wikipedia nok er det bedste sted at spørge til råds, siden din kladde er på dansk. Jeg kan dog ved at skimte kladden se at du måske får nogle problemer med notabilitet og pålidelighed af kilder, da de fleste brugte kilder ser ud til at tilhøre ejerne af firmaet selv. FunkMonk (talk) 17:15, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Using images I created from pictures taken of a mural in Mexico[edit]

I have been given 7 days to address issues related to images I used in an article about a mural in Oaxaca City, Mexico. Here is a link to the article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaxaca_en_la_historia_y_en_el_mito.

The good folks at Wikipedia Help Desk suggested that I should raise my question here and kindly provided me a link.

You will see on every image on the Wikipedia article I initiated, there is a 7-day deletion warning. I added some text today to explain my right to use the images. Is that sufficient?

Or have I missed the boat? Is the issue that there is something missing in my description of the images? What would that be?

The artist died a few years ago and I am in touch with his daughter. If I need to get some sort of permission from her, please tell me what it is.

Thanks for your consideration ArbyBB (talk) 15:52, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Marchjuly as tagger.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:34, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Assuming the daughter is he heir to his intellectual property, the key would be for her to go through the process outlined at COM:VRT. It looks like the Spanish-language Commons:Volunteer_Response_Team/es is not fully up to date. I don't know whether the differences are substantive. - Jmabel ! talk 17:23, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@ArbyBB: Was there something you didn't understand about the reply you received from Clindberg at COM:VPC#Mexican copyright question or the information others have already posted on your user talk page. It's generally not a good idea to keep asking the same thing on different Commons pages because it tends to lead to confusion. If the artist's daughter is the legal heir to her dad's intellectual property (i.e. she's now the copyright holder of all his creative work) and she gave you verbal or written permission to upload the files and use them on Wikipedia, then Commons VRT is going to need to verify her COM:CONSENT. If you're claiming that the murals are within the public domain in Mexico per COM:FOP Mexico, then neither you nor anyone else needs the daughter's consent; however, the public domain claim is likely going to need to be assessed. You can't, however, really try to claim both which is kind of what you seem to be trying to do. It might be easier for others to help you if you can clarify which of the two claims you're trying to make. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:40, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Marchjuly. Thanks for your reply. Sorry. I had not seen the reply from Clindberg. It is helpful. I have subsequently replied to them. I'm going the panorama route. Seems to be the easiest. Thanks.
ArbyBB (talk) 12:56, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How to change the time on my computer?[edit]

I know, the help desk isn't for this, but I couldn't find an answer to it anywhere else. How do I change the time on my computer?

I got to go, answer this tommorrow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonathon Josh Jane (talk • contribs) 12:36, January 20, 2022 (UTC)

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=change+the+time+on+my+computer --Achim55 (talk) 09:07, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, that was useful. Jonathon Josh Jane (talk) 15:26, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It stopped working, I had to buy another CPU. Jonathon Josh Jane (talk) 01:16, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Snow Jeopardizes Kennedy Inaugural[edit]

2013-01-17_14-28-11.jpg (624×487) (alabamawx.com) Howdoesshedoit (talk) 07:42, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Howdoesshedoit: Hi, and welcome. What can you tell us about the names and lifetimes of the photographer and author and the dates and countries of photography and publication? Also, please see en:H:PIC.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
On the latter, clearly January 1961 in the U.S., so the photographer & author are irrelevant. Either the copyright was renewed, and it's still copyrighted, or the copyright was not renewed, and it's not. The fact that the page contains AP stories may complicate the matter, plus we don't know what newspaper this was from.
@Howdoesshedoit: , may I assume you are asking if this can be uploaded to Commons? And, if so, would it be OK with you if we move this discussion to Commons:Village pump/Copyright where there is more likely to be someone who knows just how to work out whether this is eligible? I believe I've accurately stated the potential issues, but I don't know how to resolve them. - Jmabel ! talk 16:00, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bronze Star Award List[edit]

My name is Dan Lambert Davis. In 1969 I was awarded the Bronze Star while serving in the 9th Infantry. My name is not listed in this Registry. What can I do to have my name listed? Contact info: Phone <redacted>. I was in C Company, 1st Platoon, 9th Infantry from July 1969 to January 1970. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.118.255.30 (talk) 16:40, 20 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your service. Which registry are you referring to? Where are you listed?   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:46, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No, you can't. Wikimedia Commons is a repository of freely licensed media, not a registry. Wikipedia only accepts articles about notable people. Regards, Yann (talk) 21:42, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Move a Creator page?[edit]

Please, could someone move Creator:John Murray to Creator:John Murray (oceanographer) per en:John Murray (oceanographer), or to Creator:John Murray (1841-1914), or to another/better name? (don't know the rules for the creator namespace, and can't move pages myself, anyway.)

thanks. 84.184.103.45 17:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

✓ Done I moved the template to its new name. De728631 (talk) 22:21, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading of creative commons licensed media[edit]

Hello there! I am new to wikipedia and the copyright rules are not really clear to me. There's this video which I would like to include as a gif on a certain page. It is licensed as Creative Commons and can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pi-FN2zmM0&list=TLGGcUrxqXbnV6EyMDAxMjAyMg Does anybody know if I can upload it to wikipedia? Thank you so much in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikipeppi (talk • contribs) 21:45, 20 January 2022 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

@Wikipeppi: Hello. You can upload this video or individual images taken from it. Please use a code string {{YouTube CC-BY}} when you enter the licence information into the upload tool. De728631 (talk) 22:17, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you kindly for the reply! Wikipeppi (talk) 22:57, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can I upload these with a PD-Art-old-100 tag?[edit]

Hi there. Wondering; can I upload these old manuscripts with a PD-Art-old-100 tag?[1] (Or any other tag). Thank you, - LouisAragon (talk) 21:33, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@LouisAragon: Yes, these images are OK with {{PD-Art|PD-old-100-expired}}. You have to complete the license after the upload of each file. Regards, Yann (talk) 21:36, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome, thanks once again. - LouisAragon (talk) 23:31, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My images were falsely taken down for copyright infringement[edit]

All of my uploads have been taken down after being falsely marked as copyrighted. I own the rights to these images and have previously used them on the site "Bring a Trailer." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bretbmorgan (talk • contribs) 21:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

@Bretbmorgan: Hello. Please note that whenever images or other media have been published before without a free licence, our rules require that the copyright holder sends a permission by email. See COM:VRT for instructions how to contact our volunteer email team to verify your authorship. Once this has been processed, the files will be restored automatically. De728631 (talk) 22:24, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I see, thank you. Bretbmorgan (talk) 01:44, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Publishing of a book cover[edit]

Hi,

I wanted to create an article about a book and therefore I intended to publish a picture of the cover of the book. I got the permission to publish it when I wrote the employee responsible regarding the press archive of the publishing company. How can I make sure the picture won't get taken down?

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cara 1717 (talk • contribs) 15:19, 21 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

@Cara 1717: Hi, and welcome. Please have that employee send permission via VRT. Also, license restriction -nd- (no derivatives) is not usable by itself for Wikimedia Commons. For the reasons, please see Commons:Licensing/Justifications. See also COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 15:27, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Cara 1717: If this is just for the English-language Wikipedia, it may be easier to do on a "fair use" basis and leave out Commons entirely. See en:Template:Non-free book cover. - Jmabel ! talk 16:36, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Start over[edit]

I made a mistake uploading an image. How do I start over? It refuses my upload becasue the picture is already there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roryjohnston (talk • contribs) 20:21, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Roryjohnston: May I assume this is about File:Fred O'Donovan 1917.jpg? Is this actually the wrong image, or is there some other problem? If it's the wrong image, since it is recent you can just put {{subst:my bad upload}} at the top of the file page and it will be deleted. If it's anything else, though, it's better to fix it by editing that to take it down & re-upload. - Jmabel ! talk 22:18, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    It's the right image. I just made a mistake in the answers to the questions after the upload. I don't know how to edit that. Where is the "file page"? Thanks. For some strange reason it says I am not logged in. 24.24.187.167 03:05, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Roryjohnston: The "file page" is File:Fred O'Donovan 1917.jpg. It's editable, just like this page. And please do log in! - Jmabel ! talk 16:58, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      Thanks, fixed that. Now I have problems with two more pictures. There is no tag for Ireland meaning author died over 70 years ago. There are two places where country tags appear, and one set seems to be out of date. The other picture has to go to Wikipedia because it is still in copyright in Ireland (PD in US). Two of the questions on the form give no space to write the reply. "Upload" button stays gray.Roryjohnston (talk) 04:01, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Roryjohnston: With regards to your first photo, if the photo was published in Ireland before 1927, the year of the photographer's death is known, and the photographer died more than 70 years ago (let us say 1940), then the copyright tag you want to use on Commons is {{PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1940}} (see Commons:Copyright tags for other copyright tags). With regards to the second photo, don't upload to Commons, you should instead locally upload to English Wikipedia. For example, a photo published in Ireland before 1927 by a photographer who died in 1960 is not PD in Ireland, but is PD in the US. You could upload it English Wikipedia with a copyright tag of {{PD-US-expired-abroad|out_of_copyright_in=2031}} (documented on English Wikipedia at w:en:Template:PD-US-expired-abroad). —RP88 (talk) 04:29, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I am required to provide two tags for each of these pictures, one for US and one for the country of origin. For the first, I can find no "Died more than 70 years" tag for Ireland. For the second, I tried to upload to Wikipedia but could not complete the form because there were no spaces to answer two of the questions. I hope I have made that clear.Roryjohnston (talk) 17:28, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Roryjohnston: The {{PD-old-auto-expired}} copyright tag covers both the country of origin and the US. If you are having trouble figuring out how to upload locally to English Wikipedia, you might try asking for assistance at the English Wikipedia help desk (it is at en:Wikipedia:Help Desk. —RP88 (talk) 02:21, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Porygon, threshold of originality[edit]

Does this image of Porygon meet COM:TO? QuestFour (talk) 01:08, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would say yes. While it includes a number of basic shapes, there is sufficient complexity and choice of positioning, line angles and colour to make it a recognisable character. The creative effort involved by the original character designer is likely to be protected by copyright in many jurisdictions. From Hill To Shore (talk) 01:17, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Noted, thanks! QuestFour (talk) 01:26, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Welsh Parliament Copyright[edit]

I think I probably know the answer to my question, but as I am no copyright expert, so I thought I would ask anyway. Can images be downloaded from https://senedd.wales/ ? The Terms of Use are at https://senedd.wales/commission/access-to-information/copyright/

Terms of Use

Any downloading, reproduction and/or use of Commission copyright protected material is subject to the material being reproduced accurately, not in a misleading context and not in a manner that may bring the Senedd and/or the Commission into disrepute. You may not use the material for satirical purposes; or advertising, promotion, commercial sponsorship, or any other form of publicity for commercial purposes or financial gain...

Please let me know. Thanks SethWhales talk 13:33, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Those terms appear to go against the Commons policy of files being available for commercial reuse. I don't think we can host the files here until the copyright expires or the files are released under a different licence. From Hill To Shore (talk) 13:59, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

removing nazi imagery cateogry[edit]

this file claims it contains nazi imagery (by virtue of the cateogory), this is not correct. Can I simply remove the category? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deutsches_Historisches_Museum_2019-10-13_lowres_Nazi_Germany_uniform_tunic_shoulder_straps_Dienstrock_eines_Forstdirektors_des_Deutschen_Staatsforstdienstes_Forest_director_German_State_Forest_Service_1936-1937_3915.jpg --Bindestriche (talk) 16:07, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The category says it is part of a uniform of an organisation active in Nazi-era Germany. It doesn't say it is Nazi imagery. If you think the current category is incorrect, I would suggest discussing the issue with Wolfmann (talk · contribs), who uploaded the file and added the category. From Hill To Shore (talk) 17:17, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Errors and omissions in descriptions and categories are inevitable in a giant database like this. So everyone can of course correct anything. Thank you for paying attention and making wikimedia commons even better! Good luck and all the best from Wolfmann (talk) 12:08, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have permission to use a photo but cannot manage to upload it. Can someone please help me? Thanks[edit]

I have permission to use a photo but cannot manage to upload it. I have an email from the photographer giving me permission to use the photo in the public domain and its also on Flickr set as a public photo.

Can someone please help me?

Thanks, Brandie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brandieport (talk • contribs)

@Brandieport: Please show us the link to Flickr, so perhaps we can verify the public domain status over there. In general though, we do not accept forwarded permissions. If a transfer from Flickr doesn't work because the licence there is unclear, the photographer would have to contact our emai team himself as explained in COM:VRT. De728631 (talk) 21:30, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have the link directly from the person's Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/194933144@N08/
Thank you Brandieport (talk) 21:43, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
This photo at Flickr is marked as copyrighted and non-free, so we cannot use it here without a permission coming directly from the photographer. Please note also that owning a copy of a photograph does not automatically make you own its copyright. Copyright needs to be transferred in writing, so Senator Celsi may not be in a position to licence this herself. De728631 (talk) 22:20, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ok thanks I will ask the photog to put it on her own Flickr Thanks stay tuned 😉 Brandieport (talk) 22:23, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, but it would have to be a Creative Commons 2.0 licence then and not the "© All rights reserved". All of our uploads need to be free for anyone to reuse, including commercial use and making derivatives of the original image.

A meaningful but red category[edit]

Should't be Category:UM Digital Collections no known copyright restrictions (it has only 2 files) be created and put in another category so it becomes blue? It can't be the only copyrights-tag of a digital online library... Pittigrilli (talk) 22:53, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I created this category as a hidden category for images from UM with a free licence. De728631 (talk) 23:46, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:INSACOG Logo.png[edit]

How do I add suitable license for this logo of a government agency?


--Shivck13 (talk) 04:33, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid there is no suitable licence for this logo because the website states "Copyright ©2019 All Right Reserved by Department of Biotechnology". This means that the content is non-free and we cannot use it here without permission from the Department of Biotechnology. The logo is also clearly creative enough to be copyrightable, so we cannot claim an exemption from copyright. De728631 (talk) 08:28, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How to list all photographs of a specific town/region that aren't geotagged?[edit]

I suppose there is probably some way to do this. :) 70.175.192.217 06:24, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Our Commons:Categories can help. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 06:41, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I tried using PetScan, to no avail. (It seems like not being in "Category:Pages with maps" correlates with not being geotagged, at least from what I've seen). I must be missing something. 70.175.192.217 06:57, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm confused to what the problem is here. Maybe I'm just dumb, but if you go to Category:Indianapolis or Category:Boston, you can find photos of those cities, whether they are geotagged or not. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 07:24, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
True. And that is certainly good. But it would be nice to only have the non-geotagged ones in Miami, for instance, rather than having to manually sift through all the photos and subcategories. If this is not technically feasible then I can manage with the more tedious method. 70.175.192.217 07:29, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
70.175.192.217, your petscan query was set to search for gallery pages and ignored all images. Try this: https://petscan.wmflabs.org/?templates_any=&negcats=Pages_with_maps%7C0&project=wikimedia&edits%5Bflagged%5D=both&since_rev0=&search_max_results=500&cb_labels_no_l=1&ns%5B6%5D=1&edits%5Banons%5D=both&interface_language=en&cb_labels_yes_l=1&language=commons&categories=Nantucket%7C3&edits%5Bbots%5D=both&cb_labels_any_l=1&sitelinks_any= MKFI (talk) 07:32, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, thank you. That is wonderful. Now I can tune the parameters to narrow it and such. I didn't realize it was set to exclude the files by default. 70.175.192.217 07:50, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New information on Japanese Battleship Hyuga WWII Bombing[edit]

I have signed in and added a lengthy paragraph on the above subject. I am now attempting to add an uploaded photo of my brother in his airplane but don't know how to attach it to the page regarding battleship Hyuga. I saved and pasted it on the upload file but reached an impasse on the final step. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David Martinez, Sr. (talk • contribs) 17:28, 24 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

  • @David Martinez, Sr.: I assume this is about File:William Marty Martinez in WWII.jpg. You say "own work". Does that mean you were the photographer? If not, what is the basis for you claiming to own copyright so you can issue a license. Also, clearly the date is wrong: this is not a photograph from 2020. What is the year of the photograph? We need to sort all of this out first to make sure commons can host the photo.
  • Once that is sorted, adding it to an article is easy. Just use [[File:William Marty Martinez in WWII.jpg|thumb|caption goes here]]. - Jmabel ! talk 21:11, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Photo taken from Google Maps (Street View)[edit]

Hello.

I would like to know if I can download images from Google Maps using the software called Street View Download (software for downloading 360° panoramas from Google Street View)?

Do Google Maps and Google Earth images or screenshots have a free license?

I appreciate your kind comments.

--Diego Botero P. (talk) 01:19, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, they are copyrighted, and should not be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Thanks for asking. Cheers, -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 01:53, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for your prompt response. I appreciate it! Diego Botero P. (talk) 14:15, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Image for Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr. Wikipedia page[edit]

Hello,

I'm updating the Wikipedia page of Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Jr. and I found an image of him. It's from "Men of Massachusetts; a collection of portraits of representative men in business and professional life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1903)". One version of the book in a Google ebook that's free (https://books.google.com/books?id=jK0TAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false).

To use just the image, how should I document it? Thanks, Archivingperson (talk) 05:31, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Archivingperson: Hello there. I recommend using the Upload Wizard for that image. When the tool asks for copyright information, you choose "This file is not my own work". After that, please cite the book as the source ideally including the page where the image is displayed. If the book credits a photographer, you should use that name in the "Author(s)" field of the upload tool, otherwise you may use a code string {{anonymous}} there. For the licence, please use "The copyright has definitely expired in the USA" and "First published in the United States before 1927". The rest should be pretty much self-explanatory. De728631 (talk) 06:16, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick reply. Just to confirm, the template I found is this one:

Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1927.
Dialog-warning.svg
Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. If the work is not a U.S. work, the file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the source country.
Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.PD-1923Public domain in the United States//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Help_desk

Is that all I need? Archivingperson (talk) 06:38, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Archivingperson: {{PD-US-expired}} is preferred to {{PD-US-1923}} but, basically, yes. - Jmabel ! talk 17:27, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Wikimedia OTRS release generator step 3[edit]

<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><img alt="Licencia de Creative Commons" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
Óleo sobre lienzo (1957) (70x52 cm).jpg by <a xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" href="Link de su obra" property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL">Pedro Cámara</a> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional License</a>.
Creado a partir de la obra en <a xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" href="CASP, Xavier. (2003)“Pedro Cámara i la seua pintura”. Ayto. de Valencia.I.S.B.N. 84-8484-072-7." rel="dct:source">CASP, Xavier. (2003)“Pedro Cámara i la seua pintura”. Ayto. de Valencia.I.S.B.N. 84-8484-072-7.</a>.

Do we have a template for unidentified persons in photos?[edit]

I know that there are templates to flag unidentified species, hoping that someone can come along and be more precise, but is there a similar one for individuals? E.g. File:Curtis Rowe.jpg includes a defender who could be identified in principle, if you know the line-up of the opposing team, but I'm not finding one anywhere, after looking at Special:AllPages for templates starting with "unknown" or "unidentified". Any help? —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:29, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How can I upload a file that I didn't make, but the author gave permission???[edit]

Hello there! I'm trying to upload Hybrid Calisthenics' profile picture.

He gave me permission to upload.

How do I upload it? What template do I put in place for the licensing info? — Preceding unsigned comment added by QuickQuokka (talk • contribs)

@QuickQuokka: There is a system called "OTRS", which is sometimes cumbersome for proving that your content is appropriately licensed. By far the best way to ensure that it can be uploaded here is if it is also uploaded somewhere on the Web and given an appropriate license there for someone to verify it. A good place to do this upload for a picture is Flickr. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 09:13, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Koavf: Actually, it is now called "VRT" (Volunteer Response Team). OTRS was a particular piece of "ticket management" software which I gather we are no longer using for this purpose, and although the link you gave is appropriately redirected, it's probably best to use the new name going forward. - Jmabel ! talk 16:14, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

creating[edit]

I just want to create a page for the artist YCK, like before the Beatles became the Beatles to the world, help, because he is the next big thing — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingfish1941 (talk • contribs)

@Kingfish1941: This is Wikimedia Commons: it is meant as a place to upload media (pictures, audio, video, 3-d models, documents, etc.) that can be used for educational purposes and which have an appropriate license. If you have media about YCK, then it could be uploaded here but if you are trying to make some kind of article or social media profile for YCK, that would not fit what Commons is. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 09:15, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect caption on ARMAND DUMARESQ CAMBRONNE A WATERLOO détail1.jpg[edit]

I have little knowledge of commons and even less about handling of files. So the best I can do is report a problem. This is the only place I can find to do so.

File:ARMAND DUMARESQ CAMBRONNE A WATERLOO détail1.jpg is incorrectly captioned. In fact, it shows a British officer cropped from a much larger painting. See: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/%22Cambronne_à_Waterloo%22_d%27Armand_Dumaresq_%28Exposition_Universelle_de_Paris_1867%29.JPG "Cambronne à Waterloo" d'Armand Dumaresq (Exposition Universelle de Paris 1867).JPG Le plus célèbre et le plus grand tableau d'Armand Dumaresq (2,50m x 1,50 m) commandé par Napoléon III pour l'Exposition Universelle de 1867. I suspect something was lost in translation!

Since the file might be in use, the best solution might be to crop the central figure in the painting and use the same file name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Humphrey Tribble (talk • contribs)

@Humphrey Tribble: Thank you for noticing. Moved to File:Officier britannique en peinture ARMAND DUMARESQ CAMBRONNE A WATERLOO (détail1).jpg, categories changed appropriately (though someone may be able to do better on that).
It's not used within the WMF world; we have no way to know if it's used outside. "Law of least surprise" says we don't overwrite with a radically different image. I agree that the title was poorly chosen, and the categorization quite wrong. - Jmabel ! talk 16:28, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Changing CC license of my own work[edit]

Hello, I would like to change the license on the file File:Graffiti seen in Moab, Utah Sep2021.jpg to a CC0 one. I am the original creator an uploader. Please let me know if this is possible (I've attempted it by changing the license header) and, if so, how. Thank you for your time. Ned n07b07 (talk) 19:31, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you can do this, as the new license will be even less restrictive than the current one. Technically, you can do this by clicking on Edit on the file-page, and replace the characters behind the CC in the curly brackets by -Zero . I hope you have thought this well through, as with this license others may take your image, change it a bit and then claim full copyright over "their" derivative, so that others cannot use it freely. It's the opposite of a viral license. --Túrelio (talk) 20:18, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, you can make it more free. See also: https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Modifying_the_CC_licenses —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 23:23, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Renaming a Page[edit]

Hello, how do I rename a page? The spelling of an individual's name is incorrect, and this Wikipedia instruction indicates that I should click a drop-down menu that I don't have in order to move the page.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olaya75 (talk • contribs) 20:31, 27 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

Go to the page you want to rename, press Shift-Alt-m and enter a better name. --Achim55 (talk) 20:44, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Olaya75: that assumes it is a page you can move yourself. If it's a file page (e.g. an image), you can only do that if you are a filemover. Otherwise, use the {{Rename}} template and someone will follow up. - Jmabel ! talk 01:17, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Shift-Alt-m is the easiest way as it works for any user on any (not protected) page because it just starts Special:MovePage +pagename adding {{Rename}} automatically if it cannot be moved directly by oneself. --Achim55 (talk) 10:03, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with a film[edit]

Hi. I uploaded a film (File:Mossadegh (1969).webm) that is 21 mins but on commons, the length is 58 mins and it is now played after that time. What is wrong? HeminKurdistan (talk) 20:46, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please help[edit]

Hi , i dropped my phone in my bathtub and I tried the water ejection shortcut buu if t it said it didn’t have permission to acces commons.m.Wikimedia. How do I amble it please help I’m desperate Have a nice dau

IP users keep creating claimed depicts of a image I uploaded[edit]

I noticed recently there has been traffic of IP users creating claimed depicts based off an image I uploaded. I just want help regarding how to prevent this from happening again. Furthermore, I would like to understand why it happened. This is the history of the image https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:V_x_Samsung_Galaxy_August_2021.png&action=history Btspurplegalaxy (talk) 02:48, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

COM:AN/B.--RZuo (talk) 10:46, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Question about similar categories for Bernard Maybeck[edit]

Hello,

1.I noticed that there are two categories that are similar, "Bernard Maybeck" and "Bernard Maybeck buildings" in Wikipedia Commons. Is there a way to link the two? It seems like the "Bernard Maybeck" category is more obvious because it is linked with the main Bernard Maybeck Wikipedia page, if I'm understanding it correctly?

2.I noticed there is another page (see external link) that sometimes is linked to Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr.'s main Wikipedia page. Is there a way to remove this one, if there is nothing on it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wadsworth_Longfellow_Jr?fbclid=IwAR1AXzGRTCIXnGb4oLQZKvzG9sL291omN41kVNKxegoqr5S_a2D8972v3oo Thanks Archivingperson (talk) 05:54, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  1. they're already linked.
  2. Category:Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Jr. has a lot of subcategories and files in it.--RZuo (talk) 10:46, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion Notification Bot lagging[edit]

Last month I flagged a file as lacking permission, then immediately realised my mistake and retracted both the permission template and user talk page alert. Thirteen minutes later, unbeknownst to me, Deletion Notification Bot left a message on the user's talk page telling them that I wanted to delete their file.

The timestamps play out at https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Mototsa&action=history and https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Cortada_2021.jpg&action=history.

Is this a bug, or is 13 minutes an acceptable margin of error? --Lord Belbury (talk) 16:10, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Eatcha as operator.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 16:20, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Had the same again at https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Wessmann.clp&action=history today with the bot arriving 15 minutes after I'd retracted the deletion flag. --Lord Belbury (talk) 09:47, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seach function[edit]

The search function is not working,I can't seach content — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a03:2880:31ff::face:b00c (talk • contribs) 17:35, 28 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

Seach function[edit]

Seach function not working — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a03:2880:31ff::face:b00c (talk • contribs) 17:37, 28 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

categories[edit]

I am uploading photographs of birds. In every case I know the species and indicate that. For example one of the photos of s species called "California Gull" is titled "California Gull 8929 (Larus californicus)" The 8929 is the image number from my camera and distinguishes this photo from other California Gull photos that I have uploaded.

The problem I encounter is that when I search in Wikimedia Commons for California Gull, in addition to my photos and to some correctly identified photos by others, I get a very large number of photos that are definitely not California Gull but some other species that happened to be photographed in California. For example "Gull portrait ca usa" is a Western Gull, and the photographer correctly identified it.

Could I create a new category and somehow "flag" the real California Gulls (mine and those by other participants)? I tried to understand some wording in Wikimedia Commons about creating a new category but got lost and could not find any link in red ink or ...

Help would be greatly appreciated, George Murre (pseudonymn) — Preceding unsigned comment added by George Murre (talk • contribs) 00:29, 29 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

  • @George Murre: We already have Category:Larus californicus and its subcategories. - Jmabel ! talk 03:10, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for replying. I will try to clarify the problem that I see occurring. When someone searches for photos of a bird it is much more likely that they will search a common name than the scientific name. When a search is made for "California Gull the results produce the mess I describe in my second paragraph above. Thus the search is essentially useless, and Wikimedia leads to confusion instead of enhanced knowledge.
    Is there some way I can a) edit my existing photos in Wikimedia so that searches produce just that species (including mine), and b)write new submissions that I make so that searches find the photos and do not produce a large number of wrong identifications? I am already including the scientific name in the title but that doesn't help. George Murre (talk) 15:05, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@George Murre: You may want use the Commons:Structured Data section to add a "depicts" statement. Structured Data can link the file to a specific species recorded on Wikidata. As Wikidata allows users to provide translations into any language, people searching for images in their own language will find searching easier. See this example edit. From Hill To Shore (talk) 16:11, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So far I remain unable to follow your suggestions. As an experiment I uploaded a short time ago a photo of an Evening Grosbeak. It shows up in my list of uploads, as the most recent. Here is the URL https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evening_Grosbeak_1012_Coccothraustes_vespertinus.jpg But -- when I search for Evening Grosbeak or the scientific name it does not appear, as though it has been successfully uploaded and incorporated in Wikimedia Commons but is invisible. Do you have any idea about what might be happening? I shall be very grateful for your continued help. George Murre (talk) 17:47, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@George Murre: As a first step in linking the Structured Data, we first need to know where the species is recorded in Wikidata. I'm not an expert on birds; could you point me to the Wikipedia article that best describes this bird? From the Wikipedia article, we can retrieve the linked Wikidata and then make the same link from this file. From Hill To Shore (talk) 18:24, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Species categories always use the Latin name. - Jmabel ! talk 03:10, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@George Murre: I think you are mixing up several different things. When you use the search you can use quotes to search for exact phrase: "California Gull". Images should be categorized in Category:Larus californicus, with latin name. This category includes "California Gull" as one of the vernacular names. There is also California Gull redirect which takes you to Larus californicus gallery page. You can always include California Gull phrase in the filename so that they will be easier to find using search. MKFI (talk) 09:18, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi , this is Siyuri39 , I am not able to upload any pictures[edit]

I want to upload nature picture that I click , but when I click the button from where I can upload my pictures , it stops working , pls look into the matter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siyuri39 (talk • contribs) 06:39, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Siyuri39, will you please be more specific. What error are you getting and what type of file are you trying to upload. Are you using Special:Upload or Special:UploadWizard. I'd suggest you to use Special:UploadWizard instead of Special:Upload. Thanks, Hulged (talk) 06:57, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Copyright Of Images posted by Stephen Kirrage[edit]

My name is Philip Lamb and I am finishing an autobiography of my father's World War 2 Experiences during World War 2 - North Africa and Italy. My publishers 'Content Evaluator' has highlighted some Copyright Issues with some maps of the Battles for Tobruk 1941 & 1942 the owner of which is Stephen Kirrage. I would like to obtain consent/approval to use thes maps in my book and it is my intention towards the back of the book to have an Accreditation section to identify those authors and Image Providers of the work. It is not my intention to take credit for this work as the credit is theirs.

I would be most greatful if the necessry consents could be given

Kind regards,

Philip Lamb — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.46.183.131 (talk • contribs) 12:30, 29 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

You may be referring to User:Kirrages. Unfortunately, their last edit on a Wikimedia project was in February 2021. You could leave a message on their user talk page on English Wikipedia at w:User talk:Kirrages but it is impossible to say when they will next log in and see it. For normal users of images on Commons, our guideline at Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia is usually sufficient, however it is understandable if a publishing company wants to take an extra step in confirming the licence. All I can recommend is that you leave a message for Kirrages but also look for alternative images in case you are unable to make contact. From Hill To Shore (talk) 12:45, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How to upload sound[edit]

XXXTENTACION songs — Preceding unsigned comment added by JNRTLN (talk • contribs) 21:20, 29 January 2022 (UTC) (UTC)[reply]

@JNRTLN: Hi,
Please sign with ~~~~.
You can only only sounds available under a free license. The composer and the musician should both provide a free license, or the composer must be old enough so that the music is in the public domain. Regards, Yann (talk) 21:20, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
All those are true, but he can upload it if the person/people who represent XXXTentacion give permission to use their music and upload it here.
Quick Quokka [talk] Quick Quokka [talk] 22:02, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@JNRTLN: Either they need to indicate the relevant free license on their own website (in which case you can point to the URL where they do that in the "Permission" section of the "Information" template) or they can go through the process described at COM:VRT. Otherwise, we have no way to know that the permission legitimately came from the copyright holder. - 00:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Is it OK to upload a file if I used a copyrighted image as a reference?[edit]

Hi there, I want to upload a vector file, but I've used a copyrighted photo as a reference.

Will this be a problem?

Quick Quokka [talk] 21:59, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@QuickQuokka: Hi, and welcome. That is a problem unless we have permission from the copyright holder of the photo (usually the photographer).   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 22:09, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for helping me!
I can't seem to find the image that I used again, so I can't contact the © holder, so I'll just keep it to myself ¯\_(ツ)_/¯‌
‌ Quick Quokka [talk] 22:22, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

COLT 1903[edit]

WERE THERE ANY COLT SEMI AUTO PISTOLS MADE PRIOR TO 1903........I HAVE A CALIBER 7.65 WITH COLT TYPE TRADEMARKS ON LEFT SIDE WITH PV UNDER SLIDE ON LEFT SIDE------ON SLIDE IT SAY ONLY AUTOMATIC PISTOL NO OTHER MARKINGS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6c63:437f:3120:215d:360f:85d4:d4be (talk • contribs) 22:17, 29 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

  • Yes. The Colt M1900 for one (I think that was their first). If you want to research it further, probably the key words to look for are "Colt" and "Browning". - Jmabel ! talk 00:25, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is this derivative work properly credited?[edit]

Phanerozoic diversity.png

I'm a little new at this, but I managed to make this to replace the current main image on the Phanerozoic article on English Wikipedia, but I'm unsure if I gave proper attribution. Is this acceptable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by An anonymous username, not my real name (talk • contribs) 04:20, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think what you did works, but I've converted to file links to make it more readable. Beeblebrox (talk) 05:18, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bio[edit]

How to add my bio in Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Habibrana150 (talk • contribs) 11:10, 30 January 2022‎ (UTC)[reply]

User:Habibrana150, you should ask at en:Wikipedia:Help desk as Commons is a different project from Wikipedia and hosts images, not articles. TSventon (talk) 11:25, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Habibrana150: Hi, and welcome. See also en:WP:AUTO and COM:SIGN.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:42, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reattributed painting[edit]

File:Joseph and Potiphar's Wife by Artemisia Gentileschi.jpg shows a painting which was previously attributed to Artemisia Gentileschi and is now attributed to Paolo Finoglia, per the Harvard Art Museums website. Does anything need to be done on Commons, e.g. should the file be moved to File:Joseph and Potiphar's Wife by Paolo Finoglia.jpg? TSventon (talk) 11:18, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@TSventon: Hi, and welcome. To rename, please ensure that the description is correct, and then use RenameLink or {{Rename}}, and an Admin or File Mover will move the file to the correct name.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 11:39, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@TSventon: I think this is a reasonable case for file renaming under criterion 3 (obvious error). --bjh21 (talk) 11:45, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Jane023: FYI. Ellywa (talk) 12:02, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @Ellywa: ! If the file isn't too old, renaming is appropriate, but if it's really old (like from 2006 or so) I prefer to upload a newer version, because the old attribution at time of upload is relevant and gets lost otherwise. I did check the item and the link to the Kress foundation was broken because their links are built from an artist id (not a wise decision!) so I fixed that by adding a search link for the Kress id. The old attribution is deprecated, so all is well now. Jane023 (talk) 12:49, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright help regarding File:Logo of Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies.jpg[edit]

Hello I was editing a page and wanted to insert the photo of my colleges logo in the page. So I found it on the internet on this link(https://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Vels-University-Chennai-reviews-925865826). and i think that photo is not licensed by any one. so i posted it on wiki commons so that i could insert it in the page where i am editing. but idk why wiki commons is rejecting it.


--Earth 3347 (talk) 12:50, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Earth 3347: Hi, and welcome. That webpage is ostensibly "Copyright © 2000-2022 MouthShut.com. All rights reserved." The source University's page, which features that logo, http://www.velsuniv.ac.in/ , is "copyright © 2008 - 2022 vels institute of science, technology & advanced studies (VISTAS)". You also neglected to provide even a pretense of a copyright tag. See also COM:NETCOPYRIGHT.   — Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me 13:37, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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