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[edit] Add an article about a company - logotype

Hello! I would like to add an article about a company. I've spent many hours making sure the article is as great as I can accomplish! I understand how to add the article and that is has to be validated and so forth, but my problem is that I want to place the company logotype in the infobox.

After searching through over 60 articles about image policies and such, I finally found how to do this. It will go under the license-tag non-free logo. Still, I even contacted the company about writing these articles about them (I'm working on a few for their products as well) and they gave me permission to use their logo. I have this in an e-mail.

I understand that I might use the OTRS, but since it was supposed to fall under the category non-free logo, this should not be necessary, or even correct.

Can someone please tell me how I'm supposed to proceed to be able to put the logo in the info-box?

Thanks for your time and help!

//dimhoLt

[edit] photos of Al Burke aka Mr Outrageous

did thak answer the questions you had about the photos of my husband was trying to put on his wikipedia page that was deleted by someone at wikipedia saying he wasn't a real person? we are trying but this is all new to us. thank you Janice faye

PS. My husband does have a photo that was sent to him by a fan. This fan pulled it off of some old taped footage of the WWF now known as the WWE. Our guess is that this still shot off of footage that was aired is probally licensed by the WWE. Can he use it stating that?

[edit] im new

hey, was wondering if i could post my own page? on like a subject of my choice? if so how do i do it please?

thanks in advance. james —the preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.15.178.181 (talk • contribs) 10:03, February 27, 2008

Did you try looking at the help section on the navigation column on the left? --BrokenSphere 18:43, 27 February 2008

[edit] MAGNA CARTA

I'm new here, but I have a question: "What are the dimensions of the original Magna Carta?" By the way, a very good image there! JIM P.

[edit] Official Canadian Parachuting records:

The following three parachute jumps are considered the official Canadian records in their respective categories:

Record Jump #1: Canadian High Altitude group/dayjump Date of jump: September 20 1969 Parachutists : William H. (Bill) cole D-41, and William Murray Smith D-60 Location of jump: Camp Borden, Ontario Altitude: 31,000 ft, ( recorded on 3 sensitive aircraft altimeters, technician verified) Aircraft: Lockheed Learstar (CF-BAL) Freefall time: 130 seconds


Record Jump #2: Canadian High Altitude Individual/day jump Date of jump: April 7th 1973 Parachutist: William H. (Bill) Cole D-41 Location of jump: Baldwin, Ontario Altitude: 36,916 ft ( recorded on 2 barographs ) Aircraft: Turbo 210 Cessna ( CF-VHH ) Freefall time : 149 seconds


Record jump #3;Canadian High Altltude/group/night jump Parachutists: William H. (Bill) Cole ( D-41) and Richard Wall (unlicenced) Location of jump: Pearson International Airport, Toronto. Altitude: 30,571 ft ( recorded on 2 barographs) Aircraft: Turbo 210 Cessna ( registration unknown) Freefall time ; ( unknown at this time)

GNU free documentation Licence

[edit] Need infomation

I need some information on this painting. I seen it once in an encyclopedia years ago but im having trouble finding information on it

Heres a link to the pic

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/raymon872000/Image002.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/raymon872000/Image011.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m205/raymon872000/Image008.jpg

[edit] Requesting Image:Sign_first_aid_WolfWings.svg replace Image:Sign_first_aid.svg

I've been a contributer to Wikipedia for a'while, but never knew I had to make a seperate account on Commons as I'd never tried to update a Commons file before. I cleaned up the SVG code on the international First Aid sign extensively, and uploaded my new version with my username as a suffix for now. If someone could replace the existing version with my new version, I'd appreciate it. I left the author tag alone, as I was only adjusting the inner code of the original author's work, I don't feel I added appreciably enough to the work itself to be able to claim any kind of authorship.

I have Jordin Sparks's myspace. I like to save some of their pictures from there. Is it ok to post there pictures here on their category?

[edit] a village near milan

there is a small village near milan italy,named as albero nero, i want to see its locatin & view it on google earth plz can u help me ? my e mail is ashokkamboj50@yahoo.com idia

[edit] Lamprey ell in Lake Michigan

Some time ago I read the article on Lake Michigan. I just wanted to say that I grew up about ten blocks away from Lake Michigan. I learned that it was the Lamprey Eel that caused the demise of the trout. However, it was common knowledge, or so I thought, that some sort of battery was used to attract and kill the eel. The lake has now been restocked with salmon.

[edit] Uploading problems

How to upload entries. I have just posted History of dipolog but I could not find it in the page? How come?

[edit] Template asking real name?

I'd like to ask some uploaders their real names because I don't want to credit some of the rather silly usernames. I remember seeing such a template a while ago, but can't find it now. -- Jeandré, 2008-09-22t15:48z

[edit] Tagging a empty badly named category for deletion

Remind me please, I have recatted five files in a wrongly named category. It is empty, it is an orphan- what tag do I use to request the deletion of this Bad name cat. -ClemRutter (talk) 12:57, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

You can use {{speedy|Badname category}} but the best option is just nominate for deletion. {{Delete}}. I think that is the best way to go. Sterkebaktalk 12:59, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
{{Badname|Right name category}} and {{speedy|Badname category}} are the light weight (and quick) procedures. {{Delete|Reason}} are the full procedures such as for the image deletes. --Foroa (talk) 13:35, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
I knew it was difficult! But where is the documentation for the tag? -ClemRutter (talk) 16:30, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Just click the links given by Foroa. This will take you right to the template itself and the documentation. Regards -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 20:21, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks ChrisiPK. That isn't quite the point I was trying to make. As a editor venturing into new territory (or one with a lousy memory), I click on the left panel Help. At the bottom of the blue panel I find Deletion requests. I click. Now I am on page Commons:Deletion requests. Where on this page is the link to {{delete}}- I have been sucked into a black hole.
So lets examine the documentation {{delete}}, it perfectly documents what {{delete}} does- but only if you understand the history. I don't want to know what a subpage is, just how to set up a category deletion request and how to use a subpage if I do need one. Remember my goal is to zap an empty category. If I could find the information I was looking for I would write a quick howto- which is what is needed. -ClemRutter (talk) 11:01, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
To me, this is a long unncessary workaround. All wikiobjects should simply have a delete (and move) tab and in function of the type of user and object, the available options (and documentation) should be presented. --Foroa (talk) 11:16, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
IMHO a simple guide „What to delete how“ would do, as adding even more buttons to the standard interface for all users just makes it even more complicated for unexperienced users. Logged in users can check Quick Delete on the Preferences/Gadgets page to get a link which opens a deletion request next to every image. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 17:58, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
Was that an offer? :-) -ClemRutter (talk) 20:12, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Question by 128.187.0.164

I'm a Univ. Professor wanting to use a copy of Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" (found in low resolution on Wikipedia) as a small illustration in a book. Its resolution on Wikipedia is fine for this particular publication. Do I need a special licensing agreement from Wikipedia or another source to use this image?

128.187.0.164 16:40, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Depends on which one you want to use.
  • Da Vinci Vitruve Luc Viatour.jpg is {{PD-art}} which is some kind of {{PD-old}}. You can do whatever you want with that image without any restrictions
  • Vitruvian Man Measurements.png is a derevativ from the first image. However, Unitfreak released it into Public Domain -> You can do whatever you want with that image without any restrictions
  • Eur.it.100.gif is licenced under {{Money-EU}} "This design is copyrighted by the ECB, and its use is permitted by ECB, "as long as reproductions in advertising or illustrations cannot be mistaken for genuine banknotes" and [for coins] "for photographs, drawings, paintings, films, images, and generally reproductions in flat format (without relief) provided they are in faithful likeness and are used in ways which do not damage or detract from the image of the euro"
  • Skylab2-Patch.png is in the Public Domain. You can do whatever you want with that image without any restrictions
I hope I included the information you asked for
--D-Kuru (talk) 19:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Not a requirement, but commons would appreciate being given credit for providing the image. :) --J.smith (talk) 19:54, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Help Removing a Duplicate Image

Hi. I uploaded an image of a 1914 oil painting by Raymonds Beal (titled - Echo Bay) and saved it under the name EchoBay.jpg. I wanted to add the image to a wikipedia article on 'Echo Bay' however there was already an image on Wikipedia with the same name (but entirely different content). I re-uploaded the image using a slightly different name (EchoBayNR.jpg) and thought the new upload would replace the original one. I was wrong and now there is a duplicate file. Can you help me delete the original image I wanted to replace? The name is EchoBay.jpg. Thank You--JGMetrics (talk) 13:12, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

If you place the template {{duplicate|image:oldimagename.jpg}} on the image page for the newest upload, an admin will be along shortly to take care of it. --J.smith (talk) 17:10, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How to remove picture?

How can I remove a picture I uploaded a couple of months ago from Wikimedia Commons?—Preceding unsigned comment added by Hdul (talk • contribs) 18:41, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi Hdul, I suppose you are talking about Image:The Fallen Empires.jpg. You cannot remove it unless you have a good reason. Why do you want to remove it? Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 18:57, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] dolphin 24 sailboat

Hi I am the webmaster (http://www.dolphin24.org) for a classic sailboat (loosely a boat owners association)for the Dolphin 24, a sailboat designed by Sparkman & Stephens in 1958. We would like to get a page that would be in the 'keelboats' category in "classes of keelboats". This would include description, history, technical specs and a link to our website

I thought an easy way to do this was use the existing similar page "Pearson Triton" as a template, edit the necessary changes, new title, etc. Is this feasible?

Ronbreault@cs.com

Hi Ron, Wikimedia Commons is only for hosting images. IF you have some images of sailboats that you own the rights to that you would like to contribute to the project then we would love to have them! What your talking about sounds like an article on wikipedia. You can read about how to go forward with making your own article here: Wikipedia:Getting_started. The only caviot is that wikipedia may delete your artile if the subject has not been covered in a well-known newspaper(or similar) previously. Good luck, --J.smith (talk) 08:09, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Please replace Image:Knee_diagram.svg with Image:Knee_diagram1.svg

My account is too new so I was unable to overwrite this file. The new image validates with the w3c validation service. --GICodeWarrior (talk) 06:35, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

You could use this tag: {{duplicate|image:oldimagename.jpg}} - those two images are identical in how they display. Oh, please fix the authorship information. user:Mysid created the original and should be given credit. --J.smith (talk) 08:13, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Done, I transferred the new image to the old name. Marking the original image as duplicate is not really a good option, since it is used on a lot of projects and it breaks the file history. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 14:18, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FP Nomination

Hello,

I have submitted a nomination for a featured picture: Image:Mount Rainier panorama.jpg. Unfortunately, many people did not like it, and I am wondering if there's any formal way where I can temporarily suspend the nominations while my picture goes through extensive editing.

Thanks,

√Deathgleaner (talk) 03:24, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

P.S.: If someone could move Image:Mount Rainier panorama 2.jpg to Image:Mount Rainier panorama after nominations are suspended, that would be very helpful. 03:25, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Modifying preferences?

I want to add a couple of gadgets in "My preferences". But after I select them and click "Save", I get "Incorrect password or confirmation code entered. Please try again." I prefer not to change my password. Is there no way to add gadgets without also changing my password? --Sanfranman59 (talk) 23:15, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Your browser may have "remembered" your old password, and wrote it in the field "Old password". You just have to make sure that field is empty before you start changing your preferences. - Erik Baas (talk) 23:28, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
DOH! Thanks, that did the trick. --Sanfranman59 (talk) 23:32, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] licencse

What will the license be if is a clip art image? --24.1.4.241 00:36, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

This depends mainly on the creator of the image as he is the only one who can choose to publish his image under a free license. If it is an image, you just found on the web without permission to use it under a free license, please do not upload it here as we cannot use it. The only exception are images which consist of simple geometric shapes. If they are really simple, they are ineligible for copyright and can be used on this project. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 03:23, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Brazilian maps from governmental websites

I am currently writing some articles in danish about Brazil and I am looking for some maps. I found one map: Image:Bacia_hidro.jpg which is taken from the website of the brazilian ministry of public transport with the copyright tag: "Copyrighted free use", does this mean that all maps from this website is "free use" ? And if so does it then mean that picture files from all brazilian ministries would have the same copyright ? HenrikKbh (talk) 12:18, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I need to correct an image

I ask for any administrator help. If you see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gusen-chart.PNG , there is a gross mistake in it. Spanish victims are represented with part of dictatorship's flag. Since they were in the opposite side, that is a total lack of respect for their memory. Indeed, the most correct flag, the flag that could represent all Spanish victims, would be the Republican flag. However, I assumed that "Standard" Spanish flag, without dictatorship's shield, would be a better election in order to be more recognizable by the majority of International users of wikipedia.

My user is quite new. I create it for correct this image. Wikimedia announced me that I cannot change an image yet and I need to contact with any administrator. So, I demand help in order to exchange prior Gusen-chart.PNG for Gusen-chart-corrected.

Thank you in advance

P.S.: In fact, I find all the chart outraging. German and Italian victims are represented with the flag of their murderers and betrayers. I would appreciate to see that flags changed but, as a Spaniard, I feel myself only able to demand a change of the Spanish flag used in the chart. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Poliorcetes (talk • contribs) 15:33, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi Poliorcetes, please remember to sign your talk page contributions with --~~~~. Regarding the image: The flags are the official flags of the countries at that time. It is possible, that the surviving victims could probably not identify with these flags, but they were citizens of the countries which used these flags. Thus changing the flag would be a misrepresentation of history, even though the survivors might probably like it. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 15:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your answer. ChrisiPK, your argument is formally correct, and a flag is a internationally acknowledged symbol of a country. During the operation years of Gusen, these were the flags of the countries, with one exception: Spain.
As you surely know, Spanish Civil War was just ended when WW2 began and KL started to operate. During these years, and some years after, there were no international unanimity in recognizing Dictatorship as legitimate government of Spain. Spanish Republic maintain a government in exile, and it could be safely said that this situation ended when Spain was finally admitted in UN. Keeping this in mind, I can defend the deleting of dictatorship's shield off the Spanish national banner, in order to surpass the problem of representing the prisoners. Indeed, German or Italian prisoners couldn't be represented by any other flag at that time, but this is not the case of Spaniards.
Anyways, we can simplify this question a lot. Besides correctness of national representation, there is a quite important question about the real people represented with this chart. Just imagine a German, Italian or Spanish prisoner consulting wikipedia, reading Gusen article and looking at himself represented by the symbol of their betrayers or torturers. The problem can be solved easily: just return to a neutral palette of colours (the palette of OpenOffice, for instance), and any moral problems would be avoided. If you contrast these moral problems with the benefits of render national flags of that moment in the chart, cost-benefit relationship is quite clear.
Thanks in advance —Preceding unsigned comment added by Poliorcetes (talk • contribs) 09:27, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Hi Poliorcetes, feel free to correct the image as you like. However, I am afraid that not all users will agree on this change, so you should upload your own version with another name. The projects can then decide on their own which version to use. If you really feel the urgent need to overwrite the old image with your own version, you should be able to do this 4 days after you have registered. I would, however, recommend discussing this on the projects on which the image is used. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 18:11, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, ChrisiPK. As surely you have guessed, I am a novice as a wikimedia contributor and I need to understand the basics of wikimedia netetiquette. I really would choose to discuss the issue with other contributors instead of try (in vain, I assume) to impose my point of view. Would it be correct to discuss it in media discussion page or in the wikipedia discussion page or in both?

[edit] USS S-28 (SS 133) PICTURE

Hello, i was looking at the article on the USS S-28 (a diesel sub from WWII that went down near Pearl Harbor). My father was a crew member on that ship and was released from duty to go to another station 3 July 1944, just hours before the ship went down. i have a picture of the crew and a pic of the memorial that my Dad was asked to accept on behalf of his fellow crewmembers "on eternal patrol". please tell me how to post these pics in the article about this ship. thank you. User:Pamelapeck

  • Semper fi. What rate was your dad? As a submariner myself I always am sad to read about such tragedies. Assuming the picture was taken by a sailor on active duty, the picture should be public domain as an official product of the US government. You can use the {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}} license to show this. First click "Upload a file" in the left hand of your screen and follow the various prompts. Be as specific as possible where it asks for information, because Commons is very strict on copyright compliance. Where it asks for "Source" if you put "my dad" this is not good. If you put what you wrote above that it was a gift from the crew, that is better. Next, go to Wikipedia, and edit the page you want to put the image in. en:Wikipedia:Picture tutorial provides a good guide for the syntax required to place an image in an article. -Nard the Bard 01:56, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Australian map locations

I want to upload a screenshot of a map to show the location of a town in Australia. The town, Julia Creek, AU-QLD, was mentioned in the article [1], which linked to a Google map [2], which is interactive. I zoomed in and centred it so that the edges show Port Moresby, PG-NCD, Brisbane, AU-QLD, the AU-WA & AU-NT border, and Darwin, AU-NT. I took a screenshot and cropped it to retain the entire image and heading of "Julia Creek, 4823" and saved it as Julia_Creek,_AU-QLD.png. As such, the image contains the text, "Powered by Google", in logo form in the lower left and the text, "Map data ©2008 GBRMPA, MapData Sciences Pty Ltd, PSMA, AND - Terms of Use" in the lower right. I've looked up the company in the left and the four in the right and found websites for all five, [3], [4], [5], [6], and [[7] but I find it really difficult to work out the full copyright status. The terms of use link to [8]. As an alternative, I went to [9] and found a map but the image contains the text, "WhereIs® © 2008 legals" in logo form and links to [10]. Ultimately, I just want to show a map that showcases Julia Creek, AU-QLD in relation to the nearest capital cities on the article for that town. If I have to I might just mark an "X" on a CIA World Factbook map of Australia or something. Please help me sort through this legalese. :)--Thecurran (talk) 07:28, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

I think will be good idea to base your map on en:NASA World Wind ({{PD-NASA}}) or http://openstreetmap.org ({{cc-by-sa-2.0}}). --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:13, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Avril

Oi eu recentimente coloquei uma foto do site alavigne.com.br na wiki e depois tiraram mas sem nuhum argumento,por favor alguém pode colocar denovo a foto que eu coloquei???--Vitor mazuco (talk) 18:44, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Linking problem

How can I link a image to a internal page of the wiki encyclopedia??

Like this - [[:en:Article Name]] --J.smith (talk) 07:57, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rename pictures?

Hi! I don't know if this is the right place, but i do need help so I hope someone will notice. When i uploaded two pictures of the swedish authors Moa Elf Karlén and Johanna Plamström I mixed their names up so this picture is of Moa Elf Karlén and this is Johanna Plamström. Could somebody please help me to switch the names of this two pictures? (one of the few pictures i've found on internet with only Moa Elf Karlén to prove my misstake...). Thanks! Suz (talk) 10:37, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Done Added a {{rename}} template. They will be renamed with the next run of the MediaMoveBot. -- Deadstar (msg) 15:19, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Thank you! :) Suz (talk) 09:51, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Requesting image

I'd like to request an image of a portrait by Peter Paul Rubens of William Lamport a.k.a. "Guillén Lombardo". Anyone have a good image in an art book? -- Yekrats (talk) 18:49, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Is this the one? If it is, you can upload it using {{PD-art}}. Pruneautalk 18:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Account problem

I have a wikipedia user account, and I created a Wiki Commons account (and confirmed my email) but when I try to log in to Wiki Commons, it tells me my password is incorrect. When I tried creating the account again, it tells me the user name is already taken. Help! --207.38.193.101 19:23, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Please see m:Help:Unified login for why you don’t have to create a new account.
If you decide to still use your new account (presuming it has a different user name) instead of the old one, there is a button which e-mails you to change your password.
--AVRS (talk) 21:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Changing image file name

Hi. I was wondering if it was possible to change an image file name after it has been uploaded. If so, how do I do this? The file name of one of my images is very ambiguous and I would like to make it more concise. Thank you! Heysuk (talk) 14:59, 20 November 2008 (UTC) I just saw that someone posted a similar question. Do I put a 'rename' template on the image?Heysuk (talk) 15:03, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, we still can't rename images. Just re-upload image under new name and put {{bad name}} on old one. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:15, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

I have a related question. Many images on commons have no description, and an unenlightening file name that was generated by a digital camera or software. If I add a description, is it also worthwhile to change the file name? The example I have in mind is Image:67094765 c4oS6pkX IMG 3665s.jpg. --Amble (talk) 17:04, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes, if you add a description and/or category, you can also request a namechange by adding {{rename|new name.ext}}. An admin will review and it'll get changed. -- Deadstar (msg) 21:43, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. I know it's possible, but what I'm really wondering is whether the admins will consider such name changes worthwhile, or an annoyance. --Amble (talk) 00:38, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
No, I doubt they'll be annoyed :-) It's part of their job, so they don't mind at all. How do you turn this on (talk) 01:37, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. I have requested renames for several images. Unfortunately, there seem to be extra hoops for a user to jump through before such requests actually have any effect. --Amble (talk) 00:29, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Done -- Lycaon (talk) 00:32, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
Thanks! I'll apply for the "trusted" list if I happen to hit the 200 edit minimum at some future date. --Amble (talk) 16:57, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Link references for pictures in Commons

Hello, I edited a wikipedia article (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_Hercules) and added a picture. I uploaded the picture to Wikimedia Commons and it shows up in the article. Everything looks OK. When i click on the picture in Wikipedia it states a reference to the article (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afbeelding:Nike-Hercules_firing_NAMFI_220Sq.jpg) and it mentions that the information comes from the Wikimedia Commons and it also states that the picture is used in the article. However when i go to the Commons (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Nike-Hercules_firing_NAMFI_220Sq.jpg) it states: "There are no pages that link to this file". I find this odd as there is a linking page/article. Do I need to add this link myself in the commons? regards, --Butch (talk) 14:33, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Commons is a medium server for hundreds of projects, and potentially any project in the world. The links in the image refer only to its use inside commons. To have an idea of its use in other wikipedia projects, click on the "Check Usage" tab above the image. --Foroa (talk) 15:15, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Canada Department of Defense Images ?

Can I upload these images ? Which license should I use ?

I'd like to upload images from the following web site.

Canada Flag Folding images

The copyright information is here.

Can I upload these images ? Which license should I use ?

More info ? Crown copyright
I think I found the answer...

All copyrighted material on Commons must be licensed under a free license that allows anyone to use the material for any purpose. In particular, the license must meet the following conditions:

   * Republication and distribution must be allowed.
   * Publication of derivative work must be allowed.
   * Commercial use of the work must be allowed.
   * Acknowledgment of all authors/contributors of a work may be required.
   * Publication of derivative work under the same license may be required.
   * For digital distribution, use of open file formats free of digital restrictions management may be required.

Since these images are NOT available for Commercial use, I cannot upload them.
Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.

I believe your right. Most governments hold copyright - the US government (and a few others) are the exception. --J.smith (talk) 19:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Linking JPG to wikipedia page

Have uploaded a JPG to my gallery... now how do I insert this picture to wikipedia pages? Thanks for the help!

The same way as usual - this is the format: [[image:example.jpg]] That will insert the picture (full size) into the page. This insturctions manual has the full scoop: meta:Help:Images_and_other_uploaded_files#Embedding_internal_files --J.smith (talk) 03:34, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

I am uploading a logo image that i made from a free website which is www.cooltext.com. Now i am not able to figure out what is its licence type and each time i try to upload it it asks me for a licence not able to figure out the licence type. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sumiemalh (talk • contribs) 2008-11-22T05:16:42 (UTC)

[edit] Image:RecruitWomensLandArmyWW1.jpg

Is Image:RecruitWomensLandArmyWW1.jpg covered by en:Crown Copyright in the UK, or do we treat it as the work of Henry George Gawthorn (died 1941)? Angus McLellan (Talk) 16:14, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Renewal and multiple copyright holders

I've come across a problem on enwiki that I'd like to refer to the experts here. A Feb. 1926 issue of National Geographic contains an article by Bella Woolf on pearl fishing. In this article there's a photograph which is marked as "Photo by Plate Ltd". Plate Ltd appears to have been a quite large and upmarket photography company in colonial Ceylon, modern Sri Lanka. The NGS, efficient bastards, renewed the copyright for the periodical, so that's still in copyright. But did this renewal automatically include the photograph by another party? That's the US, but I have another thought. What's the situation as regards duration of copyright in Sri Lanka? Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:27, 22 November 2008 (UTC)