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Watchlist register suddenly moves the registers "View"/"Edit"/"View history"

When I access an article, e.g. a file description, to edit it, it needs always to wait a bit, because the registers as "View"/"Edit"/"View history" are suddenly moved to the left to give space to a register "☆" (add this page to your watchlist). If I am too swift clicking on "Edit" it is moved to the left and I get "View history" instead.

This is a bit annoying because it happens frequently. I could not find how to get rid of having this watchlist-☆-register inserted inbetween. Does an easy method exist to assign it off? If you answer after a delay of a couple of days, please give me a note at my talk page. Thank you -- sarang사랑 15:27, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

I guess you are using the vector skin? Which browser do you use? I could not reproduce that with FF 3.6 and Vector. Switching your skin to Monobook could be a workaround. Cheers --Saibo (Δ) 16:42, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Da war ich an der falschen Stelle, danke Saibo, dass du das repariert hast.

I had been using Vector skin and FF which is now 9.0.1. With Monobook as the solution it looks very different but it does not any longer pull away the register. I shall try to get accustomed to the other skin. Thank you, -- sarang사랑 17:50, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Okay, I have now FF 10 and tried again with Vector: I cannot reproduce your problem. The tabs do not move at all. However, I know that Vector is a bit buggy. Another try: does the same happen if you are not logged in? Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 00:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

With skin Monobook I don't have the mentioned trouble. When I am not logged in Vector skin is assigned by default, and it occurs as described: at the 1^st selection of an article or file the registers are View | Edit | View History . After an instant these go to the left making space for another register "" (like the star if logged in). When I tried to click "Edit" I get instead of that "View history" which slipped in that moment to the cursor position, when I had been too fast.

It happens often that pages change something after the first appearance, esp. when banners are inserted above making the page content going down. Thank you for your caring -- sarang사랑 07:51, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

simulation (Saibo (Δ) 22:52, 6 February 2012 (UTC))

Ah, I can notice the same when I am logged-out (tested only in Opera). Yes, the browser seems to render the other tabs first and then add the . I think that is "by design". Another workaround for you would be a faster computer and/or Internet connection. ;-) Or to increase the "show delay" (or similar) in your browser - to not show any content until it is fully loaded. Sorry, I think there cannot be done anything - at least from "our" side here. If you want me to (if you do not have an account) I can report it to the developers in Wikimedia's bugzilla system. Viele Grüße --Saibo (Δ) 22:52, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Saibo, I asked because I thought there might be a simple solution others know; and your suggestion to use another skin helped a lot. And I learned that the correct name is "tab". Of course it had been better when pages were sent fully prepared, instead of changing essential tab positions after their appearance — but this happens on many sites, Wikipedia and others. So I had to disable the helpful enhanced editing toolbar above of the edit window to avoid its delayed display, which lets me click one of its buttons when I intend to type into the edit window. I think I can live with all of that if no simple solution or appropriate workaround exists. -- sarang사랑 07:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

svg file rights - map of south orkney islands translation

Hello! I have uploaded a .svg file I translated in Bulgarian from the source here File:South_Orkney_Islands-en.svg What should I do so I don't get the message that the file will be deleted: File:South_Orkney_Islands-bg.svg

I don't know what tag to put on this file. There are other language versions too. I only see it is a derivative work.

Please help! --Vladimir Penov (talk) 08:23, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

 Done. You forget to add a license. Yann (talk) 09:46, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box by your comment. This section will be archived after four days. --Saibo (Δ) 22:55, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

License

Does this license, make an image proper to upload and use in wiki? Secret of success (talk) 15:36, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

No. Seek (ctrl+F) for Non-Commercial Only on COM:L#Well-known licenses. -- RE rillke questions? 15:51, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

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I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box by your comment. This section will be archived after four days. --Saibo (Δ) 22:55, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding Template:Uwlsubst/fa

سلام من خواستم بدونم که چطورمیشه عکس یک شخصو که در سایتای دیگه وجود داره رو واسه ی ویکی پدیای همون شخص استفاده کرد یعنی با حق تکثیر عکس مشکل دارم ممنون —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.185.122.90 (talk • contribs) 17:30, 30 January 2012‎ (UTC)

Permission

I want to upload some picture from other website. I don't know about copyright. How can I do that? about Wikimedia Commons my picture name is Toyama Keichiro.jpg --2.185.122.90 17:28, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Hello,

You need to obtain first the permission from the web site. See COM:OTRS for details. Regards, Yann (talk) 18:07, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Determining Copyright Status

Hello, I would like help to determine the copyright status of the files given at http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/britishrule/pomp/pomp.html

The images are photographs, scans of engravings, and illustrations, from 1872 - 1911. Most were probably first published in either India or United Kingdom. I find it difficult to ascertain the creators of the images. Is there a way to determine if they're public domain?

An advance thanks for any help that anyone may provide. And if any of the images is public domain, I'd really appreciate it if someone could upload them. Regards--Siddhartha Ghai (talk) 00:52, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Comment on need for more specific information

Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AnttlersM81M82.jpg

"Description This is a visible light image of Messier 81 (left) and Messier 82 (right) taken with my backyard telescope in Kalkaska, MI in April of 2007."

The telescope should be described less colloquially and more informatively by type and aperture, e.g. Schmidt-Cassegrain 10"; "backyard telescope" is not very informative.

I do not know another way to make this comment and I could not find a way by browsing the help. Sorry.

Gary Palmer —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.101.64.118 (talk • contribs)

The uploader hasn't been active since 2008 so asking on his user talk page probably won't do any good, and it's not likely that anyone else can provide that information. You may be able to find him on Facebook or Google+ and ask him, though. —LX (talk, contribs) 10:43, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Restore of deletet images for tpl fix

Hello, a bot deleted some of my images from commons because something was wrong with the source. I just noted it somewhat late because I only looked in my enWP talk page, sorry. All this deleted images (graphics) are my work. That and the licence should be in the template I used. It seems something was worong with the template that it faild auto detection of source and licence. Maybe some space or "cr" is the problem. I used that template before and had only problems with my last batch. Can you help me to fix the template and restore the images? -- Portolanero (talk) 09:18, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Because the files have been deleted, I can't say exactly what was wrong with them, but it may just have been a missing or incorrectly linked licensing template, as you say. The files were tagged by a bot, but deleted by a flesh and blood administrator: Fastily. (Bots don't delete files – only admins do.) I'm guessing the files in question are File:Pinax-Drake Passage.jpg, File:Antarctica 1531-Modern.png, File:Antarctica 1531-Modern Tracks.png and File:Marinus of Tyre Pinax.png. You could ask Fastily about it or request undeletion. Be sure to name the files and state the intended license. If you want to make sure you don't miss future notices on your user talk page, you can enable e-mail notifications in your preferences. —LX (talk, contribs) 10:53, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. I will ask Fastily. -- Portolanero (talk) 11:22, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Role Playing Game covers

I wish to show artwork from the core rules box covers of a French roleplaying game (Malefices) for an article about the game on the English version of wikipedia. The copyrights are currently held by Asmodee Editions. I consider it fair use because the pictures depict the product being shown. Also they are the out-of-print 1st and 2nd edition covers by Jeux Descartes, not the new 3rd edition cover by Asmodee (though I would include that too if the company allows it and supplies it). Hotspur23 (talk) 14:39, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

If you intend a "fair use" inclusion, then that has nothing to do with Commons. You can't upload the images here. You need to upload them directly to the English-language Wikipedia (use en:Special:Upload) and fill out en:template:non-free use rationale. - Jmabel ! talk 16:29, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Arbeit (2).jpg

The source is privat:"family Barthel"

--Koenigeberh (talk) 16:14, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

You still need to provide a license. And you need to have the rights yourself to provide that license. I suspect this will require explicit permission from a copyright holder who is not you. See COM:OTRS (or COM:OTRS/de). - Jmabel ! talk 16:31, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Uploading photo

Have been trying for past 5 days to upload a photo - Keep getting waiting for Wikimedia - IE just shuts off after an hour or two. I've uploaded 15-20 photos already, so I think it's in Wikimedia ?? - —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:|]] ([[User talk:|talk]] • contribs)

• Is this a much larger file than the ones you have successfully uploaded? And is it possible that you might now be on a slower connection? How's your time to download a large, full-res photo? - Jmabel ! talk 01:12, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

User:SeikoEN maps and copyvios

Hi

I have had ongoing discussions with Seiko about their maps as most, if not all, have text inserts. The text inserts are excerpts from a copyrighted site, www.encyclopaediaofukraine.com, and I have discussed and requested many times that they remove the text as it is copyrighted material here and answers on my page User_talk:Chaosdruid. I find this is not happening and, after ample time, I feel it is unfortunate but necessary to do something to remove them.

I cannot find all the users maps, as there are far too many categories to go through, but wondered if there is a way to perform a user gallery and do a group nomination. Chaosdruid (talk) 11:58, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

• I see only 12 problematic files Bulwersator (talk) 12:06, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
  • OK, thanks for that, I think I have all of the ones showing copyvios covered then :¬) Chaosdruid (talk) 12:36, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

1951 Image by Elmer Wexler -- Copyright or Public Domain

Is there any way to find out if this image is really in the public domain < http://insitebuilders.com/42-ElmerWexlerFalloutIllustration.jpg > It is listed as sourced to the NYPublic Lib, but shows a copywrite to Life Magazine, and was published in June 1951.

Thanks, Dennis —Preceding unsigned comment added by Insitebuilders (talk • contribs)

You might do better to ask this at Commons:Village pump/Copyright, which is where the "copyright people" tend to hang out. The issue would be whether copyright was renewed on that issue of Life; I, for one, have no idea. - Jmabel ! talk 02:36, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Help reading in Dutch / German for attribution

Could someone look through http://commons.wikimedia.orghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&redirs=1&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns9=1&ns12=1&ns14=1&ns106=1&search=kraaiennest+wave+animation&limit=20&offset=0 and see if there is attribution of any of these graphics to computer programmers or engineers (by name) other than the Uploader? I know references are given to particular papers in the literature in general for equations, however, I am looking for names of people who are clearly attributed as doing this work. I'm an English-only person, and I might have missed something. My reason for doing this search is that I want to re-do the computer code in Mathematica (easily read syntax) and publish the code PD as I do at http://www.youvan.com for "Pseudocolor in Pure and Applied Mathematics". I also have an interest in depositing similar code at the wolfram.com site for kid's educational games: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MotionOfParticlesInOceanWaves/. Balls racing on ocean waves would be mesmerizing and educational as compared to your standard mindless video game! Doug youvan (talk) 01:06, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Geuploade foto wordt niet geplaatst.

Een door mij up-geloade foto: Gedempte sluis 2011.jpg wordt niet in het artikel (Sluis 7)opgenomen, drie andere wel. Wat is het probleem? Ik heb geprobeerd opnieuw te uploaden maar dan wordt vermeld dfat de foto reeds bestaat. Alleen de link in het artikel kan hem niet vinden. Faasco (talk) 08:44, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Uw bestand is geüpload naar File:Gedempte_sluis_2011.jpg. Als u nodig hebt om het bij te werken, is er een link voor het uploaden van een nieuwe versie boven de categorieën op die pagina. Machine translated Ajraddatz (talk) 22:49, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Whall window in St Mary's Church Bleasby Nottinghamshire.jpg

I have added two images under the above identification but they are totally wrong as the image does not refer to Bleasby Church but another (St Andrew's in Chippenham). I have now uploaded the correct image but would like the two "Whall window in St Mary's Church Bleasby Nottinghamshire.jpg " deleted.

If someone would do this I would be most grateful.

Clearly I must be more careful in future.

Weglinde (talk) 19:56, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

I can't make sense of this. If you could link to the other images (using an approach like this -- you'll see what I did when you edit this section) it would help a lot. - Jmabel ! talk 17:38, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Can't find my Picture.

I recently uploaded a photo entitled 'Lexington, South Carolin Clock,' and I cannot find it. It had been about 6 hours. How long should I have to wait.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by CampWalterJohnson (talk • contribs) 22:10, 4 February 2012‎ (UTC)

Please see Special:Contributions/CampWalterJohnson and Special:Log/CampWalterJohnson. Apparently, you did not upload a file (or the upload was not completed) with the file name "Lexington, South Carolin Clock,". However, you uploaded a file "Lexington, South Carolina.jpg", which might be what you're looking for. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:21, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:AlentejanaM.jpg

--JoseBessa (talk) 02:24, 5 February 2012 (UTC) Well, I've posted some pictures here comming from the internet (Ruralbit). The site have a writen policy about the use of the images displayed in in, where is visible: "Pictures obtained from this site can be freely used" http://autoctones.ruralbit.com/index.php?var=1 However, I do not know what to do in order to be accepted in wikipedia.

PS: The site it's in portuguese.

Doesn't look free enough for Commons: "Os utilizadores não podem: a) vender, licenciar, alugar ou distribuir nenhuma fotografia disponibilizada..." We require licenses that allow commercial re-use. - Jmabel ! talk 17:43, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I don't see why that would be a problem; that's just a variant on a copyleft, and we permit the GNU GPL and GFDL, for example.--Prosfilaes (talk) 03:08, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Related pictures

I uploaded two pictures, File:Skene Ronan hockey card 1 front.jpg and File:Skene Ronan hockey card 1 back.jpg. I made it clear in the choice of file names that these are front and back views of a hockey card. I could even add text in the description to confirm this is so, but I was wondering if there is a link I could set somewhere between the two pictures that would define their relation as different views of the same physical artefact. Saveur (talk) 03:00, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Use exactly the same link in the description that you just used here! - Jmabel ! talk 17:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I'll do that, that's probably the best way available. (I realize now that the wording of my question was not the best... I meant establishing a relation between the two pictures that would allow, for example, an automatic search of all related photos of the same artefact. Even here, I'm not sure if I'm expressing myself well, but that's OK, the hyperlinks will do.) Thanks, Saveur (talk) 01:50, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright issue, admin notice required

Can any admin have a look at Commons:Village_pump/Copyright#Category:Logos_of_educational_institutions_in_Karnataka? It looks like a whole category of copyvios; I'm not too familiar with Commons noticeboards, so I may just have posted this in the wrong place, excuse me! MikeLynch (talk) 09:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Categorizing "Izabel Santiago.jpg"

Hi. I got the message below and tried to respond to it, but I have the feeling I didn't succeed and don't know what I'm doing. The instruction concerned seems to be:

> You can also pick the file from your list of uploads, edit the file description page, and manually add the category code at the end of the page. > > Category:Category name > For example, if you are uploading a diagram showing the orbits of comets, you add the following code: > > Category:Astronomical diagrams > Category:Comets > This will make the diagram show up in the categories "Astronomical diagrams" and "Comets".

This is the bottom of the bottom of the page, right? And not in... now I don't have an Edit Page link at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Izabel_Santiago.jpg, but didn't I have one there before?

Anyway, I tried to enter the categories Esperanto, Brazilo, Santiago and "Myar" (a test category), but I don't know if they're effectively entered or not and it doesn't seem that I know how to search by category anyway. So I'm giving up on this, at least for the time being. I only uploaded the photo for it to be used on my deceased wife's Wikipedia page, http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izabel_Santiago.

Thank you,

Roy McCoy <roymccoy.nl@gmail.com> Rotterdam, NL

Dear Roy McCoy,

The Wikimedia Commons page User talk:Roy McCoy has been changed on 29 January 2012 by CategorizationBot, see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Roy_McCoy for the current revision.

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Hello Roy McCoy, you can add [[:Category:___]] at the bottom of a page. Just find a category that fits the file. As an example, Category:Esperantists would be appropriate in this case. Ajraddatz (talk) 15:59, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I can suggest three useful ways to search for a category.

1. Use the usual search mechanism, but include the word "category" as one of your search terms.
2. Search for an image on a related topic and see how someone else categorized it.
3. Start with a rather general category that will certainly exist (e.g. Category:Linguists) and try navigating down (or even up) the hierarchy from there.

I hope that helps.- Jmabel ! talk 17:50, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I find that Google's search is quite a bit more useful than the built-in one, if you are having more issues. Try Googling <topic> wikimedia commons - that works pretty well for me. Ajraddatz (talk) 20:25, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

how do i create a copyright tag for someone else's picture?

Hi, uploading newb here, i'm trying to upload a picture from an academic journal. I have written approval from both the author and publishing company, but i have no idea how to write the copyright tag to get it to stay on wiki. article is Gentrification of Vancouver, image is vancouvergentrification, any help is appreciated, thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.183.103.133 (talk • contribs)

You can tag the file with {{OTRS pending|month=February|day=5|year=2012}} and email permissions-commons[at]wikimedia[dot]org with information on the approval. Feel free to post back if you need any more help :) Ajraddatz (talk) 22:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I believe the file you're actually referring to is File:Vancouver_neighborhood_gentrification.PNG. In order to upload a file here, it is not enough to have permission from the copyright holder - the copyright holder must release the work under a free license (see Commons:Email_templates), and you must submit the e-mail from them to our OTRS permission-tracking system (see instructions at COM:OTRS). If possible, it would be valuable to get a higher-resolution version of this image licensed, because the current version will look terrible when printed on paper. Let us know if you require assistance. Dcoetzee (talk) 22:32, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Xxx tld logo.jpg

--182.6.99.133 05:27, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Looks probably like {{PD-ineligible}} to me. I'd guess just inside the borders of that. - Jmabel ! talk 06:25, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, not sure. IMO, a permission from ICM Registry would be better. Yann (talk) 06:31, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

I am also uncertain. I would consider it potentially borderline, but it may be {{PD-ineligible}}. Dcoetzee (talk) 07:43, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

COMPLAINT

it's about this image

How do i contact wikipedia? THEY NEED TO REMOVE A PHOTO THAT WAS TAKEN WITHOUT MY CONSENT!!!!!! i have already complained before!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.192.170 (talk • contribs) 6. Februar 2012, 10:06 Uhr (UTCTúrelio (talk) 09:20, 6 February 2012 (UTC))

First you should put a comment on the talkpage of the article where the image is used. If the image is hosted here on Commons, you might also file a deletion request on the image page on Commons. --Túrelio (talk) 09:20, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horses,_Little_Clovers_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1289544.jpg

RE COMPLAINT, I WISH THIS PHOTO TO BE REMOVED! IT WAS TAKEN WITHOUT PERMISSION! IT ALSO SHOWS EXACTLY WHERE MY HORSES ARE KEPT AND HOW TO POTENTIALLY STEAL OR INJUIRE THEM, ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN PURPOSEFULLY INJURED! REMOVE IMMEDIATELY!

I've opened a DR, Commons:Deletion requests/File:Horses, Little Clovers Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1289544.jpg. I've left my comments there.--Prosfilaes (talk) 10:21, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Sarah Sandeh.jpg

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren! Ich habe einen Wikipedia Eintrag über die Schauspielerin "Sarah Sandeh" verfasst, diese erlaubte mir ein Foto von ihr zu verwenden, welches die Fotografin "Christine Fenzl" von ihr machte. Das Foto ist sowohl von der Fotografin als auch von Sarah Sandeh frei gegeben worden (siehe: http://theaterkontakte.de/profil/sarah_sandeh/galerie.html). Wie muss ich vorgehen damit "das Copyright" anerkannt wird? Mit freundlichen Grüssen, C. di Palma --Carlo Di Palma (talk) 11:46, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Excuse the bad German. Um Bilder, die nicht von Ihnen gemacht wurden hochzuladen, muss der Autor, um sie unter einer freien Lizenz zu veröffentlichen. Wenn sie dazu bereit sind, siehe COM:OTRS für Informationen darüber, wie die Erlaubnis zur Verwendung des Bildes bestätigen QU ^TalkQu 12:28, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Portrait of an Author

Hey, today I uploaded the portrait of an author on his own wikipedia article. He gave me the photo that he made himself and told me I should upload it for him (he's an old man and not very sure in using the internet and wikipedia). Now I want to know what kind of license I have to chose. It's not my own picture but it is also non of with a common licensing... It's just a private taken picture that the author wants to have next to his article but he's not able to upload it himself. Thank you very much for the help

In order to upload images that were not made by you, the author needs to release them under a free license. If they are willing to do this, see COM:OTRS for information on how to confirm the permission to use the image. Ajraddatz (talk) 15:07, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Note that the person who needs to release the work is the copyright holder of the photo. This may be the author themselves, or it may be the photographer who took the picture. That depends on what country you're in, whether it was a job for hire, what contracts they signed, and so on. If it's a professional work and you can identify the photographer, contact the original photographer and ask them about it too, as they should know better than the author. Dcoetzee (talk) 12:46, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Hylobius abietis.jpg

Hi, I´m trying to add my own picture, but I don´t know what to do with the licensy policy... and then the picture is not published in my article... do you know how i should do it? THanks

--Sasisoy (talk) 17:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

That's all rather confusingly worded. First things first: when you say "my own picture", are you saying that you are the photographer of the picture you've linked? - Jmabel ! talk 02:03, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

You're claiming that you are the copyright holder of File:Die palm becaouse of red weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in Valencia (Spain).JPG, where you list your name as Sara Sánchez López (linked to your username). You are also claiming that you are the copyright holder of File:Thanasimus formicarius 2.jpg and several similar files, where you list the author (you, supposedly) as mwkozlowski (also linked to your username). Searching for "mwkozlowski" on Google points to Marek Kozlowski from Poland. It would seem that some of what you claim to be your own pictures are not actually yours. Could you explain this? —LX (talk, contribs) 14:57, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Tschuehly.jpg

This photo (Tschuehly.jpg) shows my uncle, Thomas Schühly. I would like to use this photo for his German Wikipedia entry. As far as I know the photo belongs to himself and it is shown on http://schuehlyfilm.com/. My cousin Mario Schühly - who organizes this page - told me that I could use it for Wikipedia.

The same counts for another photo I uploaded: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rainer_Werner_Fassbinder,_Thomas_Sch%C3%BChly,_Horst_Wendlandt.jpg

Now I do not know what sufficient information I could add to the description to have it accepted. :(

--Nschuehly (talk) 19:18, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

The photographer would typically be the copyright holder unless they formally signed away those rights. Being the subject of a photo doesn't normally give you any rights other than personality rights. Do you know who took the photo? - Jmabel ! talk 05:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:The medicine tour.jpg

i need to make it so that the picture I uploaded won't be deleted for copyright reasons. it is a concer poster and free to the public, what do i do so that it doesn't get deleted??

--BobDylanFan1994 (talk) 20:08, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Nothing at the source implies that the poster might be freely reusable. Actually, the source website specifies that they do not own the copyright on the images and that "credit goes to their respective agencies and wonderful photographers". So, you would need to find who are the "agencies and wonderful photographers" who own the copyright on this particular poster and convince them to release the poster under a free license. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:42, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

cannot upload previously deleted file

The file B-ROscGraph2.jpg was deleted 11 April 2010 because no copyright info. I have gotten permission from the owner, used {{OTRS pending}}, but it won't upload anyway. Also some problems with "source" field.

 I hope this is the right place for my question.

Warren Rauscher Wcrauscher (talk) 22:43, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

If the OTRS permission was sent recently and if it mentioned the filename, then you can leave some time for the OTRS team to process their mail and they should undelete the file if the permission is valid. If you need more information or if you don't have any news from them after a reasonable time (say, two weeks after the permission mail was sent) or if there is some particular urgency for undeleting the file, you can request help at Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard (to get the OTRS confirmation) or at Commons:Undeletion requests (to get the file undeleted). In the "source" field, just tell briefly where the image comes from. From the original upload comments on en.wikipedia and from your above comment, I seem to understand that you originally obtained it from the author, you kept it in your personal archives and then you modified it? -- Asclepias (talk) 23:25, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Image with wrong name

I have posted image with wrong name ( File:Temeperature minime 1956.gif ). The right name of file is File:Temperature minime 1956.gif. You can move the image ? Thanks --Andre86 (talk) 15:53, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

• This is why we have {{rename}}. - Jmabel ! talk 02:57, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box by your comment. This section will be archived after four days. --Jmabel ! talk 16:12, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Switch 1986.jpg

This pic was provided to me as a member of switch for promotional purposes. The photographer was paid for his services and holds no copyright to the pic. I'm not sure what category that falls into, but the pic is ok for posting.

--Flohism (talk) 01:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

• Please see COM:OTRS for how to make this clear. - Jmabel ! talk 03:03, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Template doesn't work properly? File:Infostand_von_OroVerde_Detail.jpg

Hello!

I just uploaded my first file, using the template that is mentioned on the "Upload file" page (Template:Information/doc, I think) for the description. Unfortunately, the description looks kind of broken now... File:Infostand_von_OroVerde_Detail.jpg I'm quite confused now. Did I make a mistake or is there something wrong with the template? What can I do?

(The image also doesn't show up - is that because it's CYMK, not RGB? If so, I'd just upload a RGB version.)

Kind regards, Loxodonta (talk) 11:39, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Template issue fixed. mickit 12:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. But unfortunately the same thing happens when I try to upload another image - the description looks broken in the preview... Loxodonta (talk) 12:47, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Please take a look at http://commons.wikimedia.orghttp://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Infostand_von_OroVerde_Detail.jpg&diff=66789594&oldid=66787746 to see how your previous one had to be fixed; the principle is extensible. Also, please use Categories. - Jmabel ! talk 16:15, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Du brauchst {{information}} nicht extra hinzufügen, wenn Du JavaScript aktiviert hast. Das macht die Software von selbst. -- RE rillke questions? 16:16, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Appropriate tag for a photo where the company originally holding the copyright has ceased to exist.

Hi,

New to wikipedia and wikimedia. I'm trying to create a page about Harold Rubens, and hope to use the photograph from here: http://lib-1.lse.ac.uk/archivesblog/?tag=harold-rubens

I've contacted the LSE, who have told me that the copyright was held by the now defunct London News Agency Photos Ltd. The archivist at the LSE therefore believes that there is no longer any copyright restrictions on the photo.

I'm just wondering what information I need to include in the tag when trying to upload the image to wikicommons? Which tags are appropriate?

Many thanks in advance, Artifice44

In general, companies going out of business in no way terminates copyrights. Normally, some entity acquires such rights. In the (all too common) worst case, the copyright is in limbo: still legally in effect, but with no one who can grant permission, a true "orphan copyright". So it is likely we can't use this. - Jmabel ! talk 16:21, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Tasya van Ree pic

Hi, again. I came across this image, while editing, and wanted to make a cropped version showing only Tasya van Ree for her article, but noticed that copyright problem notice on that image's page, and didn't want to upload another version if the image would soon be deleted. The thing is, the deadline indicated by that notice came and went almost two months ago. Do you know what's going to happen to the image? Is it going to be deleted? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 15:44, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Looks like it's now been deleted. By the way, in the future, on Commons it's a lot more useful if you provide a link to the image on Commons, not the mirror URL on the English-language Wikipedia. - Jmabel ! talk 16:19, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

I did provide the Commons link. It was http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isabel-Lucas-Matt-Dallas-Foto-Tasya-Van-Ree-01.jpg. It's still there in my original message above. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 18:25, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

The normal way to link on Commons is File:Isabel-Lucas-Matt-Dallas-Foto-Tasya-Van-Ree-01.jpg, not a URL. That way it will "go red" if/when the image is deleted. And, yes, now I see that one of your URLs is within Commons. - Jmabel ! talk 01:35, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Resolved

I think that this question was replied to adequately based on the supplied information. If you have anything to add or a follow-up question please feel free to replace this box by your comment. This section will be archived after four days. --Jmabel ! talk 16:19, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Copyright help regarding File:Guericke Sulfur globe.jpg

I'm not entirely sure if this illustration is free of copyright, but I think it is. I took the illustration from the digitalized book of Guericke from 1672 which is offered by the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel. (see: http://diglib.hab.de/wdb.php?dir=drucke/34-5-phys-2f) One can download the book for free for private use. But the copyright held by the library prohibits the publication of this digitalized book. Does this also hold for a part of a page as in this case?

--GRrammer (talk) 16:49, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

If the illustration is from 1672, no one holds copyright on it. And merely scanning it does not give a re-publisher any different rights than anyone else. - Jmabel ! talk 01:36, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Ranger stations

Is there any category related to ranger stations of the U.S. National Park service? The only thing I see even vaguely related is Category:National Park Service Ranger. - Jmabel ! talk 01:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

File:White Argentine.jpg

This is a montage consisting of images of 25 people described in the title as 'White Argentinians'. Is there a policy regarding the appropriateness of classing people by 'race'/ethnicity in this way without any evidence that either they, or any other source, has classified them as such? AndyTheGrump (talk) 02:25, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Redundant category

Howdy all--can one of you (with a mop) have a look at Category:Samick Music Corporation and consider deleting it? The category is empty and redundant. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

In general, empty cats can be deleted but I see User:Clusternote has objected to the deletion of this one before; I will contact him (her?) before proceeding. I suspect there's probably been some fighting about moving images in and out of the category. - Jmabel ! talk 06:27, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Confusions

Hi all,
I am facing two problems here on Wikimedia. I have contributed 3 pictures on one topic and 12 other on the other one. Basically, I had contributed 3 pictures on a device called triggertrap. They were deleted from Wikimedia. I had sent the written permission to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org for the three pictures of triggertrap. I created this article on Wikipedia and then asked the owner of the pictures and the inventor of the device for their permission to use those pictures on Wikimedia and Wikipedia. But they have been deleted.

Secondly, I have uploaded 12 pictures on TodiCastle. I have re written the whole page on Wikipedia because it needed a lot of improvement. I have even taken permission from the owner and sent an email of the permission to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, but still I got the same message. I really don't understand why the pictures are now being deleted even after I have sent the permission to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org for both the topics. I really need help. Can anyone please guide me? I have seen the instructions on the guidelines and have added categories to the pictures but I don't understand why are they being deleted. Help Needed !!! Thank you
Inlandmamba (talk) 07:28, 10 February 2012 (UTC)