User talk:Jezhug

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Jezhug!

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File tagging File:Function Rooms Melbourne.jpg

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Lymantria (talk) 19:12, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

It is fine to upload this sort of image if you own the copyright and have the rights to release it on a free license. But the sources that you cite show this image as copyrighted (eg http://www.flickr.com/photos/party-venues/5064405304/ All Rights Reserved). You either need to show you have permission if you want to release it here too. (eg show that you are the photographer (or rights holder), or have permission from them) --Tony Wills (talk) 00:03, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Tony. I have changed my settings in Flickr to reflect this.

Fast work :-). Great that you have demonstrated the link between your Commons account and the Flickr one. It would be simplest if both the image here and on flickr had the same license, there doesn't seem to be much sense in having it licensed differently elsewhere (it also prevents ongoing probelms as later people challenge the validity of the license after finding it elsewhere with a different license).

Also, having a link back to the party-venue website means that people will also want to compare licensing here with the licensing or copyright on the website. Although only a thumbnail version ([1]) appears to be on that website, it will still cause problems (people here are very careful that our images really are free). So, especially if you are uploading multiple images, it will save a lot of ongoing effort if you send a message to the OTRS system (follow instruction linked to in the box above), stating something to the effect that all images that this account uploads (that might also be found on your website and flickr account, possibly with different licenses) are indeed licensed cc-by-sa (or whatever valid Commons license that you choose). That email should really be from an email address associated with the website (http://www.partyhelp.com.au/) as evidence that you are who you say you are. All this ensures that the company recognises that it really is giving away these images under a free license and anyone can use them in any way including other commercial companies. Hope that helps :-) --Tony Wills (talk) 02:59, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks again. Apologies for the headaches. I thought I had the right license and have changed this image in Flickr to match the license here. Will read up on it a bit more before adding more images.