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--Crossmr (talk) 03:42, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Adminship?

Did you think about adminship? You do huge amount of admin-related work, and the admin tools should be very helpful for you. --Trycatch (talk) 07:42, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

File:110419 Carlotta.Grisi 002.jpg

Bonjour Stefan4,

Le problème avec cette image subsiste; lorsque je clique dessus afin de l'agrandir, elle se met à l'horizontale. Soit vous arriver à corriger ce défaut, soit je télécharge à nouveau cette image après l'avoir retravaillée sur Picasa 3. dans l'attente de votre réponse, mes salutations endimanchées, --Schnäggli (talk) 12:07, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Acronyms

Main gallery: Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Statue of Lenin (Fremont, Seattle, Washington).

I was noticing your deletion request for images of the statue of Lenin in Fremont. A very interesting copyright question! I would suggest either spelling out freedom of panorama on first usage or linking to it, or both, for the benefit of newcomers. Would you mind if I made that change to your posting? 159.140.254.10 14:30, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

 Done, see the deletion discussion. --Stefan4 (talk) 14:36, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! (same user, didn't realize I was logged out) 71.255.169.193 01:20, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Deletion request

Bonjour ! J'ai donné un avis sur Commons:Deletion requests/File:Vase-jobvilla.png, et j'ai apporté un commentaire à l'avis de Bildoj, mais comme c'est la première fois que je fais cela sur commons, merci de me dire si j'ai fait quelque chose de travers.

Est-ce qu'il faut aussi lancer une procédure du même type pour File:Sphenopteris-olnensis.jpg et File:Aneurophyton-olnense.jpg ? ou y a-t-il une autre procédure ? Ce sont probablement des scans d'une publi de François Stockmans qui a décrit ces fossiles. (Cf. Commons:Bistro#Photos sous ©), mais rien de disponible en ligne (la publi originale remonte à 1948). Et Breugelius a indiqué sur la description des photos qu'elles provenaient du département de géologie de l'Université de Liège. TED 22:49, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

On pourrait peut-être utiliser {{No permission since}} ou {{No source since}} parce qu'il est évident qu'il n'a pas créé ces image à l'Université de Liège parce qu'il n'a pas travaillé à l'université, mais j'ai créé Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Breugelius pour les images. --Stefan4 (talk) 00:47, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Bonjour Stefan,

l'image en question Commons:Deletion requests/File:Vase-jobvilla.png semble avoir d'abord été publiée ici WAW_Curtius TAP Fr.pdf le 26 février 2009 et JPh Moutschen n'est pas cité dans ce fascicule... Copyvio donc !

Je vérifie la semaine prochaine dans la publication de Stockmans ce qui en est pour les photos de fossiles.

Cordialement, Cymbella (talk) 14:02, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Désolée, l'image à laquelle je pensais n'est pas la même (le copyvio ne concerne là que la légende), mais Totodu74 a donné la bonne source de l'image et le copyvio est confirmé par le conservateur du Musée. - Cymbella (talk) 14:02, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

File:Groklaw screenshot.jpg and alleged copyvio

Main gallery: File talk:Groklaw screenshot.jpg.

Hi. I have removed your copyvio tag on File:Groklaw screenshot.jpg, and have responded to the allegation on it's Talk page. -- Solbu (talk) 23:52, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Image removal

Hi, kindly assist in removing this photo as it is already deleted by its owner from the main source.--Preacher lad (talk) 13:47, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, I forgot to comment this. Why do you want the photo removed? It says that the image has passed a Flickr review which is typically considered enough to keep the image even if the Flickr licence has changed or if the image has been deleted from Flickr. --Stefan4 (talk) 22:40, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Thanks for your timely feedback! Truthskr (talk) 16:19, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

my answer has been removed

Hei Stefan4, since I've been threatened with blocking to answer you on COM:AN, I have to do it on your talk page. My answer has been removed, the discussion on AN has been closed by the admin who threatened before that blocking users for discussing things on AN, and nothing has been clarified by now. You didn’t understand me right, but I can’t clarify this on the page you asked me, and the conclusion there means, that the discussion has been for nothing, and nothing has been understood. I think that means that in future any user at any time can be checked. Perhaps I’m getting checked right now, who knows? It’s all very sad to see things happen here in this way. Kind regards --Geitost ^diskusjon 14:52, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Personally, I'm not too concerned about the checkuser issue, maybe because I prefer cow cheese to goat cheese. Sure, there could be issues with requests to lookup yourself, for example if you have written about controversial topics such as the en:4th of June Incident or en:Falun Gong and you've had your account hacked by the Chinese government which is trying to locate you. It was a bit questionable, yes, but not a big issue in my opinion. Niabot asked to have his IP addresses checked and got what he asked for, so no issue. Saibo didn't ask to have his IP addresses checked but still got them checked, and that's maybe an issue, although not a big one I'd say. However, I think that it was quite a stupid accusation that they would be the same person. I rarely look at German Wikipedia, so I don't know anything about their contributions over there, but I think that there are some quite big differences between their contributions here on Commons. --Stefan4 (talk) 22:07, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Stefan2. You have new messages at Magog the Ogre's talk page. You may remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

00:34, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Help with a file?

Hello Stefan, previously I posted some info to the helpdesk and you were kind enough to follow through..could I ask your assistance with another file that I think may be tagged with incorrect release?

File:Mercaz_HaRav_massacre.jpg was also uploaded on enWiki, but was delted for being incompatible see discussion en:Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2012 February 17#File:Mercaz HaRav massacre.jpg

Photo comes from this set at israelproject.org the release is "royalty free" but what does that mean? It's noted that the photo is originally from Government Press Office photographer (Avi Ohayon) and their terms are here (see also) The discussion mentions the restrictions placed on re-use and resolves that this is incompatible perhaps only good for fair-use on en ( commons is even more restricted, yes?). The uploader here, this is his single action & I don't think it is clear to me that he was the copyright holder and had authority to release into public domain. I would list this as a copyvio for deletion here myself, but the instructions confuse me & not sure it's possible w/out an account. Could you do the necessary & list for discussion/deletion? regards 94.195.187.69 09:03, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Now up for discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Mercaz HaRav massacre.jpg. --Stefan4 (talk) 12:52, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Chuck's Challenge Images

Main gallery: en:User talk:Stefan2#Chuck's Challenge Images.

This is from Allack. Please unflag the Chuck's Challenge images. I am the right's holder of them, so I have the right to upload them. Please feel free to email hello@niffler.co.uk to confirm this. www.Niffler.co.uk is the owner of Chuck's Challenge.

Thanks Allack — Preceding unsigned comment added by Allack (talk • contribs) 2012-04-26T14:33:04 (UTC)

Please keep the discussion at one place. I've answered on Wikipedia. --Stefan4 (talk) 14:41, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

能登牛

Main gallery: User talk:Takabeg#Threshold of originality.

See also: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Leribi79.

著作権侵害の具体的証拠がネット上で発見できないので、もう少し調べてみます。ただ、白地の認定証などは偽造されて使用されると事件になる可能性がゼロではない類のものですので、パブリックドメインと見なしてしまうのは問題だと思います。

Takabeg (talk) 00:47, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

File:Tor-M1 SAM (3).jpg

Hi!

Because of the licence of this image - please take a look here. On the bottom part it is also written in English. You might fin a "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License". Regards, High Contrast (talk) 23:58, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes, sorry. I didn't notice that the "source" and "permission" links weren't identical. --Stefan4 (talk) 14:51, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Логотип фестиваля.png

I painted this picture. What other problems? --Navarh (talk) 14:37, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

It seems to be a logo of something. Versions of the logo also appear here. If you made the original logo, I think that you should use OTRS to prove ownership. --Stefan4 (talk) 14:46, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

That and that are different pictures. So, what I must do? (sorry for my English) --Navarh (talk) 14:54, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

The former is a derivative work of the latter. If you make a derivative work of a non-free image, the result is also non-free. It could maybe be uploaded as a fair use image to Russian Wikipedia at ru:Special:Upload. I have seen fair use images on Russian Wikipedia, but don't know exactly what their fair use rules are. According to m:Non-free content, the rules are explained at ru:Википедия:Критерии добросовестного использования. --Stefan4 (talk) 13:08, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll upload image to Russian Wikipedia. --Navarh (talk) 13:25, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Autorisations de réutilisation du fichier File:QTpt6SteamTasse900px.jpg

Bonjour,

Il me semble que l'auteur a bien donné son accord puisqu'il a téléchargé son fichier sur en et fr. A moins qu'il y ait un autre auteur qui m'aurait échappé mais je n'ai trouvé aucune autre image semblable sur google images. Mais Ylian saura peut-être mieux vous renseigner.

Cordialement, Bloody-libu (talk) 12:22, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Il a écrit que c'est une image de Quasiturbine Agency Inc. Selon [1], il travaille à Intel. Donc, il paraît qu'il y a un autre auteur.

Le modèle en:Template:GFDL-with-disclaimers n'indique pas l'auteur de l'image. Pour indiquer l'auteur, il faut utiliser en:Template:GFDL-self-with-disclaimers ou écrire le nom d'auteur. --Stefan4 (talk) 12:56, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Merci pour ces précisions (je suis habitué à fr où il n'y a qu'un seul type de bandeau de licence GFDL, je serais plus vigilent). Cordialement, Bloody-libu (talk) 13:07, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

File:Partida de El misterio de la abadia.jpg

See also: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Partida de El misterio de la abadia.jpg.

Could you please open a deletion request for the image instead? I din't upload such an image like [2], where the main subject would be the copyrighted work. This image is intended to show just an overall view of playing the board game, no matter if copyrighted artwork is discernible or not, and I think it could be de minimis. Lobo (howl?) 01:43, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

 Done --Stefan4 (talk) 13:12, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Del.

File:Commemorative Plaque - Hunters Sty - geograph.org.uk - 264305.jpg this nomination is in error - 1874 is out of copyright ..

You missed this one though File:Malham Pinfold plaque - geograph.org.uk - 629585.jpg this is almost certainly not allowable.Oranjblud (talk) 22:30, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Here's another File:Sustrans sign on the Trans Pennine Trail - geograph.org.uk - 295089.jpg - I don't know the copyright status, but it is clearly modern.Oranjblud (talk) 22:32, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm not convinced that the first one counts as published according to British law. According to COM:L#Ordinary copyright, "If the work was not published before 30 August 1989 and the author died before 1969 then copyright expires at the end of 2039." Or for anonymous works: "If the work is unpublished and was first made available to the public before 1969 then copyright expires at the end of 2039." One of the other plaques isn't in a plaque category, so I didn't find it. Not sure why I missed the other one. --Stefan4 (talk) 22:39, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

More

• File:Malham Cove, Information Board - geograph.org.uk - 641826.jpg
• File:Mastiles Lane Roman Marching Camp. - geograph.org.uk - 240105.jpg
• File:Sign on entering Manor Vale Woodland Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 207479.jpg

Oranjblud (talk) 23:49, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Picture you highlighted for deletion

Main gallery: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Scotty Brand potatoes.jpg.

I photographed a product and added to the site for Scotty Brand Ltd

You have put it for deletion as a "derivative work of packaging". Can you explain what that means?

Have I just used the wrong license? Wikipedia is full of product pack shots - so what is wrong with this one? What do I need to do to fix it?

thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nextraterly (talk • contribs) 2012-05-16T14:35:15‎ (UTC)

Short answer: you are not allowed to take a photo of copyrighted packaging. Long answer: read COM:DW. --Stefan4 (talk) 20:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for that reply. But I don't understand why wikipedia is full of photos of packaging. A search in commons for Coca-Cola shows dozens of packaging shots. Same for Mars, or any brand. What is different about my photo compared to these?

thanks

--User:Nextraterly —Preceding comment was added at 2012-05-21T08:02:36 (UTC)

There are several things to consider here:

• Designs which are very simple are ineligible for copyright and are thus in the public domain. The words "very simple" are defined differently in different countries. In the United States, fonts are considered ineligible for copyright, so if American packaging only contains the name of the product in some font, uploading a photo of the packaging would be OK. Thus, painting a can red and writing the term "Coca-Cola" on the can wouldn't give you any copyright in the United States. In the United Kingdom, Austria and other countries, fonts have been ruled to be copyrightable, so photos of similar types of packaging might not be OK if the packaging comes from the United Kingdom or Austria. It seems that Mars was created in the United Kingdom but that it is now a product owned by an American company, so it is not entirely clear to me if the original country should be assumed to be the United Kingdom or the United States. I'd say that packaging such as File:Mars chocolate.jpg is very simple in the United States but not in the United Kingdom.
• Coca-Cola has been produced since the 19th century, and packages from that time are in the public domain because of age. I don't know whether Coca-Cola has changed its packaging in a substantial way since then, but if not, taking a photo of Coca-Cola packaging should be fine. Mars seems to be from 1932 and unless there is some way to identify the person who created the packaging design used in 1932, the original packaging would be in the public domain in Europe as anonymous works enter the public domain 70 years after publication. Package designers usually don't sign their works, so it is probably impossible to identify the designer. Of course, I don't know whether the packaging has changed since the 1930s.
• Some files on Commons might actually be copyright violations. Copyright violations are deleted when discovered, but there are probably lots of violations out there which haven't been discovered yet.

File:Scotty Brand potatoes.jpg has an illustration of a dog and a photo of potatoes. It says that the brand was established in 1948, so it would be plausible to assume that everything printed on the package was created in 1948 or later. Things like this are copyrighted for at least 70 years since publication in Europe. 1948 was less than 70 years ago, so even if everything was published during the first year, the packaging would still be copyrighted in Europe. More likely, the current design was created more recently as companies like to change their packaging designs once in a while. Thus, not OK. --Stefan4 (talk) 11:55, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for that reply. I'm not sure I agree on the Coca-Cola and Mars comments, as both of those companies would assert that their logo is a work of artistic effort, and certainly a whole load of the images are of new products that are only very recently introduced. But I guess that is beside the point, since two wrongs don't make a right.

My point is that to illustrate packaging, you kind of have to have a photo of it and I want to determine how to go about doing that... Can I write to the company concerned to get their approval to use the images? Or to use 'official' images off their website? Any suggestions gratefully received...

--User:Nextraterly

Monnaies de France

Bonjour,
Sur la page Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2012/05#French money, j'ai posé quelques questions au sujet des billets et pièces de monnaie de la France. Je sais que tu t'es parfois exprimé sur des sujets reliés à ces questions, alors le présent message est juste pour t'informer de l'existence de cette discussion, si tu connais les réponses ou si tu souhaites faire des commentaires. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:33, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Deleting all at once

Is there anyway you can delete all the Armenian pictures at once? Every time you delete a single image, I just can't help, but think how sad it is that you have nothing better to do with your life then spend it away on wiki. Seriously, just delete everything and be done with it. --VartanM (talk) 06:04, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Yogo

I've asked some questions on your en talk page. thanks for helping.PumpkinSky talk 21:13, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Eh. PumpkinSky talk 20:52, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

User:Stefan4

User:Stefan4 has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this user page, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

109.91.23.10 12:35, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

File:Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot.jpg

Following advice from a Wikipedia administrator I have changed the tag on File:Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot.jpg. Please could you have another look? Thanks in anticipation. Dormskirk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dormskirk (talk • contribs) 2012-06-06T12:55:02 (UTC)

I also added a licence explaining the copyright status in the United States since Commons files both have to be free in the source country and in the United States. --Stefan4 (talk) 19:12, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Now that we have added two extra licences (one initiated by yourself and one following a review by an administrator) can we now remove the deletion notice? Thanks in anticipation. Dormskirk (talk) 17:51, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Admin/user baord posting

Main gallery: Special:PermanentLink/72414284#User:Fastily.

Just to say I agree - I realised I didn't seem to be helping the situation and will stay away from it I think :( Best --Herby ^{talk thyme} 14:26, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

I just hope that the discussion will calm down a bit. --Stefan4 (talk) 19:08, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Report of copyright violation.

You can help me to delete this copyright posible violation?

File:Zona metropolitana de guadalajara moderna..jpg has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise, everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here.

Thanx. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.102.188.162 (talk • contribs) 2012-06-10T22:23:42 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply. I forgot to comment here. Only administrators can be delete files. However, I see that the file has been proposed for deletion, so I assume that it will be deleted at some point. We just need to wait until someone closes the deletion request. --Stefan4 (talk) 12:19, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Archiving error

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Misza13&diff=72712118&oldid=72005391 – I know that it's a little too late, but I identified the problem. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 02:13, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Interesting. That's a reason to keep a short blacklist. --Stefan4 (talk) 11:17, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

IBM Flex System Manager

Main gallery: File:IBM Flex System Manager.jpg.

Hi, Stefan4. You have posted on my talk-page that the image in question does not provide sufficient copyright information. Well, I have tried to understand all the links for further readinding, but I failed. Let me put it as I understand it: I have uploaded an image which I have copied from an openly accessible IBM web site (IBM Redbooks). Now, as it is in the public domain, I understand it to be free. However, I may be wrong. Anyways, I think the same may apply to to two more images: it's "PureSystems1.jpg" and "PureSystems2.jpg". Much as I would like to use them in the articles, they were deleted, though. Now, I truly would be delighted if you could help with this little issue. Regards, Akolyth (talk) 08:40, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

If the images are, as you wrote, in the public domain, you have to provide evidence that the images are in the public domain. I find no such evidence on the web site you listed as the source, so it seems that the images aren't in the public domain. In that case, you have to identify the copyright holder and follow the instructions at COM:OTRS. Otherwise, the image will be deleted after a week. --Stefan4 (talk) 13:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Re: File:Rockwood Reservation-terrain1.jpg

The Source section of the image description clearly states that I created this file; it was not "found on the Internet". I have removed the {{bsr}} tag and listed myself in the Author section. --Kbh3rd (talk) 15:45, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

It clearly says that this image was based on "public domain data produced by the U.S. Geologic Survey". Are you saying that you work for the U.S. Geologic Survey? --Stefan4 (talk) 15:48, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

"Based on" means that it is derivative work that is subject to its own copyright, which I automatically received when creating the image, and which I chose to release to the public domain. All works of the U.S. Government are in the public domain, including those of the United States Geological Survey. Kbh3rd (talk) 15:54, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, but if the source only is indicated as "United States Geological Survey", there is no way to confirm that the source really was made by the United States Geological Survey. --Stefan4 (talk) 16:00, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

That map has been used on the English Wikipedia for eight years without any problem, and I no longer have the precise sources at hand. However, anyone with the least knowledge of USGS products would immediately and without question recognize the sources as one the 7.5" quadrangle map series shaded with USGS DEM elevation data. Knowing the subject, the specific map used could be found.

Honestly, there is enough other dubious cruft around here that you could find much better use of your time than harassing me over such minutiae. Kbh3rd (talk) 18:16, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I have never been to the United States and don't know what US government maps usually look like. However, I don't think that this is extremely important. That's why I used {{Bsr}} instead of {{subst:dw-nsd}}. --Stefan4 (talk) 20:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Wall painting at Cameley St James.jpg & roatation

Hi, Can I ask for some help. I took a photo of a wall painting at a local church & uploaded it as: File:Wall painting at Cameley St James.jpg. On 19 Decemebr 2011 you made a change with the edit summary "Correcting image orientation: Requesting Rotatebot to reset EXIF Orientation as the image is physically in correct orientation." & then Rotatebot changed the image to the one now shown. Having done more reading & editing the article about the church on wikipedia it becomes clear that this is an early representation of the the three lions of the Royal Arms of England (possibly one of the oldest surviving) & the orientation should be as I originally had it. I have no idea how Rotatebot works, so could you do whatever is needed to change it back again?Rodw (talk) 19:30, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Due to changes in software, a lot of images ended up with a wrong orientation at the end of last year, and so the images had to be corrected. I helped with telling Rotatebot which images to fix, but it seems that this image was "fixed" by mistake. I have reverted this rotation. --Stefan4 (talk) 19:57, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks - that's fixed it & now makes more sense in the article.Rodw (talk) 20:01, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Fichiers Dalayrac. Appartenir à la BNF (sans mention ?) est-ce équivalent à "libre de droit" ?

Bonjour, et merci d'avoir pris la peine de prendre en considération les fichiers :
File:Nicolas Dalayrac par Gauthier..jpg

Nicolas Dalayrac par Gauthier

, et
File:Nicolas Dalayrac par Quenedey..jpg

Nicolas Dalayrac par Quenedey

Actuellement ils ne sont pas inclus dans l'article car je ne maitrise absolument pas la notion si importante de droit d'auteur. Ces deux fichiers proviennent de la bibliothèque nationale de France “en ligne”. Est-ce une condition suffisante pour que ces documents soient considérés comme libres de droit ? Et avec quelle licence ?
Par ailleurs existe-t-il une définition minimum nécessaire pour que l'image figure sur Wikipedia ?
Questions posées à la communauté mais sans réponse.
Avec tous mes remerciements. Cordialement. Fguinard (étonné de voir figurer en signatutre une adresse IP) --86.211.57.170 15:01, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Bonjour ! Il faut indiquer pourquoi les images sont libres en France et aux États-Unis. Toutes les images publiées avant 1923 sont libres aux États-Unis. Si le dessinateur est mort avant 1942, les images sont libres en France aussi. J'ai cherché sur Google et il paraît que les images furent publiées en 1801. Donc, il paraît que les images doivent êtres libres dans toute la monde et qu'il ne reste plus de droit d'auteur. J'ai corrigé la licence. --Stefan4 (talk) 19:53, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Bonjour, et merci pour votre aide si précieuse. Elle incite à essayer de comprendre ce qu'est une licence pour média. Par ailleurs la recherche de plus haute définition est possible, mais je n'ai pas saisi comment. Cordialement. --Fguinard 16:53, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

User:Mountainlife

Main gallery: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Mountainlife.

I can not understand why you make claim about my photo. I took these photo really. I live in Shinjuku now and it is eazy for me to take photo in Shinjuku erea. I was born near Shimashimadani, Bandoko, Nyakutakuji site. I go this erea frequently-every month this spring and summer. Also, it is eazy for me to take photo in Matsumoto erea of Japan. My old age family（more than 130 years ago）was a stuff of Nyakutakuji temple, the temple was broken in 1871 in tide of Japanese histry "Meiji-ishin". So, my family kept the woodcut about Nyakutakuji temple. The woodcut was made in 1750-1840. I saw the woodcut in my childhood every year. Now, I am 64 years old. I am a Japanese, live in Japanese language, do not use English usually. It is difficult to understand what you write when your English is difficult. I was sad when I saw this page. I afraid that I can find this page or not.

• File:Shinjuku grand15.JPG
• File:Nyakutakuji3.jpg
• File:Shimashimadani river5.jpg
• File:Shimashimadani river1.jpg
• File:Shinjuku Grand tower B.JPG
• File:Bandoko Falls3.JPG
• File:Bandoko Falls2.JPG

Stefan4 (talk) 14:03, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

ご迷惑させてごめんなさい。写真の問題は写真家の問題ではなくて、掲示板や地図等の著者の問題です。日本の著作権法によると、掲示板の著者の許可も必要です。法律が国によりますが、私がスウェーデンに住んでいる国にも、掲示板の写真が著作権違反です。例えば、フランスの建物の写真を撮りたい人は建物の建築家の許可が要ります。このブログ（英語）によると、夜にエッフェル塔の写真が撮れません。この新聞（デンマーク語）によると、他のデンマークの新聞がコペンハーゲンの人魚像の写真を発行して、人魚像の著作者の家族より「一万クローネ（約14万円）を払って下さい」の手紙をもらいました。そして、昭和時代に、コモンズの利用者がパリの建物のグラフィティの写真を撮って、数年後にコモンズにアップロードしましたが、写真家のブログ（フランス語）によると、「あなたの写真が著作権違反ですから削除してください」と言うメールが去年グラフィティの著者から来ました。日本では建物の写真が撮れますが、像などの美術や掲示板の写真はダメです。コモンズのガイドラインや日本語版ウィキペディアのテンプレート:屋外美術も見てください。もちろん、とても古い物は著作権フリーですから、写真が撮れます。

--Stefan4 (talk) 19:52, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

File:Park Hyatt hotel and the bombing memorial today.jpg

I cannot see what is wrong with the license of this file. It was under this license originally, at the English Wikipedia, by its only author, so can you explain what the problem is? --Deinocheirus (talk) 22:39, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Finding photos online

What if I found these photos on Google images or various websites and I don't know where the license is... can I use these photos? What should I type into the body of the article? Thank you so much for helping, it's my first go at this! Srdemuro (talk) 22:28, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

File:William C. Cole 2.jpg

File:William C. Cole 2.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

92.20.28.20 10:39, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

File:InnoutOrem.jpg

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92.20.28.20 10:41, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

File:Portishead - Roskilde Festival 2011 - Orange Stage-cropped.jpg

File:Portishead - Roskilde Festival 2011 - Orange Stage-cropped.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

92.20.28.20 10:42, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

My own work

Please undo the deletion as this File:LACAS animal rights conference 2009.jpg was my own work. Farjad0322 (talk) 18:49, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, the Blogspot page was earlier, so you have provided insufficient information that it is own work. If it really is own work, you should follow the instructions at COM:OTRS and COM:ET. Related to this image, you might like to know that a large number of your files were deleted as the result of a discussion elsewhere: Commons:Village pump/Archive/2012/07#Notification of DMCA takedown demands. --Stefan4 (talk) 22:36, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Would you like to be able to close deletion requests and delete obvious copyvios on sight?

... then go to COM:RFA. You have my support. -- Rillke^(q?) 14:56, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Media for cleanup

Talk:Media for cleanup has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this ⧼nstab-⧽ ⧼pageinfo-talkpage⧽, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

McZusatz (talk) 19:19, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

File:Wikimedia Foundation Servers-8055 24.jpg

The original upload was somehow detected as a zip archive. So I tried a lossless rotation by 360° with the rotatebot to fix the mime type. So the rotation was just arbitrary. Also comparing to other images from this series, I think the original orientation was just fine. --McZusatz (talk) 07:59, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Sorry if I did something wrong. I must say that it is a bit difficult to see what's up and what's down. Feel free to revert if you believe that you are correct. --Stefan4 (talk) 21:48, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

No problem.  Done. --McZusatz (talk) 10:52, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Statues

Hi, I hold the copyright and have the permission of the sculptor to publish images of this work on Wikipedia Commons:Deletion requests/File:Emin statue.jpg What do I need to do? Thanks.--195.250.89.209 09:08, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

You need to send your permission to OTRS. See instructions at COM:OTRS. Also note that a permission which only applies to Wikipedia is insufficient. Anyone must be allowed to do almost anything with the photo. --Stefan4 (talk) 21:43, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

File:Ganjnameh.jpg

File:Ganjnameh.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Sreejith K (talk) 20:31, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Radisson BLU in Tallinn 6 June 2012.JPG

Hi! I wanted to tell you that in the discussion above, you wrote about this file, but it was never nominated correctly (PjotrMahh1 copied the template from another file). The deletion discussion was on this file, which illustrates new buildings. Have a nice day!  Daniel  Message  17:27, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Awfully complex. I wouldn't have believed that the {{Delete}} template at File:The Church of Our Lady of Kazan Tallinn 16 07 2009.jpg would lead to a completely unrelated deletion request (Commons:Deletion requests/File:Radisson BLU in Tallinn 6 June 2012.JPG). I have clarified this in the deletion request. --Stefan4 (talk) 18:03, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of several files

See also: [[::en:User talk:Stefan2#Deletion of several files|

en:User talk:Stefan2#Deletion of several files]].

Hum, I can't talk to you from EN Wiki... So, yeah, I agree with you... Those pics what you proposed for deletion are really unnecessary. but the front covers are all over the wiki, and those what I uploaded need to stay in the sever. Tankyou -User:SrGangsta (talk)

I would have preferred if you had added fair use rationales yourself since it would have saved me some time, but I see that you have been blocked on English Wikipedia, so you can't edit anything there right now. I have checked whether the images are front covers used in an infobox, and added a fair use rationale to the first image in each infobox. --Stefan4 (talk) 23:00, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

deletion of File:Brandywine1.jpg

i took this file from the english wikipedia when i was improving an article on the french wikipedia. it's my mistake: i didn't checked the author...

i looked on google and found links to copies of this image:

• http://www.greenpouce.com/plante-caladium.html
• http://blogginghouseplants.blogspot.fr/2009/05/caladiums-brandywine-and-scarlet.html (Saturday, May 2, 2009)
• http://www.lsesc.net/ToxicPlants-C.html (part of the original image, 2008-2010)*
• http://meine.plantzone.net/community/viewtopic.php?f=98&t=2075 (29/7/2007)

only the last one mentions Doctor Whom as author, but it is obviously taken from wikipedia because the original upload was made in 2005.

i can't give any author to this image because i just took it from english wikipedia, i've seen that you contacted doctor whom on his talk page, he's the only one that can give information about author. in fact i don't really mind if this image is removed or not, i just added it in a gallery.

regards, SyntaxTerror (talk) 14:11, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

{{OTRS pending}}

Thank you very much. I am sorry for the error. I will take note it in the future. :) raul (talk) 13:52, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

File:Award BIOS setup utility.png

File:Award BIOS setup utility.png has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Yann (talk) 03:10, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

File:Human Rights Logo.svg

What's that? The website clearly sais, that the picture is open source and free for everyone to use - where's the problem?! --111Alleskönner (talk) 00:58, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

The information on that page is not enough. You claim that the image is licensed as {{Cc-zero}}, but prove no evidence of this.

This page tells that the logo is "open source". "Open source" normally means that the logo is available under some free software licence ({{GPL}}, {{LGPL}}, {{MIT}} or something else). One requirement of free software licences is typically that you have to provide the name of the licence (and often a copy of the licence). Failing to do this is typically a copyright violation. You have specified {{Cc-zero}} which is not a software licence and thus unlikely to be correct. Anyway, if you do add a software licence, you need to find a source which confirms that you have listed the correct licence.

The words "free to be used by everyone" are not specific enough. Are you only allowed to use an unmodified version of the image, or are you also allowed to modify the image? A free software licence implies the latter, but the notice is too inexact for anyone to identify the correct terms. --Stefan4 (talk) 23:46, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

OK, I got this, though I don't understand why "free for everyone to use" isn't enough to use it free for everyone indeed.... For me "free" is "free" and "free" doesn't imply any limitation. But now the file has been deleted, so a correction isn't possible anyway. Greetings --111Alleskönner (talk) 00:44, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

re:File:Sabiha gökçen.jpg

hi Stefan - you just copypaste something on my talkpage but do not explain WHY you think their are problems with the file lisence status of the file from LOC. I'd be pleased if you could explain just a little bit more what's wrong... --katpatuka (talk) 05:28, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

The image didn't have a licence template. Also, the link in the LOC template is dead. A different user added a Turkish licence template, but I'm not sure if it is enough. According to en:WP:Non-U.S. copyrights, Turkish photos can't be kept if taken after 1925, but I just learnt in Commons:Deletion requests/File:Atatürk.jpg that there might be an error at en:WP:Non-U.S. copyrights which could solve things. --Stefan4 (talk) 23:51, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

米国法との関係

ステちゃんさん, Commons:Deletion requests/File:MustfaFehmi.jpgに関して、もう少し明確に説明していただけないでしょうか？土耳古では、歴史的な写真のうちクレジットされていたのは極稀で、原作者が不明または不詳というのが多いです。そうした場合、著作権法では、最初に発行した者とか最初に配布した者とかが著作権者のごとく振舞えます。新聞社とか通信社とか政府機関、つまり個人ではなく法人がこれに該当することが多いです。ただし、著作権が切れる前に著作権者たることを主張したケースも稀なので、大抵は、そのまま著作権保護期間が満了してパブリック・ドメインになっていた、という具合です。ぶっちゃけ、en:Rule of the shorter termでいけばいいかと思っていたので、ちょっと寝耳に水的な感じです。いずれにしても、本件は、当該ファイルだけでなく他の多くの同様のファイルにも影響する可能性があるので、米国法と土耳古共和国法の関係についてのご説明、よろしくおねがいします。またね。

Takabeg (talk) 09:04, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

それと、en:File:Atatürk1.jpgだけど、これは、1923年3月17日にメルスィンのMillet Bahçesi (敢えて訳すと国民庭園)で撮影されて公開されたかなり有名な写真です。en:File:Atatürk2.jpgは、1920年4月23日にアンカラのウルスで撮影されたもので、大国民議会の開会にあたってお祈りしているところで、File1と比べるとはるかに有名な一枚です。これらをCommonsにウブしてもいいですよ。そうしたら英語版ウィキで削除できますし。どうでしょう？

Takabeg (talk) 13:19, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

en:Special:PermanentLink/86961917によると、en:File:Atatürk2.jpgは「Mustafa Kemal Pasha during Ramazan Bayramı shortly before the final battles (May 1922)」ですが、どうでしょうか。

--Stefan4 (talk) 16:10, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

そうですね Takabeg (talk) 21:50, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

en:Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2012 September 1を見てください。他の利用者が即時削除を依頼しました。

Stefan4 (talk) 12:45, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Manic Digger

Main gallery: File:Manic Digger 9.png.

Hello,
What exactly is the problem ? Manic Digger is in the public domain. --Pierre Rudloff (talk) 20:29, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

I misread the description: I though that the image was from Minecraft. All Minecraft images were deleted some time ago. Still, the image largely focuses on en:Link (The Legend of Zelda), making it a derivative work, which is not OK. --Stefan4 (talk) 20:33, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Andrew Kooman.jpg

Hi Stefan,

I noticed that you listed File:Andrew_Kooman.jpg for deletion, stating that there is no evidence of permission. I was given permission personally from the originator of the image, but I do not have a website url or an e-mail. What can I do?

Ambassador Neelix (talk) 02:57, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi Stefan,

I see now that you listed all of the She Has a Name images I uploaded for deletion. Would you be willing to give me enough time to receive such an e-mail from the images' originator? I just received your warnings today as I am an editor on Wikipedia and rarely visit the Commons. I would be greatly appreciative if you would be understanding in this matter. I should be able to receive the required e-mail within a week.

Ambassador Neelix (talk) 03:00, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

An e-mail has to be sent to OTRS by the copyright holder (who is presumably the photographer). See instructions at COM:OTRS. --Stefan4 (talk) 08:13, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Please opt in

Please opt into X!s counter by creating a page with any content at meta:User:Stefan4/EditCounterGlobalOptIn.js

Please also either enable email or send me an email, so that I can send you an email back.

Thanks, Sven Manguard Wha? 01:12, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Cretanforever's images

I will transfer Cretanforever's images to commons with some tools which you wrote my talk page. Thank you for helping. Best regards.--Reality 14:13, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Please carefully check that you have a proper source before moving something. The user was discussed at contributor copyright investigations because of problems with sources for his images. Don't take licence claims for granted. --Stefan4 (talk) 14:23, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Don't worry. I am an administrator in Turkish Wikipedia and I checkhed over 10.000 file and I deleted approximately 500-1000 file because of copyright violation. I think I have a wide information about copyright issue. Best regards.--Reality 14:27, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Help with photo deletion, please

Please help a new user who wishes to donate/upload a photo that he has inherited from his father. He has responded with permission, but had no time to receive help before his photo was deleted: File:First Scanning Electron Microscope with high resolution from Manfred von Ardenne 1937.jpg. It would be greatly appreciated if you can email him on the steps he must take to have his photo accepted. He is not an expert wiki editor. Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.32.236.148 (talk • contribs) 2012-09-07T11:12:26 (UTC)

The file was deleted because of no evidence of permission. This probably means that the work has been published somewhere else before it was uploaded to Commons. In that case, you need to ask the copyright holder to send permission to OTRS. See COM:OTRS for instructions. The copyright holder to a photo is normally the photographer. --Stefan4 (talk) 12:52, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello! Thank you very much for the advice. The user/owner of the above photo has now given permission at http://med.ardenne.de/?cat=90&lang=en. Would you be able please to undelete the above photo? If not, please advise the steps this user has to take in order to undelete it. When he tried to re-upload it, even with a different filename, it was rejected.--27.32.236.148 06:49, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

There is one problem with the statement on that page. It says that "You are free to share, to copy, distribute and transmit the Photo." However, it seems that you are not free to modify the photo. Commons requires photos to be available under licences which allow you to modify the photos. Besides, only administrators can undelete files, so you will have to contact an administrator for undeletion if you manage to obtain a sufficient licence. --Stefan4 (talk) 18:01, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for all the help. The permission has now been changed on http://med.ardenne.de/?cat=90&lang=en. Since we don't know an administrator, would you kindly contact one who can un-delete the above mentioned photo, please? --27.32.236.148 04:28, 19 September 2012 (UTC)--27.32.236.148 12:33, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

File:Vyacheslav Kyrylenko.jpg

Hi Stefan,

What exactly do you want to be reviewed? I uploaded this image from Maidan website, available under GFDL (see their home page: (Copyleft) maidan.org.ua, 2001-2011, distributed according GNU copyleft license for documentation). I took this photo from Our Ukraine party congress photoset, together with File:Ivan Plyushch.jpg or File:Ivan Plyushch.jpg. I may have a full image, but it was uploaded from my old computer, so it will take time to find (I cropped nothing but black space, original image was like 800*600). The website owner changed its design in 2011, and all the galleries where moved somewhere else. Unfortunately, there is no way to track it as all galleries were never archived or cached because of robots.txt. So if you wanted to check the license, you have the license on the main page, if you wanted to check why its low-res, you have the explanation, but if you wanted to check the link, I'm afraid there is no way to fix it — NickK (talk) 01:23, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Affiche rouge

Bonjour, je crois que le détenteur des droits de l’Affiche rouge est le Haut commandement de armée d'occupation nazie à Paris du chancelier du Reich Adolf Hitler et l’antenne parisienne de la Gestapo durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. J’ignore s’il y a des ayant droit survivants. Je ne sais hélas à qui demander l’autorisation concernant son utilisation. Peut-être auprès de l’ambassade d’Allemagne à Paris. Bien à vous ! --Claude Truong-Ngoc (talk) 13:24, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Autorisations de réutilisation du fichier File:Me001001.jpg

Bonjour. Merci pour cet avertissement. Au départ, j'ai suivi la "recommandation" se trouvant sur en.wikipedia de transférer sur commons. Je viens d'envoyer un email à "Friends University / Edmund Stanley Library", qui a publié cette image, pour demander de préciser le copyright.--MHM (talk) 19:27, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Stefan2. You have new messages at Eleassar's talk page. You may remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Japanese TOO case

Here is a DR I created regarding Japanese TOO; given your fluency in the language, I thought you might have something to add (I sure as heck can't read the text): Commons:Deletion requests/File:Comic Party logo.png. 15:34, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

File:Statue Andrrea Palladio Vicenza.jpg

I added a { {Cc-zero} } and a { {own} }. Please tell me whether it is ok like this. Ssdctm (talk)

Looks fine now. --Stefan4 (talk) 09:35, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

File:Fuerte normando.JPG

Hi, just to clarify my edit: cases like File:Fuerte normando.JPG from Category:PD tag needs updating I've converted to {{PD-user-w}} - there is a clear "own work" claim, and there is no reason to doubt the claim. Rd232 (talk) 09:33, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Ah, yes, it says "own work". --Stefan4 (talk) 09:39, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Moving files

Hi!
I come to know from User:Magog the Ogre that you work on moving free files from en wiki to Commons. While i was also doing so, i have come across many such file in Category:Copy to Wikimedia Commons that are free but are not used on en wiki itself. What do we do about these files? Do we still move them?
Also the category is highly populated. It has like 138000+ file. In case we aren't moving a certain file, do we tag it with something? So it gets removed from this category and other users don't come across it again? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 04:32, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

If the images are in scope for Commons, there is no reason not to copy them to Commons. If you find a file which is unused and doesn't appear to be useful, take it to en:WP:FFD for deletion. If you wish to focus on files which are in use on English Wikipedia, there is en:Category:Move to Commons Priority Candidates. If I remember correctly, a "priority candidate" is a file which is in use in certain namespaces. User:Sven Manguard's bot adds/removes files from that category once in a while based on changed file usage. --Stefan4 (talk) 12:05, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Okay! For now will transfer priority candidates. Thanks! §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 03:31, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

File:Anatolia composite NASA.png

had Blue marble specified as a source. It looks like a part of File:Whole world - land and oceans.jpg. Why do you doubt it isn't taken by NASA Blue Marble's satellite imaging series? -- Rillke^(q?) 08:20, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

I didn't realise that "Blue marble" was a source. Sorry. --Stefan4 (talk) 13:46, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

It is the uploader's job to be specific or at least link the source file. In this case, however, it was used at more than 100 pages, so I believe there is a positive RIOT doing some investigation instead of trying to educate the uploader. -- Rillke^(q?) 15:32, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Fantomen

Hei! Kan du forklare hvorfor File:The Phantom, Australian Woman's Mirror 4.jpg & co har «feil lisens»? {{PD-Australia}} sier tydelig at verk publisert før 1955 (type A) er public domain. Så hvorfor påstå at de har feil lisens? Jon Harald Søby (talk) 19:26, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Serierna publicerades i amerikanska dagstidningar innan de publicerades i Australien. De behöver en amerikansk licens. Dessutom står det att tecknaren och manusförfattaren båda måste ha dött före 1955 om serierna inte är anonyma. Serierna verkar ha gjorts av Ray Moore och Lee Falk, som båda dog långt efter 1955. --Stefan4 (talk) 19:57, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Julie Stimmel

Hello,

The image you are talking about is good. I need your help to make this right, please respond ASAP as I am new here and would like to contribute but so far all you do is take my work down. Please consider next time starting a topic on my Talk Page before editing my work. This is common courtesy and can be read about in the common courtesy section for new users, like myself. Although you could use a refresher I think, Stefan4). You see Stefan4, the article this picture belongs on isn't able to be complete without this picture, so if you could please help me figure out how to get it on there because I took the picture i WOULD appreciate that because right now you are just deleting things and thats doesn't help anyone. Together we can do this!

Hi again Stefan4, pleas respond ASAP so we can sort this out. The site it is on currently isn't mine, also the original work is on another website. I'm afraid it will not go through or something please Stefan4, you're my only hope. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.211.178.28 (talk • contribs) 2012-10-16T23:02:54‎ (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.211.171.70 (talk • contribs) 2012-10-16T23:16:19‎ (UTC)

I've replied at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Julie Stimmel Nov 2006.jpg. --Stefan4 (talk) 23:22, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Commons:Threshold of originality

Would you please add a section to Commons:Threshold of originality regarding the logo that was found to be uncopyrightable, per our recent discussion (see above)? Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 19:40, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi Stefan4, I think this is related so I'm commenting here - I was hoping to get your feedback (if any) on the portion I added to Commons:Threshold of originality#Japan. Since some weeks ago at Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Comic_Party_logo.png you suggested adding it, I thought you might be interested in. Thanks, --whym (talk) 10:53, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

copyright problems

Hello Stefan4, I think all uploaded pictures of user:Caspase9 have a problem with copyrights. Caspase9.Greetings. Orchi (talk) 18:41, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Two of the images are listed as "own work" and sourced to a blog, but they have OTRS permission. I guess that these are fine due to the OTRS template. The two other images are sourced to Flickr. They are listed as CC-BY-SA on Commons but as CC-BY-NC-SA on Flickr. I tagged both as "no permission" as there is no evidence that the Flickr user has agreed to drop the NC part of the licence. --Stefan4 (talk) 20:46, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

....thanks! Orchi (talk) 20:53, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Please dont delete this photo

Hi admin please dont delete this photo. File:Adv T siddique.jpg

Actually this photo was taken by me on a function with him,when i uploaded or posted somewhere shared and uploaded in other site since he is one of the most popular youth politician in kerala.So i humbly request you that please allow my genuine picture here.

Regards Arjun VT — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamurs0072005 (talk • contribs) 2012-10-22T20:19:12‎ (UTC)

Since the photo appeared elsewhere before it appeared here, I would like to ask you to follow the instructions at COM:OTRS. --Stefan4 (talk) 20:35, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

File:Sign at entrance to St Johns Wood.JPG

G'day there, I have had this image File:Sign at entrance to St Johns Wood.JPG tagged and don't understand why. Can it please be explained to me? What do I need to do to get it right? Thanks, Benwebboz (talk) 10:20, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

You can't upload photos of text unless the person who wrote the text has been dead for at least 70 years. --Stefan4 (talk) 12:59, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

OK thanks. What if it wasn't written by a person but by the local council? Benwebboz (talk) 19:15, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure if this affects anything. In the UK and many former British colonies, the copyright term changes from life+70 years to publication+50 years, but I'm not sure if this is the case in Australia. In some countries, setting up a sign means "publishing" the sign, and in other countries it doesn't mean "publishing" the sign. I don't know how Australia defines publication; the sign may be "unpublished". Sorry for the late reply: I've been a bit busy lately. --Stefan4 (talk) 13:29, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

So if you are not sure, why are you deleting it? We are trying to show a particular rumour to our history by what is on that sign. It is integral to our story. If you are not sure, then please leave it- or as the case is now- undelete. Thanks. Benwebboz (talk) 21:54, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

The sign is clearly copyrighted. The only thing which could maybe be affected is the copyright term. Anyway, it is the uploader's responsibility to show that an image is free to use. See COM:EVIDENCE. --Stefan4 (talk) 16:59, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Undeletion request for Hugo Crosthwaite

Main gallery: Commons:Deletion requests/File:HugoCrosthwaite.jpg.

Hello, Van Cleve Fine Art represents the artist Hugo Crosthwaite, whose image I tried to upload onto Wikimedia Commons in order to add to the Wikipedia page we are currently building for him. The image is currently used as a profile picture on the artist's Facebook page, which is managed by us. The artist has given us sole permission to upload this file. I was curious what has to be done in order to get the image approved. I am currently writing Commons:OTRS, and need the URL of the image as located on Wikimedia Commons, but it has since been deleted. If you could please tell me how to proceed, I'd really appreciate it. Best Regards, Angela Yang Van Cleve Fine Art

Vcfineart (talk) 20:42, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

The image URL is http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HugoCrosthwaite.jpg and the file can be undeleted if the OTRS e-mail is sufficient. Many OTRS members can view and undelete deleted images, so it shouldn't be a big problem for them that the image has been deleted. Sorry for the late reply; I've been busy recently. --Stefan4 (talk) 13:44, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Stefan2. You have new messages at Clarkcj12's talk page. You may remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Clarkcj12 (talk) 14:04, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I just replied to your message. --Clarkcj12 (talk) 14:31, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I don't understand...

why you haven't been an admin yet. Please tell me whether you agree to my proposal. Thank you--Morning ☼ (talk) 11:21, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Your comment

Please could you comment on Commons:Deletion requests/File:Seal of the President of South Africa (colour).svg
You have tagged many files I have uploaded that have used the SA Coat of Arms but this file seems to be exempt. Gbawden (talk) 06:08, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

I wasn't aware of the {{PD-South-Africa-exempt}} template when I nominated your images for deletion. It is possible that the images are covered by that template. You could maybe ask for help at COM:VPC or somewhere. I'm sorry if I made a mistake when I nominated your images for deletion, but it is also the uploader's responsibility to find the correct copyright tag. I'm sorry for the late answer; I've been busy with other things for a few days, and will remain busy for some time. --Stefan4 (talk) 13:35, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Delete everything, thank you

See the notice on my talk? Read it and stop posting your obnoxious deletion tags. Unlike you, I actually do work on finding suitable images for Wikipedia articles. Not sit back and tag images at random and then run for adminship. But we all know you deletionists eventually win anyway right? So why bother. Just delete it already.--Obsidi♠n^Soul 00:36, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Deletion notices are posted by scripts such as MediaWiki:Gadget-AjaxQuickDelete.js and MediaWiki:VisualFileChange.js. These scripts do not read the notice on your talk page and do not give users the option not to notify uploaders. It would be too much trouble to create deletion requests manually instead. If you don't want notifications, you should ask the script designer (possibly User:Rillke) to create a notification opt-out functionality. --Stefan4 (talk) 13:17, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

I resign myself to that torture then. Funny how it's always far more easier to delete than to upload, innit?--Obsidi♠n^Soul 16:45, 9 November 2012 (UTC)