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I mean, if they are communists, surely the flag belongs to everyone.... However, here on Commons the burden of proof is on the uploader to insure that an image is not subject to copyright. This page seems to indicate that most of the images on the site are fair use, Commons requires that they be freely licensed, so probably not. Just Step Sideways (talk) 21:56, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This existsI checked the website of the party itself, and ironically these communists have copyrighted the entire site. We do already have at least two user-created images of the current flag though. Just Step Sideways (talk) 22:01, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think there is any particular Communist antipathy to intellectual property rights, except insofar as they constitute the "means of production," which a logo does not. - Jmabel ! talk01:05, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, per COM:TOO Ireland, it appears that Ireland isn't using the sweat-of-the-brow rule in the United Kingdom, and this is complicated by a lack of cases. IMO might be on the verge of copyright protection?廣九直通車 (talk) 13:16, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Using Windows, I need to upload groups of photos of the same subject, so the categories and descriptions will be the same, and the name will be the same except for a sequence number.
I used to use Vicuna for this, but I can no longer get it to work. I was advised to download the vicuna zip file, go to the bin folder and run the vicuna.bat file. When I do this, Windows doesn't like it, but I tell it to run anyway. Then a command line screen comes up for a fraction of a second, then disappears, without doing anything.
Is there a way to get Vicuna to work? Is there a Windows alternative that does the same thing?
I need something like an EXE or BAT file to run. I can't run Python code. If I am taken to a list of folders on something like GitHub, I am completely baffled.
Do you start the vicuna.bat file from the file manager by clicking the mouse? Try opening a command shell and enter vicuna.bat from the prompt. You will either see the actual error message, or the program will ask you for some input parameters to run.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: cuploader/frames/FIntro has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.checkAndLoadMain(Unknown Source)
I don't know what to do about that. Bubba73 (talk) 05:19, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please delete the following file TGD cover.jpg. I designed it and would like to upload it again and insert it into the article on "Satan from the seventh grade" Korntrans (talk) 20:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How do I overwrite the article and add the image. When I want to upload it know there is a warning the image is already uploaded in wiki files and I cannot add it to the article. Korntrans (talk) 13:09, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That is a really confusing. It sounds like you are not doing the best process to do this. As Korntrans says, this is your file, so you can simply overwrite it.
Go to File:TGD cover.jpg. Near the bottom of the page (under the File History) you will see a link captioned "Upload a new version of this file". Click it. Upload your replacement file. That should then appear in the article (though there may be a delay due to caching).
Also: for this sort of thing, it is probably wise to go through the COM:VRT process to get a ticket that clarifies that you are, indeed, the author of the image. - Jmabel ! talk18:04, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@WinninginJapan1999: This appears to be an account created only 3 minutes before you posted this here, so I have no idea what to make of "the admins and the filter keep brushing me off!" It does look like in that three minutes a filter prevented you from creating Category:Diagrams of speed limit signs, which would have nothing to do with creating a gallery page. Can you tell me how this would differ from the existing Category:Diagrams of speed limit road signs?
Thank you! I will keep that page in mind for future uploads as I was previously not aware of which license exactly were allowed and which were prohibited. 2003LN621:56, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dear, how can I change the name of an uploaded picture?
I uploaded the picture "PatrickRobertMartens.jpg" but the name has to be changed into "PatrickRemiMartens.jpg".
How can I do this?
Gr.
SumMus235711 SumMus235711 (talk) 12:18, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SumMus235711: you can make a move request. There should be a "move" tab, typically on the top nav of every file page (though some skins may place it differently). Since you are not a filemover, what this will do is to make a request for a filemover to move it.
Alternatively you can use {{Rename}}, but the move tab should do a better job of guiding you through the necessary steps.
I have added a number of derivative images that need more information in order not to be deleted. I would like to claim 'fair use' along with listing the source. Please help to do this properly so that the images are not removed. Images add so much important context, and so many either don't know how to upload images or all of them are owned by private corporations at high fees. Help me to make the proper 'fair use' claim so that the images can be retained.ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) 18:33, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK, thanks - unfortunately, usually institutions and corporates own most of the images.
I think what I will start doing is adding a link to images under External links. That seems to be the only way to make the image part of the Wikipedia record in most of these cases. ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) 18:57, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is the head of the cane of one Frederick Abberline, (8 January 1843 – 10 December 1929), British chief inspector for the London Metropolitan Police. He carved what he considered the likeness of Jack the Ripper into it.
Hallo ik probeer een aanpassing de maken in de pagina van voetbalclub de Volewijckers. Het logo klopt niet meer. Na het ongedaan maken van de fusie is het oude logo gebruikt voor een herontwerp. Ik heb gebruikt de nieuwe te uploaden maar dat lukt niet.
Graag contact
Fred van Mourik Fredvanmourik (talk) 19:54, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have a Wikimedia page with a JPG file that is larger than 100Mb. I want to post a replacement image, but I can't figure out how. I originally uploaded it using "Upload Wizard", but when I click on "Upload a new version of this file" I get taken to an "Upload file" page that doesn't allow uploads greater than 100Mb. So how do I upload a replacement JPG that's larger than 100Mb? Pixel8tor (talk) 02:52, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pixel8tor: I'm not sure where Upload Wizard enters into what you are describing, so I might be misunderstanding you.
If I understand correctly, you are trying to overwrite an existing file. May I assume you want to overwrite a file you initially uploaded? In general, there are very few cases where you should overwrite someone else's file, and my guess is that your account does not have the privileges to do that.
Assuming I've got that right: on the file page for the file you want to replace, right next to "Upload a new version of this file" it should say "(chunked upload)". Click on the latter, not the former, to upload a file over 100Mb. - Jmabel ! talk06:55, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your quick reply. You are understanding me correctly, I want to replace one of my uploads. Unfortunately, there is no "(chunked upload)" link next to "Upload a new version of this file" on my screen. To be clear, I do see the "Upload a new version of this file" link, but there is *no* "(chunked upload)" link. Pixel8tor (talk) 12:48, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well I thought it was working but at the end I'm getting this error "FAILED: abusefilter-warning: ⧼abusefilter-warning-overwriting-artwork⧽". And the image is stuck in my Stash. So how do I prevent the "overwriting artwork" error? And is there a way to publish the file from the Stash, or is that file unusable? Pixel8tor (talk) 23:33, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jmabel: The message was "FAILED: abusefilter-warning: ⧼abusefilter-warning-overwriting-artwork⧽", so it *FAILED*! It wasn't just a warning. And no, the script has no way to "ignore" the failure. Pixel8tor (talk) 16:15, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jeff G.: I'm not sure what you're asking, plus I find that page *very* confusing! I'm trying to "replace" an image file that *I* created, that's > 100MB, with a revised version that has much better color. It's as simple as that. I've done that successfully using the "Upload a new version of this file" link with other files. But, as you know, that doesn't allow file sizes > 100MB, so I tried "bigChunkedUpload.js". Which implies it would automatically overwrite my original upload. Instead I get the "FAILED: abusefilter-warning: ⧼abusefilter-warning-overwriting-artwork⧽" message and the file doesn't get published. What went wrong? Pixel8tor (talk) 16:17, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Pixel8tor: It sounds from what Jeff G. wrote like you tried to overwrite a JPEG with a TIFF. Did you? If so, that is never going to work. Upload the TIFF under a different file name. - Jmabel ! talk19:17, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I can't tell if you're trying to be funny, or you're trolling me. In either case it doesn't help solve my problem. If you don't have any constructive ideas for solving my issue of replacing my large file, please refrain from posting. Thanks. Pixel8tor (talk) 02:08, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The current policy of Commons does not allow uploading files in NEF format, so I currently uploaded it to Google drive. Can you upload a high quality converted free-form image, thanks! Also licensed under CC-BY-4.0. Thanks! Fumikas Sagisavas (talk) 14:56, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Fumikas Sagisavas: I got the access to your NEFs. I'll process them and will put them back into your Google Drive (assuming that I have sufficient rights for that) for you to upload. I'd like to avoid uploading them here myself, as I did not learn what are the depicted motifs, so choosing sensible filenames is not really possible. I hope that you'll be OK with JPEG (TIFF is also an option, but that'll make for much longer transfer times from my connection). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 20:22, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I saw the previous answer about not using Getty Images, even if public domain. However, what if I purchase the image in question? I noticed that (1) some of the licenses allow for noncommercial use upon purchase (including for educational purposes and (2) there is also an option to license the image to another entity altogether (e.g., Wikimedia??). Please confirm, thank you in advance! Zurkhardo (talk) 16:48, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Zurkhardo: That's most probably not OK, unless the image is in the public domain for some other reason. Noncommercial licenses are not allowed on Commons. Yann (talk) 17:00, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Being one purchaser of a license to the image does not give you the right to relicense it, any more than owning a copy of a book lets you do the same. - Jmabel ! talk18:55, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I may be misreading / misunderstanding their License Agreement: The images I'm interested in are "Rights-Managed" and state they can be used for "Newspapers and magazines (except for covers), editorial broadcasts, documentaries, non-commercial websites, blogs and social media posts illustrating matters of public interest" and that "Anyone in your organization can use it an unlimited number of times for up to 15 years, worldwide, with uncapped indemnification". Getty ImagesZurkhardo (talk) 14:55, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wikimedia licenses are irrevocable and exist in perpetuity, so a license with a 15-year term is invalid. There is also the problem of what constitutes "your organization," which would imply that the postulated license is not usable outside of Wikimedia projects, which again is not a valid license on WM projects. I'm confident Getty would object, as would Commons. Acroterion (talk) 17:08, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
wiki rules for NEW USER PDF are too complicated for me. They ask copyright reperences, and items I cannot find. Jeff is an OLD USER, so wiki is not so strict with yourself. Ptrdxn (talk) 08:17, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ptrdxn: this started out with you saying there is an error in an article, apparently on the English-language Wikipedia (en-wiki). That has nothing to do with Wikimedia Commons. You linked a page that you can perfectly well cite in making the correction on en-wiki
In short: please deal with the en-wiki issue on en-wiki, and if you were trying to upload that particular PDF, the filter was correct in stopping you. - Jmabel ! talk06:45, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would like to contribute/post my own biography, with or without a photo. Please advise about the process or direct me to a link with clear instructions. Many thanks. Talloaks2024 (talk) 21:34, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Talloaks2024: , this site is the Wikimedia Commons and the goal is to be a repository of freely-licensed and public domain media. So while we do have some DJVU and PDF files that are biographies, that is not really the general scope of this project. I recommend you poke around Commons:Welcome to understand more about this project and ask any questions here if what you find is unclear. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯21:39, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Talloaks2024: Hi, and welcome. I regret to inform you that you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/281. Please read Mediawiki:Abusefilter-disallowed-pdf-new-user-upload again. Also, you have triggered Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a pdf image as a new user, and Special:AbuseFilter/153 by trying to cross-wiki upload a smaller (<50,000 bytes or <2,000,000 pixels) jpg image as a new user. Such uploads of pdf and smaller jpg images are not allowed at all. You indicated it's your own work. Usually when someone uploads a pdf image, it's a copyright violation taken from the web. Please upload the full-size original of it per COM:HR, including any metadata, but if you were not the original image designer or photographer, that person may need to license it on their official website or social media, or send the image and permission via VRT with a carbon copy to you. In addition, any non-jpg raster image will look fuzzy when scaled down (due to design decisions discussed in phab:T192744) or jaggy when scaled up, so you may want to upload svg or jpg versions, too. If you can't get a compliant license, the image may still be uploaded to English Wikipedia in compliance with en:WP:F because we don't allow Fair Use here. If you use our Upload Wizard instead, you should be able to avoid filter 153, but you will run into Special:AbuseFilter/281 until you have Autopatrol. See also en:WP:AUTO. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:38, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am uploading icons from Arcticons icon pack. I already uploaded 3,612 files from it. The icons are under CC BY-SA 4.0 as stated at the bottom of the main repository page. Someone tag some of my uploads as no permission because I put the source url as the url of the latest release on github which does not mention the license itself. I did this as the pack is regularly updated and the icons could change at any time. They told me I should edit the files to add source that mentions the license directly. Do I really need to do this for all 3612 files and how should I go about it 999real (talk) 22:56, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was thinking about adding photos to the wikipedia article of composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. I saw two but I have doubts if they should be included, and I would greatly appreciate some guidance. The first picture is this one from the Library of Congress. According to this description, the photographer has authorized use of her photographs under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license, which if I am not wrong is not acceptable to include in Wikipedia Commons. The second is this one, which comes from the composer's own press kit. Would it be appropiate to add it? I am unsure of the copyright status of press kits. Thanks for the help beforehand! NeoGaze (talk) NeoGaze (talk) 00:45, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are obviously not blocked on Commons, or you couldn't leave a message here while logged in. If you are blocked on some sister site, but your conduct here is fine, then there should be no problem here. - Jmabel ! talk19:32, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello and thanks for your patience as I feel I'm losing my mind.
As part of my work on English Wikisource, I am currently transcribing and proofreading the 1611 edition of the King James Bible. I am presently trying to obtain a better version of the image at en:wikisource:Page:BibleKJV1611-001.pdf/76. This is a map by John Speed done for the 1611 edition of the KJV. I have found a few variants of this map already on commons, such as File:Canaan..._Begun_-_by_Mr_John_More_;_continued_and_finished_by_John_Speede_-_btv1b8491520b.jpg, File:John Speed, Canaan (FL36012616 3911705).jpg, and File:John Speed, Canaan (FL45605174 3942061).jpg. However, these are other versions of this exact map, and not good enough for use on this specific project. I have found the most reliable way to identify this *specific* image is by identifying one in black and white, looking at the "sea monster" in the center, which in the correct version is somewhat dog-like and faces the reader's left, and of course verifying that it says "1611" in the center bottom.
I am asking for help in one of the following ways:
Locating a copy of this image already on wikimedia commons, so I can appropriately categorize it and include it on the Wikisource project
Finding a high-quality copy of this image from the British Library in a way that has a clear free license or is public domain (ie from its flickr account, as the normal 'checkout' process on the BL's website does not grant an unlimited free license for use, despite the image {probably} being PD)
Locating another high quality image of this two-paged map, that is an adequate reproduction of the illustration as it originally appears in the 1611 scan linked above. Another, similar image is inadequate for the standards of English Wikisource. OR....
Giving me assurance that despite appearances, I can just download the image through the BL's normal "checkout" process and upload it here as an image in the public domain, despite BL's default non-free license.
Please help me. I'm a fairly experienced commons user, but dealing with massive pre-existing collections is always a pain, British copyright makes no sense to me, and Flickr's search is broken beyond repair. Thank you! Mathmitch7 (talk) 18:58, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mathmitch7: If the image is clearly in the public domain, we (Commons) don't really care about the provenance of a particular copy. In particular, it is not our job to verify that you obeyed the British Library's user licensing agreement. On the other hand, if they were to sanction you for breaking their ULA, that would not be our affair, either. - Jmabel ! talk06:55, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd say just revert. Have a look at what it did to where Ephraim's hand meets his mother's face. And people (User:Kattimattinen, in this case) should not be overwriting other people's uploads with things like this. Want to upload your own, possibly problematic, AI-"enhanced" version of an image someone else uploaded? Upload under a different filename. - Jmabel ! talk00:21, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
1.P. Ramlee (1929–1973) was a Malaysian film star and singer, but before 1964, he mostly worked in Singapore (making films). If I want to upload photos of P. Ramlee from before 1964, should I follow the copyright laws of Malaysia or Singapore?
2. Can everyone riefly explain Singapore's copyright law?
I suspect that if you do a search on "copyright Singapore" without the quotations you will get far better summaries of Singapore's copyright laws than anyone is likely to give you here. - Jmabel ! talk17:24, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have recently updated the file [File:Poster "The Tree of Wonders" 2024.png] with all necessary information, including a proper description, source, and license (CC BY-SA 4.0). However, the deletion notice is still present.
Could you please review the file and confirm if the deletion notice can be removed?
Es geht um das Foto eines Grabmals, das vor wenigen Jahren entstanden ist. Sowohl Fotografin als auch Bildhauer wünschen die Veröffentlichung in Wikipedia. Die Fotografin ist einverstanden, dass das Foto entsprechen der Regeln von Wikimedia Commons hochgeladen wird. Der Bildhauer ist mit dem Hochladen ebenfalls einverstanden. Was bedeutet die Regel aber für die Nutzung des Grabmals an sich? Bitte um Antwort. Klara von Limbach (talk) 06:26, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am reaching out to inquire about the copyright status of the video titled "Lee Kuan Yew's 1984 National Day Rally Speech," which was uploaded on July 30, 2024. According to the copyright information on the page, it is marked as being in the public domain in the United States. However, I have concerns about whether the video truly qualifies as public domain, especially since it was first published in 1984.
As per the copyright laws of Singapore, it seems that the copyright for this video may not have expired yet. Given that the copyright protection period for such works typically lasts for 50 years after publication or first broadcast, it appears that this video might still be under copyright protection in Singapore and other countries, possibly until 2034.
Could you kindly clarify how this video qualifies for public domain status, particularly regarding its copyright status in Singapore and internationally?
@2001:D08:E6:D35B:5CA:5CB:C2CF:21FA: Please see the transitional provisions (sections 205 and following) of the Copyright Act of 1987 of Singapore, in particular section 222a. The two templates in the description page of the file describe why it is in the public domain in Singapore and in the United States. It is outside the practice of Commons to search for you the status of the file in the hundreds of other jurisdictions in the world. -- Asclepias (talk) 13:37, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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