File talk:Arnol Kox-Markt Eindhoven-2012-09-22.jpg

Arnol Kox: Een Eindhovens icoon

Hello! I would like to use this photo for the book about Arnol Kox that I am currently writing. This photo would then become the cover image. In the CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, under which this image falls, I read, "You are free to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially." So does that mean I can use this image for the book? And where should I list Wikimedia Commons plus the author, User:Espresso Roma? And how should I note that literally, for example "Wikimedia Commons, user Espresso Roma"? I would love to hear from someone! Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 20:51, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

@S. Perquin: The following would be a correct print attribution: "'Arnol Kox on the Markt in Eindhoven' (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arnol_Kox-Markt_Eindhoven-2012-09-22.jpg), by Wikimedia Commons user Espresso Roma, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)." You might be able to do something more abbreviated and still be legal, but what I've just mentioned should be safe.

I myself might be just slightly wary of this photo. The uploader has no other photo contributions, and [https://guc.toolforge.org/?by=date&user=Espresso+Roma rather few contributions to any WMF project), the most recent being nearly 9 years ago. On the other hand, I think their en-wiki user page en:User:Espresso Roma is straightforward enough that I would presume they legitimately took a photo they say they took. - Jmabel ! talk 22:29, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel Thank you for your response! I will try to contact the uploader of the photo! Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 05:52, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

@S. Perquin: you probably won't reach them (inactive for 9 years). What I'd more suggest is that unlike a Commons photo licensed by someone with a clearly consistent body of work, you probably want to do some diligence about whether the photo might have come from somewhere else (and please let us know if something raises doubts!). There are a hundred million photos here, and in my experience one like this might not have gotten the diligence it deserves. - Jmabel ! talk 15:07, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

That said, Google Lens finds nothing at all suggesting it was out there before it was uploaded here, and that's the best quick tool to find plagiarism of images. - Jmabel ! talk 15:09, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

@Jmabel: Thanks for your response and your research! Could I cite the source as (in Dutch):

Arnol Kox op de Markt in Eindhoven, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 licentie

I look forward to hearing from you! Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 15:14, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

I have received an email from the user in question. He will send me the photo in an even higher resolution. I will mention his real name in the book. Does it necessarily have to include Wikimedia Commons? Sincerely, S. Perquin (talk) 15:35, 9 May 2024 (UTC)