User talk:Dylsss

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Dylsss!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 23:43, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

amir riaa

Yes I agree, and would like to request for it to be deleted myself

Apology

Hi, Im sorry I thought that When I put in category “Ninjago”, I was giving credit, please eliminate the images and I promess it will never happen again.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Big_brother_5_contestants.jpg

Hello,

I am certain these images are not owned by Shutterstock because they were taken by Endemol Shine UK for Big Brother series 5 (UK) in 2004.

Further to this, I sourced them from this page on the Big Brother UK Fandom website, where they have been uploaded as public domain images.

As such there is no copyright violation here and this image constitutes fair use.

I really don't know how Shutterstock operate as a company but I would contest that they are violating copyright law in this instance by putting their watermark on these photos.

Kind regards

--AF1990 (talk) 02:51, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Upon looking at the Shutterstock photos in more detail I have concluded that they do in fact seem to own these images and I apologise for an apparent but unwitting copyright violation and would agree with the deletion.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

--AF1990 (talk) 03:02, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

File:Game cover.png

Hello,

I have the rights to use and distribute the image posted. The video game cover is a design I created (I work for the game company) and, unlike the game itself, does not have any copyright. Can I prove this somehow? Maybe is it the logo inside that makes a problem? This image being the current official art cover of the game, I beleive it makes sense to give it a free license to be used over the Internet.

EDIT: I understand the naming of the file might cause problem as well, as it is not quite specific/unique. I'd like to change it if possible.

Thank you, this is the first time I upload content on commons/wikipedia.

Geck1942 (talk) 04:48, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello Geck1942, video game covers/art/screenshots are automatically copyrighted and there was no indication that you own the copyright for the work, so it appeared as a copyright violation. We do have a process for licensing works like this on Commons, it is detailed at COM:OTRS, simply follow the instructions there and the file will be restored. Alternatively, you can upload the image locally to the French Wikipedia and use it under the fair use doctrine, but this should be done in accordance with the policies at that local project (which is fr:Wikipédia:Exceptions au droit d'auteur on the French Wikipedia, however it is preferred if you freely license it here). Dylsss (talk) 22:00, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

That sounds about exactly what I need to do. I did read a bit further and found out about the french wikipedia restrictions and its differences. I'm understanding more now. Thanks for the help Dylsss, I guess you can close the discussion. Cheers

Geck1942 (talk) 16:35, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Simone

Hi, Raphael Nogueira former upload of some 4 pics of Simone were accepted. What´s the license hee used, can you tell me? I think it was CC-SA 2.0. Can I use this to the one I´ve just uploaded? Formiguinhas (talk) 00:39, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello, can you give me some orientation to decide what´s the right license?

Hello, Can you help me to find out how to re-upalod the picure I´ve taken. Formiguinhas (talk) 00:38, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

@Formiguinhas: I am not sure what you want me to tell you, the answer will always be the same, the license isn't the issue, it will be deleted no matter what it is. You need to follow the instructions at COM:OTRS. Dylsss (talk) 14:37, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Autopatrol given

Hello. I just wanted to let you know that I have granted autopatrol rights to your account; the reason for this is that I believe you are sufficiently trustworthy and experienced to have your contributions automatically marked as "reviewed". This has no effect on your editing, it is simply intended to make it easier for users that are monitoring Recent changes or Recent uploads to find unproductive edits amidst the productive ones like yours. In addition, the Flickr upload feature and an increased number of batch-uploads in UploadWizard, uploading of freely licensed MP3 files, overwriting files uploaded by others and an increased limit for page renames per minute are now available to you. Thank you. Thanks for fighting vandalism! All the best, Achim (talk) 08:53, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

Help with Picture Uploading and Copyrights

Hello Dylsss, I had a few pictures removed and cited as problematic, and I was wondering the best course of action to have them published again. It's the first time I have been using Wikipedia and I am still finding my feet a bit; both images are not my own, but I know that they have been giving the rights to be used in any informational multimedia setting. One is artwork created by someone who has told me they gave express permission to use, the other is a photograph of an actor which has been widely used on many different sites as promotional media for the actor. I would love to upload these pictures correctly and not run into any future problems, so please let me know the best way I can go about uploading again, and thank you for your time! Mcdave mcdougal (talk) 23:11, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi Mcdave mcdougal, files on Wikimedia Commons have to be freely licensed, a common misconception is that it is ok to upload files found off the internet onto Commons, images published on the internet are automatically copyrighted and should not be uploaded to Commons unless they have been explicitly published under a free license by the copyright holder. Another misconception is that files can be uploaded to Commons simply because you asked them and they gave permission "to be used in any informational multimedia setting", this is also not ok because files on Commons need to be able to be used for any purpose and anywhere at any time, including commercial use, there also needs to be evidence that they have actually licensed the work freely, whether that's on a webpage, an account they own, or via COM:OTRS.

These files can only be uploaded to Commons if you ask the copyright holder to explicitly license it under a free license on a website or account they own, or by asking them to email permissions-commons@wikimedia.org explicitly releasing it under a free license as described at COM:OTRS. Dylsss (talk) 20:09, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Problems about IP ranges

Hi Dylsss. NinjaRobotPirate randomly blocked IP ranges en:Special:Contributions/115.164.0.0/16 and en:Special:Contributions/2402:1980::/32 that affected different persons can't able to edit. Can you convince him? Sorry for my IP has been blocked in English Wikipedia. 183.171.115.151 05:25, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

If you are not the target of the block, are not able to create an account and don't have an existing account to log into, you can follow the instructions at w:en:WP:ACC. Dylsss (talk) 03:41, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Why did you revert me here?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Help_desk&diff=556514255&oldid=556508326

You reverted a correct answer to the user's question. - Jmabel ! talk 14:31, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Sorry Jmabel, I don't remember pressing the rollback button, it looks like I accidentally hit the button while browsing on mobile (which can be seen by the mobile tags). Dylsss (talk) 15:07, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

File:Stegophiura nodosa.jpg

Hello. Could you please notify me first when you have a problem wih one of my picture rather than deleting my work without any discussion ?? This is extremely rude and non-collaborative, whether you are right or not. Now I can't even check if there was actually a mistake or not, so this is more trouble for everybody, and several pages are probably disfigured but impossible to know which ones. So now I need you to put it back so we can see the problem and fix it without harming the encyclopedia. Please remeber that contributors are not machines... Regards, FredD (talk) 17:25, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

File:Aspalathus callosa Sluiter 1.jpg

You correctly deleted 3 files I recently uploaded. These were images made by a member of the same botanical expedition, and I know her well. We had agreed to post all images CC-BY-SA, so I did not pay attention. My fault. Dwergenpaartje (talk) 10:13, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

Your post on my commons page

Thank you for your post on my commons page. It was very polite of you to bring the matter to my attention, and I appreciate your effort.
I disagree with you, but the fact of the matter is that no-one other than you and I cares, and, to be honest with you, despite the fact that I disagree with you, I'm not at all sure that I care.
So I'll simply say "It was very polite of you to bring the matter to my attention", and conclude that I will leave it to you to do whatever you think is best.
Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 16:00, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Image deletion

Hi! Hope you’re well. I was wondering if you could help me delete two images I previously uploaded? I no longer want them to be on Wikipedia but I’m having trouble deleting them. Been trying for almost a year now and I have no luck. Would be great if you could, thanks I’m advance! Fabi121302 (talk) 11:30, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Deletion of MY photos from commons

Hi there,
You decided that MY photos, which I posted to commons, are a copyright violation.
Could you please explain to me how photos for which I own the copyright are a violation?
With thanks in anticipation of your explanation. Pdfpdf (talk) 14:08, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

(BTW: The best way to communicate with me is via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Pdfpdf)

@Pdfpdf: The photos you uploaded were from "The National Trust of South Australia", and the author was set as "not known", so I am not sure why you are suggesting you own the copyright. Both the message on your talk page, and the deletion summary left by the administrator who deleted the image, explain why the image was deleted. Please read Commons:Licensing#Well-known_licenses, not all Creative Commons licenses are allowed on Commons. All licenses have to be free, to be considered free, they have to allow commercial use, and allow derivative use. The license here is CC-BY-NC-SA, the NC meaning non-commercial, thus it isn't a free license and not allowed on Commons. Copyright violation is not really the best term here, you aren't violating copyright, the license simply isn't allowed on Commons. Dylsss (talk) 21:23, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Well, that's interesting.
Thank you for taking the effort to explain the history of the events leading to the deletion.
To clarify and re-state, I took the photos, and I was the one who originally uploaded them to Commons.
How the photos subsequently got uploaded/overloaded/reloaded/whatever 'from "The National Trust of South Australia", and the author was set as "not known",' is a mystery to me. (Are you able to suggest how this could have been achieved?)

'so I am not sure why you are suggesting you own the copyright.'

I am not suggesting it, I am stating it. I am stating it because I own the copyright, and it appears that someone has "stolen" it/them somehow.

'Both the message on your talk page, and the deletion summary left by the administrator who deleted the image, explain why the image was deleted.'

Not well or clearly, or relevantly.
It falsely assumes that the stated uploading and copyright was not the result of theft.
Commons:Licensing#Well-known_licenses is not relevant; when I uploaded those photos, I used the same process (and correct license) as I have done when uploading many other photos, (none of which have been deleted).
Nevertheless, thank you for taking the effort to explain the history of the events leading to the deletion. Your efforts and politeness are appreciated. Pdfpdf (talk) 08:35, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

P.S. Thank you for your diligence - policing copyright on Commons can't be much fun. Please keep up the good work. Pdfpdf (talk) 08:41, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

BTW: If the photos were uploaded by "The National Trust of South Australia", why was it me who was notified of their deletion? Pdfpdf (talk) 08:53, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

File:Cristina Aparicio, Juanma Ruiz y Jara Yáñez (2021) Cortografías. Mapas del cortometraje español (2010-2019).pdf

Hola Dylsss:

El libro en formato PDF titulado "Cartografías. Mapas del cortometraje Español (2020-2019)" creo que se puede reproducir legalmente. Mira en la segunda página de dicho libro y verás que tiene licencias: CC, BY, NC, ND. El publicarla en COMMONS no tiene finalidad comercial; ni se remezcla, transforma o crea nuevo material a partir del libro original, ni se difunde material modificado. Por favor, si eres tan amable, repón el fichero en Wikimedia Commons. Un cordial saludo: Raimundo Pastor (talk) 12:23, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Raimundo Pastor: I am sorry, I do not know Spanish so I am replying in English. Please see Commons:Licensing/es#Licencias_comunes, not all Creative Commons licenses are allowed on Commons. All licenses have to be free, to be considered free, they have to allow commercial use, and allow derivative use, as explained by the message on your talk page. The license here is CC-BY-NC-ND, the NC meaning non-commercial and ND meaning non-derivative, thus it isn't a free license and not allowed on Commons. I understand that it may be legal to use here, but the policies on Commons prohibit it. Dylsss (talk) 21:13, 18 October 2021 (UTC)