Commons:First steps/Contreebutin
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Contreebutin tae Wikimedia Commons
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Whan ye shair yer wairk oan Wikimedia Commons wi ae free license, ye gie oniebodie permeession fer tae uise, capie, modifie, n sell it (sae lang aes thay follae the rules o the license).
Whit's alloued oan Commons
Ye mey uplaid waurks that ye creautit aw oan yer ain. This includes photaes n videos o:
- natural launscapes, beasts, plants
- publeec feegurs n fawk photægrapht in publeec steids (yinlie wi consent in some cases, dependin oan local laws)
- uisefu or no-airteestic objects
Ye mey uplaid oreegonal graphs, maps, diagrams, n audio n aw.
What's no alloued oan Commons
Commons canna accept waurk creautit bi or based oan the waurk o ithers – incluidin photægraphs o it. Bi defaut, ye canna uplaid some ither bodie’s waurk. This incluids material lik:
- logos
- CD/DVD covers
- promotional photaes
- screenshots o TV programmes, movies, DVDs, n saffware
- drawins o chairacters fae comics, TV, or movies – een gif ye drew thaim
- maist picturs publeeshed oan the internet
- photaes o ye that wer no taken bi ye (the capiericht hauder is the bodie that snapit the photae onless it's ae formal work for hire)
Houever, thaur's some exceptions
- Ye mey uplaid some ither bodie’s waurk gif the creauter gave permeession fer oniebodie tae uise, capie, modifie, n sell it – bi releasin it unner ae free license. (Be siccar that ye gie aen airtin tae the soorce, whaur the license is said.)
- Ye mey uplaid some ither bodie’s waurk gif it's in the publeec domain (uissuallie verra auld waurks).
- Ye mey uplaid yer photægraphs o publeec domain waurks, lik auld bigins, statues, n art.