User talk:Potguru
Our first steps tour and our frequently asked questions will help you a lot after registration. They explain how to customize the interface (for example the language), how to upload files and our basic licensing policy (Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content). You don't need technical skills in order to contribute here. Be bold when contributing and assume good faith when interacting with others. This is a wiki. More information is available at the community portal. You may ask questions at the help desk, village pump or on IRC channel #wikimedia-commons (webchat). You can also contact an administrator on their talk page. If you have a specific copyright question, ask at the copyright village pump. |
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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 00:11, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
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File:Huffingtonpost editor Arriana Huffington's support of MAKEDONALDDRUMPFAGAIN.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. |
Mlpearc (open channel) 06:04, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
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File:Twitterdrumpf.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. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that.
The file you added has been deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you believe that the deletion was not in accordance with policy, you may request undeletion. (It is not necessary to request undeletion if using VRT; the file will be automatically restored at the conclusion of the process.) Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
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~Kevin Payravi (talk) 16:05, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
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File:John Oliver with "Drumpf" trademark paperwork.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. |
Mlpearc (open channel) 16:29, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
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File:John Oliver with "Drumpf" trademark paperwork.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. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that.
The file you added has been deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you believe that the deletion was not in accordance with policy, you may request undeletion. (It is not necessary to request undeletion if using VRT; the file will be automatically restored at the conclusion of the process.) Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
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Achim (talk) 19:48, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
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File:Cannabis.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. |
Ellin Beltz (talk) 22:02, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
Notification about possible deletion
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A page 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 gallery, 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. |
Ellin Beltz (talk) 22:02, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
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File:Picture needed.gif 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. |
Ellin Beltz (talk) 22:02, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
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File:Friedrich Drumpf.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. |
Ellin Beltz (talk) 22:04, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
Explanation of derivatives
[edit]You've been citing this paper as the reasoning why you own the copyright to the images you've been uploading. I am not a copyright lawyer by any means, but I will try to explain to you why your interpretation is incorrect, and why that paper actually supports the Commons' deletion of your images.
Regarding derivatives, it states on page 2 that "The copyright in a derivative work covers only the additions, changes, or other new material appearing for the first time in the work. Protection does not extend to any preexisting material..." Regarding collective works, "In the case of a collective work containing preexisting work...the registration will only extend to the selection, coordination or arrangement of those works, not to the preexisting works themselves." In other words, what this means is that you don't get to compile together multiple copyrighted works that you don't own, and then release that work under whatever license you choose. You may own the copyright to whatever new materials you add to the work, or the compilation of the work, but you don't own the work in its entirety. The works you uploaded were mostly (if not entirely) combining multiple copyrighted works into one image, which is why your images have been deleted.
This situation is not at all like "a drawing based on a photograph". In the case of a drawing, the artist is creating his own work based on his visual interpretation of another. In the case of your images, you're taking exact copies of copyrighted works and placing them together. There is no "creation" of your own work, simply the compilation of others'. Does that makes sense?
Please stop uploading images that constitute copyright violations to the Commons, or you will eventually be blocked. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 19:51, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
- I recognize that the commons policy is as you state. I think it's wrong but I will abide by the rules. If you'd like to join in the conversation (please do and bring all your text) we are over here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Files_for_discussion/2016_March_4#File:Twitterdrumpf.jpg discussing this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twitterdrumpf.jpg. I *think* I can make my case that my derivative work is allowed on wikipedia per the sites policies. Clearly I cannot and, will stop trying to, make the case here. I would have known none of this if an editor, like yourself, didn't take the time to speak to me. So, thank you. --Potguru (talk) 20:18, 4 March 2016 (UTC)