User talk:Bulalakaw

Image copyright problem with Image:Ghill.jpg
Thank you for uploading Image:Ghill.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI 01:17, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Duplicate images uploaded
Thanks for uploading Image:Ghillphx.jpg. A machine-controlled robot account noticed that you also uploaded the same image under the name Image:Ghill.jpg. The copy called Image:Ghill.jpg has been marked for speedy deletion since it is redundant. If this sounds okay to you, there is no need for you to take any action.

This is an automated message- you have not upset or annoyed anyone, and you do not need to respond. In the future, you may save yourself some confusion if you supply a meaningful file name and refer to 'my contributions' to remind yourself exactly which name you chose (file names are case sensitive, including the extension) so that you won't lose track of your uploads. For tips on good file naming, see Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions about this notice, or feel that the deletion is inappropriate, please contact User:Staecker, who operates the robot account. Staeckerbot 01:45, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Kimi Raikkonen
Hi - thanks for adding the close-up of Kimi Raikkonen to his article. The image is tagged as GFDL. Can I just check whether you did take the orginal image from which this close-up is cropped yourself? I only ask because the picture seems to be from a drivers' press conference, and only a limited number of people have access to those. If you did take the original picture yourself, my apologies for questioning it :-), if not I'm afraid it's not GFDL and probably not licensable for Wikipedia. Even if you modify an image, the copyright still belongs to the person who took the original picture. Cheers. 4u1e 09:08, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi again - can I assume that the other pictures you uploaded are also taken from copyrighted sites? If so, I'll tag them for speedy deletion and go back to the other, free use, pictures we have for their topic. Please don't take this as a rebuff of your efforts to contribute to Wikipedia - we all make mistakes and not understanding the copyright situation for images is extremely common. Cheers. 4u1e 22:02, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Copyright problems
Hello. Concerning your contribution, Image:Ghillphx.jpg, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material without the permission of the author. As a copyright violation, Image:Ghillphx.jpg appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Image:Ghillphx.jpg has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. For text material, please consider rewriting the content and citing the source, provided that it is credible.

If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:


 * If you have permission from the author, leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Image:Ghillphx.jpg and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
 * If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Image:Ghillphx.jpg with a link to where we can find that note.
 * If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Image:Ghillphx.jpg.

However, for text content, you may want to consider rewriting the content in your own words. Thank you, and please feel free to continue contributing to Wikipedia. 4u1e 12:49, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Copyright
You said "yes it is from NBA.com but it's in the gallery and downloadable, so it means it's for the public, so it can be used by public users isn't it? isn't it? i'm really not sure"

There's a more detailed answer at Image talk:Ghillphx.jpg, but in short - no. It still belongs to the NBA corporation. Copyright policies can be pretty complicated; I'm glad that you at least admitted that you weren't sure, rather than going into a screaming rant about how you know EVERYTHING and how DARE we question you and blah blah BLAH (some people really do that).

Just because a picture is available to the public doesn't mean it's public domain. DS 15:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

'''tnx anyway... i'm really new here and i just wanted to change grant hill image and make it a phx suns one... would you mind changing it for me?? do you have a GH pic that wears PHOENIX Suns?? '''

"..how DARE we question you and blah blah BLAH" - hahaha i'm not like other people, you're right most people in the internet thinks they are so good, they're actually annoying... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bulalakaw (talk • contribs) 07:25, 10 October 2007

No worries
Not a problem - although it would probably be a good idea to get the images you have uploaded deleted if they are not free copyright. That would include anything derived from commercial media, stills or video, even if you have manipulated it yourself.

Your uploads were obviously intended to improve Wikipedia, and as I say, the copyright guidelines are confusing! (Well, I find them confusing). You have to basically assume that you can't use anything unless it is clearly stated that the images are free for anyone to use and modify for any purposes.

Hope you enjoy working on Wikipedia. Cheers. 4u1e 11:53, 10 October 2007 (UTC) (Don't forget about signing your posts!)


 * Hey, Bulalakaw. I have deleted these images. Please see Image use policy if you intend to do more uploads. If you are not sure where to find free images, you might want to start at Flickr (check the three boxes at the bottom). Thanks, Prolog 13:49, 10 October 2007 (UTC)