User talk:Marthakj

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File copyright problem with File:James Downey.jpg
Thank you for uploading File:James Downey.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright and licensing status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can verify that it has an acceptable license status and a verifiable source. Please add this information by editing the image description page. You may refer to the image use policy to learn what files you can or cannot upload on Wikipedia. The page on copyright tags may help you to find the correct tag to use for your file. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

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Man! Figuring out which tag to use how sent me around in circles! I think I have it correct now. Hopefully. Marthakj (talk) 16:22, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:James Downey.jpg


A tag has been placed on File:James Downey.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted images or text borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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 * If you want us to believe that you are the photographer, you will upload it at the original resolution. And tell us where the photo was taken. &mdash; RHaworth (talk · contribs) 23:57, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

I took the photo as a slide in 1994 at Castell y Bere in Wales. The slide was scanned several years ago as a .tif file, which I later converted to a .jpg to use for Mr. Downey's websites. The original resolution was 1372 x 2100; since the photo has already been deleted, I can no longer compare what resolution I uploaded it here at, nor do I now have any place to upload the original one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marthakj (talk • contribs)


 * You uploaded it at 200&times;306. What on earth do you mean "nor do I now have any place to upload the original one"? Upload it at File:James Downey.jpg! &mdash; RHaworth (talk · contribs) 01:53, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

"What on earth do (I) mean?" The page you reference, where the image used to be, now says: Wikipedia does not have a File page with this exact title. and goes on about not re-creating the page. The terminology used here is so arcane I cannot be sure what I am allowed to do!!! Marthakj (talk) 02:02, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Are you seriously telling me that the following words are arcane: "if you wish to upload a file called James Downey.jpg, see Wikipedia:Uploading images for instructions"? The rest is, I admit, a bit confusing and arises from subtleties of the mediawiki software. I note that you attempted to release the work as "free to reproduce with attribution without changes". This is unacceptable: you must use the CC BY-SA 3.0 licence which permits "remixing". If that is OK, please upload the image to the Commons, not to Wikipedia. &mdash; RHaworth (talk · contribs) 10:41, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

That is just what I was trying to say. The "subtleties of the mediawiki software" are very confusing to someone who only deals with it on an occasional basis. I end up feeling like I'm going around in circles trying to find the "right" answer. Choosing from among the wide variety of creative commons licensing is just one example. What, for example, is "remixing"? I would rather keep some control on the use of the image, as it is Mr. Downey's "author photo", but it is unclear from the various references cited what is acceptable and what is not. And why, for example, should I upload at the original resolution? That is huge for a web image, and only useful if someone wants to use it in print. Also, why to the Commons and not specifically to Wikipedia? Answers to such questions are hard to tease out of the reams of circular references I tried to wade through. Marthakj (talk) 13:34, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * At the same time as I encountered the above image I encountered a similar case where the uploader held the copyright but there was prima facie evidence of copyright violation. But that uploader has already discovered the Commons and has quietly uploaded there.
 * Choosing a CC licence is not a problem - CC BY-SA 3.0 is the most restrictive one allowed - so use it. Did you actually read the licence summary? Remix = alter. Help:Files clearly states "upload the best quality and highest resolution version available". Personally, I think that not doing so suggests a certain contempt for Wikipedia. Also in your case, uploading at an higher resolution than 400&times;608 is a simple way of providing sound evidence that you hold the copyright. But there are other ways: on this page on the fine line website, you could say "the image is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0" or you can use the OTRS method. Why to the Commons? Presumably you would like to see James Downey (Internet performance artist) translated into other languages - when that happens those articles will be able to use the same image. &mdash; RHaworth (talk · contribs) 21:00, 1 May 2012 (UTC)