User talk:R. Baley/Acquire a free image

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 * This is great - can I point to it when people ask about how to get an image? Thanks for jumping in at Lennon.  Tvoz | talk 04:33, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * A great essay on images. I've added it to my useful links page; User:Phoenix 15/Useful links under "Other". Good job!-- Phoenix 15 20:55, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your excellent photo essay. It helped me secure two photos for Athabasca University. Your essay is a moment to good procedure and practice, and should be featured if that's possible for a user space essay. You're my favourite person of the moment. Thanks again! Me-123567-Me 14:58, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your example. However I added "I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites." This is included in the WP:CONSENT but not your example. knighstalker (talk) 23:46, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Gallery
Thumbnail/links to photos acquired and used on Wikipedia using this outline. These are not necessarily my own, if anyone has procured an image using the outline on the main page, feel free to add it to the gallery. ..

Discussion or suggestions
Feel free to edit the outline, I only ask that it stays as clear and brief as possible. If you don't feel comfortable changing it yourself, leave a suggestion here! R. Baley 23:00, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!
Your subpage helped me to upload image on Commons. Many thanks also by one inexperienced user and music publisher from the Czech Wikipedia and Republic. The image is a part of the Czech and English article Sylvie Bodorová. Keep up the good work, R. Baley! --Vejvančický (talk) 21:26, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Subject not always the best contact
Hi- just sharing my experiences, feel free to include them, modify them, ignore them or whatever. I've found it's often best not to request an image from the subject/the subject's representative, but to request images from other normal inhabitants of Internet Land; for instance, those on Flickr who do not release images under "free" licenses, or people on forums. I had luck with the subject's representatives first time around with Connie Talbot, with no luck second time around, but for Andrew Johnston (singer) and Faryl Smith I had no luck with representatives, but got something through Flickr. Further, representatives will be inclined to send a default "you have permission to use publicity photos in your article" message, while the non-professionals are happy to agree to release images under the license you ask- they're just happy to help Wikipedia, and happy their photos are getting a little attention. J Milburn (talk) 22:07, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * On a side note, how can subject of a photograph license his/her photograph? They may sign a release form but the photographer still has the rights. NVO (talk) 10:39, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I have run into this one too. I followed the process in your essay exactly, but the reply I got from wikimedia commons was as follows:

Dear (me),

This permission seems to be from a person depicted in the photograph, but the copyright holder of a photograph is the person who took the photograph, rather than a person who appears in it, unless the copyright is transferred by operation of law or contract. Can you please have the photographer send in a free license release for this image, or have Justin Richards clarify how the copyright was transferred to him?

Sincerely, (volunteer)


 * It seems that the declaration, even though it contains "I hereby assert that I am the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of the image(s) attached to this email." (which seems pretty clear-cut to me) is not sufficient, and that it needs to further provide room for the subject to explain how they come to be the copyright holder, rather than the photographer. mooncow 21:43, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

First option - misleading?
Commons is loaded with many many thousands of unfree photographs under incorrect, obsolete (AGF) or outright bogus (not AGF) images. Trust me, I'm the bad guy, I've uploaded >300 of them, then requested a summary delete but only a dozen were actually deleted. Not to mention "official" mass uploads like the Bundesarchiv "donation" that openly defy copyright laws.

We took it for granted that "Commons is stricter than Wikipedia, Wikipedia accepts NFCC images that are banned from Commons". Not anymore. Commons administrators agree on hosting thousands of images that are NF and would fail at least three NFCCs here.

The advice should stay but must be wrapped in disclaimers, caveats and warnings... NVO (talk) 10:39, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

"where appropriate"
In step two it is said that "This means that anyone will have the right to share and, where appropriate, to update your material. You can read about this license at..." But isn't "where appropriate, to update your material" just a nice way of saying "can modify at will"? Thanks. Jesanj (talk) 02:39, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!
I've recently uploaded File:IncredipedeScreenshot35.jpg, without this I would've had no idea what to say. I'll hopefully be uploading some more images with the help of this too! Calhoun talk 14:27, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the great tips!
Hi R Baley, I found your article most helpful in uploading some Yin Yoga photos to WM Commons. This one for example. Thanks and best wishes, EMorning (talk) 18:14, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Question about images uploaded
I am in the process of improving the "Annapurna" (Himalayan mountain) page by adding some better and more appropriate pictures. I have contacted a photographer who is willing to let me upload and use his photos, with your excellent guidelines for the process I don't anticipate any problems there.

However, I'd like to know:

Is it acceptable for the photo originator (copyright holder) to add a small "Image Copyright John Doe" legend to the bottom of the pictures?

Big Lew 15:46, 15 July 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lew Sheen (talk • contribs)