User talk:SFootage

Flags
Please stop adding computer generated videos of waving flags to articles. We already have images of the flags. The videos add absolutely nothign to the articles. And those are not minor edits. Please read WP:MINOR. Meters (talk) 02:36, 25 May 2017 (UTC)


 * We appreciate you reaching out to us. We read the Minor edits page and realize our mistake in checking the minor edit box when adding media to the article.  Thank you for pointing that out to us!  We are curious why you felt the waving flags should be removed from the articles.  We are a stock footage company and we are continually being contacted for permission to use clips like the flags by nonprofit and educational institutions.  Because we've received so much interest through the years on clips like the flags, we thought Wikipedia would be a great place to post a free version of these videos for anyone to use since wikipedia is easily found in most Google searches. We believe it would be valuable to put the waving flag videos back into the wiki articles.  Your thoughts would be appreciated.  SFootage (talk) 18:31, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
 * As I said, the animated videos contribute nothing to the articles. We have images of the flags so readers know what the flags look like. Animations of waving flags are not useful. They don't add to the information presented, and are not even as good a representation of the flags as the static images are.
 * If you want to make free animations available to the public then I suggest that you host them on your company's website. Wikipedia is not free web hosting space for you so that you can provide your wares.
 * I see that these animations are copyrighted, and for sale on the company's webpage (see http://stockfootage.com/shop/3d-rendering-of-the-flag-of-finland-waving-in-the-wind/ for example) This raises the issue of whether Wikipedia even has the right to host these animations. How do we know that you really do represent StockFootage.com and have the right to grant Wikipedia a license to use these animations? If you really do have that right, are you aware that you have given everyone the right to use these animations, including for commercial purposes? We're free to take those uploaded animations and modify or resell them, as long as we credit them to the original source. Meters (talk) 19:55, 25 May 2017 (UTC)


 * We are aware of the license we agreed to in granting permission to utilize the footage we upload to Wikimedia and Wikipedia to any of those who download it. We are who claim to be, StockFootage.com.  If there's a way Wikipedia needs us to identify ourselves as such we would be glad to do so.
 * We are hoping to be able to add value to Wikipedia and have plans to upload more of our clips. We have shots from many countries throughout the world including famous and iconic places, macro shots of unique insects, animals, cultural activities, and rituals done in other countries.  These clips are not animated.  We decided to add some flags first to learn how to incorporate them into the Wiki system.  We want to add value to Wikipedia with the video clips we have to offer, but it takes time and effort on our part to do so and is discouraging when what we have tried to offer has been deleted so quickly.  If you have input on what types of clips would be useful to Wikipedia for our future uploads, we would be appreciative. SFootage (talk) 18:27, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't deal with copyright permissions normally, but I believe there are two ways to handle this. If the material is already online you can change your corporate webpage to put an acceptable free use license on the material (probably not something you want to do). Otherwise you should prove to Wikipedia that you are who you say you are and that you have the right to grant Wikipedia the right to use the uploads. See WP:DCM.
 * As for what kind of material we can use, well that's pretty open. We appreciate you donating the material, it's just that you happened to start with something that really wasn't useful. Good quality pictures would be welcome as long as the intent isn't to promote your company. Meters (talk) 21:07, 28 May 2017 (UTC)