User talk:ScottyBobsled

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Non-free image use
Hi ScottyBobsled. The licensing of each image you see on Wikipedia is determined by it copyright status and not every image file you see on Wikipedia is licensed the same. Some files are licensed as public domain or licensed under a free licensed suitable for Wikipedia and these are often collectively referred to as "free images". Other files are licensed as non-free content because of their copyright status and these file are commonly referred to as "non-free images". Non-free image use is highly restricted and each use of such an an image must satisfy Wikipedia's non-free image use policy. One of these restrictions is WP:NFCC, which says that non-free content can only be used in the article namespace. For this reason and as explained in WP:UP, non-free content such as File:Golden Gate Capital logo.png, etc. cannot be used (i.e., displayed) in User:ScottyBobsled/sandbox. Perhaps you did not notice the edit sums I left the previous times I removed the image; therefore, I'm posting this here to provide more explanation. If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask as WP:MCQ or WT:NFCC. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:29, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explaination, I didn't notice it previously (I'm new, just learning how to contribute and learning conventions, where to look, etc.). Is there a process I can use to secure use of the non-free images, perhaps by going straight to Golden Gate Capital, and if so, how would I document that? Thanks for your help! ScottyBobsled (talk) 21:58, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Image use/licensing is tricky so mistakes are expected, especially from new editors; you should be fine as long as you don't keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Protection of the original copyright holder is not needed for a non-free image. The only think you need to do is make sure that each use of said image satisfies all ten non-free content criteria listed in WP:NFCCP. In some cases, this can be fairly straightforward, but it others is can be much more complicated. Generally, Wikipedia does allow the non-free use of copyrighted company logos when they are being used as the primary means of identification in a stand-alone article about the company itself. Such logos are usually added to the top of the page or to the main infobox. This is because non-free use is expected to be contextually significant to such a degree that omitting the image would be detrimental to the reader's understanding. It is assumed that a stand-alone article about a comply will include sourced content discussing the company's chosen form of branding, or that such content can be fairly easily added if not already present. In sub-sections of other articles, however, adding such information might not be as appropriate and the non-free use of the logo may be seen as more decorative than contextual. In such cases, the community may determine that such non-free use is not apporpriate. This can be a bit subjective sometimes, and occasionally the non-free use may require discussion at WP:FFD.
 * So, what you will need to do after whatever you're working on has been moved to the article namespace is to provide a non-free use rationale explaining why you feel the way you want to use the file complies with relevant policies and guidelines. Providing a rationale does not mean non-free use is guaranteed, but does give others something to assess and discuss if necessary.
 * Another option, would be to contact Golden State Capital and see if they would agree to release their logo under a free license appropriate for Wikipedia because freely licensed filesare not subject to Wikipedia's non-free content use policy. You can find some examples of how to do this in WP:COPYREQ. The copyright holder has to give their explicit written consent that they understand the terms of the license they are choosing and that once given the license cannot be cancelled. Basically, the copyright holder is giving permission to anyone anywhere in the world to download the file from Wikipedia's servers at any time for any purpose (including commercial) as long as they follow the terms of the license. As you can probably tell, this might be a big deal for some companies, so they might not want to release their copyrighted work in such a way. This does not mean that the company loses their copyright or transfers it to a third-party, but it does sort of relinquish quite a bit of control they might have over how others might use such imagery.
 * What I wrote might be a lot to digest at one time, so feel free to ask for more clarification at WT:NFCC, WP:MCQ or even WP:THQ. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:27, 28 September 2017 (UTC)


 * This is incredibly helpful, thank you so much. I'll head to those pages if I have questions. Thanks! -- ScottyBobsled (talk) 14:57, 28 September 2017 (UTC)