User talk:The Magnakhan

I need someone check if a file i uploaded doesn't violate any copyrights
Hello

I recently uploaded a VHS cover picture from the site amazon.com which is File:Indiscreet1998.jpg : File:Indiscreet1998.jpg

i used it for the article i created : Indiscreet (1998 film)

Being a new user, i would like some veteran user of wikipedia help me to check that file, namely :


 * If it enters inside the "fair use" use of non-free pictures, if i don't violate any rights about the distributor/publisher
 * if it is ok i borrowed/linked it from amazon.com, i checked some other articles which did the same, but i just want to be sure if i don't violate any rights about amazon.com policy or copyrights use of images from their site.
 * If the summary/upload file matches all the wikipedia standards inside the upload summary of the file itself
 * any other comments will be useful ! :)

Thank you

The Magnakhan (talk) 18:58, 12 November 2010 (UTC)


 * The guidelines are at WP:Non-free content as you probably know. I think you did a good job on the rationale. If this is a specific cover for the VHS version, there may be a more "generic" poster that would supersede this. In theory the poster is a better fair use rationale as the article is about the film rather than the VHS tape. Amazon do not have any copyright claim for the film poster so you are okay to take a copy (a special product shot might be another issue but a faithful 2D scan has no value-added). By the way, you cannot include a copy of the image on your user-pages or anywhere else on Wikipedia apart from that defined in the fair use rationale. If you have detailed copyright questions you may also find Media copyright questions helpful. I'll add some standard advice about uploading below, just in case you have not investigated Commons yet. Thanks, Fæ (talk) 21:04, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Images
Hi The Magnakhan, you can find many images available to use on Wikipedia already uploaded by other contributors on Wikimedia Commons. The best way of uploading your own image or video is to go to Upload and follow the instructions. Uploaded files must be public domain or creative commons with attribution, see the upload page for links to detailed explanations of what these terms mean. Once uploaded to Commons, images can be shown in Wikipedia and any of the sister projects in the normal way (see Picture tutorial).


 * 1) Logging in - you have to have an account on Commons, this may have already been created under the same name and password as your Wikipedia account, see Special:MergeAccount.
 * 2) Copyright - if the copyright of the photo is owned by someone else and there is no existing free license to reference (for example on their website), then you need to follow the OTRS process and confidentially supply an email from the copyright holder. If you think your photo is public domain but want to check the rules that apply then see WP:RFCA and List of countries' copyright length.
 * 3) Email a photo - see Contact us/Photo submission. You should note that there may be a long backlog and your email may take days or weeks before getting processed. If you seem technically able, you may get a polite request to do it yourself as this is a low priority for the OTRS volunteers.
 * 4) EXIF data - image data may be automatically added by the camera or by your photo processing applications. This will be visible after upload so make sure you are happy that the make of camera, when/where it was taken etc. will be consistent with your upload information.
 * 5) Image verification - the photo can be checked using TinEye after upload, so if it appears on websites which claim 'All rights reserved' or similar then it may get marked for deletion.

A simple standard guide is at Help:Files. If you need more help on getting a suitable photo in the first place, you may find Finding images tutorial helpful. Thanks, Fæ (talk) 21:04, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

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