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Any hints to improve the formulation. |
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Some avatars are designed for website display (externally), |
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and available to the public. |
Some avatars are designed for website display (externally), and available to the public. |
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Hence i believe the display on wikipedia "for documentation purpose" is possible. |
Hence i believe the display on wikipedia "for documentation purpose" is possible. |
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It is also interesting to document graphical styles for a future age. |
It is also interesting to document graphical styles for a future age. |
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But it clearly takes the remark about "commercial avatars/avatar items". |
But it clearly takes the remark about "commercial avatars/avatar items". |
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This is something which is not possible under "fair usage". |
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This is something which is not possible under "fair usage". <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Akidd dublin|Akidd dublin]] ([[User talk:Akidd dublin|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Akidd dublin|contribs]]) 11:46, 30 April 2006 (UTC{{{3|}}})</small><!-- [Template:Unsigned2] --> |
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:This tag is too specific. You should use {{tl|Art}}, {{tl|Software-screenshot}}, or {{tl|Web-screenshot}}. You can upload images like [[:Image:Avt nikemoto---- large.png]] and claim it as fair use as long as you have proper discussion of the image, even though it's a commercial work. ~[[User:Mdd4696 |MDD]][[User talk:Mdd4696 |46]][[Special:Contributions/Mdd4696 |96]] 15:33, 30 April 2006 (UTC) |
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Smith chart
Can anyone copyright a smith chart or is it considered under the tag "PD-ineligible"? Example: Image:Smith chart bmd.gif.
- Sorry, forgot to sign: Afonso Silva 23:40, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
Can anyone say something?? Afonso Silva 18:16, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- I'm having a hard time telling how much "creativity" goes into the chart -- not only in terms of how it is drawn, but picking what equations to draw, picking that particular way of drawing them, etc. Perhaps if you could give an argument about this aspect of it, it would be easier to figure out for sure. Basically anything that you can point to as a discretionary factor (multiple ways of making the chart, for example), is likely grounds for a copyright to be vested, but I have no idea what the magnitude of that discretionary power is (if it is very minor then it might not give a copyright claim). --Fastfission 04:59, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
I'm not a native speaker, so, I have some trouble explaining some kind of things, so, I'm sorry if you don't undersantd the following arguments. Anyway, the smith chart is a mathematical tool, as it says in the chart article, the basis for all Smith charts is the following equation:
Of course you can draw it in red, purple or orange, with different fonts for the numbers and text, or make it A0 size, allowing a bigger scale, therefore you would be able to plot huge VSWR's (of course you will need a huge pair of compasses), or you could make it very small. There are several computer programs that simulate the chart, so, I don't think it may be copyrighted, of course there are several modifications you can do, but you can also have a blue ruler with 50 cm or a pink one with only 10 cm. In my classes of electromagnetic waves we just pick a paper copy of that same design I uploaded (black magic, I don't know the origin of the name, but the first time I saw one I though it was some kind of astrology tool) and use it to plot the data.
This concern started when I found that a previous image I uploaded was deleted, even having the PD-inelegible tag. Thanks for the help. Afonso Silva 19:37, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- If they're that standard, then you can sidestep the whole issue by making one of your own, and uploading under a {{PD-self}} license. --Carnildo 22:00, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
I'd say they're probably copyrightable, since there are plenty of creative decisions to be made in designing one. The lines on the chart themselves might not be eligible for copyright, but the way it is annotated probably is. The rule of thumb is: if you made your own, would it look the same? If it would, it's probably not copyrightable. If it wouldn't, it almost certainly is. If some parts would look the same and some wouldn't, the whole would normally be copyrightable unless the eligible parts are completely insignificant.
As for this particular image, Carnildo's suggestion seems reasonable. Alternatively, you could contact the SSS Magazine and ask if the chart could be released under a free license (or PD): given that they publish it freely on their web site, there's a reasonable chance they might agree. Note, however, that the SSS folks may not own the copyright themselves; they may have licensed the chart from "Black Magic", whoever they are. But they may know who to ask. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 11:59, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
Copyright Tag for Presidential Photos?
There should be a copyright tag for a presidential photo that is taken outside the USA. Because I have seen that a presidential photo uploaded by me was deleted due to no copyright tags. Take this to a consideration. Thank You.--Syed1994 07:44, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- For presidents of the United States, we've got {{PD-USGov}} if the images were taken by the US federal government, and generally no reason to use any less-free images. --Carnildo 08:16, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
Non free creative commons licenced images - why are they not to be used?
I've just uploaded Image:Insulin_receptor.jpg, which would be a valuable addition to Insulin receptor. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License. This particular licence doesn't have a tag andisn't listed on the project page, though it appears that some similar licences are listed under Image_copyright_tags#Non-free_Creative_Commons_licenses. I can't see why Wikipedia's use of these non-free CC licences is a problem (Perhaps the "rationale" section needs improving - I'd do it but I don't understand the problem!)- how does Wikipedia's use contravene the licences? Richard Taylor 17:21, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- I'm guessing it's the non-commercial requirement that's problematic? In which case why not just tag them appriopriatly so that anyone wishing to use the wikipedia content commercially can easily remove them, and discourage rather than ban their use - perhaps that's impractical?
- Licenses prohibiting commercial use, or restricting to "educational use", are a problem because the restriction goes against Wikipedia's mission to produce a free content encyclopedia. Being a free-content encyclopedia means allowing other people to try to make money off from it, such as Answers.com's integration of Wikipedia content into its knowlege base. Also, "no commercial use" is vague: it probably prohibits the Wikimedia Foundation from selling Wikipedia on a CD to raise money, and it could be interpreted as prohibiting Wikipedia's fundraising drives.
- Licenses prohibiting derivative works present a more immediate problem. To some degree, a Wikipedia article containing such an image is a derivative work of the image. Also, the prohibition on derivative works keeps people from modifying the images to make them more suitable for use in an encyclopedia, such as adding a legend to a map, or tinting the image to highlight specific features. --Carnildo 22:36, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- Technically a Wikipedia article is not a derivative use under the terms of the license (if you read the full legal version, it explicitly says you can put it in an encyclopedia) but in any case I think saying that something is non-derivative is certainly "non-free" in the sense we want to use on here. --Fastfission 22:44, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- When images are kept/allowed because they are considered "fair use" the criteria is based on an assertion that they are fair use for say the English Wikipedia hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, and there is an acceptance that "Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement." To a degree it appears that with fair use the criteria is - can them image legally be used on Wikipedia, for CC licences the criteria is tougher. That's probably because you could argue that if something was "fair use" in the context of Wikipedia it would likley be fair use in (commercial) derivitives of Wikipedia?Richard Taylor 00:37, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
- I've brought this up before and generally most people seem to think the answer is that because fair use depends heavily on individual context and situations, it is far less binding in a way that a non-free license would be. In essence, you leave the fair use decisions up to the re-user. --Fastfission 00:45, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
PD Art
What are the guidelines for declaring a work, previously under British Crown copyright, as public domain? I'm looking at a 1933 non-engraving, non-photograph work of art. I believe that it's now in the public domain, but there doesn't seem to be a good tag other than the generic {{PD}}, because {{PD-BritishGov}} seems to refer to creations by the government. Do we still need to go by U.S. law here, or is there just no suitable tag as of yet? Thanks. — Rebelguys2 talk 20:00, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
Ecoport
I have come across a "copyleft" license in the ecoport website, and ecoport images are released under it. Are these usable on wikipedia, and if yes, what tags should accompany such an image?
Ecoport license --ppm 04:24, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- No -- it is not free enough for Wikipedia standards. It is only free without restrictions if it is "for personal and public educational use or to promote any cause that contributes to, or serves a public good," and otherwise "in commercial databases, websites, printed publications, products such as CD-ROMs or advertising of commercial services, then you must contact the original EcoPort contributor for (a) permission and (b) to negotiate terms of use and revenue-sharing." For all of the "new copyleft" hype they have given themselves it is a very restrictive license if you want to do anything except a very narrowly defined idea of public service. I think it's pretty poorly thought out, personally. --Fastfission 04:54, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Another U.S. state tag
See {{PD-ILGov}}. Two problems: first, this tag indicates a "fair use" claim, despite being named like a PD tag, and second, what may constitute "fair use" for some TV station may not be "fair use" for us, depending on the nature of the use. Now, it seems this tag is used primarily for birth certificates and the like. It may well be that these fall under "public records" and as such be ineligible to copyright. Do we have a tag for those? On a side note, I wonder whether digging up birth certificates and old census reports to write articles that are strong on genealogy but poor on the person's accomplishments (if any!) isn't original research... Lupo 09:49, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- We don't have anything specifically for public records. There's {{mugshot}} for police mug shots, and {{PD-ineligible}} for general stuff that can't be copyrighted. --Carnildo 17:32, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Military-sourced images without explicit statement
In case it's obvious a picture was created by a public-domain source, like US Federal Government, Navy employees or other, but it was found at a site which doesn't state sources and gives no permissions, which rules do apply?
Specifically I mean some photos of military submarines at sea, which obviously can only be taken by certain sources. CP/M 04:01, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- It is generally a bad idea to make assumptions like that. In the case of the example you give, how do you know the submarine photo didn't come from a lucky fishing trawler? Or even was arranged for the benefit of a Hollywood film crew? What's worse, when it comes to photos of generic military hardware, how do you know it was from the US military? Most countries don't have a PD clause like we do, so military pics taken by foreign governments would not be usable. A better idea is to write to the operators of the website in question and ask about the source of the images rather than making assumptions. Dragons flight 05:06, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, asking would generally be better, but most of the pictures can be found on different sites, so it's hard to determine which site has published them first. CP/M 23:51, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- If you have truly (as in extremely) compelling reasons to think they are works of the federal government, then you can explain them when uploading it and tagging it and it will probably be fine. What I do in such situations is to list an immediate source (the webpage I got the image file from), and then the ultimate source (which determines its copyright status). --Fastfission 12:00, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- Well... I've generally got the idea. So I'll avoid using imaged w/o explicit permission in Featured Articless, but will temporarily use them with appropriate notices in other articles. I hope the images from FAS will be clear to use. CP/M 03:36, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
FreeUseProvidedThat
I've noticed a couple of {{CopyrightedFreeUseProvidedThat}} tags where the conditions include "no derivative works without permission". Is it correct to assume these are un-free for our purposes? Shimgray | talk | 11:47, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Correct. A "provided that" must permit commercial use, non-educational use, use outside of Wikipedia, and derivative works. I'd be suspicious of any "provided that" that requires anything other than attribution. --Carnildo 18:55, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- The licenses? Any particularly hilarious ones could go at BJAODN. The images? If the restrictions include "no commercial use" or "by permission", they can be tagged for speedy deletion. Otherwise, list at IFD and hope nobody gets the bright idea of re-tagging as "fair use". --Carnildo 22:11, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- If it's a simple "provided that attribution is given", then it should be replaced with a {{Attribution}} tag. There are also some "attribution" provided-thats that require a specific form of attribution, such as a link to a specific website. --Carnildo 08:16, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
The Best Tag for copyrighted images being used under 'fair use' for educational purposes
I would really like to know which tag is the best for images that are copyrighted but are being used under 'fair use' for for educational purposes. As well, what is the best copyright tag for images that are copyrighted only in Russia? Mrlopez2681 06:47, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
- It really depends on what the image is. Every image we claim fair use on is being used for educational purposes, as Wikipedia is "educational". Just pick the one that best describes the image and the context in which it will be used. The only tage I can find that are Russia specific are Template:PD-USSR and Template:PD-RU-exempt. —User:ACupOfCoffee@ 07:05, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
Is Wikipedia wasting a wealth of materials due to paranoid infringement fears?
I have encountered a fair deal of opposition from self-appointed "vigilantes" when I have tried to contribute images or texts based on materials that I've found elsewhere. They invariably insist that I should get permission from "the copyright holder" and go through the mess of 'image tags', 'text tags'. or any other type of 'content tags', in order to comply with a strict, almost paranoid set of intricate rules devised to avoid copyright infringement problems. Trouble is, there's a huge world out there, that has never heard of, and couldn't care less about, U.S. Copyright Law. And trouble also is, there's a universe of materials that have never been copyrighted. The webpage of the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office itself, defines Copyright as:
Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of “original works of authorship” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works, both published and unpublished. The 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to reproduce the copyrighted work, to prepare derivative works, to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work, to perform the copyrighted work publicly, or to display the copyrighted work publicly.
The copyright protects the form of expression rather than the subject matter of the writing. For example, a description of a machine could be copyrighted, but this would only prevent others from copying the description; it would not prevent others from writing a description of their own or from making and using the machine. Copyrights are registered by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress.
[hopefully I've not stepped over anyone's toes by copying the two paragraphs above, you never know, as things are getting in this Enclyclopedia]
If a publishable item needs to be registered in order to have a valid Copyright atached to it, then by force whatever materials that have not undergone such registration process are not protected by any 'copyright law', right? Then why so many Wikipedians stubbornly insist in deleting, or in harassing contributors otherwise, arguing that everything must have some kind of 'copyright', whatever the country or region of origin, when such assumption is often utterly false?
If, for example, I want to write or expand an article on ophidians, and I find a color picture of a South American snake in a fourth-grade, government-printed Biology book in Spanish language having no author name, no indication of a Copyright whatsoever, no photographer names, etc., and then I scan it, enhance it, and upload it to the Wikipedia itself or to the Wikipedia Commons, I can bet a million to one that there will appear many a zealous creatures, seeking some kind of recognition from Wikipedia 'authorities' I presume, that will in due time (that is, less than a couple of days) post a threatening tag or sign or warning in my article or picture saying that I must get "the permission of the Copyright holder", when in reality such entity does not exist at all: the book, much less the pictures in it, were never copyrighted. The worst comes when that same person goes on and actually deletes my article or an image thereof, thus doing Wikipedia harm --instead of a valuable service-- (and irritating me in the process). To destroy is a lot easier than to contribute. Hence, in my humble opinion, no 'awards' should be granted to their kind, they should be reprimanded instead!
ISN'T IT TIME TO THINK THIS OVER, AND TO STOP THIS NONSENSE?
AVM 23:27, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- It is way past time to rethink and stop the nonsense of stealing whatever we can get away with and calling ourselves a collaborative project to create a truly free reusable encyclopedia. In case you're actually puzzled about this, we respect U.S. law because it is the law that governs where we are publishing (where the servers are), not because we have some preference for it. Jkelly 23:59, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
- It is not true that works need to be registered to be protected under U.S. copyright law. Secondly, (I paraphrase Jimbo here) we want to be able to say that we built this encyclopedia ourselves, not on someone else's backs. We want to be able to say that it is entirely our gift to the world... without all sorts of stipulations. If you have an issue with current U.S. copyright law, you should take it up with the Copyright Office, not Wikipedia. ~MDD4696 00:12, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- You are absolutely and completely wrong about U.S. copyright law, and you are absolutely and completely wrong about why people care about keeping Wikipedia legally in the clear on copyrights. Here is a relatively simple table showing when you can assume things to have entered into the public domain under U.S. law, another good resource is the Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center. Under the Berne Convention copyrights are assigned automatically to authors without registration being needed or notice being listed.
- No awards are ever given to people who try and make sure that Wikipedia is kept legally safe. Instead they get an ocean of criticism from people who are completely ignorant of copyright law and who believe that Wikipedia absolutely cannot survive without their beautiful copy-and-pasted content. You talk up the virtues of "creating" over "destroying" and yet from what I can tell you are just taking other people's creative works and pasting them in without attribution. Doesn't sound like you are "creating" anything (and certainly doesn't make me feel sorry for all the effort you must put out with your Control+C and Control+V), and in the long run a copyright problem will do more "destruction" than anybody deleting a few pictures of various snakes you have scanned out of textbooks. --Fastfission 00:34, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
My sincere gratitude (Is Wikipedia wasting a wealth of materials?, etc.)
I sincerely thank users ~MDD4696 and Fastfission for their very helpful answers. My complaint above was deliberately written in an aggressive fashion, in order to provoke a reaction, and I am truly pleased at having gotten intelligent responses, at last!! I apologize if I irritated anyone, but now I have enough study materials to learn, to enable me to correct my mistakes and join this beautiful & gigantic effort with more steady steps. Now I've got a lot of homework to do, after taking due note of your suggestions. Thank you, again!
AVM 22:16, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
East Germany?
Sorry if this's been covered elsewhere, but what's the status of pix created by the East German State (Which now no longer exists)? Is there a blanket category, or not? 68.39.174.238 01:38, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- I assume those works are now owned by the Federal Republic of Germany and protected by copyright. The discussion at Template talk:PD-Germany may be of interest. Perhaps you can ask at Wikipedia talk:German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board. Thuresson 03:29, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
Promotional images at http://www.eurovision.tv
I was wondering about the "promotional" status of pictures from certain sites. eg, http://www.eurovision.tv - a lot of images have been downloadedand uploaded by others, but there is nothing to indicate whether the material is copyright or not. It would seem that the website is trying to generate publicity for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, but does this mean that pictures on the site are automatically "promotional"? Regards, ßlηguγΣη | Have your say!!! 04:28, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- "Promotional" images have to be exactly that -- intended by the source for distribution to promote their product. Most of time, you will find them in a section on the source's web site marked "Press." The line as to what exactly is promotional or not is kind of blurry, however. One could, for instance, argue that any image on the web site for a product is intended to promote it. My rule of thumb for determining fair use has been, is the image in question the ONLY one you could use to illustrate the text? For example, Demi Moore's appearance on the cover of Vanity Fair is discussed in the article and the image is properly used. But using a magazine cover just to identify the person on the cover is NOT fair use. Hope that helps. howcheng {chat} 16:20, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
"Low resolution" for organization logos
The free use template for corporate, team, and organization logos (for my question, particularlly radio stations) use the language "low resolution." What qualifies as low resolution? The specific image I'm interested in is here: http://wrek.org/images/wreklogo.gif Pokerriot 20:48, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- Since that image is so simple, I'd say low resolution would be at most like 200x200. The point of "low resolution" is so that you can still tell what an image is, but that you lose some detail. ~MDD4696 20:43, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
Italian photographs
I've not been able to find any information about what licenses cover Italian images from World War II (such as this one). Most governments seem to have some form of PD license for their images, and as this one is from 1934... what would apply? ericg ✈ 02:56, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, never mind - just found commons:template:PD-Italy! ericg ✈ 03:32, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
Absolutely MISLEADING. In the EU (and in Germany) most photographs are protected 70 years pma. Ask Lupo! --Historiograf 14:49, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Help with Boris Feldblyum Collection images
Hi all. I came across a bunch of images uploaded from the Boris Feldblyum Collection and I'm hoping someone can help tag them properly.
Boris Feldblyum has a notice on a number of pages on his site stating:
This image can be copied and used freely by individuals and SIGs (Special Interest Groups) on the condition that a) it shall not be altered and b) Courtesy Boris Feldblyum Collection credit line, including a hyperlink to this site for web users, shall be added in each location where the image appears.
All of the articles that include the images here contain a link as required, but not all of the linked pages have this above usage notice or actually contain the image (The images here were uploaded last year, so things probably changed). Can anyone help tag these images? I'm not sure how to handle the stipulations. Thanks! ~MDD4696 19:57, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- Oh, and many of the images may be public domain, but I'm not sure how we'd ascertain that... ~MDD4696 19:58, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
- The images can't be used on Wikipedia. The license does not permit modification or free use, so is not a free license. Anything from there that isn't public domain should be tagged as {{imagevio}}. --Carnildo 23:21, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
Government copyrights: Sejm vs EU imae differences?
Why is {{Sejm}} considered "free", but {{EU image}} considered non-free? I understand the point about allowing modification, but I don't see anywhere where the EU copyright specifically forbids it, or the Sejm copyright specifically allows it. What's the difference? -- AnonEMouse 14:56, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
- There is none. I've corrected {{Sejm}}. —Simetrical (talk • contribs) 05:11, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
CopyrightedFreeUseProvidedThat vs. Attribution
I got curious and browsed through , and noticed that a lot of the images would be better served under another tag like {{Attribution}} or something else. Should we switch those images? I'm willing to take this on as a solo project, if need be. the iBook of the Revolution 04:20, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
- Go right ahead. You might want to check out WP:AWB to get through it quicker. howcheng {chat} 06:16, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
morgueFile
I'm considering adding a few photos from morgueFile to Wikipedia, and I've created {{morgueFile}} for this purpose. Is it okay? Melchoir 10:02, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
I've added some information to Template talk:MorgueFile, so if you'd like to check it out, please respond there, where I'll be watching. Thanks, Melchoir 19:59, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
PD-Cuba
This is just to let you guys know that User:Polaris999 is requesting at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Requesting verification of a new PD tag that someone look at his proposed {{PD-Cuba}}. This seemed to me like a good place to find people who'd know if it's a usable tag. — Laura Scudder ☎ 18:58, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
egyptology
Template:Egyptology
I see scientific need to provide detailed information about ancient egypt artefacts.
They are cultural property, and in some cases "public available objects", means anyone can theroretically create a digital image of them.
The rules say that "describing labels" should not included into images. In the case of egypt artefact images, such labels are often already included.
To keep them means to avoid re-work.
However i wrote "the license does not cover commercial egyptian artwork". alex 10:58, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
- If the image is two-dimensional, please use {{PD-art}}. If it's three-dimensional, it must follow the rules of fair use, a reasonable summary of which is in the template (actually the template is stricter than fair use law). So it seems fine to me, although of course free licenses should always be requested if practical. —Simetrical (talk • contribs) 04:44, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Why no German government PD template
I cannot find any template to cover this:"Public domain: See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing#official_works By German law, documents are in the public domain (gemeinfrei) if they have been published as part of a law or offical decree or edict, or if they have been released as an official announcement or for public information. The relevant law is section 5 of the UrhG. The first and most important sentence states: "Gesetze, Verordnungen, amtliche Erlasse und Bekanntmachungen sowie Entscheidungen und amtlich verfaßte Leitsätze zu Entscheidungen genießen keinen urheberrechtlichen Schutz." Someone needs to make a template. The lack of this has caused some problems.--Fahrenheit451 06:13, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
license for public avatars (documentation purpose)
Template:Avatars Any hints to improve the formulation.
Some avatars are designed for website display (externally), and available to the public.
Hence i believe the display on wikipedia "for documentation purpose" is possible.
It is also interesting to document graphical styles for a future age.
But it clearly takes the remark about "commercial avatars/avatar items".
This is something which is not possible under "fair usage". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Akidd dublin (talk • contribs) 11:46, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
- This tag is too specific. You should use {{Art}}, {{Software-screenshot}}, or {{Web-screenshot}}. You can upload images like Image:Avt nikemoto---- large.png and claim it as fair use as long as you have proper discussion of the image, even though it's a commercial work. ~MDD4696 15:33, 30 April 2006 (UTC)