Commons:Help desk

Hi. I'm new to this, and I am a little bit confused. This may seem confusing, but I was hoping to create a fictional Coat of Arms for a Fictional Welsh Police Force. However, I have some concern when it comes to creating one based on the facts of copyright laws and permission from other users. How would I be able to create one without the concerns of copyright and permission from other users? Hope I will have an answer soon. BA38P (talk) 04:51, 27 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

That may sound weird, but: use your brain, perhaps? By this, I mean: create something yourself that is not a copy of something extant. You can take inspiration from other works, especially as heraldry often contains old and unprotected (in copyright terms) elements. This is quite the same thing as a comic / manga artist inventing story elements (let's use Shen Long from Dragon Ball as example: it's based upon the East Asian cultural concept of a Ryu, but its concise appearance was created by Akira Toriyama. Or let's take the supersonic trijet from Vol 714 pour Sidney, the penultimate Tintin story: it was created by Roger Leloup but based upon reallife physics). So, go ahead, sharpen your pencils and draw (or ask your friendly image generating AI)! (Caveat: any result is expected to not be in scope for an upload here on Commons.) Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 05:30, 27 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

No problem, I will get started. I'll see what is possible. Thanks for your help. BA38P (talk) 05:33, 27 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@BA38P: repeating that last caveat: any result is expected to not be in scope for an upload here on Commons (emphasis mine). - Jmabel ! talk 00:19, 28 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@BA38P: to be clear, see Commons Scope. Files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons should have educational illustrative value. If it is some famous fiction, for example a work that has articles in Wikipedias, a useful illustration of that work of fiction can be in scope. If it is just your own personal fiction you are making up for fun, it does not belong here on Commons (there are many other places on the internet for such things, not here.) Hope this makes things clear. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:15, 28 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

That's ok. I might not have to upload it here anyway. I'll figure out one that is safe for here. Other than that, I'll hold off on it until I get it figured out. BA38P (talk) 10:50, 30 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

File:DougDoug Thanos (4x5 cropped).jpg - I don't see where the author (Douglas Wreden) released it under the stated license (CC-BY-SA-4.0). I checked the source on Twitter and the first revision of the file. — W.andrea (talk) 03:29, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Per VRT ticket at File:Doug_Thanos_(cropped).jpg (Note that wider version was deleted per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Doug Thanos.jpg because of COM:DW inclusion, not because of lack of license permission.) -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 03:39, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Which scripture to follow? If you have an opinion, please join the discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Amelia Earhart Statue by Mark and George Lundeen.jpg. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:37, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Its not a matter of conflicting "scriptures". Simply, if one person takes a photo of an artwork by someone else, there are two issues to consider regarding copyright. 1)The photographer's copyright. (In this case fine, PD US Gov work.) 2)The copyright of the artwork seen in the photo. (That's what discussion is about in the deletion request.) In most countries, modern artworks are under copyright. Taking a photo of someone else's artwork is an example of derivative work ("DW"). "Freedom of panorama" ("FOP") is not a license; it's shorthand to explain that some countries have various laws stating that some things that might otherwise be copyrighted are free to photograph in public places; such laws vary from country to country. Take a look at the DW and FOP links. I hope this clarifies what issues are being discussed. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 13:33, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

I understand that reasoning. My hypothesis is still that when AOC says "this pic of a 2022 statue in our Hall is PD", it's because they have made the necessary agreement with the artist that it's ok for the AOC to publish some pictures in that manner. I take the fact that they do so in several cases on their website as evidence of this (a lot of the statues are PD-old, so this problem doesn't apply to those).

The artist had no problem with this (still my hypothesis), since having a particular AOC-pic in PD doesn't mean the artwork is in PD, and having one's statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection is extremely cool. So my argument boils down to "trust the US federal agency on this." I wouldn't necessarily make that argument in another context. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:08, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

File:A Classical Meitei painting of Meitei Princess Induprabha (alias Induprava), the Queen of Kachari Kingdom (Dimasa Kingdom) in modern day Assam.jpg, the source of this file is using a English script but language is meiteilon, but does not shows a any licence. And it is also a blog, but the uploader uploaded under creative commons. I accept we can't understand the language but at least the author of the blog should at least mention the license. But it doesn't Mr.work-shy (talk) 07:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

I have a doubt or suspicion that this is multiple times repeated by uploader, it is a suspicion not a blame. Mr.work-shy (talk) 07:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Here is a translation of the source webpage in what Google Translate calls "Meiteilon (Manipuri)".   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Pinging @Haoreima as uploader.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 13:07, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for trying to translate through Google Translate but it will not work because Google Translate supports Meitei language only in Meitei script, not in Latin script. And for the license, I edited the file page today. Please check it. Thank you! :-) Haoreima (talk) 13:12, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Subir retrato de Acacia Uceta Eva Peñalver (talk) 12:28, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Eva Peñalver: Hola, y bienvenidos. Vease al COM:FS/es, por favor.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 12:43, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello! I'm currently writing a page on Wikipedia for National FFA degrees, and was wondering if this photo of a State Degree (as seen on the top image of this link [1]) can be uploaded under fair use? As a diploma, its mostly text, which I don't think meets the threshold of originality needed for copyright. Additionally, the FFA logo used on the degree (which I believe is copyrighted) is very small, and I was wondering if this would count as de minimis as it's not what's being focused on in the photo. I really appreciate any responses, cheers! Johnson524 (talk) 17:25, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Johnson524: We don't allow Fair Use here, please see en:WP:F.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:31, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Jeff G.: Sorry not fair use, but as an actual upload. I'm asking will Commons:De minimis and Commons:Threshold of originality allow this? Cheers! Johnson524 (talk) 17:46, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

So we have a photo of a degree featuring a photo of a pin you call a logo. Do you know how many copyrights there are in this? I would start with Commons:Uploading works by a third party.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 17:52, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

I have a pamphlet that contains all rider height requirements for an amusement park. This pamphlet is not my own work. It is produced by the amusement park. The amusement park does not list all rider height requirements on their website. Is there a way for me to cite this pamphlet when updating the Wiki page? RandallM354 (talk) 22:45, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@RandallM354: Hi, and welcome. Please reference using en:Template:Cite et al, and/or upload it here if it meets all our requirements.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 23:53, 29 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@RandallM354: Things do not need to be online to be cited in the Wikipedia in any language, as far as I'm aware, certainly not in the English-language Wikipedia.

You can only upload to Commons if it is "free content" as described at COM:L. - Jmabel ! talk 03:04, 30 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Witam,

Czy można wykorzystać mapę zamieszczoną na Państwa stronie. Mapa będzie nie cała tylko wycięty kontur i dodany znacznik. Mapa będzie umieszczona na pudełku reklamowych w celu zwizualizowania dokładnego miejsca gdzie znajduje się nasza firma.

Państwa mapa jest odpowiednia z uwagi na szczegółowe zaznaczenie głównych dróg. Proszę o informację o możliwość jej wykorzystania.

Chodzi o tę mapę

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/6/6b/20140425230904%21Poland_regions_travel_map_revised.png

Sambor2025 (talk) 09:35, 30 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Convenience link: File:Poland regions travel map revised.png. - Jmabel ! talk 17:35, 30 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

The file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license (available here in Polish, where you can read the licensing terms). The attribution would be "Map by Wikimedia Commons user Burmesedays, amendments and translation by user Globe-trotter and user Alexander Tsirlin". - Jmabel ! talk 17:38, 30 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi I want to upload an image of Noel Fitzpatrick, a vet as the page on wiki does not have an image. I think it might be public but I cannot find explicit evidence. The legal text from the website does not contain anything about copyright or licensing. Here is the website link if you could please help https://www.fitzpatrickreferrals.co.uk/our-people/noel-fitzpatrick/ PurpleIsopod (talk) 00:25, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@PurpleIsopod: nothing at the site you linked gives any reason to think anything there is "free content". You might want to read Commons:Uploading works by a third party, especially the section on "Understanding copyright". - Jmabel ! talk 06:10, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

como faço para fazer um texto que conte minha história oficial sem ser bloqueada Enoque Junior (Enoque Bispo da Silva Junior) (talk) 02:41, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Enoque Junior (Enoque Bispo da Silva Junior): Commons:O que o Commons não é: "Commons não é uma rede social." - Jmabel ! talk 06:13, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Eu não falo português.

Espero que consigamos compreender o meu português.

Aqui, não é a Wikipédia em português.

Não podemos ajudar.

A Wikipédia em português não é "Wikimedia Commons".

Cada projeto é independente. "Wikipédia em inglês" não é "Wikipedia em português", "Wikimedia Commons" não é "Wikidata" etc... Anatole-berthe (talk) 13:44, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

I see that in the images published by the election commission of India are free to use under some restrictions see hereand here, it will be helpful for uploading the images of Indian politicians. Mr.work-shy (talk) 09:52, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

In Copyright section Mr.work-shy (talk) 09:52, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Mr.work-shy: It doesn't take any special rights to create a template. - Jmabel ! talk 18:01, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hur lägger man till en bild utan att redigera och ta bort en redan befintlig? Jag skulle vilja lägga upp en ny bild på infoskylten vid Galgbacken Hammarbyhöjden, men känner att jag inte vill ta bort den bild som finns där nu, jag vill endast komplettera med en till bild. Hur gör jag? Movitzsigne (talk) 11:53, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

• @Movitzsigne: (Via Google translate:) frågar du om att redigera Wikipedia, eller Wikidata, eller något annat systerprojekt, eller bara ladda upp en ny fil till Commons? - Jmabel ! talk 18:03, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Hej!

  Wikipedia, om man vill lägga till en bild utan att ta bort, förutom att lägga till via extern länk längst ner på sidorna på Wikipedia. Hoppas du förstår hur jag menar. Kanske det är en maxgräns på två bilder eller något sådant och det kan förklara en del. Movitzsigne (talk) 19:17, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

  @Movitzsigne Jeg tror det bedste vil være at stille spørgsmålet på sv:Wikipedia:Bildfrågor. Hjart (talk) 16:57, 1 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Ok, tack! 94.255.132.186 16:59, 1 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

1986년과 2005년 문화방송 (MBC) 로고를 저작권자 허가 없이 업로드를 한 사용자입니다. VRT 시스템을 이용하지 않고 퍼블릭 도메인이 아닌 상태로 올렸습니다. 이 로고는 저작권이 있으므로 CC BY NC 4.0 으로 올려야 합니다. 이 사용자를 영구적으로 차단해주세요. Sunghyunkang96 (talk) 12:33, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

I believe this is a question specifically for a Korean-speaking admin. Pinging @Revi C. - Jmabel ! talk 18:07, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Sunghyunkang96: 저작권 침해 행위를 의도적, 반복적으로 하지 않는 한 무기한 차단은 하지 않고 있습니다. 무기한 차단이 필요하다면 그 근거를 제시해 주세요. — regards, Revi 07:55, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Special:ListFiles/Mahan84848. Many pictures contain a watermark, are 3d simulations or screenshots. File size is also suspicious. I assume most are copied from videos and websites. How to handle? 2001:4652:FBAF:0:7C67:536B:C920:E367 12:41, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done : See Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Mahan84848. --Rosenzweig τ 19:46, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Objet : Demande d’inclusion de la biographie de Nicolae Popescu-Castellin sur Wikipédia

Madame, Monsieur,

Je me permets de vous contacter afin de soumettre la biographie de mon père, Nicolae Popescu-Castellin, pour inclusion sur Wikipédia. Son travail et ses contributions dans le domaine de la science des matériaux, notamment la découverte de l’'Effet Castellin, ont eu un impact significatif dans plusieurs industries, dont l’aérospatiale, l’automobile et la métallurgie.

Son brevet FR 2-743-738 A1, documentant l'Effet Castellin, bien que tombé dans le domaine public en 2000, a été largement exploité dans le secteur industriel et reste un élément clé de l’ingénierie moderne des matériaux. Malgré l’absence de reconnaissance commerciale directe, ses recherches ont marqué le développement de techniques avancées utilisées aujourd’hui.

Dans un souci de préservation et de diffusion du savoir scientifique, je souhaite que la biographie de Nicolae Popescu-Castellin figure sur Wikipédia afin de rendre hommage à son travail et de permettre aux chercheurs et ingénieurs de mieux comprendre ses contributions.

Vous trouverez ci-joint les sources et références qui appuient l’exactitude des informations présentées. Je reste à votre disposition pour toute précision ou complément d’information.

En vous remerciant par avance pour votre considération,

Mihaela MEYER ( POPESCU) <redacted> Mihela MEYER (talk) 15:53, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Mihela MEYER: Bonjour, Il faut faire la demande sur Wikipédia en français. Wikimedia Commons est un projet différent, uniquement concerné par les contenus multimédias. Ne publiez pas votre téléphone et votre email en ligne, pour votre propre sécurité. Cordialement, Yann (talk) 15:55, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Je souhaite publier la biographie de mon père, grand scientifique, mais je ne veux pas divulguer ses recherches Mihela MEYER (talk) 15:58, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Voyez fr:Aide:Accueil. Yann (talk) 16:09, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Buenos días. Quiero subir resultados de los campeonatos históricos del futbol colombiano. Renemeplat (talk) 15:57, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

¿ Dónde Están históricos ? Anatole-berthe (talk) 17:10, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

When trying to import this photo from Flickr using the Upload Wizard, I'm met with an error message "This file can't be used. Unfortunately, no images from this Flickr account can be uploaded on this site." Does anyone know why this is happening? Sdkb ^talk 18:14, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

That Flickr account is listed at Commons:Questionable Flickr images (and consequently User:FlickreviewR/bad-authors) with the rationale “Many recent uploads are screenshots from non-free sources with doubtful CC-BY licenses. Some older images are likely legitimate though; careful evaluation required.” --Rosenzweig τ 18:54, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

The example given wouldn't pass a license review (at least, not from me) though: it's also a screenshot from somewhere (described as such on the Flickr page). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 20:13, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Ah, thanks! It'd be helpful if the error message pointed there or gave some more complete explanation. Sdkb ^talk 05:54, 1 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I have taken some images on a few occasions around a small village/town in Australia (Burringbar) for visual record purposes, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Burringbar,_New_South_Wales - not all these images are mine, but most are. However I wonder about possible copyright infringement in some - e.g. File:Burringbar,_NSW_war_memorial(s)_April_2025_-_3.jpg includes logos of various armed services, File:Burringbar,_NSW_Rail_Trail_stop_April_2025.jpg contains some signage about the rail trail including (maybe) a distant logo, etc. I am unsure to what extent https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama#Australia permits use of these or not - any advice appreciated... Regards, Tony Rees, Australia Tony 1212 (talk) 20:37, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

• If I remember correctly, the definition of "3D" has been quite broad in the past. File:Burringbar, NSW Rail Trail stop April 2025.jpg would probably not be okay, as the signs are entirely flat. However, the logos at File:Burringbar,_NSW_war_memorial(s)_April_2025_-_3.jpg are somewhat 3D (etchings, rather than paint or print); reliefs are well recorded as counting under FOP, though I don't know if we have precedent for logos in Australian discussions. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:28, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

  So in the shot of the rail trail, would it be OK if I just upload a new version with the signage blurred? I guess unless the old version is deleted though, it would still exist on Commons, maybe that is not so good... Tony 1212 (talk) 23:05, 31 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

  I did say "probably". There is a possibility that the signage may be deemed de minimis, which is basically legal speak for "nothing but a trifle that the law needn't worry about". As the focus is not necessarily the signage, there may be an argument there. Unfortunately I'm not aware of any precedent for Australia. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:26, 1 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Well I had a go at blurring the signage, and it basically spoils the whole picture. So I could leave it up until or unless somebody complains, or remove it... happy to take further advice. - Tony Tony 1212 (talk) 05:48, 1 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Saya tidak bisa mengunggah file pdf karena beberapa kali ditolak oleh Wikimedia Commons. Mohon berikan solusinya. Terima kasih Isma Rachmadani (talk) 01:35, 1 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Mengunggah file pdf membutuhkan hak Autoconfirmed, yang diberikan secara otomatis setelah akunmu berlalu selama 4 hari. Aku sarankan untuk menunggu saja sebelum mengunggah. HyperAnd (talk) 03:25, 1 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Sekarang akunmu sudah sampai 4 hari, seharusnya sudah bisa mengunggah pdf HyperAnd (talk) 09:08, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I just received an email from Wikipedia.org to my recovery email address that I don't use. How do I register with the correct address? Popsbarry (talk) 01:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Popsbarry: Hi, and welcome. See Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-personal-email, and when done changing click "Save". You may have to do this on English Wikipedia as well. Thanks for your service.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 02:03, 2 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I want to crop a image(File:Portrait of Kashmiri Girl child 2014.jpg) because it is large in size, seniors can you help me how to do it Mr.work-shy (talk) 04:00, 2 June 2025

@Mr.work-shy:

1. Are you familiar with Commons:CropTool?
2. When you crop this, you will want to choose to create a new file, not to overwrite the existing one.

- Jmabel ! talk 04:32, 2 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

i will create new file Mr.work-shy (talk) 04:35, 2 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Guten Tag,

ich bin neu auf Commons und habe am 5. Mai 2025 das erste Mal Bilder hochgeladen, die nicht von mir stammen, sondern von einem Urheber, der mir die Erlaubnis dazu erteilt hat. Ich habe dies beim Hochladen angegeben und ich kam zu einem Email-Vordruck mit Einverständniserklärung und Angabe zur Lizenz. Es hieß dieser müsse innerhalb von 30 Tagen vom Urheber eingesendet werden, sonst erfolgt eine Löschung.

Es handelt sich um die Dateien: File:MB-trac 1300 bei der Aussaat (4).jpg bis File:MB-trac 1300 bei der Aussaat (9).jpg

Bereits nach einer Woche (am 13. Mai 2025) wurden die Bilder gelöscht. Am 12. Mai hatte der Urheber (laut eigenen Angaben) die Mail mit Freigabe und Lizenzinformationen gemäß Vordruck an die angegebene Mailadresse versendet. Auf Nachfrage auf der Diskussionsseite des Löschenden (@Krd) hat er mir freundlicherweise geantwortet, dass ich wohl versäumt habe eine Lizenz anzugeben und es daher schon nach 7 Tagen gelöscht wurde unabhängig von dem fehlenden Einverständnis des Urhebers. Ich solle einfach warten bis die Dateien wiederhergestellt werden. Nun ist dies schon Wochen her und ich frage mich, woran es liegt, dass keine Wiederherstellung erfolgt. Leider kann ich auf der Diskussionsseite von @Krd nichtmehr nachfragen, da die Konversation archiviert wurde (bzw. ich weiß nicht wie es geht). Darum frage ich hier. Ich hoffe das passt und freue mich auf eine Rückmeldung.

Gruß Felix -- Daimlerfahrer 1500 (talk) 14:15, 2 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Daimlerfahrer 1500: It is not really all that long for this sort of thing, but if you want to inquire about the status of the ticket, you would ask at Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard. - Jmabel ! talk 19:55, 2 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello @Jmabel,

thank you for the answer. Then I will wait a few days longer before I text Volunteer Response Team.

Best Regards Felix -- Daimlerfahrer 1500 (talk) 06:52, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

写真をアップロードしましたが、反映されません！ Kmn3299 (talk) 01:36, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

My uploaded sketches PVRMurty1944 (talk) 02:32, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@PVRMurty1944 If you uploaded them on Commons, you should see the here: [2] Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:06, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@PVRMurty1944: Under what username? I can't find any for this one.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:08, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello, I'm trying to upload an SVG recreation of the flag of the United States Geological Survey, a U.S. government work in the public domain, but I'm being blocked by an abuse filter. Could someone please assist or whitelist the upload? 7Forest (talk) 03:16, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

File:Aron D'Souzas.jpg

File:DSouza casual 2.jpg

These uploads by @Enhanced 1 appear previously online, examples include [3][4]. However, they have decent metadata. And the username hints at Enhanced Games.

What's the reasonable approach? "The metadata probably means that "own work" is correct, let it be." or "Nom as copyvio, probably the usual "found it online and uploaded it", if I'm wrong it's up to the uploader to sort out the COM:VRT stuff." ? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:36, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Please see Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Enhanced 1.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 08:35, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Jeff G. So, always go for copyvio deletion in this situation? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:46, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Gråbergs Gråa Sång: Unless they have already alluded to authorization.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 09:09, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Gråbergs Gråa Sång, concerning EXIF / metadata: these datasets, the EXIF, aren't something that can be unconditionally trusted. Someone with a bit of computer knowledge can manipulate everything there, see the tools listed in Commons:Exif. BUT: you can use EXIF as hints and evidence for demonstrating a legitimacy in uploads! Internal (in one specific file) and external (over a file set) consistency is always a valuable sign (it's quite difficult to emulate a faked EXIF set with data for camera model, shot time, exposure, ISO, aperture, focal length, serial numbers, software...) from a camera save for copying it from another genuine file, but that would introduce other inconsistencies (weird focal lengths or ISO values for instance). Regards, Grand-Duc (talk) 12:27, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I want to upload a company logo onto a wikipedia page. What proof of permission by the creator of the image is acceptable? Poojapanuganti (talk) 19:51, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

This is a hard question to answer in general.

• You say "I want to upload a company logo onto a wikipedia page" (I presume English-language Wikipedia, but correct me if I am wrong). Since you asked on Commons, not Wikipedia, do you specifically want to upload it Commons? If not, it is often easier just to upload directly to the English-language Wikipedia as en:Wikipedia:Non-free content, using en:Template:Non-free logo.
• "proof of permission": we need a license, not a generic permission. Commons:Uploading works by a third party#If you need to obtain a license for copyrighted work is probably the best explanation we have; some other sections of that page may also be relevant.
• If that doesn't answer your question, it would help a lot to say what company and (via a URL) what logo. - Jmabel ! talk 00:41, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I'm wondering about the copyright of two logos I captured last year, this company logo (chocolate wrapper) and this street sign are both public accessible logos of company's, are they allowed to be used on the platform without direct permission from the company? Cltjames (talk) 21:16, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

• I don't think either of those logos is copyrightable. - Jmabel ! talk 00:43, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

It seems that someone mistakenly nominated this page for deletion, but the discussion for it was not created. Can someone help with this? HyperAnd (talk) 21:53, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

The edit has already been reverted by Prototyperspective. Tvpuppy (talk) 23:51, 3 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

if a politician who died in 1983 (manipur, {under this lisence (1 condition)} can because at that time media doesn't cover small state minister appointment. 獅眠洞 (talk) 19:29, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@獅眠洞: I'm sorry, that question makes no sense to me at all. Can you either reword it or ask it in a different language? - Jmabel ! talk 21:07, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

i want to upload images of person Muhammad Alimmuddin of Manipur(indian state), who died on 1983.

In wikicommons we must provide lisence (pd) of Home country & America.

• ✓ Home Country lisence:- {PD-INDIA}
• ❓ America:-{PD-1996}, not sure because It may be satisfy first point of this template, because date of origin, is unknown the known thing is image captured before 1983.@Jmabel

獅眠洞 (talk) 22:27, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@獅眠洞: I'm guessing you mean Mohammed Alimuddin, since the date fits. It is unlikely that there is an image of Muhammad Alimuddin is an adult that would be in the public domain both in the U.S and India. He was born in 1920. Anything published in India after 1935 would have still been in copyright in the U.S. in 1996, so it would still be in copyright now. (Even pictures that are PD just in India might be hard to come by. The picture would have to be no later than 1965, and if the photographer is known they would have to have died no later than 1965.) - Jmabel ! talk 23:28, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Ok thnx u senior 獅眠洞 (talk) 03:36, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Jmabel,Is there any way to upload his image?. I see some copyright images on Wikipedia. 獅眠洞 (talk) 09:48, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@獅眠洞: the only legitimate way to place a copyrighted file on Commons is to find out who owns the copyright and get them to offer a free license.

Outside of Commons, it would of course depend where you wanted to upload it and for what purpose. For example, en:Wikipedia:Non-free content allows that for a deceased person who is the subject of a Wikipedia article and for whom no free image is available, en-wiki will host one low-resolution image of that person for use of the article. That does not involve Commons at all, and if you have further questions about it, ask them on en-wiki. - Jmabel ! talk 18:41, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Non riesco a sistemare i versi delle singole strofe poetiche in modo che siano ben allineati e che non intercorra troppo spazio tra di essi. Quando li pubblico non ho corrispondenza con quanto visualizzato

in anteprima Fierrorita (talk) 19:52, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I'm not sure I see what this question has to do with Wikimedia Commons. We are not a site for posting poetry. - Jmabel ! talk 21:09, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I recently uploaded File:1972P53 The English Ship Hampton Court in a Gale.jpg, which is based on a download of the museum's own online photograph. Another version of the same painting, but photographed in the museum and (to my eye) suffering from problems with reflections, etc, is already here at File:An English Man-o-War in a Gale - Willem van de Velde the younger - Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery March 2012 (cropped+retouched).jpg. Is there an easy way of linking the two together and have the user find the higher quality image first? ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 20:01, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done. @ThoughtIdRetired: you can look at the file pages and see how I did it. No guarantee what they find first, but they can now easily navigate from one to the other and make their own choice. - Jmabel ! talk 21:16, 4 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

For real tho, how to increase the resolution my first upload image Lilly johns5 (talk) 01:45, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Upsampling with no additional input of information may sometimes produce a nice-looking result, but it is never a more accurate one, so it is usually unsuitable for documentary purposes. - Jmabel ! talk 19:31, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Apologies that this isn't 100% related to Commons, but it's a question related to finding images for Commons, and I have no idea where else to ask since I don't really use Flickr very much.

I'm trying to find images for a WP article using Flickr, but I'm very aware that a lot of Flickr photos have generic names and no descriptions, so instead I'd like to search for images taken in a specific location. There's Map, but it doesn't zoom in far enough for my purposes and doesn't give a straight-up list of images or a date range option (the latter is important for what I'm looking for). Is there any way to get Flickr images from a specific location, preferably within a date range? Suntooooth (talk) 02:09, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

While Flickr has tools to find photos within date range (at least for logged in users), it does not have specific search by location. Only a portion of Flickr images have Flickr Map information; for photos without embedded geolocation it is often added by the users, frequently being very approximate and often off by miles. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 03:51, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Strange that they've gone to the trouble of setting up the Map page but not a proper "search by location" function. Suntooooth (talk) 17:38, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi There,

I've got an article I'd like to post regarding a company that has helped build housing for blue collar workers and established a lot of work in building a better future for blue collar workers. I'd like help on how to know if this article is alright for posting or not. The article talks about the company's history, how many buildings they have and also what industries they have contributed to and in what ways.

What do I need to look for in order to avoid rejection?

Thanks! ThailandGuru2025 (talk) 08:16, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

• @ThailandGuru2025: This is Wikimedia Commons, we don't have articles here. Perhaps you're thinking of English language Wikipedia; for them, see Wikipedia is not a means of promotion. Thanks for asking. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 15:20, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

How to upload multiple photos at once Dr M Gentela (talk) 08:22, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Special:UploadWizard -- Magnus (talk) 08:47, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

The image I posted is a very famous painting it is worshipped accross India how can it be a copy right issue Abhishekkagautam (talk) 14:05, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

• Regarding File:Guru Mastendaranath.jpg - You claimed that you were the artist who created the painting, and the painting was from 2025. (Someone else has since fixed your false claims.) Please be accurate and honest when uploading media to Wikimedia Commons. Please review Commons:First steps and material linked there. If you have questions about using Wikimedia Commons you can't find answers to ask. Hope this helps. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 15:11, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Where did you actually get your image from? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:30, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Heya, how do I add a New Zealand author?? Mikey 69 (talk) 16:51, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Mikey 69: Are you saying you've taken a picture of this person and want to upload it here, or are you asking something else? - Jmabel ! talk 18:44, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I have uploaded many files to Wiki Commons using the standard uploader, but since getting my new Windows computer with Defender my uploads are somehow blocked with the message "No internet connection". Of course I have high speed cable connection and am constantly on the web. Is the problem that the file has EXIF metadata? Is the problem on my device or are there undocumented restrictions on the site? Quinet (talk) 17:25, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

The actual message is "Could not connect to the server. Make sure you have a working internet connection and try again." Quinet (talk) 17:28, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

depends on your internet provider, the software you have, or your browser being out of date,

EXIF data shouldnt cause this, but if you took the image with a phone it might contain location data of yours, so make sure to double check.

you mentioned Windows defender like it had to do with something, but you only mentioned it once, maybe check your firewall? 140.82.178.97 17:50, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

The photo was taken with a Nikon, all my software is fully up-to-date, I have tried with several browsers, same issue. I have no idea whether Defender is implicated, but I suspect something on my device is doing the blocking. I'm hoping someone has a theory... Quinet (talk) 18:08, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I want to upload a screen shot of an image of an article about Wikipedia. Is that allowed? MotherBoard1994 (talk) 19:52, 5 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@MotherBoard1994: probably not. To be uploaded to Commons it would have to be either in the public domain or free-licensed. Few such articles would qualify for either. Also, typically articles don't get uploaded to Commons even if they qualify on these grounds. Why do you want to upload it? (Hoping to help you meet the goal by other means.) - Jmabel ! talk 00:39, 6 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I spent lots of time to upload 12 pictures for your Wiki Loves Earth contest - I am working in a corner of Cameroon with weak internet connection. While busy on adding descriptive texts my web page suddenly crashed, now I don't see any of my previously uploaded images anymore? Pko70 (talk) 09:59, 6 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Do you see anything on Special:UploadStash? Magnus (talk) 13:28, 6 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Unfortunately it looks like no uploads from this account were successfully uploaded here. Any that were would be at your "User uploads" page [5]. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 14:39, 6 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

next time should just upload with minimal description. and then give detail about it. modern_primat ^{ඞඞඞ ----TALK} 15:25, 6 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Concerns: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herbaijum,_Sickema_state_poortgebouw_RM15855_(2).jpg

I changed the coordinates to the correct location in the description, but when I try to do the same in the structured data tab, I can enter them, see the correct location on the mini map, and remove the old ones, but the 'Publish changes' button does nothing. No network call, no error. This is in Firefox. --JeroenHoek (talk) 17:10, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

• I believe this has been a mess for a long time. I just delete from the SDC, get the right info into {{Location}} or {{Object location}}, and let the bot fix the SDC. - Jmabel ! talk 19:33, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

This appears to be a fake image of a house that is masquerading as a picture of a real location. I think it should probably be removed from the Wikipedias where it appears, let me know if you have any insight. Geographyinitiative (talk) 17:57, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

  Done --Yann (talk) 18:27, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

File:Plain Southeast Asia Map.jpg, senior can someone tell me how this. image can be copyrighted. 獅眠洞 (talk) 20:29, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@獅眠洞: Hi, I don't think you created this map all by yourself. So where did you find it? Yann (talk) 20:55, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

The map is a dupicate of File:Southeast Asia location map.svg, which is PD. So there shouldn’t be any issues with copyright, but still it should be deleted since it is a duplicate. Tvpuppy (talk) 21:07, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

If it is duplicate, i support u. blaming me of uploading something is copyrighted is feels like harashment. 獅眠洞 (talk) 21:10, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Yann,File:Taiwan location map.svg so this image can also be copyrighted 獅眠洞 (talk) 21:08, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Iacobus Ricardo Alberto Farias Leites (talk) 23:17, 7 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

facing issue can't upload image VenuGopal Nayak (talk) 13:39, 8 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

even through I have taken a picture of shrubs sunset view which taken with my own smartphone and why I didn't select upload file not working VenuGopal Nayak (talk) 13:42, 8 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

i wanted to get the prize list for the Ghana citizens Abdul Rahman Abdul Kudus (talk) 15:39, 8 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I'm using queries to add my uploads to user categories (and other things). I'm wondering why searching for

author:Plozessor -incategory:"Photos by Stephan van Helden"

via "Special:Search" or API returns, in addition to the correct results, these three items:

• c:File:MelanieGriffits-CarnavalMDP2025-Plozessor-crop.jpg
• c:File:MelanieGriffits-CarnavalMDP2025-Plozessor.jpg
• c:File:Wiki Loves Earth 2014-2016 Workshop.pdf

While I uploaded the first two files (but are not mentioned as author in the description), I have nothing whatsoever to do with the third file (except that I had added it to my user category in the past due to the same error).

Does anyone have an idea why these files are in the results? Is it a bug? Or is my query wrong? --Plozessor (talk) 18:07, 8 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

I don’t know the reason for why this happens. However, I noticed in the third file (PDF file), your username was mentioned in one of the tables in page 10. Tvpuppy (talk) 18:53, 8 June 2025 (UTC)Reply