User talk:Rainer Werner
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[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Tarkovsky1a.jpg
Staecker 12:19, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright problems with image:Resnais.jpg
Staecker 12:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright problems with image:Polanski.JPG
Staecker 12:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Fassbinder2a.jpg
Staecker 12:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Copyright problems with Image:Fassbinder2.jpg
Staecker 12:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Deletion warnings
Your images have been marked for deletion because you indicated that they had been released under GFDL, when they have not. To claim a file is GFDL, it must either be: your own creation, which you are releasing for the first time under GFDL; or an existing work which has been published elsewhere under GFDL. Images found on websites, unless specifically marked public domain or GFDL, are assumed to be the copyright of their creators and are off limits for wikipedia articles.
Thanks for your movie poster and DVD cover for the Tarkovsky films. These are legal when tagged correctly (as you did), since they are fair use. Keep up the good contributing- Staecker 12:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
Staecker, I'm relatively new to this. To be honest, the help section of Wikipedia seems a bit like an incoherent mishmash, but I have undoubtedly dedicated too little time to truly understanding this. I usually copy and paste templates from other pages if I write something.
Anyhow, is there a way to put these pictures up legally? How can I use a picture, since they will all be technically in one specific site's ownership. I really want to contribute these images, although I understand why they can't be usedas they are. I also apologize if there is a better way to reply to you, but I am currently ignorant of any such methods. Rainer Werner 18:01, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
- No problem, Rainer. Usually people reply right where the message was written. I sent you a note, so I watched for a response. (If you wanted to make sure I saw it, you could put it on my talk page, so I'd get the big "New Messages" note when I log in.)
- Everything on Wikipedia must be free from traditional copyright restrictions. That means that any image that's copyrighted cannot be used, regardless of the image tagging that the uploader adds. Your comment that "they will all be technically in one specific site's ownership" is more or less true. If you want to upload an image, you must create it yourself. That sounds pretty limiting, but Wikipedia contributors come up with some pretty good photographs. So if you want to upload a photo of Roman Polanski, you need to actually meet him or see him in public and photograph him.
- There are exceptions for fair use content, things that are copyrighted, but more or less intended for public consumption and dissemination (book/CD/DVD covers, posters, TV/movie screenshots, official presskit materials, etc). I hope that clarifies things- I'll continue watching here if you've got more questions. Staecker 23:15, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
