User talk:Alana Gilston/Archive 1

File source problem with File:Rocco Leo Gaglioti.jpg

Thank you for uploading File:Rocco Leo Gaglioti.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, please add a link to the page from which it was taken, together with a brief restatement of the website's terms of use of its content. If the original copyright holder is a party unaffiliated with the website, that author should also be credited. Please add this information by editing the image description page.

If the necessary information is not added within the next days, the image will be deleted. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.

Please refer to the image use policy to learn what images you can or cannot upload on Wikipedia. Please also check any other files you have uploaded to make sure they are correctly tagged. Here is a list of your uploads. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Peripitus (Talk) 09:55, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Citing an image

Hello, Peripitus!

I got the message on my talk page about File:Rocco_Leo_Gaglioti.jpg being marked for deletion if I don't change the info. I would like help with this, if you would please take the time to help me. I have two problems: one, I can't figure out for the life of me how to edit the image's description only; two is that I was given permission from the subject of the photo to use it in his Wikipedia article, but he did not inform me who took the photo. It was also taken off of his personal Facebook profile, meaning that to link to the original image would encroach on his privacy. In these overly-complicated circumstances, who would I say the copyright belonged to, or do I need to find a more well-documented photo? Finally, if I cannot get the required information before the image is deleted, am I allowed to resubmit it with updated information? Sorry for the trouble! Thank you! Alana Gilston (talk) 10:14, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi there Alana, glad to help where I can. The image's copyright may be owned by Mr Gaglioti or may not. Usually the copyright belongs to whomever takes the image in the first place but this changes if they are hired to do so (like working for a news organisation where the org owns the copyright) or in some other circumstances - that can be very convoluted. If he got someone to take the photo with his camera (for example) then he likely owns the copyright and can do with it as he pleases. The simplest method to get confirmation is to get him (if possible) confirm that the image is under a free licence via the Wikipedia:Permission#Consent_letter process. When the copyright owner (in this case probably the subject) emails the OTRS team with the details - one of the volunteers there will come to the page and add the required information. To edit the image' description page just follow this link. One thing to remember is that if the image is deleted, it is not lost and is simply undeleted if permission is confirmed. If the email is sent per the WP:Permission page make sure to add {{tl:OTRS pending}} to the page to note this, or drop me an note and I'll add it. - Peripitus (Talk) 10:27, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello again! Thank you very much for the help! It really did help a lot! I do have one more question, if you'd be so kind--it says on the Wikipedia:Permission#Consent_letter page that I am supposed to e-mail Mr. Gaglioti asking for permission (which I will have no idea how to do, considering he already gave me permission), then e-mail the original request as well as consent messages to the Wikimedia information team. Finally, I am supposed to add {{OTRS pending}} to the image description. Is this correct? Thank you again for all the help! Alana Gilston (talk) 11:01, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

In short yes and yes. If he's sent permission to you in an email then you can onforward it to the address but the email will need an explicit declaration that (1) he (or whomever is emailing) owns the rights to the copyright of the image (or are their designated representative) and (2) the name of the free licence they release the image under. All else failing I can see his PR rep (alison at kpt-inc.com) listed on his webpage and she may handle the request. Don't expect a speedy response from the OTRS system - when I volunteered on it in the past the backlog could get rather long - Peripitus (Talk) 11:26, 17 June 2012 (UTC)