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Image Copyright Problem RE: Image:Azgalor.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Azgalor.jpg. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law. We need you to specify two things on the image description page:

• The copyright holder, and
• The copyright status

The copyright holder is usually the creator. If the creator was paid to make this image, then their employer may be the copyright holder. If several people collaborated, then there may be more than one copyright holder. If you created this image, then you are the copyright holder.

Because of the large number of images on Wikipedia, we've sorted them using image copyright tags. Just find the right tag corresponding to the copyright status of this image, and paste it onto the image description page like this: {{TAGHERE}}.

There are 3 basic ways to licence an image on Wikipedia:

• An open content licence
• Public Domain
• Fair Use

The copyright holder gets the best protection of his work by licencing their work under an open content license like the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence. If you have the express permission of the copyright holder to licence their work under the above licence, use the image copyright tag: {{cc-by-sa-2.5}}. The GNU Free Documentation License is another choice for licencing one's work. Again, if you have the express permission of the copyright holder, use the tag: {{GFDL}}.

• The copyright holder can also release his work into the public domain, see here for images released into the public domain.

• • Images from certain sources are automatically release into the Public Domain. This is true for most governments like the federal United States government. (See here for images from the government of the USA and here for other governments) However not all governments release their work into the public domain, such as the UK government (See herefor images from the UK government). Non-free licence governments are listed here.

• Also, in some cases, an image is copyrighted but allowed on Wikipedia because of Fair Use. To see if this image qualifies and then how to tag it, see Wikipedia:Fair use.

For any other sources of for more information see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags. Please remember that if you don't tag your images, they will be deleted.

P.S. If you have uploaded other images without including copyright tags, please go back and tag them. Also, please tag all images that you upload in the future.

If you have any questions, just leave a message on my talk page. Thanks again. - UnlimitedAccess

Clairfy on images

No worries, the above message is a little confusing (its the default Wikipedia one, and I didnt know what it would say until I posted it), let me make it easier. Firstly your doing great, your sourcing the images perfectly, stating what the image is of and where you got it, thats great, that's perfect! However it needs a copyright notice.

• If it's a basic sketch like the Image:Azgalor.jpg put the tag {{fairuse}} on it and make sure it belongs to the appropriate category, which in this case is the Category:Warcraft media (which I already did for you while logged out).
• The Image:Mannoroth.jpg image is a sceen capture from a video or console game, so put the tag {{game-screenshot}} on it. Any screenshot from a video game should have this tag on it.

Here are some other useful ones;

• If its a video game cover put the tag {{gamecover}} on it.
• If its a screenshot from film or TV put the tag {{film-screenshot}} on it.
• If its a Comic book cover put the tag {{comic-cover}} on it.
• If its a promotional image of a person like a head shot put the tag {{Promophoto}} on it.
• If its a some other promotional image like an ad or poster put {{promotional}} on it.

Welcome to Wikipedia

Oh and I forgot to say, Welcome to Wikipedia!!!

I noticed you were new, and wanted to share some links I thought useful:

• Wikipedia:Tutorial
• Wikipedia:Help desk
• M:Foundation issues
• Wikipedia:Policy Library

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If you have any questions, just leave a message on my talk page. - UnlimitedAccess 05:16, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

No worries

Excellent glad I could be of help. If you have any questions on problems at all just leave them on my talk page. Thanks. - UnlimitedAccess 06:30, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Re: Bad Article

Sorry for the delay in response havnt logged in for a while. If the article has just got garbage in it or is vandalism it may be elegible for Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion and that can be done by placing the {{db¦reason}} tag on it.

But for most cases there is a process called 'Article For Deletion' (AFD). To put an article up for AFD there is three steps, these can be found at VFD Steps.

Hope that helps contact me if you have any more trouble.

- UnlimitedAccess 00:54, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:Jimmy Page b&w.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Jimmy Page b&w.jpg. I notice the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this file yourself, then there needs to be a justification explaining why we have the right to use it on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you did not create the file yourself, then you need to specify where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the file also doesn't have a copyright tag, then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BigDT 03:16, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Manic4.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:Manic4.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable under fair use (see our fair use policy).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. This is an automated message from BJBot 14:41, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Non-free use disputed for Image:Azgalor.jpg

This file may be deleted.

Thanks for uploading Image:Azgalor.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read carefully the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content and then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our Criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 08:44, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Mannoroth.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:Mannoroth.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ElinorD (talk) 21:05, 3 August 2007 (UTC)