GermanicSnake
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File copyright problem with File:Hunter.jpg edit
Thank you for uploading File:Hunter.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright and licensing status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can verify that it has an acceptable license status and a verifiable source. Please add this information by editing the image description page. You may refer to the image use policy to learn what files you can or cannot upload on Wikipedia. The page on copyright tags may help you to find the correct tag to use for your file. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem.
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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Eeekster (talk) 17:09, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
What is the easiest way to know if it is copyrighted or not?
I just typed into Google "LOVE and HATE knuckles tattoo" and seen no copyright policy on the page.--GermanicSnake (talk) 17:11, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmarble/3870536601/
Would that be considered okay to use since it is on Flickr?--GermanicSnake (talk) 17:17, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- That is a copyrighted, non-free picture: notice the text on the right of the page that says "© All Rights Reserved." —C.Fred (talk) 17:21, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Where can I find a non-copyrighted picture of this? It's all over the internet, I just don't want to go against any policies, sorry.--GermanicSnake (talk) 17:22, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- Here's the problem: most of the images you'll find on the internet will be screen captures from the film. That means they will be copyrighted by the movie studio. There might be some publicity stills that have fallen into the public domain, but I wouldn't hold my breath—and wherever you got them from would have to make very clear on the page what the source and history of the image is.
- The best alternative may be to discuss the image at Talk:The Night of the Hunter (film) and see if other editors agree that the image adds significantly to the reader's understanding of the article. If so, then the article may be useable per the non-free content criteria. —C.Fred (talk) 17:29, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
Asked on the talk page but still think it would suit the article perfectly fine, is it actually that difficult to find a non-copyrighted picture, jeez!--GermanicSnake (talk) 17:34, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
- Depends on the nature of the picture. For something like this, yes. This may be a case where we can use a copyrighted, non-free picture, but I want to see if other editors familiar to the film agree with this statement: "Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding." I'm not sure omission is detrimental; I'd like to hear from those more familiar with the film. —C.Fred (talk) 17:39, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
So what are some places besides the Wiki Commons that you can get pictures that are okay to use?--GermanicSnake (talk) 19:09, 15 July 2012 (UTC)