User talk:Skisteve

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Abigor talk 09:30, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This image: Tempchristmas.jpg has a both a non-commercial limitation and a no-derivatives limitation, both of which are not compatible with Commons. Check out the flick page where you found the image http://www.flickr.com/photos/hendricksfamily/2170121299/ On the bottom right of the flickr photo page there is a section called Additional Information. Beneath that heading, there are symbols related to copyright licenses, including the word ‘by’ inside a circle which means anyone who copies the image must attribute the original photographer and that’s fine for Commons. You’ll notice next to that ‘by’ symbol, there is also a dollar sign symbol that has a slash through it – that means it can’t be used for commercial purposes, which means it isn’t compatible with Commons’ licensing requirements, so based on that alone we couldn’t keep it. Next to that dollar sign symbol, there is also an “ = “ symbol which means that it has a ‘no-derivates’ limitation (nobody is allowed to change the photo) which means the photo isn’t licensed in a way that is compatible with Commons’ licensing requirements, so based on that alone, we couldn’t keep it.

There are two issues with the University of Utah photo UofU.jpg Check out the flickr photo page http://www.flickr.com/photos/albaum/2570863548/ It, too, has a non-commercial limitation copyright license, so based on that alone, it wouldn’t be kept on Commons…if it were the image you uploaded here. What concerns me more about this image is that the link you provided does not link to the image uploaded to Commons. They are similar, and if a person were not paying attention, they might think they are the same, but they are distinctly different photos. The perspective is slightly different. I’m wondering why you might have provided a link to a photo that is not the source.

The original photo of Wellsfargo1.jpg has a non-commercial copyright license on flickr, so it can’t be kept on Commons, as explained above. Check out the flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/timony/164051349/

The other photos you uploaded to Commons where you cited flickr as the source are fine, even though they have “all rights reserved” copyright licenses on flickr because I presume you are also skisteve on flickr. Of course, you can publish your own photos here under a copyright license that is different from the one you chose on flickr. (You might want to consider putting "I am SkiSteve on Commons" on your flickr profile so when your personal photos are reviewed in the future, it will be a piece of cake and there will be no confusion).

When choosing photos to upload to Commons from flickr, be sure the only license limitations are "by" (which means attribution) and/or “share-alike” (which means a person has to use a similar license if they copy the photo to use elsewhere, and is indicated by a backwards capital letter C symbol). Any other limitations/restrictions are not compatible with Commons licensing requirements will result in the image being deleted. If you have questions, please leave a note on my talk page. Sorry about the huge post on your page, but if you didn’t know…well, someone has to tell you. Cheers!! Brynn (talk!) 19:48, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]