User talk:Bruin2
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–Tryphon☂ 23:04, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
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–Tryphon☂ 23:05, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
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–Tryphon☂ 23:06, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
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–Tryphon☂ 23:07, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
Beryl Ford Collection
[edit]Hi, as you probably have noticed already, some of the images from the Beryl Ford Collection that you've uploaded have been deleted. The problem is that their license, contrary to what is claimed in {{Attribution}}, doesn't allow derivative works: You are free to distribute this photo provided the content is left unchanged. I've hence asked the administrators to delete the rest of the images from that collection. –Tryphon☂ 09:28, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
- I was greatly surprised to find your ruling that none of the historical images from the Tulsa City-County Library Beryl Ford Collection may be used on Wikipedia. I'm not a copyright lawyer, and I don't really understand what is meant by Wikipedia being a "derivative" site. Apparently that is the key to understanding why the use of these pictures is considered a copy violation, when the source-supplied permissions seems to allow them, at least to this lay person. Nevertheless, I am in no position to argue Wikipedia policy. I will remove links to all the images I have used on Wiki pages as expeditiously as possible. Bruin2 (talk) 00:44, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
- This site is Wikimedia Commons, not Wikipedia. Files at Commons can be used in Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikinews and other projects. Commons’ policy requires most files to be free content, which i.a. means it must be possible to distribute modified versions of the files (i.e. derivative works), even if that is not needed by a particular Wikipedia use. --AVRS (talk) 18:45, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
Tip: Categorizing images
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- Image:TulsaCatoosaPort.jpg was uncategorized on 25 July 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 11:02, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
- Image:TulsaCentralHighSchool.jpg was uncategorized on 8 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 11:03, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:GrandOperaHouse.jpg was uncategorized on 10 August 2011 CategorizationBot (talk) 11:10, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
- Image:BradyMansionUndated.jpg was uncategorized on 7 January 2012 CategorizationBot (talk) 10:59, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
- Correction made. Bruin2 (talk) 15:01, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
File:TulsaSkyline1925.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.
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Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 02:45, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
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VernoWhitney (talk) 22:40, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
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VernoWhitney (talk) 22:42, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
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VernoWhitney (talk) 22:43, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
Notification about possible deletion
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Affected:
And also:
- File:MooreMansion.jpg
- File:MayoBldg.jpg
- File:BradyMansionUndated.jpg
- File:CreekCapital1878.jpg
- File:SophianPlaza1940.jpg
- File:Gillette-Tyrell.jpg
- File:Cdm15020.contentdm.oclc.org.jpg
- File:OrcuttParkLake1912.jpg
- File:Mt.ZionBCBurning.jpg
- File:OsageAgencySchool.jpg
- File:CosdenRefy1920.jpg
- File:BobWillsBus.jpg
- File:SouthernHillsCC.jpg
- File:Tulsa High School.jpg
- File:WRHS.jpg
- File:TulsaCentralHighSchool.jpg
- File:HallStore1886.jpg
- File:11thStBridge1907.jpg
- File:JMHallFamily1896.jpg
- File:JMHallRes1894.jpg
- File:JMHall.jpg
- File:TulsaCatoosaPort.jpg
- File:11thStreetBridge1917.jpg
- File:ONGBldg1926.jpg
- File:Philtower07141927.jpg
- File:CosdenBldg.jpg
- File:Carnegie library.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline1928.jpg
- File:Orig Unitarian Church.jpg
- File:NewspaperPrintBldg.jpg
- File:TexacoTulsaRefinery.jpg
- File:TulsaWorld1906.jpg
- File:KerrBldg.jpg
- File:MedicalArts1935.jpg
- File:TulsaFairgrounds1952.jpg
- File:CattleCrossing1900.jpg
- File:SueBland-1.jpg
- File:FriscoBridge1897.jpg
- File:1stTulsaPO.jpg
- File:RitzTheater.jpg
- File:MajesticTheater.jpg
- File:Orpheum.jpg
- File:RialtoTheatre.jpg
- File:Sylvester Morris House.jpg
- File:TulsaCourtHouse1941.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline1890.jpg
- File:HotelTulsa1912.jpg
- File:TulsaAirport1928.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline 1940.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline 1946.jpg
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- File:TulsaCityOffices1909.jpg
- File:TulsaCityHall1941.jpg
- File:PageMemorialLibrary.jpg
- File:SandSpringsHome.jpg
- File:ShellCreekDam.jpg
- File:HotelTulsa.jpg
- File:SpartanSchool 1959.jpg
- File:BTWHS1921.jpg
- File:TribuneBuilding1953.jpg
- File:AdamsHotel.jpg
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- File:BradyHotel1942.jpg
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- File:TulsaStandpipeHill.jpg
- File:FriscoStation1905.jpg
- File:DowntownTulsa1909.jpg
- File:MohawkLake1960.jpg
- File:TU 1930.jpg
- File:2ndTulsaAirportTerm.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline1967B.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline1967.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline1909.jpg
- File:GrandOperaHouse.jpg
- File:TulsaUnionDepot1931.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline1984.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline 1893.jpg
- File:FairgroundsPavilion 1960s.jpg
- File:BeaconBuilding.jpg
- File:AkdarShrineTemple.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline1930.jpg
- File:TulsaSkyline1906.jpg
- File:McIntyreAirport 1928.jpg
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- File:KendallHall.jpg
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- File:1stPresbyChurch+Mission 1884.jpg
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- File:1stPresby 1915.jpg
- File:WrHolway 1923.jpg
Yours sincerely, JesseW (talk) 06:01, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
Concern about Use of Beryl Ford Images on Wikipedia
[edit]A complaint has been made that all images posted on the Internet by the Tulsa City County Library from its collection by Beryl Ford do not fall within the Public Domain and therefore must be removed quickly from Wikipedia. I disagree with the interpretation that all images from the Beryl Ford Collection, now held by the Tulsa City County Library (TCCL), must be removed from Wikipedia. I think Wikipedia should address the concern about these images in more detail.
While the 2011 complaint does mention the possibility that some of the images may have been published previously, and notes that some may already be in the Public Domain, it appears that the complainant did not examine all of the specific images. That should be done. The images uploaded to Wikipedia credit TCCL as well as the late Mr. Ford’s collection. The images are duplicates of those posted by TCCL, and have not been altered. I do not understand why they are being referred to as derivative images. That term would seem to apply only when original images have been annotated, cropped, or altered in some way.
Permission and limitations for use was included verbatim from the images at the time they were downloaded from the TCCL website.
The great age of certain photos seems relevant. Although I have not performed an exhaustive search to see where and when photos from this collection have previously been published, I have seen many on the Internet on sites such as blogs and articles from the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture and Chronicles of Oklahoma.
Wikipedia’s own article about copyrights says:
In the United States, all books and other works published before 1923 have expired copyrights and are in the public domain. In addition, works published before 1964 that did not have their copyrights renewed 28 years after first publication year also are in the public domain, except that books originally published outside the US by non-Americans are exempt from this requirement, if they are still under copyright in their home country.
Many photos from the collection that the complainant asserts must be deleted bear dates prior to these cut-off dates.
The photos listed above have generally been uploaded to Wikipedia articles describing various aspects of Oklahoma history. I think that they should be reviewed by a qualified attorney who is very knowledgeable about copyright law in the United States. I hope they will be retained wherever practical and legal. In my opinion, their removal will downgrade the value of the related articles to Wikipedia readers. Bruin2 (talk) 16:03, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- I've copied this to Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_uploaded_by_Bruin2, and responded there. Future comments should probably be put on that page, to make it easier for other participants in the discussion to find them. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. JesseW (talk) 17:44, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Picture of the Year 2013 R2 Announcement
[edit]Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2013 is open!
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Dear Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2013 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eighth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2013) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
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Picture of the Year 2013 Results Announcement
[edit]Picture of the Year 2013 Results
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Dear Bruin2,
The 2013 Picture of the Year competition has ended and we are pleased to announce the results: We shattered participation records this year — more people voted in Picture of the Year 2013 than ever before. In both rounds, 4070 different people voted for their favorite images. Additionally, there were more image candidates (featured pictures) in the contest than ever before (962 images total).
- In the first round, 2852 people voted for all 962 files
- In the second round, 2919 people voted for the 50 finalists (the top 30 overall and top 2 in each category)
We congratulate the winners of the contest and thank them for creating these beautiful images and sharing them as freely licensed content:
- 157 people voted for the winner, an image of a lightbulb with the tungsten filament smoking and burning.
- In second place, 155 people voted for an image of "Sviati Hory" (Holy Mountains) National Park in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
- In third place, 131 people voted for an image of a swallow flying and drinking.
Click here to view the top images »
We also sincerely thank to all 4070 voters for participating and we hope you will return for next year's contest in early 2015. We invite you to continue to participate in the Commons community by sharing your work.
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Copyright status: File:539185-M.jpg
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Thanks for uploading File:539185-M.jpg. I notice that the file page either doesn't contain enough information about the license or it contains contradictory information about the license, so the copyright status is unclear.
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Yours sincerely, JuTa 23:26, 31 January 2015 (UTC)