User:Donald Trung/Commissioned works
This page is a draft page where I will want to draft future proposals to make changes to the commissioned works page.
Intro
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Comissioned works are works that are commissioned by one party and created by another. Typically the copyright remains legally in the hands of the content creator, but rules may differ per country or territory. Please only upload works you have commissioned to Wikimedia Commons if you have the explicit permission of the content creator you had commissioned.
If you are not sure then please contact the original artist and ask them or look over any formal contracts.
Overview (for organisations)
[edit]Copyrights of works commissioned by an organisation from an independent contractor typically are not be owned by the organisation that commissioned them unless there has been an explicit transfer of rights. Depending on terms of employment, this may also be true of some work by the employees of an organisation. These rules differ per country and territory.
Only the owner of the copyright can grant a license. If the copyright-holder has indicated a license online, please indicate the relevant URL when uploading the photo (or edit the file page after uploading to indicate it). If there is no such online indication, then that copyright-holder may have to go through OTRS to clarify that it is, indeed, their intent to grant such a license.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Commissioned Works - US Legal.
- Copyright and Commissioned Art - What to know before you take your next commission by Jonathan Bailey (September 5, 2019) - PlagiarismToday.
- en:w:Commission (art) - English Wikipedia.