User talk:Skosaveach

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Skosaveach!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 17:54, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

File:Hate Crimes in 2015.jpg

File:Hate Crimes in 2015.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. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:51, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

• Hi! It looks like the image could be uploaded to MediaWiki, however I do need to caution you about showing your sources when uploading images. You've claimed that this is your own work, however the image is one that has been used elsewhere, like here.

You have to assume that everything is copyrighted unless it is explicitly stated that it falls within the public domain or under a compatible Creative Commons copyright. The image looks like it was taken from a federal report (Work released by the federal government goes into the public domain for the most part), however you would have to find where the image is being used to prove this point. Be careful about things released by state or local governments, as most retain all copyright on their work and do not release things into the public domain. Even if the image seems like it should be OK to upload, you always have to show proof of this or the image will most likely be deleted. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:59, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

• Also, be careful of things like File:Soldier Baptized in Iraq.pdf. You need to show proof that the image or source material was created by the US Government, as only material created by them would be considered in the public domain. If it was a private video shot by one of the soldiers (as opposed to something as part of an official record) then it would most likely be considered to be copyrighted to that individual even though he's part of the military. (IE, if someone wrote a book while serving in the military, that book's copyright would belong to the soldier and not the military.) That's why it's so incredibly important to show where you took the source material from, as this will help back up the copyright claims and keep an image from getting deleted as a possible copyright violation. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:20, 28 June 2017 (UTC)