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File:Volovjareber-zveri.jpg

I think that the permission given for File:Volovjareber-zveri.jpg is actually too restrictive for Commons. It is given for usage in the Slovene Wikipedia in the article Volovja reber under an unspecified Creative Commons article. What's your opinion? --Eleassar (t/p) 09:55, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Agreed - we don't accept "for Wikipedia" licenses, which is what this appears to be. Nominated for deletion. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 12:40, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
Hmm, it seems that this kind of licensing is actually permissible (see e.g. [1]). --Eleassar (t/p) 13:45, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

For reference, this discussion is being continued at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Volovjareber-zveri.jpg. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 14:53, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

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Multi-request from en:wp

Please undelete the following works by "sashkina", permissions were sent by OTRS email. The list of works:

79.135.68.203 (talk) 01:17, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Since these are all on commons, we cannot help you hewe as this is the English Wikipedia. For OTRS permission we would await the OTRS volunteer to confirm the permission and ask for the restore. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:28, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
I've copied the above list (and added bullet points to the URLs) from en:w:WP:REFUND, which couldn't deal with them because it's not an OTRS noticeboard. Nyttend (talk) 19:28, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
✓ Already done by Rubin16. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 12:54, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
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Transferred images from Wikivoyage

I have e-mailed to OTRS the evidence of licensing permission from the South African Government Printers for several images originally uploaded to Wikitravel Shared and transferred to Wikivoyage Shared, now transferred by bot to Commons. There are two forwarded messages from peter.southwood@telkomsa.net with the relevant attachments dated today, and referring to "Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay". Is this sufficient, or is there something else I should do to facilitate the process? Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 06:06, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

The tickets are #2013010810001789 and #2013010810001798. I examined the first one briefly and it looks like everything is in order. If you can give me the image locations on Commons, I'll sort the tagging out later. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:44, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
OK, I will get them and list here. · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 13:43, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
  • The relevant images are listed in galleries under the appropriate photo identification from the authorisation. There are a few images which appear to not yet have been copied over, and are still on the waiting list.
  • 994 15 1996 001 10x 5 houses, Gordon’s Bay

<gallery> Image:Troglodytes_Cove_Aerial.jpg Image:Tonys_Reef_Aerial.jpg Image:Blue_Rock_Quarry_Aerial_view_before_filling_994_016_06710_crop.jpg Image:Rocky_Bay_Aerial.jpg Image:Cow_and_Calf_Aerial.jpg Image:Ledges_Aerial.jpg Image:Lorry_Bay_Aerial.jpg Image:Pinnacle_Aerial.jpg </gallery> *1069 4 2001 0206 10x Kalk Bay <gallery> Image:Dale_Brook_300dpi_crop.jpg Image:Kalk_Bay_Harbour_300dpi_crop.jpg </gallery> *1069 4 2001 0208 10x Boulders <gallery> Image:Boulders_Penguin_Point_and_Photographers_Reef_150dpi.jpg Image:Windmill_Beach_300dpi.jpg Image:Seaforth_150dpi.jpg Image:Phoenix_shoal_150dpi.jpg Image:Froggy_Pond_and_Fishermans_Beach.jpg Image:Noah%27s_Ark_150dpi.jpg </gallery> *1069 4 2001 0208 10x Glencairn <gallery> Image:Quarry_300dpi.jpg </gallery> *1069 4 2001 0208 10x Simon’s Town <gallery> Image:Bato_and_Brunswick.jpg Image:Long_Beach_2001.jpg Image:Clan_Stuart_300dpi_crop.jpg </gallery> *1069 4 2001 0210 10x Rocklands Point <gallery> Image:Spaniard_Rock_150dpi.jpg Image:Resize_of_Aerial_view_of_CT_dive_sites_at_Rocklands_PointSpaniard_rock_aerial_2.jpg </gallery> *1069 4 2001 0211 10x Miller’s Point <gallery> Image:SAS_Pietermaritzburg_site_150dpi.jpg Image:Castle_Rocks_150dpi.jpg Image:Millers_Point_150dpi.jpg Image:Shark_Alley_150dpi.jpg </gallery> *1069 4 2001 0211 10x Partridge Point <gallery> Image:Partridge_point_150dpi.jpg Image:Finlays_Point_150dpi.jpg </gallery> *1069 4 2001 0214 10x Buffels Bay <gallery> Image:Bordjiesrif_300dpi.jpg Image:Buffels_Bay_300dpi.jpg </gallery> *1069 C6 2001 0319 8x Duiker Point <gallery> Image:Oakburn_Boss400_and_Die_Perd_300dp1.jpg </gallery> *1069 12 2001 0239 10x Bakoven <gallery> Image:Bakoven_NSRI_300dpi.jpg Image:Clifton_Rocks_150dpi.jpg </gallery> *1069 12 2001 0240 10x Oudekraal <gallery> Image:Coral_Gardens_and_Groot_Pannekoek_150dpi.jpg Image:Oudekraal_Justins_and_Geldkis_150dpi.jpg Image:Antipolis_and_Klein_Pannekoek.jpg Image:Klein_Pannekoek_150dpi.jpg </gallery> *1069 13 2001 0226 10x Fish Hoek <gallery> Image:Sunny_Cove_300dpi_crop.jpg </gallery> *1069 13 2001 0236 10x V&A Waterfront <gallery> Image:Two_Oceans_Aquarium_building_aerial.jpg Image:Two_Oceans_Aquarium_300dpi_crop.jpg Image:Granger_Bay_400dpi.jpg </gallery> *1069 26 2000 0020 16x Rooi-Els <gallery> Image:Ankers_and_Balcony_Aerial.jpg Image:Blousteen_Aerial.jpg Image:Coral_Gardens_RE_Aerial.jpg Image:Percys_Aerial.jpg Image:Rooi-els_Point_Aerial.jpg Image:Whirlpool_Aerial.jpg Image:Container Bay Aerial.jpg </gallery> Thanks, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 15:11, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, since there are quite a few of those and more coming, it might be easiest to create a template (like, for example, Template:AnthonyNoble) that states where the images are from, the applicable license, and the OTRS verification. If you can create the appropriate template(s) and link to them from here, I'll mark them as {{PermissionOTRS}}. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:48, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
I may be misunderstanding your suggestion, but all the images visible above are already on commons, complete, as far as I understand it, with everything except the OTRS tags. If you click on any of the images you will open the file in Commons, which already includes licence, source, author, etc. · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 17:00, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
You mentioned above that "There are a few images which appear to not yet have been copied over, and are still on the waiting list." The template I suggested could be added to those images once they're up without having to wait for an OTRS agent. The suggestion is still valid (imo) even if all the images are on Commons already, because it means less work if something needs to be modified in future, but it's only a suggestion. :) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:57, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
I don't mind drafting a template, particularly if the result is to save effort or make future transfers easier, but I am not entirely sure of what must be included in the template, or how it would be applied to the files. I will do a little research and see what I can find. If you know of any help pages or other examples which may clarify, please let me know.
Also, do I need to include two permission templates to cover the two tickets? Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 05:21, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
I have drafted a template. I have interpolated, extrapolated and applied wild-assed guesses as design technique, so please take a look and see if it is useable. It still needs the OTRS template/s to be filled in which is beyond my authority if I understand the policy correctly. Feel free to tweak it yourself or let me know what changes are required. Cheers, · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 05:57, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
I will start to insert the template in the files. · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 06:16, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
Template added to all applicable files already copied to Commons. · · · Peter (Southwood) (talk): 07:44, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
That looks fine to me. I've merged the two emails into one ticket, which is #2013010810001798, and noted that on the template you created. You just need to add that template to any future uploads covered by that release (and if anybody queries you adding the template yourself, point them to this thread or to my talk page). I'll confirm by email through OTRS. Also, pardon me for editing your post; I just put nowiki tags round the gallery t make this noticeboard a little easier to navigate. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:50, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
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Romanian photos

Reading the previous deletion request, I get the impression that the permission only is for the photos and not for the architecture. Is this correct? The building is from 1938, so it is quite possible that one or both of the architects wasn't already dead by 1943. --Stefan4 (talk) 22:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

These must not be in the Commons or permissions queues - I don't have access. Leaving a note at the otrswiki:Cafe. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 15:04, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
You might want to try the OTRS-en-l and/or OTRS-permissions-l mailing lists if you're on either. Responses there tend to be quicker than on the OTRS wiki. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:58, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

The ticket was never closed (we got the email, but no one ever responded to it), I've done that now. It requires attribution as described in the template, but applies only to the photos, not to the underlying architecture. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 14:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

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Romanian photos

Reading the previous deletion request, I get the impression that the permission only is for the photos and not for the architecture. Is this correct? The building is from 1938, so it is quite possible that one or both of the architects wasn't already dead by 1943. --Stefan4 (talk) 22:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

These must not be in the Commons or permissions queues - I don't have access. Leaving a note at the otrswiki:Cafe. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 15:04, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
You might want to try the OTRS-en-l and/or OTRS-permissions-l mailing lists if you're on either. Responses there tend to be quicker than on the OTRS wiki. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:58, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

The ticket was never closed (we got the email, but no one ever responded to it), I've done that now. It requires attribution as described in the template, but applies only to the photos, not to the underlying architecture. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 14:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

This section was archived on a request by: – Philosopher Let us reason together. 14:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Romanian photos

Reading the previous deletion request, I get the impression that the permission only is for the photos and not for the architecture. Is this correct? The building is from 1938, so it is quite possible that one or both of the architects wasn't already dead by 1943. --Stefan4 (talk) 22:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

These must not be in the Commons or permissions queues - I don't have access. Leaving a note at the otrswiki:Cafe. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 15:04, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
You might want to try the OTRS-en-l and/or OTRS-permissions-l mailing lists if you're on either. Responses there tend to be quicker than on the OTRS wiki. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:58, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

The ticket was never closed (we got the email, but no one ever responded to it), I've done that now. It requires attribution as described in the template, but applies only to the photos, not to the underlying architecture. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 14:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

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File:Yungas road.jpg

George23820 claims that an e-mail containing details of the permission for this file has been sent to OTRS. This seems unlikely given that the file was obtained through Google, given that he thinks that Google is the author of the photo, and given that he thinks that he is the copyright holder. Has anything actually been sent in? —LX (talk, contribs) 19:54, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

No. I deleted it as a copyvio. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:59, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket 2008020110010334

Could somebody check if ticket 2008020110010334 is valid for these uploads from two different websites: File:Jerzy Banaśkiewicz.jpeg and File:Paweł Gałczyński.jpg. Ticket was originally used for photos from photographer's personal website lukaszwojcik.com like File:Jarosław_Macionczyk,_2007.JPG. echodnia.eu is not a personal website and radomiak.radom.pl was a football club official website.--Oleola (talk) 20:28, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

It appears to be. It mentions those three domains, and the email originated from an address at one of those domains. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:54, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
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File:GDIF2012 Carrousel des Moutons - Photo by Ray Gibson.jpg

This file has OTRS permission but no license tag, which license does the OTRS ticket give permission for? January (talk) 21:10, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

The ticket (ticket:2013010910004837) says the standard license cc-by-sa-3.0, so I added that one to the file page. Thanks. Trijnsteltalk 23:42, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
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Hans-Werner Sinn

I confirm the licence and source of the picture of Hans-Werner Sinn. Ticket number 2013011810005882, EMail confirmation by Wikipedia already received.

Poetdoes (talk) 08:07, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes, and this has been confirmed by an OTRS agent, who has tagged File:Hans_Werner_Sinn.png appropriately. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:08, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
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Category:Gyeongju Tower

Some of the files in the category have OTRS permission. Is this from the photographer or from the architect? --Stefan4 (talk) 22:18, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

The photographer. I'm guessing you wouldn't be asking if there was FoP in Korea, so I suggest a DR. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:31, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
Sadly, yes. See Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Gyeongju Tower. --Stefan4 (talk) 21:36, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
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Requesting for permission verification

Hello,

I have uploaded the following images:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LAV-300_Rear.jpg

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GKN_PA_Simba_Display.jpg

I have sent the permission the e-mail to request for verication when possible as I have been granted permission to post the said images in Commons. Thanks. Ominae (talk) 07:34, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Responded. Sorry. --GRuban (talk) 22:45, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
You've got the wrong reply. I send the right instructions & restored the files. Trijnsteltalk 10:53, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS template missing

Is there any template which can be used, for example, in files like this File:PTvoyage34new.jpg or this File:Kelmes.jpg, which has OTRS ticket number, but without template. If there is not, it think that this template should be made, so OTRS volunteers can insert template afterwards. --Smooth_O (talk) 13:51, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

What do you mean? A template for non-OTRS users to use when adding a ticket number? Stifle (talk) 12:13, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
No, just a tamplate that will be used by non-OTRS users to notify OTRS users that OTSR template is missing. --Smooth_O (talk) 15:24, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
Feel free to convert the OTRS number into a template yourself. Templates aren't magic, they won't burn your hands when you add them if you aren't an OTRS volunteer. The number is the important part, the template is just formatting.--GRuban (talk) 22:20, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
@Smooth O: Will do it later today when I have the time. Trijnsteltalk 10:59, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you Trijnstel, these files should also be placed in appropriate category, so OTRS users can check if ticket number is correct and to insert OTRS template. --Smooth_O (talk) 15:51, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done for more than 22 files. Trijnsteltalk 20:49, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket validation for #2013012510003521

Got the number recently on e-mail. They are for this one and this one. Any more details needed, let me know. Ominae (talk) 23:30, 14 February 2013 (UTC)I

Ominae, follow the instructions as said the OTRS agent. It is not possible to confirm the ticket with the e-mail. Willy Weazley 23:46, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
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Could someone check this ticket

In picture File:Oasisazipods.jpg will be read some OTRS-permission, and uploader has been removed OTRS-rewuest, please check this ticket--Motopark (talk) 16:49, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

If a permission has been sent in, it's {{Noncommercial}} according to the uploader's own claims, so the file's got to go in any case. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:15, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
I can find no related ticket. Requests for permission have been repeatedly removed, and uploader's own license requires non-commercial use. Accordingly, I've deleted the file. It can be restored if/when sufficient permission is received in OTRS. Эlcobbola talk 17:26, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
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No answer from permissions-commons@wikimedia.org?

Hi,

on the 12th of January I sent an email to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org to get a correct permission for the picture: File:Odd Henrik Johnsen Scuba Diving.jpg after it was deleted. I have not got an answer yet, could anyone help me out?

Thank you for your helt :-) Gulosten (talk) 12:12, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

As it says at the top of the page, the current backlog is 26 days. 12 January is 16 days ago, which is less than 26. —LX (talk, contribs) 15:09, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done --Neozoon (talk) 21:40, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

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OTRS

Can an administrator please email ndpinfo@gov.nl.ca and request an OTRS for File:Gerry Rogers.jpg, so this photo is not unnecessarily deleted. - Aaaccc (talk) 09:51, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

You can do this by yourself; this doesn't need an admin. --Túrelio (talk) 13:25, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS claims by User:Brooks53

I believe this user is just uploading random images, claiming to have sent an OTRS ticket with the proper permissions. A few of the older images uploaded by the user was deleted as copyvios, and one of the new ones were flagged after 30 days. Any OTRS agent who can weigh in? Nymf (talk) 20:13, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Nuked them, even images acquired via zimbio.com were tagged this way - misuse of OTRS tags to cover a copyvio. --Denniss (talk) 21:08, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
A good example of why an experienced editor should always trust their gut over an OTRS ticket that may or may not exist and may or may not be valid if it does exist. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:13, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
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[2]

Please check the uploader-added ticket for File:Jessie.jpg. --Túrelio (talk) 10:20, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Don't waste your time, people. Just like on File:Re6-ada-wong.jpg, Addonexus is obviously just abusing the {{PermissionOTRS}} tag to stall the inevitable deletion. A quick file search shows that the ticket's legitimate use is on files uploaded by Georges Biard, e.g. File:Roschdy Zem Césars.jpg, File:Kylie Minogue Cannes.jpg, File:Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Cannes.jpg. —LX (talk, contribs) 10:48, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Just confirming, for the record, that that ticket has nothing to do with the image Addonexus added it to. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:06, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. User now blocked for 1 month. --Túrelio (talk) 15:04, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
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Template:RobvanRingelesteijn

Have you received a permission for this template or is it another case of permisison mails from Russavia getting lost in the Net? --Denniss (talk) 10:50, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

I did a search and I manually checked all emails sent by Russavia in the month the template was created but found nothing. Accordingly, I've deleted the template, but I'll gladly restore it if/when permission is received. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:58, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
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File:All-Ivy Soccer Star Pakeman Lends Talent to Big Red Team.jpg

Yesterday, I tagged this file with a "no permission" tag. The uploader claims to have sent an email on April 23, 2012, to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org with the required information. The user also indicates that the issue may be connected with ticket:2012030610012528. Could somebody please look over this issue? Jespinos (talk) 21:43, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done. It was already authorized. — mantis [religiosa] — 15:42, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
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File:Prezi logo transparent 2012.png

Hello. I made an SVG image of the following logo: File:Prezi logo transparent 2012.png. Should I just upload it with the OTRS tag or as non-free fair use and upload to Wikipedia? Timothy Gu (talk) 01:18, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Use the {{Information}} template. In the source field note that image is a derivative work of File:Prezi logo transparent 2012.png and write see File:Prezi logo transparent 2012.png in the permission field. MorganKevinJ(talk) 03:37, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, I will upload the file tomorrow. Timothy Gu (talk) 03:44, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
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File:Tara Strong Portrait.jpg

Can someone verify the OTRS ticket 2013021610002431. This is the same image that has been multiply uploaded by multiple users all claiming to be the copyright holder. TheRedPenOfDoom (talk) 16:55, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done. Everything is in order. The ticket is fine. — mantis [religiosa] — 14:41, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
thank you.TheRedPenOfDoom (talk) 19:09, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
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Photographer's name?

Regarding File:Lucy Merriam.jpg, ticket #2009102010016099, is there a reason given in the OTRS email that the photographer not be named or attributed? If he or she has not been mentioned, I will contact the uploader. Thank you :) – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 21:49, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

It seems it was taken by the family photographer as a work for hire, so the attribution should probably be to the family. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 10:48, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Wonderful, thanks so much. Nice to see you again, btw HJ :) – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 11:22, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
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File:Tampa-Bay-aerial-map.png

Would a volunteer please confirm the validity of the license for File:Tampa-Bay-aerial-map.png?--GrapedApe (talk) 04:02, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

The ticket is valid. You can see a public evidence of this here. MorganKevinJ(talk) 03:25, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2011081810003099

This ticket is used for File:1st Round - Cover photo.jpg. The image is very similar to File:1st Round - Cover image.jpg. Does the permission cover also cover the "cover image", or does it only cover the "cover photo"? --Stefan4 (talk) 13:15, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Only File:1st Round - Cover photo.jpg is mentioned in the email MorganKevinJ(talk) 03:28, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
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Permission ticket split from info-en Courtesy

I just split a ticket from Courtesy and moved it into permissions-en, unfortunately I didn't note the ticket # and don't have access to permissions, so if someone can apply it to File:Bucky Halker.jpg I'd be most grateful. The original ticket was ticket:2013022010010361. Thanks. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 03:05, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Done. ticket:2013022410000453. I'll let you reply by email, but I've closed the ticket in the permissions queue and marked the image {{PermissionOTRS}}. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 03:18, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! §FreeRangeFrogcroak 04:28, 24 February 2013 (UTC)
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File:Tsitsernakaberd memorial.jpg

The {{PermissionOTRS}} tag was added by Movses, who is apparently not an OTRS agent. Was the ticket approved? Note that since Armenia has no freedom of panorama, it would have to include permission from the architects/artists who created the monument to be valid. —LX (talk, contribs) 06:37, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

You may want to ping someone who speaks Armenian since I can confirm that the ticket is not in English and it appears to be in the Cyrillic alphabet. --Guerillero 08:37, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

The file is in Russian and appears to cover http://photo-armenia.com, however, the site seems to have numerous contributors, so someone will need to contact the editor of the website via http://photo-armenia.com/en/photographers/vigen_hakhverdyan.html and verify if the release under GFDL and CC-BY-SA-3.0 covers all photographers on the site, or only his works. In any case, there is no FOP in Armenia, so this file will likely need to go to DR. russavia (talk) 11:50, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

The file was deleted as part of Commons:Deletion requests/File:Tsitsernakaberd memorial.jpg over a month ago. Marking as resolved to reduce clutter. —LX (talk, contribs) 19:49, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

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Giuseppe Bollanti's OTRS-ticket

Hello!

Does this ticket: ticket:2010042810017851 apply to all the image Giuseppe Bollanti has uploaded? --High Contrast (talk) 17:05, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

I think we need Italian speaker. --Jarekt (talk) 17:23, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
Do you know an Italian speaking OTRS-member? --High Contrast (talk) 13:36, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
i am an Italian speking OTRS-Member. The premission was send for only two immages, not for all--Steinsplitter (talk) 23:06, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
For which images does this permission apply? The rest has to be deleted? Opinions? --High Contrast (talk) 02:40, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
only File:Livrea Ambulanza Svizzera.jpg and File:Ambulanza_2010.jpg, the other uploads has no premission--Steinsplitter (talk) 16:58, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Sepp Blatter Attending Soccerex Event.jpg

Could I get a review of the ticket for this file? According to the file description, the author is "Soccerex", but according to the file's metadata, it's Antony Kaminju/Reuters. —LX (talk, contribs) 18:14, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Ticket "apply to any and all works for which Soccerex is the sole copyright holder". My guess is that one does not fall into this category. --Jarekt (talk) 20:05, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Real World Studios.jpg

This has been tagged as lacking OTRS permission, although following an email exchange between myself and the uploader, there is an OTRS ticket here: ticket:2013013110004778. This was intended to cover all the images by this uploader. Thanks. Rodhullandemu (talk) 13:30, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

The ticket does not cover all files by the uploder, but 7 specific files. However File:Real World Studios.jpg is one of them - I corrected it. --Jarekt (talk) 14:12, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
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Special:Contributions/Pakaweli

This user seems quite confused and has been adding {{OTRS}} tags on a rather massive scale despite not being an OTRS volunteer. What's the status of the ticket? —LX (talk, contribs) 22:32, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

The ticket is a legal document signed between Józef Gara and Wikimedia Poland about donation of Józef Gara works under CC license. Despite of the confusion everything seems to be in order license-wise. --Jarekt (talk) 02:38, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:2008 Kentucky State Fair Roping Show (2765079725).jpg

An editor has requested this file to be undeleted, OTRS is being organised, full details are available on the Deletion request page Penyulap ☏ 00:05, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

I do not think that has much to do with OTRS, as far as I can see. But I checked and there is no OTRS tickets mentioning the photographers name. Anyway, User:PumpkinSky deleted the files, check with him/her about the undeletion. --Jarekt (talk) 02:35, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS tickets by user:Shontellinerz

Two images File:Shontelle Layne.jpg and File:Shontelle L.jpg were uploded with OTRS templates ticket:201012151036583 and ticket:2010191510015083, by first time user user:Shontellinerz (see Special:Contributions/Shontellinerz). Both ID's are incorrect and I cannot find any tickets related to the images. I do not seem to have access to many queues on OTRS, so the fact that I can not find it often does not mean much. Can some one else have a look at those? --Jarekt (talk) 03:29, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

These two permits are false (Error: No TicketID is given!). You can mark photos as copyvio. --Alan Lorenzo (talk) 02:15, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Not all tickets with "Error: No TicketID is given!" are false, see for example Category:Items with incorrect OTRS ticket ID. That category had several hundred files and all of them so far proved to be just mistakes by people adding OTRS templates (sometimes 8 years ago), or bots transferring files from other wikipedias. However in this case I suspect foul play by experienced user. --Jarekt (talk) 04:27, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
The tickets do not exist. A ticket to another only vary two/three numbers, coincidence? I think not. I try to assume good faith, but in this case I find it difficult. It is my humble opinion. --Alan Lorenzo (talk) 04:39, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
 Agree I nominated those 2 files for deletion. --Jarekt (talk) 04:41, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Both images were deleted. --Jarekt (talk) 01:13, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

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Need some help advising someone about dealing with OTRS

User:BEDownes claims to be the heir of the works of Jerome and Ethel Myers. He's expressed his wish to make the work available entirely for free, but it seems like he needs to be informed that work after 1923 is not PD, and of how to make sure permission is given. I'd like to handle this as well as possible because I think these are valuable additions to Commons. What does the uploader have to do with regards to OTRS to make sure these images are shared? Do they need their lawyer to sign off on it? How can they prove that they own the artworks? Thanks, moogsi (blah) 13:36, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

If User:BEDownes is a heir of Jerome and Ethel Myers and inherited their copyrights, than he/she can use {{PD-heir}} or (s)he can also sent email to OTRS, with text here and (s)he can choose any license (s)he wants, preferably {{PD-heir}}. I do not think (s)he needs a layer to sign anything, but it might make sense for him/her to verify with the layer that he/she is the "sole owner of the exclusive copyright" and if he/she have some documents to that effect they can be sent over as well. --Jarekt (talk) 15:33, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:On Reconnaissance, Józef Brandt, 1876.jpg

I uploaded a crisper version of this image from the Walters Art Museum website, but I used the same template from File:Józef Brandt - On Reconnaissance - Walters 372569.jpg that has an OTRS tag. Can someone please read ticket #2012021710000834 and confirm that I can use this tag for the new image? The template seems to have this OTRS ticket integrated into it, unless I'm missing something. FYI, the old JPG was derived from a PNG file, also available on Commons. My upload is the sharper JPG available at the same website. Thank you! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 07:13, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

The OTRS ticket:2012021710000834 states that everything on art.thewalters.org is {{CC-by-sa-3.0}}. However even without this OTRS the file would still be fine with {{PD-Art|PD-old-auto|deathyear=1915}}. --Jarekt (talk) 12:12, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
Excellent, thank you. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 18:02, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Knef 1995.jpg

User:Apth claims on File talk:Knef 1995.jpg (in German) that this photo is not as claimed the work of the original uploader at de.wp, but of someone else, and that it was uploaded without permission. Someone from OTRS should perhaps contact him. He didn't enter an e-mail address here, but de:Benutzer:Apth seems to be the same user and has entered an e-mail address there. --Rosenzweig τ 10:49, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

I contacting the user and the case study. Greetings. --Alan Lorenzo (talk) 15:48, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
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Heads up

File:Another Celia Sawyer 2013 Cool 10 Project.jpg. The photographer isn't familiar with commons licencing policy. They have links to the template and OTRS page, as well as the email. They may not get the file name correct though.--Canoe1967 (talk) 18:12, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

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File:LobbyboomBrusselIMG2092.jpg

Does the OTRS ticket account for COM:FOP#Belgium or is the permission only from the photographer? --Stefan4 (talk) 18:24, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Only from the photographer. --Krd 18:29, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
OK, so the image has been nominated for deletion. --Stefan4 (talk) 21:36, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:US 1st visit.jpg

Could someone do me a favor and check if permission has been received for this file? For reference: inquiry, file desc page, file. Thanks! -FASTILY (TALK) 20:43, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Something has been received in ticket 2013031010008069. We do have a backlog, see page intro; asking here will not change the order of processing. Sorry. --Krd 14:00, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology.jpg

This image was uploaded by Delftstudent in a batch of blantant copyvios, most of which have been deleted. On this one, however, the uploader included a {{OTRS pending}} template. Now, a month later, I'm unable to find a related email in the system. I suspect the template is bogus, but could someone else take a look in case I've missed it? Эlcobbola talk 15:48, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Cannot find anything about it, suggest nominate for delete  Ronhjones  (Talk) 00:49, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
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How to use a written (ON PAPER) permission to use photos taken by another person

I went to the photographer's house. He gave me files of pictures (of an insect and of frogs) that he took - provided them on CD for me. He is in 80's. He gave verbal permission to put pictures on Wikimedia. One of the pictures will be of use immediately in educational material in WA State, USA. Others could be used this way. I understand from good answers I received on the Commons Helpboard that I will need to return to get WRITTEN permission from the photographer. I was also told I can use the same release from the photographer for all four pictures that I plan to send to Wikimedia Commons.

My question is HOW TO SEND his permission? What form is acceptable? E-mail from photographer not an option. I could take a digital photo of a signed form and attach to email from me Or Scan and send scan attached to email from me.

Also – when would I send this? and how? Can I do so when I myself upload the picture and select license. Thank you. RMKerr17 (talk) 20:55, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

While I am not on OTRS, in a similar situation I let the licensor manually sign a prepared declaration of permission, scanned it and emailed to to OTRS. --Túrelio (talk) 21:03, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Salon auto Genève 2013 nouveauté.jpg

Hi, could someone please do me a favor and check if permission has been recieved for the following files:

If I'm not mistaken, they'll be in the fr queue. Thanks! -FASTILY (TALK) 09:06, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Ticket:2013031910003441 is from the uploader of those images, but the permission is for noncommercial use/Wikipedia only. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:19, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket: 2013032010010886

This ticket was the basis for closing a DR and retaining File:Jules Benoit-Lévy. "Pelant des pommes de terre".JPG. The OTRS ticket merely indicates that the uploader purchased a copy of the painting on Ebay (not even the actual painting!) and thus believes he also has the copyrights (of course, something completely separate from mere property rights). Owning a DVD, for example, does not allow one to license the film thereon. I'd like a second opinion, as it seems like poor judgement to me. Jules Benoit-Lévy died in 1952 and, accordingly, his work would not be PD in France (pma + 70) until 2022. Unless we had a document that indicates Benoit-Lévy or his heirs conveyed copyrights to the uploader, the ticket is meaningless. Эlcobbola talk 13:39, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Although the ticket contains a valid version of the well known permission statement, I second the opinion that it only applies to the photograph, not to the shown artwork. I will reopen the ticket. --Krd 13:49, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
And speedied. The client clearly doesn't have the rights to the painting, so leaving it up for a week won't change anything. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:02, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Austin Butler.jpg

This file has been deleted twice before. The first time it was uploaded by JasonBolton, and the second time, it was uploaded by Breakingbutler. It's now been recreated again – this time with an OTRS tag. Supposedly, it's published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license, which requires attribution of the author, but whoever provided the permission supposedly doesn't know who the author is, even though the metadata clearly states that the author is Rob Kim. Why would whoever gave the supposed permission be authorized to do so if they don't even know who took the photo? —LX (talk, contribs) 21:44, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

The client says they purchased the image from Getty. Now, I believe Getty offers the option to purchase a license for their images; whether that gives the purchaser the right to re-license the image I don't know... HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:48, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
They do not: "Getty Images grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-transferable right to use and Reproduce the Licensed Material"[3] (emphasis mine). —LX (talk, contribs) 23:01, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
Didn't think so, but thanks for digging up a link to confirm. I've speedied it. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:20, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
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I didn't know about the provisions of Getty, but now do. I have written to Butler, to see if either documentation of a waiver exists, or if he can supply a new photo.--Sphilbrick (talk) 12:35, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Ticket #2009071010008766 (File:Constitutional Monument w-Reagan 001.jpg)

The file File:Constitutional Monument w-Reagan 001.jpg has a template indicating that permission is recorded in OTRS ticket #2009071010008766. However, the "Description" field of the template reads as follows:

Copyright Infringement !!
You do not have the rights to use this image..
I Brett-Livingstone Strong challenge your right to use my image without my permission I demand you remove this image immediately. To keep the image in use without my express permission will allow me to pursue my legal remedies and rights against you for copyright infringement!!

Could an OTRS clerk please check the ticket to confirm permission? If permission has been granted, please remove this copyvio notice from the image. If no permission has been granted, please delete the image, or tag it for deletion, as a copyright violation.

(I note that en:Brett-Livingstone Strong is the sculptor who created the monument depicted in this photograph. The monument's Wikipedia article implies that the reproduction rights to the monument rest with a non-profit foundation; I don't know whether this includes photographs or whether freedom of panorama applies. I also do not know whether or not Strong is the photographer of this image, or whether he is one of the people depicted in the photograph.) —Psychonaut (talk) 08:27, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

I checked the ticket. The CC release is by somebody at "spiritoffreedomtour.org", and is apparently meant to apply to the photograph. As there is no FOP for sculptures in the US, the release can't cover the copyright in the sculpture. However, the part of the sculpture that's shown could possibly be de minimis, as the other main subject of the image is Reagan. Recommend settling this in a deletion discussion. Sandstein (talk) 21:56, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
compare also File:Rose Bowl Parade 1990.jpg, same monument. Sandstein (talk) 21:57, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Done. See Commons:Deletion requests/File:Constitutional Monument w-Reagan 001.jpg. —Psychonaut (talk) 16:11, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
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Nanoparticle and Nanotechnology CILAS

I would like to use ticket number ticket #2010070110019474 on the Wilson Center site for our topics section on nanotechnologies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.201.242.126 (talk • contribs) 15:12, 22 March 2013‎ (UTC)

You mean you want to use the images? You can do so as long as you adhere to the terms of the CC-By-SA license. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:50, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
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Kiasma-images

Hi, there was multiple images uploaded as part of Kiasma wikimaraton at 1.–2.2.2013 and right to use images in commons was specifically checked. At 20-21.3. images were deleted because the bad or missing OTRS permit. Based on what user:Pitke said that there were something wrong with the first OTRS-permit which they sent and they sent fixed one after that. (see the discussion here) Full list of images is below and i think that they tried to send one OTRS permission mail which covered those images

However in my point of view the OTRS is black box and i don't know what failed so i would like to ask

  1. What failed with the OTRS permissions for those images (were permission bad or there weren't any OTRS permission which matched to those pictures etc) ?
  2. Is it possible that the OTRS permission for those images is still unprocessed? If so how backlogged the OTRS is?

--Zache (talk) 11:14, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

user:jafeluv catched this in finnish wikipedia and i got more or less answer to this. Thanks for Jafeluv. (so this can be marked as solved) --Zache (talk) 17:53, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
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ticket for File:Stadtbad Kempten - Bau und Eröffnung ...

I was notified by the uploader of File:Stadtbad Kempten - Bau und Eröffnung (1).jpg etc. that a permission has been sent to OTRS. Could someone please look into that and eventually issue the ticket#. I will start temp-undeleting the related other files; all have the same filename, only the number in brackets varies. --Túrelio (talk) 15:12, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

The premission is Okay. I hav asked som minutes ago a Administrator via IRC to undelete the 75 immages, but feel free to undelete the immages. Thank You--Steinsplitter (talk) 15:21, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
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"Poster Deste Lado da Ressurreição" review permission

Hello I have sent an email using the OTRS template for the permission of "Poster Deste Lado da Ressurreição" (http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deste_Lado_da_Ressurrei%C3%A7%C3%A3o) and didn´t received an answer. The company where I work owns the rights from this picture and it was made by one of our designers. I have sent the email from the company assigned by me, (a representitive of the company) explaining this situation with the OTRS template and proved where the picture came from. Is there a way to review the permission and undelete the image? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gnclmlqs (talk • contribs) 17:38, 18 November 2012‎ (UTC)

Closing stale discussion. Please consider making a new request if this is not the case -FASTILY (TALK) 20:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:AMTRAK 511.jpg

OTRS permissions were confirmed for File:AMTRAK 511.jpg some time ago. However, we don't have any information about where the image was taken or what service it depicts. I was hoping that information might be in the original ticket, or that it might be possible to follow up with the rights holder. Thanks, Mackensen (talk) 22:15, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

The city is given in the ticket. Does anyone think it would be a breach of privacy to post that info? If not, I can do it. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:01, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
I'd say your objection is reasonable, one should ask the creator of the image first. --Krd 13:04, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
Since it's likely to be the author's home town, I'd say we'd need their permission, and knowing the city in which the photo was taken probably won't add much anyway. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Depends. Plenty of cities only see one Amtrak service so it might be dispositive. It's not a big deal. Mackensen (talk) 22:35, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Closing stale discussion. Please consider making a new request if this is not the case -FASTILY (TALK) 20:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Parroquia Santiago Esquipulas.jpg

Please verify the OTRS tag added by uploader, if invalid please tag as copyvio; I need to confirm the OTRS ticket because I have an intuition that is copyvio. --Coronades (talk) 22:33, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

I didn't think I'd say this when I first started looking into it, but it looks legit. It's a forward of an email chain which originated from the same domain as the one stated to be the source (and watermarked onto the image). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:35, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Closing stale discussion. Please consider making a new request if this is not the case -FASTILY (TALK) 20:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Silvia salemi.jpg

This singer's people uploaded the image and wish to use it in her Italian article, I think. They asked about it at the help desk. I linked them to OTRS page. If you get a strange email this may be the file they mean.--Canoe1967 (talk) 12:23, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

Closing stale discussion. Please consider making a new request if this is not the case -FASTILY (TALK) 20:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Viktor Denisov.jpg

I have uploaded File:Viktor Denisov.jpg with a license OTRS | 2012090110008862 whether Confirm? X9 (talk) 11:46, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

We need a russian speaker to look at the ticket. Techman224Talk 20:34, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Ok. I have to mail duplicated permission from the owner of the photo. X9 (talk) 20:49, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Closing stale discussion. Please consider making a new request if this is not the case -FASTILY (TALK) 20:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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IDF ticket valid? Ticket#: 2012111510019418

I am not sure if the ticket # 2012111510019418 is valid.

About 1000 images are uploaded with this ticket.

Basically the idf is asked if wikimedia can use the images with the cc-by-sa 3.0 license. idf says: 

Permission is granted. You can use all the photos in our Flickr account in Wikipedia.

The big problem here is that it says: in wikipedia.

then the person is unsure if thats enough to import 1000 images and ask for a confirmation: We would like to clarify we have used the CC-BY-SA-3.0 license and would like to get a confirmation this permission you have grated us applies worldwide.

the answer then is: 

yes you can use it.

Again idf says you can use it. There is no clear statement that all images on their flickr account are now cc-by-sa 3.0 although they specifically use the Noncommercial tag on flickr. Shouldn't we have asked them to change the flickr license from NC to C? Because since all the images from flickr have been imported that is what effectively has happened to their images. Amada44  talk to me 10:34, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for asking.

I checked the ticket and it grants the permission to use all the pictures in the IDF Flickr account. The license status on Flickr is not important for usage on wikipedia. For Instance pictures that were available under free license (like CC-BY-SA) for some time can still be used in Wikipedia if the status on Flickr is change to all rights reserved after upload to wikipedia. Or pictures that are on flickr only available under all rights reserved can be usable on wikipedia if we have a written permission that the pictures can be used under CC-BY-SA from the owner. And here we have the statement that they can be used. So permission was granted.

Best regards --Neozoon (talk) 22:07, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

But "you can use them" is not the same as "anyone can use them under this specific license." From what Amada44 is quoting above, it really seems like they're actively avoiding what's actually being asked in order to answer a different question. For such a recent ticket, there's really no excuse not to use our standard consent form. —LX (talk, contribs) 08:58, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
I agree. We need them to be more explicit that CC-By-SA is what they intended and that they understand it. That could be in the form of a clearer email (preferably using the boilerplate) or by changing the license on Flickr. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:26, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Glad to see that other share my opinion. Its really a very, very weak ticket. So should we ask them to confirm with the standard consent form? Amada44  talk to me 21:36, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
That sounds like a good idea. I'll add a note to the ticket asking for that confirmation. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 11:02, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Just to make sure I was clear, the note is to the person who handled the ticket on OTRS asking him to reopen the ticket. – Philosopher Let us reason together. 11:16, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
I would like to clarify the matter. I'm the agent who created and handled the ticket. The Idf can't change the flickr photostream license due to political issues in Israel, hence, then have given a written permission that states it can be used. The unformal way of reply is because I know the guy who answered. I see no reason to go over the whole process again to get an answer that doesn't contain the word "you", especially after a re-clarification mail I sent. I will obey to any decision that would be taken, but this isn't a way to end a discussion. matanya • talk 18:08, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
If you read the entire dialogue you see the answer was "yes" by the IDF. This should be enough, a specially when it is backed by a trusted and well-reputation user like Matanya. MathKnight 18:27, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
He said yes, you can use it on wikipedia and that is just not good enough. Also: Could you clarify how they can not change the flickr photo stream license due to political issues? And at the same time they give a carte blanche to a different organization to publish all their images as cc-by-sa? How is that possible? And that Matanya is well-reputation has nothing to do with the fact that this is a really weak ticket. Also: whats the big deal to get them to fill out the standard release form? Amada44  talk to me 20:26, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done ticket is closed in OTRS --Neozoon (talk) 21:12, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Closed with any further clarification, or just closed? I'm sorry, but a ticket that doesn't contain (1) an assertion that the correspondent is authorised to issue a valid license and (2) an acknowledgement of the actual license and its terms as opposed to just a permission to use is not a valid ticket and should not be accepted by OTRS volunteers, regardless of whether or not they're buddies with the correspondent. And permissions that contradict licensing statements elsewhere should be particularly clear about this. There's no point in requiring OTRS permission if all it does is lower the standards and obscure weaknesses. —LX (talk, contribs) 22:14, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
someone opend the ticket (because of this discussion) and Neozoon just cloesed it again. If nothing moves here I'll place a DR on the images. Amada44  talk to me 16:31, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Not True. The ticket had been reopened in OTRS and an active OTRS agent from Israel closed it. I did report on the fact that the ticket is closed in the ticketsystem and it still is. --Neozoon (talk) 22:52, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
well, I assumed it was you when you wrote 'done'. Amada44  talk to me 09:51, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Closing stale discussion. Please consider making a new request if this is not the case -FASTILY (TALK) 20:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Donato Marquez A.jpg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: On a new message on OTRS, uploader affirms it is a profesional photograph. She also affirms that the photo studio that took the photograph belonged to Donato Márquez himself, and so the copyright of the photopraph belongs to the uploaders father and Márquez's heir, who consent to publish it on Commons under the selected free license. — mantis [religiosa] — 04:54, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Did they give any evidence of that? The word of somebody emailing from a free webmail account is not considered sufficient, but I haven't looked into it in any detail. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:18, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Closing stale discussion. Please consider making a new request if this is not the case -FASTILY (TALK) 20:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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Review of Ticket request

Can someone check the ticket on File:Dr Karl P. N. Shuker and Smilodon Skull.jpg to see if it includes proper release information for the photographer? It appears as if the subject was the one that gave permission, but appears to be a professional studio image, whereas the subject wouldn't normally hold the copyright.. thought it warranted a double-check in case something was overlooked. — raeky (talk | edits) 04:12, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

The ticket came from a person who states that Dr. Shuker gave him permission to use his image. This is not a proper releasea information, because it neither reflects its source nor that the copyright holder really authorized it. — mantis [religiosa] — 18:33, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
Then what tag should be put on it? No permission since, with a link to this discussion? — raeky (talk | edits) 02:47, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
The ticket is very old. If the uploader is still active, a no permission since would be fine. If not, I think it is better to start a deletion request. — mantis [religiosa] — 16:23, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
The actual subject of the photograph is not inactive, and is involved at wikipedia, I'll direct him to this thread. — raeky (talk | edits) 18:21, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Closing stale discussion. Please consider making a new request if this is not the case -FASTILY (TALK) 20:16, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Azerbaijan State Economic University 1.jpg

Tag added by uploader - ist this tag valid and, if yes, does it apply to all images from this Panoramio user or only some selected which include this image? EDIT: User uploaded multiple images from this Panoramio source and tagged them with this OTRS tag. Please verify they are all valid. --Denniss (talk) 10:40, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

The ticket is in Russian language.--Steinsplitter (talk) 16:01, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
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2012121710010402

As long as I understand, ORTS ticket 2012121710010402 was taken for File:Panorama of Baku.jpg (www.dreamlight.az) by User:Vita86. However User:Legends never dies used the same ticket for other files (File:Palace of Happiness in Baku.jpg, File:Palace of Happiness.jpg, File:Nizami street in Baku.jpg). Could you control the content of the permission ? Thank you. Takabeg (talk) 10:58, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

We need a russian speaking OTRS-Member to look at the ticket.--Steinsplitter (talk) 11:17, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
The permission covered the only photo - Panorama of Baku. I've removed others rubin16 (talk) 15:59, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
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Comprobación de ticket 2013021510007875

Buen día. ¿Podrían comprobar el ticket 2013021510007875 y en particular si la autorización se refiere a la fotografía o a las obras pictóricas? El autor de las pinturas falleció en 1959 por lo que las pinturas no están en dominio público según la legislación de México. Además, según se ha indicado aquí, los cuadros tienen actualmente distintos propietarios por lo que probablemente no pueden ser agrupados bajo un mismo ticket.

Archivos: File:Niña con pandero.jpg, File:Dando la limosna.jpg,File:Danza de los negritos.JPG,File:La Indita.jpg,File:El Vainillal.jpg,File:Inditas en su casa.JPG, File:Orando en el camino.jpg, File:Maldita Guerra.jpg.

Muchas gracias. --Marco Regueira (talk) 22:32, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

La autorización se refiere a ambas. Las pinturas pertenecen por herencia a quien las subió y las fotografías son también suyas. — mantis [religiosa] — 16:49, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Solo agregar que la información contradictoria referente a los múltiples propietarios de los cuadros proviene del mismo autor que el ticket, y que esta información ha sido proporcionada libremente y sin haberle sido requerida antes de encontrarse con dificultades al subir las fotos a Commons, de ahí la suspicacia. Por lo demás, yo estoy satisfecho si aquí ya lo estáis. Saludos. --Marco Regueira (talk) 11:39, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
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McNutt

thumb|right|250px i is owned by the National Academy of Public Administration http://www.politicalappointeeproject.org/contact — Preceding unsigned comment added by Otisfrog (talk • contribs) 18:57, 17 February 2013‎ (UTC)

Please see COM:OTRS. --Krd 13:42, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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Old templates with wrong parameters

I recently fixed {{PermissionOTRS}} so it detects cases when bad or no parameters are being passed. The template automatically adds:

There were only ~4 hundred files with some issues (out of 360k), and I have already corrected few hundred cases of obvious typos. However, there are still some images to check. Most of them seems to provide ticketID instead of ticketNumber. For those we can either look up ticketNumber or use "ticket" parameter. I would appreciate some help fixing those. --Jarekt (talk) 17:41, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Only two images in the first category and none in the second (deleted) one, so I don't think this is needed anymore. Trijnsteltalk 13:31, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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Teresa Sousa

The user INeverCry marked for deletion my mother's (Teresa Sousa) works pictures and they were deleted because there were no permission. I sent the permission almost a month ago (on the 22nd January) to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org and I got no answer. The pictures are new, as the works were never realesed in the internet, so there are no links. My mother died in 1962 and her work is unknown nowadays, despite the prizes she won and that are described in the wikipedia page I wrote for her. Besides sending the permission email, what must I do to get the pictures back on Teresa Sousa's page in Wikipeida? João Sousa Carvalho (talk) 21:48, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Teresa Sousa II

Hi! ptwiki related João Sousa Carvalho (talk · contribs) contacted me today again and is missing progress in his OTRS-request from 01.2013 (see also unattended topic Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard#Teresa Sousa from 19.02.2013) regarding his uploads of art works of pt:Teresa Sousa (as stated, his mother). Email to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org was sent at 22.01.2013. In the meantime the files were deleted. Could somebody please check status? Obs.: The email was most likely written in Portuguese and - yes - it was eventually my fault not to indicate to permissions-commons-pt@wikimedia.org during conversation with user... Thx for any help. Gunnex (talk) 07:27, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Apologies for the delay. I've restored the images per ticket:2013012210013311 & added them to the article again. Trijnsteltalk 14:41, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:Chongqing Baishatuo Bridge.jpg

Recently I found a picture and want to upload to Wikimedia Commons. So I contacted the author and told him something about the OTRS system. However, he said he had directly sent an e-mail to the OTRS foundation and I don't know what's in the mail. I also don't know if he has uploaded the photo to Wikimedia Commons. The e-mail may contain permission about a railway bridge picture which was taken in Chongqing. The photo should be in this page: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4bc502c60102dxn6.html. I'm not very sure about sender's e-mail address. But MAYBE it's from sina e-mail service. Please help me have a check and tell me the situation and what I should do next. --Jack No1 (中文/English) (talk) 22:23, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

This same question was repeated in several tickets (1, 2, 3); two volunteers replied, but no response up til now and no other ticket in the system either. Trijnsteltalk 14:57, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
BTW, I think this image should be deleted as I can't find the permission for it and I don't think we received it at all. Trijnsteltalk 14:57, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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Category:Items with OTRS permission confirmed but no license

There are again ~50 files in Category:Items with OTRS permission confirmed but no license. If someone would like to give a hand in looking up those licenses, it would be great. --Jarekt (talk) 04:12, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Only one in that category right now, but that one's added yesterday and will be resolved soon. Trijnsteltalk 12:54, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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Permission to reproduce Kuppers Color System in a Design book

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KüppersFarbenSonne.jpg


Is the Kuppers Color System available to publication ? How can I secure permission for publication ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.20.44.50 (talk • contribs) 21:41, 22 February 2013‎ (UTC)

Please read the instructions on COM:REUSE if you wish to use this work outside Wikimedia. Trijnsteltalk 13:30, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:UR-WRA by Volodymyr Moroz.jpg

I have sent an author's permission:

From: *** (mailtо:***)
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:17 PM
To: 'permissions-commons@wikimedia.org'
Subject: FW: spotters.net.ua > фото для Википедии

However, so far I have got just a deletion notice on my talk page. I resent this e-mail today, pls check. Sealle (talk) 04:44, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

I can't find the first email, but this one arrived today (ticket:2013031810001248). A Russian speaking volunteer should confirm it. Trijnsteltalk 21:49, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
Ticket was closed unsuccessfully. Image was deleted.--Anatoliy (talk) 14:57, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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Architektenentwürfe

Hallo, ich bereite zur Zeit einen Artikel über den Architekten Camillo Günther (1881-1958) vor. Von seiner Nichte wurden mir einige Entwurfsskizzen zur Verfügung gestellt. Camillo Günther selbst war kinderlos und die Skizzen hat er daher der Nichte vererbt. Besteht die Möglichkeit, die Entwürfe auf Commons hochzuladen? Eine entsprechende Erlaubnis der Nichte würde ich bekommen. Danke für eine Info! VG --An-d (talk) 05:50, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Hallo, Wenn deine Nichte die Inhaberin des vollumfänglichen Nutzungsrechts des Skizze ist und Sie mit einer veröffentlichung unter einer Freien Lizenz einverstanden ist, kan das Bild hochgeladen werden. Ihre Nichte sollte zusätzlich eine Einverständniserklärung an das OTRS-Team Senden. Viele Grüße--Steinsplitter (talk) 08:39, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
Eine mögliche Lizenz wäre zum Beispiel in diesem Fall auch Template:CC-BY-SA-3.0-heirs --AtelierMonpli (talk) 09:24, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
Herzlichen Dank! Das hilft mir schon einmal. VG --An-d (talk) 21:16, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
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Please check the OTRS ticket of the file Manuela Bascón.jpg

Hi friends.

I ask you please check the OTRS ticket of the file because it is copyrighted, as you can see here: http://usuarios.multimania.es/manuelabascon/. I need to know if permission is false, inasmuch as I asked the same favor to another user but he did not want to do it.

Thanks and greetings! I hope their prompt response.

--G. Coronades | Do you have a question? 03:48, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

The ticket exists and corresponds to that website, only for the image under CC-BY-SA 3.0. Greetings. --Alan Lorenzo (talk) 07:01, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Naiara Moraes.jpg = 2011061910009246

Hi! File:Naiara Moraes.jpg obtained OTRS permission at 20.06.2011, but at 16.10.2011 the original uploader uploaded a completely new version, which might be out of context of ticket 2011061910009246. The new version was apparently grabbed from copyrighted http://www.listal.com/viewimage/2766831 (uploaded there at 15.10.2011). If ticket 2011061910009246 is only related to the historical version of this file, the new version should be deleted. Can somebody check this please? Thx. Gunnex (talk) 20:55, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

The OTRS note was created on "06/19/2011 23:24:38". It has not been updated to reflect the later upload. I think the best solution is that I reply to the ticket requesting that the author extend the permission to the new image. I will do that now.  Ronhjones  (Talk) 21:04, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
Permission has been confirmed to apply to the new image as well.  Ronhjones  (Talk) 19:19, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket:2012122110008498 on File:2013 plaka FG.png

Hi, could someone check this ticket an enter the correct license into the description page please. Thx in advance. --JuTa 11:05, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Ask User:Polimerek I'd say. I can't access the ticket so it's probably in the queue info-pl. Trijnsteltalk 12:03, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
OK, I'll do so. --JuTa 15:03, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Ticket:2012122110008498 is related to File:Ninette Nerval.jpg and works by that poet. It seems to be unrelated to File:2013 plaka FG.png. I serched for "Agnieszka Szuba", "www.filmow-gora.pl", and "Filmowa Góra" and the only ticket I can find is very recent Ticket:2013032810006402 from person claiming copyrights to madia related to "Filmowa Góra" festival and releasing them on {{CC-by-sa-3.0}} license. --Jarekt (talk) 13:58, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

I applied the same OTRS # and license as File:2013 logo Film Mountain.png. User:Polimerek, could you verify? --Jarekt (talk) 14:33, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
I apologize, it is my mistake, I just copy-pasted wrong OTRS no. The relevant one is: 2013032810006402. The copyright owner agreed to CC-BY-SA 3.0 licence for all files he upoladed which are related to the Filmów Góra festival. Polimerek (talk) 20:10, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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Template:BorisFrkovic Picasa

Was the OTRS tag, added by template creator, ever verified by the OTRS team? The ID number may be wrong or missing some digits. --Denniss (talk) 12:31, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

There is no ticket 201103261000904 in the premission queue.--Steinsplitter (talk) 15:25, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
What's with 2011032610009040 to 2011032610009049 (if the last digit is missing)? --Denniss (talk) 20:05, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Can't find any of them, but maybe it's an idea to ask User:Micki for help? He closed similar tickets and speaks the language. Trijnsteltalk 21:04, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
I did a quick search and found ticket:2011110110009181. I'm guessing Trijnstel found that as well. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:02, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
 Info ticket:2011032610009041 is in info-hr (email is in Croatioan). — Pajz (talk) 06:46, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS tags added/used by User:Rw heart

Contribution log shows a lot of autotags with "OTRS permission added by non-OTRS member", multiple OTRS tickets in use. Please pick some images autotagged and verify the permissions. Smells a bit fishy. --Denniss (talk) 14:39, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

 Comment The tickets are in Russian MorganKevinJ(talk) 03:31, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
These images are OK and in line with ticket rubin16 (talk) 17:18, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
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n:it:File:Francesco cirillo.jpg

Would somebody review the ticket:2008012810015433 again and restore the photo (or give me the OK that I can upload it again here)?

Regards, mabdul 15:50, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Nobody? mabdul 11:39, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi Mabdul, I cannot give the ok as I am unable to find a release under a specific free license in the ticket. Were you the person who forwarded it to us? — Pajz (talk) 23:26, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi, what about asking Cirillo for a new pic with a specific license? Apparently that ticket is not enough. Thanks, --Elitre (talk) 12:15, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
The ticket is a conversation with someone who is not a copyright holder of that photo. It is irrelevant to determining copyright status. --Jarekt (talk) 12:49, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
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Verify tickets in Russian language

Can volunteer that reads Russian please verify authorizations for these files: File:V n holopova.jpg, File:Shaimuhаmedova ludmila.png, File:Enfi kras.jpg, File:Laboratory of musical semantics.jpg, and File:Aram enfi 06.01.13.jpg. Thank you. — mantis [religiosa] — 20:38, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

In all cases, the image is the one referred in the ticket and accepted by OTRS volunteer. VasilievVV (talk) 06:37, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket #2012111410011543

I have uploaded the pictures Svenska syndabockar.jpg, Det sista vittnet.jpg, Kaj med barnbarn.jpg, Vrede mot gudarna.jpg, Jämlikhet.jpg and Katharsis.jpg. Permission was granted by the copyright owner in an email on 14 November 2012. A response was received with the ticket number provided above. Nevertheless, texts have been posted in connection with the pictures, stating that permission has not been granted. Could you please help me resolve this issue? Artfreak4567 (talk) 04:02, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi, Artfreak4567, the permission email could not be processed at the time it was sent since the agent dealing with it was unclear as to whether these files have already been uploaded to Commons and, if so, under which name. Now that we know the names, I have tagged the images accordingly, removing the old {OTRS pending} template that generated these notices. Note that I could not find http://www.andersson-markus.se/runor.html, http://www.andersson-markus.se/Stureplan.html and http://www.andersson-markus.se/four.html on Commons (these were also mentioned in the email); if you should decide to upload these, please leave a note here or on my talk page. Thank you, and apologies for the late reply you got here on this page. — Pajz (talk) 23:50, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
That's great! Thanks for resolving this issue. Artfreak4567 (talk) 21:03, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
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World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum has changed their Flickr licenses to CC-BY-NC-SA. It's been requested that the OTRS ticket be explained at the Village Pump (see link above) for those of us who've uploaded WEF images. A link to the ticket, provided at {{WEF}}, is here: link. Thanks! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 08:41, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

This has been addressed in https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Archive/2013/03.:This section was archived on a request by: — Pajz (talk) 00:31, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Проблемы при получении номера OTRS для работ, размещённых на Flickr

Здравствуйте. Извините что пишу на русском так как не хватает знаний английского для полноценного объяснения :-( Проблема в следующем: есть David Osborn, размещающий свои фотографии на авиационную тематику на Flickr и Panoramio (в общей сложности более 20 тысяч фото и коллекция постоянно растёт). Я три месяца (а точнее с 25 декабря 2012 года) переписывался с ним что бы он дал добро на публикацию своих работ. В результате он написал таки письмо 14 или 15 марта (типовое по образцу из http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Declaration_of_consent_for_all_enquiries) на permissions-commons @ wikimedia.org А в ответ агент OTRS Stephen Philbrick ответил следующее:

David

As explained at <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Flickr_files>, images

from Flickr can be used on Wikimedia Commons without the need for email verification of permission. All that's needed is to follow these two steps:

1. Choose a compatible license on Flickr: Ask the Flickr user to place his/her

image under one of the two licenses that Wikimedia Commons accepts, that is to say Creative Commons Attribution and Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike.

To edit a license, the owner of the image should sign in and go to the image in

question, then under Additional Information, the first line will read "All rights reserved" or "some rights reserved". The owner will see a link (edit) next to this, and should click the link and choose the "Attribution Creative Commons" or "Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons" option, then click Save.

2. Upload the image to Wikimedia Commons: Once the image has been placed under a

valid license, go to <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Upload> or click the Upload file link on any page on Commons. Choose the second option ("someone else's work from Flickr") and complete the required details. There's more information and help about uploading images at <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Upload>.

Please make sure you enter the link to the image on Flickr in the "original

source" field, and choose the appropriate license from the licensing drop-down.

Once the file has been uploaded, it will be placed in a queue for administrators

and trusted users to review and verify that it is correctly tagged and licensed.

If the image is already uploaded, you should add the tag {{flickrreview}} to the

image description page which will add it to the review queue.

As we are unable to verify the authenticity of Flickrmails or to connect an email

address to a Flickr account, we cannot validate permissions for images from Flickr outside of this process.


Yours sincerely,

Stephen Philbrick

Обратите вникание на последний абзац, в котором говориться о невозможности проверки. Но при этом вот здесь: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Flickr_files#Lower_quality_images пишут что таки сие возможно...
Я сейчас даже не знаю что делать. Хозяин коллекции отказывается изменять лицензию на фотохостингах, но готов предоставить свои работы под свободной лицензией (CC-BY-SA 3.0) на commons. А самое главное что я недопонимаю где именно и в чём проблема (всё таки я не так силён в английском как хотелось бы). Подскажите, пожалуйста, варианты решения этой проблемы. --ze-dan (talk) 17:48, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

  • Closing as we already discussed this issue in ru.wiki and per email and solved the problem rubin16 (talk) 05:11, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
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Little known fact: there is content above this section!

While I'm usually happy with the attention new questions get on this page, there is a significant lack of follow-up when it comes to threads that are three or more headings above the bottom of the page. OTRS volunteers, please use your watchlists and please don't ignore edits to earlier sections. I've repeatedly asked for responses in the following threads above:

—LX (talk, contribs) 20:37, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

I do my best, but this noticeboard is a mess. I've responded to the second of those. You might be better pinging Trijnstel for the first. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:12, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

All issues are being addressed (have been addressed). — Pajz (talk) 06:36, 4 April 2013 (UTC):This section was archived on a request by: — Pajz (talk) 06:36, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Any progress on "Dream Chaser and the International Space Station.jpg" and other images uploaded by "DreamChaser Media"?

This is continuing the conversation started here that hadn't received a response since October 2012. The images were uploaded by an "SNC authorized communications team member" so I'm trying to get those files restored but I feel like I'm talking to a wall here.--Craigboy (talk) 07:44, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi Craigbox, I'm sorry to hear that. As far as I can see, the reply first erroneously sent out to you on Aug. 18 was re-sent to the intended recipient on Aug. 27, but unfortunately I cannot find a reply from him in our system. Best wishes, — Pajz (talk) 22:54, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
I've just looked into this in some detail. I'll give the sequence of events so it's clear: DreamChaser Media uploads a series of images to Commons, tagging them as CC-Cy-SA, but neglected to specify (and authenticate) that he worked for the Sierra Nevada Corporation, who own the copyright. Attempts were made at authentication, but the images were deleted. In the meantime, somebody from the Sierra Nevada Corporation (I won't say any more on a public noticeboard because OTRS tickets are confidential) emailed Craigboy, who forwarded the message to OTRS, stating that DreamChaser Media is "an SNC authorized communications team member". This isn't perfect, but I would say it's clear enough that we can use common sense to put two and two (DreamChaser Media's CC-By-SA tag + the company's confirmation that he is acting on their behalf) together to make four (the company agrees to the CC-By-SA license). As such, I propose to undelete the images, with the exception of the logos (as I suspect these were meant for Wikipedia as fair use), unless somebody thinks I've made a mistake. I'll leave the thread open a day or so for any objections. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:38, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
  • I've restored the three files I could find that weren't logos and were sourced to the Sierra Nevada Corporation. There are two other files from elsewhere that I haven't restored because they need more information about their origin and copyright status. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:06, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:Putting green.jpg

I tagged this with {{subst:npd}}, but the uploaded added something which looks like an OTRS ticket number. Is the ticket valid? The uploader doesn't seem to be an OTRS member. --Stefan4 (talk) 11:50, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

I found ticket:2013040210006057 . He/She sent an email to "permissions-commons" and his/her information about OTRS is very low! --MehdiTalk 15:30, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Actually, ticket:2008102910013998 is valid (it's in info-nl), but no time to look at all replies. ticket:2013040210006057 is a newer one ... Trijnsteltalk 22:16, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
The permission can be found in the email of 2008. I've added the correct template so everything should be okay now. Trijnsteltalk 21:30, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:Cavalier jockey.jpg

Is the OTRS ticket for this image only for the image, or does it also include the depicted 3D artwork? Kelly (talk) 08:32, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

No idea. The ticket says: "I hereby assert that I am the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of WORK " File:Cavalier jockey.jpg ...... --Jarekt (talk) 12:27, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
To be on the safe side, we should probably assume that it only refers to the photograph (Commons:Precautionary principle etc.), as will typically be the case with image material extracted from ebay; whether the depicted objects attracts protection would hence need to be discussed. — Pajz (talk) 22:34, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Nothing more we can do at this board. Marking resolved for archiving. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:45, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

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#2010031910031399

Could someone please check whether the above linked ticket for image File:Denise Milani training ground by megaween.jpg was issued simply by the deviantart user "megaween"[4], who seems to have created this derivative image out of an original photography, or whether it also mentions a permission from the author of the said original photography[5]. --Túrelio (talk) 09:28, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

The permission was issued by someone with live.com.mx email account. No mention of the original image. --Jarekt (talk) 12:34, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. That's likely the derivative-creator who says to be from Mexico[6]. I've opened a DR now: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Denise Milani training ground by megaween.jpg. --Túrelio (talk) 13:27, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
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Image:Killbot.jpg and Image:J_Devil_(Jonathan_Davis).jpg

I found out these files were deleted while reviewing my watchlist for the Killbot and Jonathan Davis pages on wikipedia. No message was left on my Talk Page here at the Commons and no explanation of why the files were up for deletion in the first place. Permission was sent to OTRS and recieved by OTRS as well as approved by OTRS months ago so I don't understand why the files were deleted at least as of 26 Mar 2013. I have searched the deletion log and can't seem to find information on the file and why it was deleted. A template was not left on the Talk Page of the image nor my Talk Page on the circumstances of the deletion. The only thing I can find is this information left on the wikipedia pages for Killbot and Jonathan Davis "Removing "Killbot.jpg", it has been deleted from Commons by HJ Mitchell because: OTRS: Unaccepted or insufficient permission for use on Commons". Again, these images were cleared months ago and no notifications were made to let me know something changed in your policies that these permissions were pulled. The permissions came from Killbot and Jonathan Davis' management who have authorized me to keep the images at wikipedia updated for all of their projects. What more do you need to assure these files are undeleted and that this doesn't happen again in the future? Nbcwd (talk) 13:18, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

According to Special:PermanentLink/93310533#File:J Devil (Jonathan Davis).jpg and File:Killbot.jpg Permissions, it seems that you may have obtained permission from the wrong person, or credited the wrong person for making the works. Someone would have to check both the OTRS tickets and that discussion to confirm whether the permission is sufficient and whether it comes from the right person. --Stefan4 (talk) 13:27, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Prospect Park is Korn, Killbot, and Jonathan Davis' management and they own both photos. There is no one else to get permission from. That is the top of the line for permissions on releases of photos or even information relating to Killbot of Jonathan Davis or Korn. They own the copyright and gave me permission to release them to Wikipedia. Can you please check and see what the problem is so it can be resolved since I don't have access to the OTRS tickets or discussions? Who is the "authority" on permissions? Since the person that gave permission is the absolute top of the line short of Jonathan Davis himself, which has also granted me permission to post these photos for him, what other routes are there? Nbcwd (talk) 00:45, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Sorry this came out of the blue. There's some background a Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard/archive/2012#File:J Devil (Jonathan Davis).jpg and File:Killbot.jpg Permissions. Perhaps you could provide some clarification, then we can look at undeletion. First, where did these images come from—who made them, and who own the copyright to them? Second, what does "Photo/Art by Fadewood Studios/Terrance W. Blanton/Devin Taylor" mean—are they the copyright holders? None of them are the people who emailed OTRS. Third, whoever the copyright holder is, do they understand that the license tag you selected means that anybody can use that image for any purpose whatsoever (including commercial use)? Or to put it another way, they understand that they're not giving permission exclusively for Wikipedia, but for anyone. So I'm rather confused, but if you can answer those questions, I'll hopefully be much less confused and we can look at undeleting the images. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:07, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello HJ! Thanks so much for getting back to me! Ok, I think I can clarify all of this. Fadewood Studios/Tarrance Blanton/Devin Taylor are the photographers for the J Devil and Killbot images but the copyright owners are Killbot and J Devil (Jonathan Davis). They contracted Fadewook Studios for the images but they own them in full. Their management, Prospect Park, are the releasing agents and have given me releasing authority for photos of Korn, Killbot, J Devil, and Jonathan Davis to put up for Wikipedia. Yes, they understand that this license means that it is free to use anywhere. They read the licensing before sending to the OTRS. Brian Simpson, Manager at Prospect Park is the correct person. You will never get an email directly from Jonathan Davis, management takes care of all of that for him with his authority. I have been given the same authority, all images I upload I get approved directly from the artist and management before uploading. There should be an email on file concerning that from Brian Simpson at Prospect Park. I think it was on a Korn image that he included that statement. They passed off this authority to me as an authorized representative of the artist so that they could deal with other pressing matters. Please let me know if there is anything else you need for clarification so that we can get this worked out. Thank you again! Nbcwd (talk) 12:42, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
That works for me. A question could be raised about how they came to own the images, but if you tell me that they've discussed it with Fadewook Studios, I'll assume good faith on that and the OTRS ticket does indeed include an email from their management, so I'll undelete the images. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:08, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Yes, they have talked to them and so have I. Thank you again for all your help. Nbcwd (talk) 13:17, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
No worries. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:56, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
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shannon

Hi! Could someone please help me search for any info including photos, ect on Shannon Tanner from Denver. Im searching and I decided to ask for help. shannerbtannon@gmail.com

I would try "Shannon+Tanner"+denver Google search] --Jarekt (talk) 12:32, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
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Gardenology-IMG_4868_hunt10mar.jpg and Gardenology-IMG_4867_hunt10mar.jpg

I would like to confirm the permission to use the images at File:Gardenology-IMG_4868_hunt10mar.jpg and File:Gardenology-IMG_4867_hunt10mar.jpg. I plan to use them in a new English wikipedia article on Cyrtostachys renda and I will at least cite the first image and might use one or both in the article. I am in the process of writing the article at User:Tucoxn/Cyrtostachys renda. The citation for the first image is currently reference #5 — I believe it is cited correctly, using {{Cite sign}}. The OTRS ticket number for the first image is ticket #2010122210000934 and the ticket link is here. The OTRS ticket number for the second image is ticket #2010122210000934 and the ticket link is here (seems like the same number and link). Thanks! Tucoxn (talk) 03:36, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

You can use both of them without any worry! You can use all of them!--MehdiTalk 03:58, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket 2013030410003316

Hi. I am working the backlog at en:WP:PUI. Could I get someone to confirm that ticket 2013030410003316 is legitimately from the copyright holder - Langcaster Guitars - and applies to en:File:Langcaster Stratocaster.jpg and en:File:Langcaster Pickups.jpg? Also, there is a third image in this series of uploads - en:File:Langcaster 12 Pole Pickups.jpg. Can you check to see if the permission applies to this image as well? Thanks. --UserB (talk) 11:48, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I check it. We have only 6 images in this ticket and en:File:Langcaster 12 Pole Pickups.jpg is not into the list of user agreement in this ticket. --MehdiTalk 12:23, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
As a follow-up, these are the six files mentioned in the ticket:
en:File:Langcaster_First_Model_Head.jpg
en:File:Langcaster_Pickups.jpg
en:File:Langcaster_Telecaster.jpg
en:File:Langcaster_Stratocaster.jpg
en:File:Langcaster_Koru_Paua_Head.jpg
en:File:Langcaster_Anniversary_Head.jpg
With regards, Trijnsteltalk 12:30, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. --UserB (talk) 13:40, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:TGV 2N2 4701 Basel (w).jpg

This file:

  • has an OTRS permission
  • has another deleted file as source (deleted rationale: duplicate)

Jeriby on Commons:Bistro would like to know the exact file source to fix the file description.

I agree with the importance of the request: we don't publish medias without a clear source stated. --Dereckson (talk) 11:31, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

File:TGV 2N2 4701 Basel.jpg was deleted and replaced by File:TGV 2N2 4701 Basel (w).jpg as it contained a watermark. The permission in the ticket (ticket:2010101910013378) was accepted, though I'm not sure if that was the right thing to do as the name mentioned in the email (and on the watermark) is not the same as the name of the person who *send* the email. I'd appreciate it if another OTRS volunteer could look into this matter and give a second opinion. I'm inclined to delete the file or ask for a more clear permission. Anyone? BTW, the source of the deleted file was {{Own}} (own work) and the "permission" in the ticket suggests the same. Trijnsteltalk 12:27, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
I agree with you. The OTRS ticket came from a free webmail address, but the watermark on the deleted file says it's from eisenbahnfotos.ch. So I had a look at that site and the contact page contains an email address at the same domain. I'd say your inclination to delete it is spot on. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:02, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 Delete per above. Amada44  talk to me 16:35, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
OK, I've deleted it since we're all in agreement. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:32, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:Alannah Myles(2).jpg

(cross posted at OTRS talk)

The photograher may only wish to licence the low resolution size. Did I annotate it correctly or is there another method. Larger versions are available on the net but shouldn't be used to replace this file.--Canoe1967 (talk) 17:57, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
There are two totally different images in the file page (see bottom), which is not acceptable. Please advise. Also, we me permission for this image from the creator/copyright holder by email as described in COM:CONSENT. --Krd 19:06, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
I created the file with one of my images for the copyright holder to view and adjust before uploading his image. Since then I was provided the low resolution image and overwrote mine. Can he insist on licence for the low resolution only even though higher resolution ones are on the net? This is all just to provide an image fo the infobox of Ms. Myles' article on en:wp.--Canoe1967 (talk) 19:49, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
Does this file have a ticket number yet? I am told an email was sent but Mr. Doda still needs to confirm the type of licence because his permission was too vague. We would also like to confirm the correct way to note that he is only licencing the low resolution image for the infobox. I have also been sent a different image for the article by Mr. Doda and he my mention that as well.--Canoe1967 (talk) 15:19, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
There is a ticket:2013030210006399 - it does not follow the ideal format but it clearly proves intent of the photographer. It is unclear if we are going to get a better one. I am inclined to add {{PermissionOTRS}} and close this case. Thoughts? --Jarekt (talk) 12:43, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
I see no harm in changing the tag to accepted. I assume Mr. Doda has seen the image and licence and accepts it as is. If we make it too awkward to have professionals licence images for use in articles then they may balk if we ask them in the future. I have it on my watchlist in case someone overwrites it with a higher resolution image that violates the licence. Should we somehow lock uploads on these file pages as they are merely for articles? I doubt anyone will bother with derivatives as they would have to think about personality rights to actually use them anywhere. I have another photographic producer that has agreed to host some of her images as well. Expect some strange email from her ticket in regards to CC licensing. We may eventually convince them to upload works that have lesser value to them. I failed in getting one of a dead cat for w:Casper (cat). The online images are low quality and have no value at this point yet they wish to hoard them and make the article look a little lame without an image.--Canoe1967 (talk) 00:20, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done --Jarekt (talk) 16:44, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:Zawra-shorta-friendly-dec07.jpg

According to this file description, the copyright holder of the file allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. However, the file description page does not seem to attribute the copyright holder. The author field only states that the file was previously uploaded to English Wikipedia by en:User:Chaldean (which in itself says nothing about who is the author or copyright holder). According to the file's metadata, it's a photo by Ali Al-Saadi/AFP/Getty Images. Is there any merit to the supposed OTRS permission? —LX (talk, contribs) 13:04, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

ticket:2007020610000767 is one of those very unclear tickets, likely since it is being badly translated from "Assyrian" (i did not know that Assyrian is being still used). But what the ticket says is that images taken from Ankawa.com are ok to be used on Wikipedia as long as they are attributed to Ankawa.com. No info on authors / photographers, or license. No claim that the website owns copyright to its content. --Jarekt (talk) 17:52, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. Started Commons:Deletion requests/File:Zawra-shorta-friendly-dec07.jpg. It seems Ankawa.com contains a forum which is unmoderated and uses files from Wikimedia Commons without adhering to the licensing terms (see the fourth entry on File talk:Pergamonmuseum Babylon Ischtar-Tor.jpg), so that ticket is demonstrably invalid and should be marked as such. See also Commons:Deletion requests/File:صدام و چند آمریکایی.jpg, Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard/archive/2012#File:Kha BNisan in Nahla.jpg, en:Wikipedia talk:File copyright tags/Archive 8#CAnkawa and en:User talk:Chaldean/Archive3#CAnkawa images/en:User talk:Jkelly/Archive09#Deleted images. This probably also calls File:Meyassr Behnam.jpeg, File:Chaldean Rite Martyrs prayer - Tuesday Matins.ogg, File:Chaldean Rite Martyrs prayer - Tuesday Vespers.ogg, File:Chaldean Rite Martyrs prayer - Monday Matins.ogg, File:Chaldean Rite Martyrs prayer - Thursday Matins.ogg and File:Chaldean Rite Martyrs prayer - Monday Vespers.ogg into question. On English Wikipedia, there's en:File:Fawzi Hariri.jpg, en:File:Assyrians in Russia.jpg, en:File:PaulosFarajRahho.png, en:File:Karamelsaid.jpg – all of which are tagged to be transferred here, whereas they should probably just be deleted from there. I realise that this is an old ticket, but if the OTRS volunteer who approved this ticket is still an authorised OTRS agent, please make sure that they understand that tickets like this should not be approved. —LX (talk, contribs) 19:12, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
I am quite new to OTRS, and do not understand it very well, but with a lot of old tickets there does not seem to be an "approval" process. For this ticket all email exchange was between a wikipedia user and OTRS. User claimed to have reserved an email from Ankawa.com, but could no forward it. Most emails are questions to that user with no answer, except that we do not know his name or username, ( some name on the email matches username in this category. ). I suspect that OTRS templates were not added by OTRS volunteer. Other files related to this ticket:
--Jarekt (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
It's been ages since I gave up my OTRS access, so my memory is a little hazy, but I think some queues are typically used for more generic correspondence, like the info queues. I think you should still be able to add a comment noting the problems with the "permission". —LX (talk, contribs) 20:46, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
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File:Korn, 2013.jpg

Good day! I'm in need of assistance concerning the Korn, 2013.jpg file I uploaded to the Commons on 19 February 2013. Permission was emailed to OTRS on 29 Mar 2013 from Sebastien Paquet. User:LX tagged the file for speedy deletion and User:Trijnstel removed the speedy deletion as the permissions have been received. However, I am told that what was contained in the email might not be enough but I need to know what is missing in order to fix it. Sebastien Paquet has given me approval to upload the file to the Commons with the CC BY-SA 3.0 License as stated in the email. Korn's management own the copyrights to the file and Sebastien Paquet is Korn's photographer/videographer and I am authorized by management to release these photos of Korn. There have been other emails stating this before pertaining to Korn, JDevil and Killbot photos. Can you please assist me so that this problem can be resolved? The OTRS Ticket is 2013032910014526 Thank you in advance! Nbcwd (talk) 19:53, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm satisfied after our conversation a few days ago, so I've just approved it. As I said by email, if you both use the boilerplate, it'll just be rubber-stamped as soon as somebody checks it. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:21, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket:2011022010002506

I don't have access to whatever queue this ticket is in (presumably PL permissions). Piotrobr (talk · contribs) has recently uploaded paintings by the still-living Zbigniew Kresowaty, who has apparently granted permission in the above ticket to host certain of his works (e.g., File:Zbigniew Bieńkowski.JPG). Does the above ticket apply to the works just uploaded by Piotrobr as well, or do they need to be deleted? Эlcobbola talk 19:55, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

I can't access it either; I've asked on the mailing list for an OTRS admin to move it to permissions-commons. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:08, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
OK, Daniel has kindly moved it to permissions-commons, but it contains over 100 emails and they're all in Polish. Google Translate will help, but it'll be quite a task to figure out which files it applies to and whether it's valid. I don't have time at the minute, but you should be able to access it now. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:42, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

I guess this is related to Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Piotrobr --Jarekt (talk) 16:32, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

There are 18 separate tickets with dozens of images sent by the artist. All uploads by Piotrobr (talk · contribs) contained images that the author sent us in last several years for upload. --Jarekt (talk) 18:17, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
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Photo of Ted Malloch (File:Tedmalloch interview.jpeg) was removed and need to be restored

Hello,

I had the owner of the photograph (Tedmalloch_interview.jpeg) sent an email as per the required format to the email address "permissions-commons@wikimedia.org". I hope you and your team received it.

The email was sent on: "Friday 05 April 2013" with the email subject: "RE: [WSX #9093]: Fwd: Ted Malloch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is not the right picture !!!!!"

Is it possible for you restore the photo as soon as possible? Dr. Malloch would like to have his photo on his Wiki page as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience and help. Looking forward to hear from you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Malloch

Best Regards, -Madhan

We have received the permission (ticket:2013040510004704) for the image and have made the necessary modifications to the Image page. Thank you for providing this to us, and for your contribution to the Wikimedia Commons.--MehdiTalk 14:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

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en:File:Celeb-Toby Pimlico.jpg

Hi. The uploader of en:File:Celeb-Toby Pimlico.jpg says at en:User talk:B#Toby Mott image that they have sent proof of permission for this image to OTRS. Could I get someone to check this permission and confirm its sufficiency? Thanks. --UserB (talk) 11:30, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I found 2 thickets (ticket:2013032510009567 and ticket:2013041510006327)! This file is composed with 9 photos and we need source, information and agreement about all of them from original owner but this user sent forwarded email from tobymott to "permissions-en"! :) --MehdiTalk 13:15, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Another file with same license problem is File:TobyMott1977.jpg --MehdiTalk 13:19, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. To clarify, is the problem just that the email is forwarded and you need to hear it straight from the horse's mouth or is the problem that "tobymott" is not (or does not claim to be) the copyright holder of all of the individual images? --UserB (talk) 16:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Both of them. :) --MehdiTalk 17:09, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Okay, thanks. For the moment, I have tagged the image on :en: with a timer that will expire in seven days (after which the image will be deleted). If more time is needed to verify the permission, please feel free to push the timer out to some future date as desired. --UserB (talk) 01:38, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
I think that's enough! After reception (any time), We can change it to undeleted file and restore the page!--MehdiTalk 07:00, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
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en:File:ScottShaferProfileImage.jpg

Can someone verify the permission of en:File:ScottShaferProfileImage.jpg? This is a studio photo of en:Scott Shafer, the head football coach of Syracuse. The image description page credits "Scott Shafer" as the author, which is, of course, absurd - the author is whoever took the photo. Generally, the expectation would be that some photography studio owns the copyright to the image. Can someone check and see who this permission is from and whether it seems to be a reasonable assertion. Thanks. --UserB (talk) 01:40, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Not worth the paper it's (not) printed on. The "permission" is from somebody with a free webmail address purporting to be the subject. Accordingly, I've deleted the image on enwiki. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks. --UserB (talk) 15:26, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

confirm permission & license for use of this photo: File:Niccolò da Foligno - The Prophet Abraham - Walters 37620A.jpg

Hello, There are several licenses quoted for this image so I would like to make sure I do this correctly. I would just like to confirm that the photo of this painting can be posted on the website (under construction) of www.worldreligions.ch citing the Creator as : Niccolò Alunno Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Niccol%C3%B2_da_Foligno_-_The_Prophet_Abraham_-_Walters_37620A.jpg Copyright: © Niccolò Alunno- Walters Art Museum - CC BY-SA 3.0

Many thanks,

Helen Putsman Penet

World Religions Project

Geneva

Hi Helen, I think you would want to change your copyright line to just say, "Copyright: © Walters Art Museum - CC BY-SA 3.0". Niccolò Alunno made the original piece of art 500+ years ago. The Walters Art Museum owns the copyright to the photo. --UserB (talk) 13:01, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
And if you want to add a link than I would just link directly to Source: http://art.thewalters.org/detail/39972 . That is where we got the image. --Jarekt (talk) 13:27, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:Natarajasana_Yoga-Asana_Nina-Mel.jpg and File:Ustrasana_Yoga-Asana_Nina-Mel.jpg

Please, return my files File:Natarajasana_Yoga-Asana_Nina-Mel.jpg and File:Ustrasana_Yoga-Asana_Nina-Mel.jpg - they don't harm anyone, they have no copyright and they're free to use in Wikipedia.

See below:

The Open Letter to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org from the owner of all the listed photos:

File:Ustrasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg File:Bakasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg File:Bhujapidasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg File:Ustrasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg File:Raja-Kapotasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg File:Natarajasana Yoga-Asana Nina-Mel.jpg and others which seemed to be copyrighted, but YogaJournal.ru posted them as a paid advertisement of Nina Mel seminars, and has no rights of these photos as they are made by Nina Mel herself and she has all copyrights.


Please, help - what to put into the description of photo-files so that no suspicions and complaints will take place no more. I'm a knew to wikipedia and want to contribute to wikipedia as best as I can.

Dear Wikimedia Team, I resend you the email, written by Nina Mel:

I hereby affirm that I, (Nina Mel) am the creator and the sole owner of the exclusive copyright of the photos of yoga asanas (I made myself with a tripod) which uploaded by my student (nickname: Kennguru) here: https://toolserver.org/~daniel/WikiSense/Gallery.php?wiki=commons.wikimedia.org&img_user_text=Kennguru

And he will upload more free licensed texts and photos of the correct yoga asanas (postures) to change the existing poses that have lots of rude mistakes, showing unsafe and traumatic postures which may harm practitioners, so that my photos will make Wikipedia a reliable authority on Yoga subject available to everyone.

I agree to publish these works under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. So that people are free:

  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work

Under the following conditions:

  • attribution – You must attribute the work in the manner specified by

the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).

  • vandalism is prohibited

I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws.

I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites.

I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by me.

I am aware that the free license only concerns copyright, and I reserve the option to take action against anyone who uses this work in a libelous way, or in violation of personality rights, trademark restrictions, etc.

I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the work may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project.

Namaste, Nina Mel

[SENDER'S NAME AND DETAILS Nina Mel www.ninamel.com www.n-code.ru email:nina@n-code,ru]

[SENDER'S AUTHORITY I, Nina Mel, is the copyright-holder]

[DATE 20.03.2013]


PS

More over I don't understand why users who suspect and and complain get more score that those who put good material to Wikipedia? For example: made by noname person: 09:23, 23 March 2013‎ 178.2.59.218 (talk)‎ . . (390 bytes) (+134)‎ . . (Nominating for deletion)\ made by me (kennguru) 20:36, 21 March 2013 (diff | hist) . . (0)‎ . . List of asanas ‎ (Corrected previously wrong (Uṣṭhāsana) naming of UṣṭRāsana) 20:35, 21 March 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+20)‎ . . List of asanas ‎ (Changed the incorrect photo of Ustrasana with collapsed neck to a correct one) 20:32, 21 March 2013 (diff | hist) . . (+1)‎ . . Ustrasana ‎ 20:29, 21 March 2013 (diff | hist) . . (-46)‎ . . Ustrasana

thank you for understanding.

best regards, Alexey (Kennguru)

I found the ticket:2013032510004259! At first, Please changing the source name from "own work" to real source! After this, we need an agreement from owner of these files! So, please send and email for nina and say it for reading com:OTRS and send an email for Us with this agreement!--MehdiTalk 16:13, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello Mihdi, I've already sent the letter to OTRS a month ago. Still no answer.
I write "own source" because the source is me as for Nina agreed to give me the rights to upload the photos and change the incorrect texts of poses with her help, because the Wiki is very difficult for a common user, so I do it.
There's no other source. What to do with OTRS? and What is the "ticket"? I don't understand. Will OTRS read the letter from Nina, return the deleted files. Thank you.—Preceding unsigned comment was added by 46.39.46.196 (talk) 19 April 2013 (UTC10:12)
Hi, Alexy! About Your question: OTRS means: Open-source Ticket Request System! For more information plz read this page (En) , (Ru). I found New email (Ticket) of You (ticket:2013032010009451). We need a Nina's agreement! So I have to forward Your first email to Nina for obtain her agreement. --MehdiTalk 12:26, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
I merged tickets and after this Your thicket number is 2013032510004259! I'm waiting for Nina's answer and agreement!--MehdiTalk 12:39, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
Ok! Nina confirmed this agreement. Thank you for providing this to us, and for your contribution to the Wikimedia Commons. Your deletion images will be restored soon.--MehdiTalk 18:48, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, Mehdi.
As you can see at my page http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Kennguru - other files are suspected by Turelio, and I'm afraid that they'll be deleted.I just have a question: Should I add to all the images that already uploaded this? {{PermissionOTRS|id=2013032510004259|Mehdi}} And should I add this to other future uploaded images?
Thank you again.Best regards, Kennguru (Alexey)
No. This permission is only for Nina Mel's Photos and I added this permission to all images of Nina that you uploaded. If You have new images of Nina, You can Upload but with this template ({{OTRS pending}}. After this You can leave a comment for me or other OTRS agents for checking and adding this permission. --MehdiTalk 06:28, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:EdwardMBurke.jpg release received?

I wrote to the owner of this image Jennifer Greenburg via e-mail asking for a release, obtained preliminary permission, and wrote back with details on how to submit a formal release to permissions. Can someone please check to see if a release was received? If we have not heard from her, I guess she had second thoughts, and this image should be deleted. It is not used anywhere. Thank you. HughD (talk) 16:43, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

I checked OTRS tickets but I don't see any result about this file!--MehdiTalk 05:56, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
ok, thanks HughD (talk) 16:44, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
I checked again but I can't see any result about "Alderman Edward M. Burke" or "Jennifer Greenburg"!--MehdiTalk 17:13, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
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Pictures Luciano Romero

Hello OTRS Team. I sent you the permission for the uploaded fotos already. I hope, all is o.K. If it is necessary for me to do something else please let me know. Mummelgrummel 04:28, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I found ticket:2013022810002631 about "Luciano Romero" from "Alexander.K****@bildungswerk-*****.de"! Is it for You?--MehdiTalk 07:09, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Oh yes - I forgot to tell you that this is my real name. But I thought that I told this in the mail to OTRS. If not, I will do it in a separate Mail. --Mummelgrummel 12:58, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Ok, I don't understand Spanish and Dutch, So I'll send a request for related agent for approve or respond your ticket! Please wait for his answer. --MehdiTalk 15:34, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Mehdi has warned me of this matter. I got it for review. --Alan Lorenzo (talk) 12:03, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
I contacted by email from OTRS with International Sinaltrainal to verify the permission. I inform you of the outcome. Greetings, --Alan Lorenzo (talk) 12:32, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, Dear lorenzo. :) --MehdiTalk 13:56, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2011060510008755

Ticket is from 2011. Does it cover all files from the website groengeelhart.nl or only some particular files uploaded to Commons in 2011? Does it cover files unpublished at the time of permission e.g. File:Charlton Vicento.jpg which is created in 2012? --Martin H. (talk) 15:02, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

There are a lot of emails there. Any Dutch speakers? --Jarekt (talk) 15:17, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
User Edo De Roo is The ticket's owner and I think He can answer the question!--MehdiTalk 15:51, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
It looks like this ticket covers all the files from groengeelhart.nl, but it would be nice if Edo could confirm it as he emailed with this person. Trijnsteltalk 22:21, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Indeed, it covers all files from this website. This is basically an amateur fansite of a soccer club, we are allowed to use the images as long as they are "own work" by the website groengeelhart.nl ... We have to be careful that this website might have pictures that do have copyright somewhere else (and that this website is violating copyright also). But we have clear allowance to use their original images. Edoderoo (talk) 06:40, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
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Permission Verification

I was hoping to get permission verification on the following tickets: https://secure.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketID=1530367

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.236.133.101 (talk • contribs) 03:52, 18 April 2013‎ (UTC)

Please see COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 19:33, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
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Porträt Lorenz Marti.JPG

Gemäss: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Forum#Portr.C3.A4t_Lorenz_Marti.JPG: Könnte jemand von Euch diesem File:Porträt Lorenz Marti.JPG nachgehen? Lorenz Marti mailte mir: "Von: Permissions - German Wikipedia Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. Februar 2013 16:48, An: Lorenz Marti, Betreff: [Ticket#2013022810009125] Eingangsbestätigung (Re: Bild Nutzungsrecht)." Mit Lorenz Marti bin ich in persönlichem Kontakt. Er stellte klar, dass dieses Bild von seiner Frau erstellt wurde. Was soll ich oder Lorenz Marti noch unternehmen, damit dieses Bild erneut freigelassen wird? Soll noch seine Frau eine Bestätigung senden? --Spartanbu (talk) 17:55, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Hallo Spartanbu. Das was wohl mein Fehler, ist nun korrigiert. Bitte entschuldige das Versehen, und Danke für den Hinweis! --Krd 18:14, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
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Question on Reusing Image

I'm trying to figure out if I can use this image on a web page, but it's unclear. It references an OTRS ticket which I don't have access to. How can I figure out permissions and attribution?

Thanks,

Matt

Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pop-Art_%22Mick_Jagger%22_%C3%96l_%2B_Acryl_auf_Leinwand_von_Silvia_Klippert.jpg

Permission is given to reuse that file under the license stated on the file description page (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported). Evidence that this license applies is stored in the OTRS system, but thats nothing you need to know. If you have further questions read Commons:Reuse or contact the copyright holder. --Martin H. (talk) 20:03, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
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Overture Networks images

Hi. Please see en:User_talk:B#Overture_Networks_images, which is in reference to several photos from en:Overture Networks. The uploader says that a letter of permission has been sent from Mark Durrett of Overture Networks. Could someone check and see if this permission has been received and if it is sufficient? Thanks. --UserB (talk) 20:37, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

I've found ticket:2013041610012354 (not processed yet). Three files mentioned in the ticket: en:File:Overture 4800 10G Optical Ethernet Edge.jpg, en:File:Overture Networks 6100 Multiservice Ethernet Aggregation Device.jpg and en:File:The Overture 6500.png. It looks like he gives permission to use them under the license cc-by-sa-3.0, but as I don't know the rules of the English Wikipedia very well I prefer an enwp volunteer for this one. BTW, have you ever thought of requesting OTRS access for yourself? Trijnsteltalk 19:44, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
Forget my last note: [7]. Thanks for volunteering! Trijnsteltalk 19:47, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
I have, though I haven't heard anything back about my request. cc-by-sa-3.0 is fine for :en. Thanks. --UserB (talk) 01:59, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done, ticket closed and change submitted to the file pages. You may wish to close FfD. Trijnsteltalk 13:22, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
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Please check File:JosephBerrios.jpg‎

Please check the permissions inbox for an e-mail with subject line "Fw: Release letter for File:JosephBerrios.jpg" sent by the copyright holder Tuesday morning 4/23. Thank you! HughD (talk) 05:14, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Your ticket number is 2013042310004528! You sent a forwarded email from h*d*@*.* to Us! I checked Your photo but your photo's doesn't have any Metadata? Where is your image's source? How can I be sure who is photos owner?--MehdiTalk 07:17, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Thanks for checking. The e-mail to permissions was not from me, the e-mail to permissions was the standard release template sent from the copyright holder, as stated in the e-mail. The owner is not a Wikipedian, so I uploaded the image, but I am not the owner. I uploaded a new version of the file including ownership as jpeg comment metadata. I hope this clarifies. Thanks again. HughD (talk) 20:19, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
You changed EXIf Metadata with metadata editors! I think this photo taken with a digital camera. Do You have original version of this photo with original metadata? --MehdiTalk 17:52, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply. Yes, as I said I added metadata because you said it did not have any. Yes, this image was taken with a digital camera, I have the original, and it has some metadata such as date and exposure, but not the owner. It is a group photo including some non-notable other persons. In the ticketed e-mail to permissions, (cc'ed to me), the owner refers to this image using the commons url, identifies themselves as the owner and copyright holder, and includes the commons standard release template. Thanks again for your help with this. HughD (talk) 19:28, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
So, You cropped this photo and removed other persons?--MehdiTalk 19:59, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
Yes. Is that a problem? I hope not. At the ticket you have a standard release template that identifies THIS cropped image by commons url, the sender identifies themselves as the owner & copyright holder, and agrees to a CC license. Thanks again for your help with this. HughD (talk) 21:46, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
Approved. Thank you for providing this to us.--MehdiTalk 04:15, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you! (concur on archive) HughD (talk) 15:25, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
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Image of Davey Payne

I wish to use this image for the Davey Payne Wikipedia article. The flickr author says he will email you giving his permission. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:24, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

I had a search between OTRS emails, But I can't see any title about "Davey Payne"! Please take the ticket number from flicker uploader (stevespeight) and insert to this topic for better investigation!--MehdiTalk 08:06, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Many thanks for checking. Steve has a ticket number? Martinevans123 (talk) 11:19, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
You're welcome. When You send an email for OTRS mail addressees, best way is You use unique title/Subject. After You send an email, OTRS members could respond to your mail. When You give a respond from us, you have the ticket number in your email's title. Plz saying to Steve: He should read OTRS and use this template and send an email to "permissions-commons@wikimedia.org"! --MehdiTalk 15:03, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Ok, I'll ask him to do that. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:28, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
So, have you received an email from Steve? Martinevans123 (talk) 11:43, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Yes! I found ticket:2013040110004935! But He said:"I have some pictures on Flickr that someone wants to use on a wiki entry. I'm quite happy for him to do so. I don't want to make them available for anyone to use freely, just him for the Wiki entry." So you can't upload this picture in Wikimedia projects!--MehdiTalk 15:29, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
So where can I upload this picture? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:04, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

You can't Upload this Image in commons and other projects of Wikimedia! You should describe about Justifications to Steve! Because He is disagree with freely use! --MehdiTalk 16:21, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Steve wants this picture to appear in the Wikipedia article, but with the restriction that it may be used only there. Are you saying that this is not possible? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:30, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
He didn't say "Wikipedia"! He used "wiki" and We have lots of wiki! (Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikiversity, Wikibooks &...)!--MehdiTalk 16:57, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Gosh, it's all so clear. All over again. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:29, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
I have re-sent my message to Steve, on flickr, asking him to email you again with the template you suggested. If he does, will that generate a new ticket number? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:48, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
I've reviewed it but We have not any response or new email from "stevespeight"! I'll check it again, every day!--MehdiTalk 13:15, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
He tells me that he is very busy, but that he "will sort it at the weekend". Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:06, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
Ok! --MehdiTalk 10:26, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
If you get his email, this weekend, will the same ticket number apply? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:47, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

The ticket number is not important. After receiving permission from file owner, We can upload this file in commons! --MehdiTalk 16:02, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

OK, thanks. Let's hope then. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:57, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
Hey man, I think he forgot his promise!!--MehdiTalk 16:36, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Hey man, I have sent a reminder!! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:37, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
After 16 days the last response from OTRS agent, We have not received any response from stevespeight! I think steve does not want to send the agreement to OTRS. So I have to archive this section!--MehdiTalk 05:43, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
That's a shame. He's just busy. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:53, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
He emailed me today, apologising for the delay and saying that he will "get onto it as soon as he can". Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:30, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
He tells me he has emailed. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:22, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
The contents of this email:<<A guy called Martin Evans wants to use this photo of mine on the Blockheads wiki page. That's fine by me.>> So, There are still many problems! We need this agreement for this file!--MehdiTalk 04:11, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
I actually think there's one big problem. Non-wiki people don't understand (and don't really want to understand) the template or the process. For me this us just history repeating itself. I'm sure from his point of view he couldn't have said it any more plainly. I'll try once more. But after a while it just gets demoralising for all concerned. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:16, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
He's already made it clear that he wants to release the image for use solely on Wikipedia. How can a "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0" license be appropriate? Which one does he need? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:32, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Sorry,He didn't say Wikipedia! We can not using this photo. You can try another way! Please say to him for changing his photo's license in flicker! this photo is copyrighted and we can't use this. But He can change his photo's license to one of them (CC-BY , CC-BY-SA , Public Domain)! After this you can uploading this photo without worrying. --MehdiTalk 17:24, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

"He said: "I have some pictures on Flickr that someone wants to use on a wiki entry. I'm quite happy for him to do so. I don't want to make them available for anyone to use freely, just him for the Wiki entry."" (see your post of 3 April, above??) Martinevans123 (talk) 17:36, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
Which wiki? You think He said Wikipedia? So, Which Wikipedia? --MehdiTalk 17:43, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
And besides, they can't be released on 1 single project (unless it's fair use) ... so it should be released under a free license (for example cc-by-sa). Trijnsteltalk 19:07, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
I think one might assume he meant English Wikipedia. But I realise that the process can't cope with common-sense assumptions. However, regardless of which wiki, he can't have what he asked for on 3 April, it seems. Thanks for making that clear. I'll now need to go back to him and see if he will change the license for that one image to cc-by-sa. That sounds much easier. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:51, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
Success (I hope). He has now changed the license. I wonder could you possibly check that the new license on the image is the correct one? If it is, then I assume I can simply upload it here and then use it in the Wikipedia article. Does the author's name have to appear in the image caption? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:48, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
Flickr image info License License tag
Some rights reserved Attribution {{Cc-by-2.0}}
Some rights reserved Attribution-ShareAlike {{Cc-by-sa-2.0}}
Public domain Public Domain Dedication (CC0) {{Cc-zero}}
United States government work US government work {{PD-USGov}}, Category:PD-USGov license tags
No known copyright restrictions Unclear {{Flickr-no known copyright restrictions}}
Preferably add a tag like {{PD-old-70}} or {{PD-US-expired}}
No rights reserved Public Domain {{PD-author}} or {{PD-copyright holder}}
(retired by Creative Commons)
Public domain Public Domain Mark (PDM) {{PD-old-70}}, {{PD-US-expired}}, USGov, etc. when labeling existing public domain works
{{PDMark-owner}} when Flickr uploader is clearly the copyright holder, and not yourself
{{Cc-zero}} when Flickr uploader is clearly yourself, better to also do convert on Flickr
All rights reserved None NOT OK
Some rights reserved Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs NOT OK
Some rights reserved Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike NOT OK
Some rights reserved Attribution-NonCommercial NOT OK
Some rights reserved Attribution-NoDerivs NOT OK
Sorry, You can't upload this photo in Wikipedia, Commons or other Wikimedia projects without photo's owner agreement! He should send his agreement for Us or change his photo's license in flicker.--MehdiTalk 17:59, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
He just changed the licence, as requested?? Is CC-BY-2.0 no good? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:33, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
You have no problem for uploading. You can upload this photo with this information. --MehdiTalk 04:52, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. Yes, I thought so. I think any future uploads will be much easier and will not need me to discuss here. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:31, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
You're Welcome. Yes, For flicker it's better than other ways.For other website best way is asking question from OTRS Volunteers (Except Mehdi :D).--MehdiTalk 09:50, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
 Comment Also found ticket:2013042510005685 in which he releases it under PD-self, but since it's uploaded I guess it's all done. Trijnsteltalk 15:38, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
He sent this ticket after My last answer (04/24/2013 03:54:16)! First Thicket was My subscribe and I didn't know about new thicket. I merged both of them in one! And I added PermissionOTRS under this photo.--MehdiTalk 18:12, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Ok, but shouldn't we change the license from cc-by-2.0 (which he used on Flickr) with PD-self (in the email)? Trijnsteltalk 19:35, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
I think we can use both of them! cc-by-2.0 and PD-self. Only for ensure. :) --MehdiTalk 19:43, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Steve has very kindly changed the licenses for a number of other excellent images, e.g. this one. Under which license is it best for me to upload them all? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:02, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

cc-by-sa! --MehdiTalk 12:36, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Martinevans123 (talk) 16:15, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
You're Welcome. --MehdiTalk 17:55, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
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Madonna photos

Hi everybody! I uploaded several photos from Madonna's last world tour taken by a Belgian fan a couple of weeks ago but the files still haven't received the OTRS approval although the person who took the photos sent the mail as soon as the photos were uploaded (at permissions-commons-fr) since I am French speaking. Can anyone tell me how things are working out? Thanks again . Amzer (talk) 18:08, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

That is ticket:2013041410008443. It does not look like it is processed yet. --Jarekt (talk) 22:07, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks Jarekt, I was afraid that there was a problem which would prevent the photos from being used Amzer (talk) 10:41, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
Will that problem be fixed soon? or has it like been fixed already, so we can start using the pictures?--LuxiromChick (talk) 18:08, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done I processed all the files (sorted in Category:Files by Pascal Mannaerts). Sorry for the delay, but there was a slight issue with the permission − nothing serious but which can explain why this ticket was not processed earlier. Cheers, Jean-Fred (talk) 17:25, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
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DR STEEL NURSE "ISRAELI PROPAGANDA"

I want to know if this is the original work of, im assuming Dr. Steel? There is a modified version of this picture with IDF (Israeli Military) propaganda that says "ISREAL's FINEST" with the flag and some letters at the bottom that say "ZB". I ask because there is a web page on Facebook called " I acknowledge Apartheid Exists" and its saying that the Israeli military still sexualizes their military propaganda and whatever whatever... I just want to know if it was some troll that made this and sent it to this page or if the Israeli military went through all this bullshit getting an OTRS ticket and then modifying this original content. I hope I am in the right place making this discussion.

the picture I am talking about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DrSteelNursePoster.jpg

I would guess that our image is the original from Doctor Steel (who is a musician...this image is some of his publicity material), and that the modified image (I'm assuming it is this one: https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/603624_126272160900808_726567518_n.jpg) is probably a photoshop project that was posted online and repurposed by someone trolling the IDF. — Huntster (t @ c) 09:47, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
I agree with Huntster and the OTRS permission was given by Dr. Steel himself; I can verify that. Trijnsteltalk 21:57, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
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7-day deletion notice vs 100-day backlog?

In the last 3 hrs permissions-commons@ will have received an email with Decl of Consent from the copyright holder for the following:

I'm confused because, on the one hand, there's a scary 7-day deletion notice on these files, yet I read somewhere else that OTRS is 100 days behind -- the article was a DYK a few days ago and it would be embarrassing for the images to disappear. Someone suggested I post here for "expedited attention", though there would be chaos if everyone did that for every upload they cared about -- nonetheless here I am. Can someone relieve my anxiety? Thanks. EEng (talk) 23:16, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

As long as there is an "OTRS pending" tag on there, you can remove the "no license" tag. This takes it out of the category for 7-day deletion. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:58, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Now you tell me. They just got deleted. Can some kind admin please restore so I don't have to go through the whole upload rigmarole again? EEng (talk) 12:17, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Done already by Sphilbrick. --Túrelio (talk) 12:33, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
Yes, I see. What saints of patience you all are! EEng (talk) 12:43, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
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Andy_Warhol_by_Jack_Mitchell.jpg

We would like to use this photo for articles about the domains .vip, containing a Warhol quote about fame of anybody.

With kind regards

H.Oswald ICANN accredited registrar Secura (user:securawiki) secura@domainregistry.de http://www.domainregistry.de 213.160.27.98 08:59, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Please read the instructions on COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 12:04, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
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Check for email regarding File:TangieAmbrose with short hair.JPG

I provided some advice to the uploaders of TangieAmbrose with short hair.JPG (recently deleted) regarding contacting OTRS (I am also pointing them to this page). It was deleted with just a notation of "Copyright violation", so I'm not sure if the deleting admin checked OTRS.

I believe the OTRS email was sent by Tangie Ambrose, the subject of the photograph. Superm401 - Talk 05:36, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

The ticket:2013021410001462 is about File:TangieAmbrose with short hair.JPG. The file was deleted as a copy of http://www.tangieambrose.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/IMG_9869.JPG. The email associated with the www.tangieambrose.com website is "Tangie@TangieAmbrose.com" which is not the email of the original correspondence with OTRS. Since the image was previously published it might be prudent to request proof that person sending the permission is associated with the website. That can be done by sending email from "Tangie@TangieAmbrose.com". --Jarekt (talk) 13:40, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
There is a permission statement in OTRS, I reviewed it. However, it did not specify a file name on Commons, it only referred to an attached image, so I sent the standard request for a link to the uploaded image, and received no reply. While I cannot see the deleted image, the description is consistent with the image attached to the email, and matches the photo at the link. If someone wants to undelete the image, I can process the permission, after sending an email to Tangie@TangieAmbrose.com to confirm. --Sphilbrick (talk) 13:50, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
The image in OTRS email matches File:TangieAmbrose with short hair.JPG. I undeleated it. --Jarekt (talk) 13:58, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, I sent an email, asking for confirmation that the permission statement came from her.--Sphilbrick (talk) 14:20, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks everyone. They said they will respond to the email. Superm401 - Talk 23:31, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
She said her TangieAmbrose.com inbox was full earlier. It's clear now. Can you please resend? Superm401 - Talk 19:48, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
Hey, I'm just following up to check if this has been re-sent. Superm401 - Talk 18:23, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Superm401, unfortunately I cannot find a reply to Sphilbrick's March 13 request for confirmation. — Pajz (talk) 07:09, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
Ah, sorry, I misunderstood your last comment (because I didn't read that from March 13 above). I will resend it now. — Pajz (talk) 07:13, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
The reply was received on 19 April. I now undeleted the image again and added the permission template on the file page. Trijnsteltalk 17:38, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
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File:Press Photo Matt Toka.jpg

Seeking status on the OTRS ticket associated with this image. Image is claimed to be public domain, however image is listed on the press kit of the artist at Warner Brothers [8] and also at a 3rd party site [9] that asserts a full copyright without asserting any exceptions to the image. There is a reasonable suspicion that there is no OTRS ticket on file for this so I'd like to diffuse the OTRS shield before I yank the public domtain tag and the OTRS pending tag start poking around for a admin to delete this article that has long been due for a CSD deletion. Note: I only found the article when reviewing a Articles for Creation submission at en.WP and clicked into the references on the article and saw the same image. I have de-linked the image at this time as I think that it is inappropriate to link to the image while this copyright question is handled. Hasteur (talk) 12:58, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

I can't find an OTRS ticket for this file. Thus I guess the file and/or page can be deleted. Trijnsteltalk 20:06, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done, file deleted and uploader notified. Trijnsteltalk 17:46, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket needed for three images

Ticket was sent regarding three images in Category:Miloš Mićović. That is one Serbian top model, and his official photographer send us e-mail regarding there images. Can anyone find it? I think that subject is "Miloš Mićović" or something... :=) For any further info, please, i am here. --WhiteWriter speaks 15:46, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

I found ticket:2013031610005248, but that one covers File:Milos ,2008 ..jpg, File:Milos Micovic "PUSTI DA TE VOLIM".jpg and File:Milos Micovic.jpg. As the first one was deleted as copyvio, the OTRS volunteer hesitated to accept it for the other two and asked for a clarification (with no response). File:MM2.jpg isn't mentioned in the ticket. Trijnsteltalk 13:23, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:Funcionarios de Hogwarts.jpg

Could someone please look into the permission that has allegedly been sent for this image, which is (C) Warner Bros. --Túrelio (talk) 19:07, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

We indeed received an email (ticket:2013050510004551) in permissions-commons-pt, but not from Warner Bros - the uploader (User:VitorAzBine) claims to be the copyright holder (which I doubt) and gives permission to use the image under a free license but doesn't mention which one. It's a very weak ticket at first glance and imho invalid. Trijnsteltalk 19:56, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. That's enough to get him blocked, per his history. --Túrelio (talk) 19:58, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
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ticket 2006072710012609

Could a OTRS volunteer please look into the ticket number, mentioned in the description of File:Pereetfils.jpg, File:Fragments.jpg and File:Canet.jpg, and add a ticket with the correct syntax. And eventually check whether File:Iche-guernica.jpg and File:Masque d'André Breton par René Iché.jpg, which do not have a ticket number in its description, were also included in them permission. --Túrelio (talk) 15:03, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done with the first three images. The other two aren't on the same permission. — mantis [religiosa] — 22:09, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. --Túrelio (talk) 22:26, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
Just to note that this is a really weak ticket. The ticket is based on an email which was forwarded from some random person. Amada44  talk to me 08:51, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, sorry for replying that late. For now, I've marked the 2 remaining files only as disputed. But more has to be done. --Túrelio (talk) 16:54, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
Closing what appears to be a stale thread. Please consider starting a new thread if you have any lingering concerns/questions -FASTILY 21:25, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2009110110006857 - Tarcisius statue

File:Minis2Echternach2009.jpg and File:TarcisiusEchternach.jpg were recently deleted as "Media without a source". These two photographs were originally uploaded to de.wikipedia.org by user Tanjalux and later transferred to Commons. It seems that both show a work (sculpture) by Bernhard Lang and are photographed by Tanja Konsbruck, according to descriptions. Tanja Konsbruck is probably de-Wikipedia user Tanjalux. The description of File:TarcisiusEchternach.jpg gives Tanja Konsbruck as source and author, whereas File:Minis2Echternach2009.jpg gives Bernhard Lang and says at "permission": (Bernhard Lang (CH) und Tanja Konsbruck (L)). Now, we have a similar file at File:Tarcisius in Echternach.jpg containing an OTRS permission. As there is no freedom of panorama in Luxembourg, we need permission from the sculptor, Bernhard Lang. So, could an OTRS volunteer look at this ticket in order to confirm whether it covers the sculpture? If this ticket is about the sculpture, I think we can restore the deleted two photographs, even without an OTRS permission of the photographer, as the photographs seem to be plausible own works of uploader Tanjalux. Or maybe the permission covers both (sculptor and photographer)? Gestumblindi (talk) 19:14, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Ticket:2009110110006857 contains an e-mail by Bernhard Lang in which he clearly intends to release "grosse Tarcisiusstatue – Bild von Tanja Konsbruck – tanjalux [Ticket#: 2009110110014348" under a free license (the mail contains the boilerplate about third parties being able to use it commercially etc), but Mr Lang does not specify which particular free license he releases the image under. I'm not sure if that answers the question, bit that's all I can tell based on the OTRS correspondence. Sandstein (talk) 18:25, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks a lot. So the release is only about one specific picture, not all pictures Tanja Konsbruck made of the statue? And furthermore, if he forgot to explicitly state the applicable license, it's basically invalid and there is no license at all. Now I'm not sure whether we should be formalistic in this case and delete File:Tarcisius in Echternach.jpg also - or just assume that the e-mail by the sculptor Bernhard Lang is evidence enough that, at least for this specific photo, he's fine with reproduction, "third parties being able to use it commercially etc." - One of many examples showing that our licensing requirements seem often a bit hard to fulfill even for those who are perfectly willing to do so... Gestumblindi (talk) 19:09, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Yes, he mentions only one image, but as the sculptor he can't affect the copyright status of any one photograph, only that of the statue the photograph depicts. No way that this release would hold up in court for either work, if only because no particular license is mentioned, but on the other hand I agree that it is very difficult for laypeople to correctly formulate (or even understand) licensing statements. Sandstein (talk) 21:51, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
I would have thought that, as the creator, the sculptor could also release only one particular view of the statue as shown in a specific photograph...? Couldn't I, if I were a sculptor, say e.g. "I release the front view of my sculpture X under license Z, but no other view"? Gestumblindi (talk) 14:26, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
That's a good question. I suppose that would work. Sandstein (talk) 12:37, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
Closing what appears to be a stale thread. Please consider starting a new thread if you have any lingering concerns/questions -FASTILY 21:25, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
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File:James Mylne.jpg

I'd like a progress report on the re-instatement of the above file, a photo of artist James Mylne which was deleted from the wiki article which I authored. I've had contact with a Miss Sophie and I Never Cry at Commons, as well as Mr. Mylne himself, but progress seems to have stagnated. I'd decided to step back while James Mylne dealt with getting the proper permission to you but I haven't heard back from him about it; just thought I'd look into it myself, as I'd like to be able to re-insert the photo to the wiki as part of a revision which has been on standby while this is handled. Your attention and assistance with this is appreciated. Penwatchdog (talk) 06:11, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Additional info in this matter: The picture was deleted because of an insufficient permission (see Commons:Deletion requests/File:James Mylne.jpg), that didn't come from the copyright holder Danfung Dennis but the displayed person James Mylne. Now a new (valid) permission by the photographer Danfung Dennis, forwarded by James Mylne, should have been received by OTRS staff, according to what James Mylne wrote on my talk page. --Miss-Sophie (talk) 03:10, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

  • Latest word from James Mylne is that Mr. Danfung's permission has been solicited directly, permission-template and OTRS contacts have been provided to him, and Danfung has agreed to "handle it"... If someone can please keep an eye out for his permission and push it through, I thank you kindly in advance. Penwatchdog (talk) 04:33, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

 Info This refers to ticket:2013032110006317 apparently (ticket has not yet been processed). — Pajz (talk) 00:25, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. If it's not out of line to ask, would someone be able to provide (direct?) notification upon reinstatement? As mentioned above, I'm on standby with a revision for Mr. Mylne's wikipedia article, so I'll keep waiting so I can re-insert the image with the revision. By the way, there's been some mention of a "space" between "James" and "Mylne" in the file name. Please folks, Mr. Mylne was helpful at the beginning of this but I can sense I'm "losing" him, meaning: I don't want to have to ask him to ask the photographer to repeat the process just because of a missing "space"! Please keep an eye out for both "James Mylne" AND/OR "JamesMylne" (a photograph of the artist (Mylne) discussing his work) and treat them as one-in-the-same! Please and Thanks! Penwatchdog (talk) 15:38, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Merged with ticket:2013022310004559. I've send a reply to the photographer and CC'd James Mylne. Did you know that this file was deleted too? Trijnsteltalk 18:55, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
File:Drawing of Jerri hall by James Mylne in Evening Standard Newspaper.jpg is another matter. The existing permission for this was insufficient, because of various copyright holders, only among others James Mylne, who sent his permission. But the other copyright holders (at least four more) didn't allow the usage. --Miss-Sophie (talk) 22:37, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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Pictures from St. Gallen Symposium

All about 40 pictures uploaded on the specified site by me have been deleted this afternoon although I sent the required permission yesterday at the german OTRS mail address and did neither receive an answer nor a failure message. Therefor I kindly ask for an explanation. Best Regards, --Seadart (talk) 20:21, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi Saedart, thank you for trying to help Wikimedia Commons. Concerning your email, please be patient. We receive thousands of emails a day and they are all processed in the order they are received. Don't worry about the pictures being deleted. They are still there, the only difference is that only admins can see them now. They can be restored once permission has been made clear. For more information, see Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard/FAQ. Sincerely, Taketa (talk) 22:09, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
I found three tickets and merged them into one: ticket:2013040810010675 (ticket not processed yet). Trijnsteltalk 22:28, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
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File:Celeste Anderson holding a controller by Nick Lachance.jpg

Could someone checkup on the status of File:Celeste Anderson holding a controller by Nick Lachance.jpg? The uploader claims to have mailed permission on March 23, 2013. For convenience: [10], [11] -FASTILY 21:23, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

I found two tickets: ticket:2013032410000461 and ticket:2013033010001073, the latter will probably be handled very soon (latest reply on 6 May). Trijnsteltalk 21:40, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
It seems right. Greetings, --Alan Lorenzo (talk) 21:44, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Since the ticket was not locked to jcb and the permission was clear enough, I went ahead and closed it. --whym (talk) 22:00, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
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Notes of User:Angel Lázaro Medina Rodríguez

tícket #2013050510005836

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIDEOS_MASOFT_-_Sus_Integrantes.jpg
licensing: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2013050510005836
--Angel Lázaro Medina Rodríguez (talk) 11:42, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

tícket #2013050510003436

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chacal_%26_Yakarta_%28Cantantes_Cubanos%29.jpg
tícket: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2013050510003436
--Angel Lázaro Medina Rodríguez (talk) 11:49, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

tícket #2013050510005247

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chacal_%26_Yakarta_-_Antes_del_Concierto_en_Artemisa.jpg
tícket: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2013050510005247
--Angel Lázaro Medina Rodríguez (talk) 11:53, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

tícket #2013050510005667

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIDEOS_MASOFT_-_Logo.jpg
tícket: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2013050510005667
--Angel Lázaro Medina Rodríguez (talk) 11:59, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello, What is with these tickets? Greetings--Steinsplitter (talk) 12:03, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
If your goal was to inform us about the emails you send... we already accepted them and added them on the files. Trijnsteltalk 19:12, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
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File:Virginia Moura Egidio Santos.png

Can someone please look into the permission that the uploader User:Acav says to have been sent to OTRS for File:Virginia Moura Egidio Santos.png? (likely search words "Virgínia Moura", which is the depicted person). Thanks. --Túrelio (talk) 06:07, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

I've found ticket:2013041510009584, but it's partially written in Portuguese so I prefer a native Portuguese user for this one. Trijnsteltalk 19:12, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
I can read Portuguese. It appears to be a Wikipedia only permission. I replied with the standard answer for Wikipedia only permissions. Jcb (talk) 09:36, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. --Túrelio (talk) 09:43, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
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Peter Kempf

Peter Kempf has asked me to reply on his behalf since he does not speak English. He has sent his permission on several pictures one of which has now been cleared under ticket:2013040410009256 He has checked it and confirms his permission. The other three are still open see OTRS-Ticket-Nummer: 2013040610002893. --79.213.116.237 05:21, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Images are on dewiki, not on Commons. Asked the permission sender for confirmation. --Krd 07:14, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
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secure OTRS-channel available?

Is a secure "OTRS-channel", eventually directly at WMF (or WMF legal) available? It would be easier to Keep-close the disputed Commons:Deletion requests/File:Base militaire de Pierre-sur-Haute.jpg, if the photographer could be offered a OTRS-channel with Zero risk of leakage of his personal data in order to send permission for the photo. No offense meant. But a French secret service might target him/her. --Túrelio (talk) 07:09, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

I don't think such a channel exists. Permission should be send to permissions-fr/permissions-commons-fr and OTRS is already a restricted tool... Trijnsteltalk 20:03, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
To elaborate on what Trijnstel said, OTRS is all fairly sensitive in nature thus it is all fairly private. There are IRC channels where OTRS agents collaborate; some private and some are public (#wikimedia-otrs exists on freenode, and all current OTRS agents are voiced there). I suppose if you have something that needs to be addressed with special care you might email our otrs-permissions-l mailing list? But if it is just a general permissions issue, permissions-en - at - wikimedia.org is the normal route. Rjd0060 (talk) 20:22, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS non recieved ...

Hi there. I don't understand, about those 4 files (File:CadranSolaire SocleGravé PhotoPaulSchott.jpg, File:CadranSolaire PhotoPaulSchott.jpg, File:CadranSolaire Decouverte PhotoPaulSchott.jpg, File:CadranSolaire BlocGnomonique PhotoPaulSchott.jpg) ... I've uploaded for Paul Schott, owner of them (because he insn't able to do it -old man lost with Wiki and Commons) after he send me pictures by mail and I asked him to send a mail to OTRS (permissions-commonsATwikimedia.org). This mail I recieved from him had OTRS adress and mine, sent in a raw, on March, 5, 2013 at 11:36 am GMT (I can send you a copy if needed, I still have it). I hope you can find it back. If not, I'll ask P. Schott to send it once more. Sorry for my bad English, I'm french ... --Llann .\m/ (Lie 2 me ...) 21:21, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Localized, ticket:2013030510004671. Checking..... --Alan (talk) 21:35, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done Permission applied to the four images. --Alan (talk) 21:45, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks a lot Alan. --Llann .\m/ (Lie 2 me ...) 16:10, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
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Another try on this image? OTRS to contact author

Greetings, it's been a few months since I've tried this request. Can an OTRS volunteer please look up ticket:2012121510000926 and try to contact the author of the image, File:Jeffrey Boam.jpg? A permission email was sent by the subject's spouse, who was given the proper licensing language originally, but I was told sent OTRS a message without the proper format. The author was contacted last year by OTRS, without success. I'm requesting that someone from OTRS please try again. Thanks you! Astrocog (talk) 19:03, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

I don't know who told you that (that you should send a message without the proper format), but the permission email we received was unsufficient. The widow said: "I took this picture of Jeffrey [..]. You have my permission to use it [..]." Another OTRS volunteer replied on 5/1 that we can't accept this and pointed to the sample emails. Trijnsteltalk 21:08, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
Typo above on my part. I meant with, not "without". I didn't know that someone replied on 5/1. Thanks for the update. I hope it works! Cheers, Astrocog (talk) 16:14, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
I don't know if it was clear, but with "5/1" I mean 5 January, not 1 May. Trijnsteltalk 14:07, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
I see. Any chance the author can be re-contacted for another try? Cheers, Astrocog (talk) 20:35, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done, I've re-send the email. Trijnsteltalk 21:16, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
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Boutique-y Whisky Company

Dear OTRS-team, Can someone of you check whether OTRS-ticket 2013041210006207 stretches to the following images?

Thank you, Kind regards, Lymantria (talk) 05:41, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Anything from this company is OK when uploaded by Tom mcguinness. They also confirmed the Flickr account to be theirs. Jcb (talk) 10:09, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
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Files uploaded by User:CaryllB and ticket:2013032610011383

Does ticket:2013032610011383 specify which files the user is authorized to upload? I am just asking because at File:If You Give a Pig a Pancake, illustrated by Felicia Bond, illustrator of the If You Give... series.jpeg Google is specified as the source. -- Rillke(q?) 09:59, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes, this ticket is about this specific file only (there are several permissions by Felicia Bond in the queue). Jcb (talk) 10:21, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. -- Rillke(q?) 20:12, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
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User:Imparo

Could an OTRS volunteer please comment at Commons:Deletion requests/Images of User:Imparo. Thanks, 117Avenue (talk) 05:52, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:OTRS_noticeboard#Mass_of_OTRS I brought it up at en:wp as well.--Canoe1967 (talk) 06:02, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the notification, I left a comment at the DR. Jcb (talk) 20:53, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
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2010010910017329

Could someone please check this alleged ticket, which FutureHollywoodStar (talk · contribs) has put onto several of his questionable uploads. In addition, please check whether this different ticket 2011030110017945 is really valid for File:Sabrina-ouazani.jpg. Thanks. --Túrelio (talk) 13:53, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I think isn't valid. The ticket is very long, but does not mention (or I can't find) this image. Greetings. PermissionOTRS changed by {{Npd}} Alan (talk) 14:05, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Image seems to be from http://foto.internetara.com/?a=sabrina+ouazani&id=517768. Ticket:2010010910017329 and Ticket:2011030110017945 are related to images by Georges Biard, and random sampling of images mentioned in the ticket shows that the only uploader seem to be User:JJ Georges. All images by FutureHollywoodStar (talk · contribs) seem to misuse the OTRS ticket. --Jarekt (talk) 16:30, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
See Commons:Deletion requests/Files of User:FutureHollywoodStar--Jarekt (talk) 16:53, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
All contributions of this user are deleted and account blocked indefinitely. --Jarekt (talk) 18:35, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
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2013051510007888

Hi! I have serious doubts that it really is the owner of rights. Can someone who speaks Polish, review the website to see if it really is the propietary?

Thanks. Alan (talk) 20:51, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

This seems to be a valid ticket from representatives of "Pernod Ricard Polska" for their press materials:
Some of the images are used on http://www.pernod-ricard-polska.com/pl-PL/NaszeMarki/Jacobs with "© Pernod Ricard Polska 2011." It seems fine to me. --Jarekt (talk) 16:16, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, I will process it. Jcb (talk) 23:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
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File:Хандорин фото.JPG and Ticket:2013041710005566

Hi, can someone have a look at this ticket pls. I have this image on my watchlist and revereted multiple times a set of {{PermissionOTRS}} by non OTRS-members. As the set of {{OTRS pending}} is now +30 days ago, I set {{Nopd}} today. The uploader contacting me today on my talk page as well, there should be another mail from May 18, 2013 according this image. Thx and regads --JuTa 16:49, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

ticket:2013041710005566 (in permissions-ru) does exist indeed and received some replies from an OTRS volunteer and there is also the email from 18 May (ticket:2013051810004269, partially written in Russian), but while permissions-commons is quite up-to-date, permissions-ru has a bit of a backlog with 36 open tickets from March/April until now. The permission of this image looks OK, but as I don't speak Russian (and I don't want to rely on Google Translate), I'd leave it to a Russian volunteer. Anyone here? Trijnsteltalk 13:29, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
The last email (May 18, 2013) with a resolution written in English. The text of the Declaration is written in Russian, but this is the standard text Declaration of consent. Please help will solve this problem, this image does not violate copyright and downloaded legally. Thank you. --V timm (talk) 18:30, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
  • permission was given, marked the image with the ticket rubin16 (talk) 17:11, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
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Deleted file from you and permission ticket:2013051510003926

Hi everybody!

I am a Wikipedia contributor, I don't have an OTRS account.

I'm writing a Wikipedia page about the composer Umberto Scipione, I'd like to upload an image in this page. The image I want to upload belongs to Umberto Scipione himself , the url of the image is: http://www.umbertoscipione.it/home/it/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/foto_e_nome_no_off_s.jpg.

I got the permission from the owner to issue the file on wikipedia and I got the permission from Lorenzo Losa at Wikimedia Commons as well: ticket:2013051510003926

I made a mistake uploading the file and not referring to the number of autorization: the image has been deleted from you.

I'm trying uploading the file again but Wikimwdia doesn't allow me to do it.

You tell me that my permission is available as ticket #2013051510003926 for users with an OTRS account, but, as I told you, I can't log in OTRS.

How can I do now? Is there something you could do centrally?

Best Regards Manola Varisco — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manola varisco (talk • contribs) 17:12, 19 May 2013‎ (UTC)

I confirm that the authorization is valid; the file should be undeleted, but I can't do it by myself. Is there any admin reading? - Laurentius (talk) 09:12, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
The file has just been undeleted. - Laurentius (talk) 09:20, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
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Claudio Edinger images uploaded by User:Estudioe

I note that among images covered by Ticket 2013020510005225 are included several book covers (link to files). Where it meets the threshold of originality, a cover design's copyright is likely held by the publisher, not by the book's author, so an attestation by the author that he or she freely licenses an image of the book cover is not sufficient unless it's accompanied by a similar statement from the publisher.

In my non-expert opinion, some of the covers in this case may fall below the threshold of originality and thus not be eligible for copyright qua book cover. Nevertheless, I often wonder when I see an OTRS ticket connected an image of a book cover whether the OTRS volunteer is aware that the author doesn't hold the rights to the cover art and therefore can't license an image of the cover. I have similar misgivings when I see a dustjacket photo of an author (or, in fact, any professional head shot) provided by the subject or an associate: typically, at least in North America, the copyright to head shots belongs to the photographer, not to the subject, so the subject's consent to publish it under a free license is immaterial. --Rrburke (talk) 15:39, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

That ticket is not from several book authors, but from the photographer Claudio Edinger who provided cover photographs. --Jarekt (talk) 12:38, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
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Wohin eine Mail schreiben?

Mir hat jemand angeboten,dass ich Bilder aus seinem Blog hier hochladen könnte. Wohin soll er eine Mail schreiben, um das zu bestätigen. Was muss drin stehen? (in Englisch oder noch besser Portugiesisch). --Patrick (talk) 13:30, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Englisch oder Portugiesisch oder Deutsch ist kein Problem. Die Copyright-Inhaber muss die Datei zu einer freien Lizenz wie CC-BY-SA 3.0 freigeben. Sie können zu permissions-commons@wikimedia.org schreiben. Jcb (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
OK, Luis Macedo hat die Mail geschrieben, ich habe acht Bilder hochgeladen. Ich hoffe, es klappt. ;-) --Patrick (talk) 18:32, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
I think this is the related ticket: ticket:2013051910004043. Trijnsteltalk 21:01, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
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Bullwacker

File:The Bullwacker by John Weaver.jpg is the file that someone may be looking for in an email from a David Schmitz. He just sent me the wrong wording and I just sent the correct wording so his next email to you should be okay.--Canoe1967 (talk) 12:09, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

I might be missing something, but I can only find an email from David Schmitz of today, 06:00 (UTC). And nothing of the heirs of John Weaver. Trijnsteltalk 12:39, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
I think the previous DRs had verified that the statue itself is public domain because of improper copyright (1976). We just need the permission of the photographer now. David Schmitz had sent me emails way back when I uploaded none were sent to OTRS--Canoe1967 (talk) 13:01, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Permission received, ticket number 2013052110002568 - Jcb (talk) 15:47, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
The EXIF still says "permission to use on wikipedia". What permission does the ticket give? Exactly the text of the "attribution" template? -- Asclepias (talk) 01:04, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
The permission says: "I have viewed the file and approve of the license." - Jcb (talk) 01:29, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
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Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Hooolis

Please undelete these files, there is OTRS permission for them. Thanks. --Harold (talk) 16:06, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi. Which is the ticket? --Alan (talk) 02:48, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi, ticket:2013052210006491 in info-cs. --Harold (talk) 09:39, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
It's all right, I am in contact with author via OTRS, he agreed with license CC-BY-SA 3.0, but I'm not administrator at Commons. --Harold (talk) 09:47, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 Doing… for the undeletion. Trijnsteltalk 10:07, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done. @Harold: can you please add the permission template and do the other stuff (addings cats etc)? Thanks! Trijnsteltalk 10:15, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
Of course, I'll do it. Thank you. --Harold (talk) 13:57, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
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File:Plushchenko Alexandr.jpg

The OTRS template was added by someone who isn't an OTRS member. Is the permission valid? --Stefan4 (talk) 13:44, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

While I don't speak Russian, it looks certainly valid. And ze-dan (talk · contribs) is a new OTRS volunteer; I'll request an OTRS flag for him. Trijnsteltalk 13:48, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
I see. I was confused by the warning tag: "OTRS permission added by non-OTRS member". --Stefan4 (talk) 15:23, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
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Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Vahram Mekhitarian

Please review permission mentioned in this page. Thank you. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:43, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

The only ticket I could find that might be related is ticket:2013052110006439 - though it wasn't sure whether that one gives permission for the article text and/or the photos on the article hy:Մասնակից:Vahram Mekhitarian/Էդվարդ Չուբարյան. Another OTRS volunteer send a follow-up question and we're waiting for a reply. Trijnsteltalk 17:48, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
Ticket has been processed in the meantime. Jcb (talk) 21:40, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
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Commons:Deletion requests/File:Hrvatska i Slavonija 1910 vjerski sastav.png‎

Could some OTRS people have a look at this DR and ticket 2013051710008285 ? The two OTRS people currently involved in the DR (King of Hearts and myself) have very different opinions about the same ticket. Some more input would be appreciated. Jcb (talk) 21:52, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

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File:James Mylne.jpg

Once again, the file(photo) noted above, for which I've already spent far too much time jumping through hoops for you folks, has been suddenly and randomly deleted. This is ridiculous. You are wasting my time and testing the patience of the artist/copyright-holder who was nice enough to provide the photo and supply the proper permissions/confirmations. PLEASE REINSTATE THE ABOVE FILE IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT QUESTION, stop wasting people's time, and get your act together by letting your left hand know what your right hand is doing! Author of the wikipedia article for which the file was solicited: Penwatchdog (talk) 02:22, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

I beg your pardon? I restored the photo in early April to give you the chance to arrange the rights permissions et cetera. That didn't happen thus the photo is deleted. According to the EXIF data the photographer is Danfung Dennis and not James Mylne itself. That means Danfung Dennis has to give permission to upload this photo under the free license cc-by-sa-3.0 on Commons. I also explained this in the email conversation (ticket:2013022310004559). But you keep giving me the email of James Mylne + you keep whining about the fact that it's so hard to get the permission and bla bla bla. I don't care whether or not it's hard to get the permission, but we should HAVE the permission from the copyright holder in order to accept the permission.
So, I'll explain it again. In the email James Mylne asks Danfung Dennis the following: "If you're OK with it, could you please reply granting me the permission please?" And Danfung Dennis replied with: "Of course, you have my permission to use my photo." This is not sufficient. Danfung Dennis should either explicitly state in an email that he agrees to upload this file under cc-by-sa-3.0 OR he should use the standard permission template (Commons:Email templates - filled in of course). Good luck. Trijnsteltalk 13:39, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
I see. By the previous reinstatement of the photo, and James Mylne's confirmation he had handled it, I was under the impression this was all behind us. Sorry for jumping the gun but wasting time dealing with things over again is, well, I'm sure you know...
You can go ahead and disregard all of the above and delete this request; I wash my hands of the matter. I provided them with exactly what they needed to say and where they needed to send it; if they couldn't get that right themselves then I give up. Very sorry, Trijnstel, nothing personal with you, you've been nothing but helpful. Penwatchdog (talk) 14:21, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
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Zip (compressed) files for multiple images?

Is it ok for OTRS to receive a zipped file of multiple images? Or do they prefer each image attached separately? – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 00:41, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

We actually prefer users to upload the files themselves: Special:UploadWizard, but if you don't succeed, you can send us a zip-file if you wish. Jcb (talk) 21:18, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
Apologies for not being clearer. What I've done in the past is to upload the images myself, insert the URLs into the email containing the agreed-upon Declaration of Consent, and forward this email to OTRS. This email usually has the attached images included for OTRS. I was simply wondering if a zip file would be ok in the event this photographer prefers to compress several images for ease of attaching. Sounds like a zip file would be ok. This is the photographer's prerogative, I simply wanted to know if I had to unzip the images and re-attach them on the OTRS email. Thanks! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 21:31, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
If I have to process a ticket with a zip-file, no problem. If another volunteer has difficulties with zip-files, he/she will just leave the ticket for a volunteer who doesn't have difficulties with it. So feel free to use them. Jcb (talk) 21:38, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
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Re: Richard Sears' Wu Pictographs

I wish to use 2 of his pictographs in my capstone project for OCOM (Oregon College of Oriental Medicine) as a requirement for a DAOM (Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) degree. Title of paper: Heaven & Earth: Origins of Ancient Cosmology of Egypt and China.

Richard says on the site for Wu, to leave a message here on the OTRS board.

Laura Ashlock — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.58.200.178 (talk • contribs) 22:35, 29 May 2013‎ (UTC)

Hi Laura. Please see the instructions on COM:REUSE. If you have further questions, do ask! Good luck with your project. Trijnsteltalk 22:48, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket:2013011810008781

Could someone please check whether File:Памятник пленению Дж. Маккейна, расположенный на берегу Западного озера в Ханое.jpg and File:Ветераны В. И. Тодорашко и В. В. Скоряк у монумента первого победного боя вьетнамских ракетных войск 24 июля 1965 года.jpg are indeed covered by the above linked ticket. Today an IP had removed this OTRS-ticket from both files with the edit-summary "lie".[12][13]. --Túrelio (talk) 07:46, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

  • confirmed but other files of uploader were incorrect rubin16 (talk) 12:05, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket:2013031510005384

Hi, could you please check this ticket against the following files:

I yesterday deleted them because they had +30 days with {{OTRS pending}}. The uploader set the OTRS release after I set the {{Nopd}} template at 2013-05-17, as he is not OTRS volounteer I reverted him and deleted the files one week after. H contacted me after deletion - see here.If you need addional details from the description pages please let me know. Thx and regards. --JuTa 08:53, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Here's more (deleted/restored by Fastily):

According to mail http://www.veteransyria.org/ content released under CC SA 3.0. As files are deleted, it's impossible to compare them with site content. Please restore files at first. --Алый Король (talk) 09:12, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
OK, I'm currently busy to (temporarily) undelete them. Please check and complete the OTRS tasks afterwards. regards. --JuTa 09:34, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
They are now back. Now you should be able to check them. regards. --JuTa 09:51, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
thanks --Алый Король (talk) 10:41, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
Can an OTRS-member please tag the images i.e. with {{OTRS received}} or similar, because in a few days they will become eligible for speedy deletion again. thx and regards. --JuTa 06:33, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
  • Firstly, the ticket wasn't accepted by OTRS volunteer, he just asked to upload them to Commons first so that he could review them and mark with OTRS template later. Secondly, I see no evidence of connection between veteransyria.org and the sender's email and I am not sure that we should keep these pictures at the moment rubin16 (talk) 12:09, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
  • JFYI (connection between veteransyria.org and the sender's email). — George Serdechny 07:56, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
  • And where is this logo used on the website itself? I found no page where it was used and I am not sure that UcoZ prohibits uploading images of external visitors to the website (for example, somewhere in albums or guest books) rubin16 (talk) 08:35, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
  • Clear, I'll restore the images today a bit later rubin16 (talk) 11:44, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2013040210010711

Could another OTRS volunteer look into this? I see that the number is used many times, but I'm not sure if it's always appropriate... (see also here) Trijnsteltalk 10:43, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

I created Category:Svedjebruk by Per Martin Tvengsberg for images related to this ticket, but I agree there are many issues and I will describe in more detail on the users page. --Jarekt (talk) 12:34, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
See Commons:Deletion requests/File:1-5-seeds 1.jpg --Jarekt (talk) 11:31, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
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Tamilstar.com TicketNumber=2013050610004041

Got a message that the permission couldn't be found. I've resend the email, otherwise found as

https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2013050610004041

--Dravidianhero (talk) 11:35, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Ticket found and in process. Jcb (talk) 16:47, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2009041810026228 Anna Ternheim

Re: File:Anna Ternheim performing a video session 01.jpg. Two questions: Does this ticket refer only to the Anna Ternheim image, or can I, for example, add the otrs tag to File:Khaled Mouzanar and Delphine Chanéac, Festival International Musique & Cinéma, 2008.jpg, where I removed the watermark? Second, if the OTRS ticket has the photographer's email address, am I allowed to ask for it to be emailed to me? My email address can be found at ticket:2013042910009665. I cannot determine if he checks his Flickr mail, Twitter is somewhat of a silly way to contact someone, and Facebook threatens to put my messages in an "Other" folder. I need real-life contact info, if possible. Thank you OTRS! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 17:17, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

I added this ticket to File:Anna Ternheim, Le Cargo interview, 2009.jpg using an actual tag rather than an HTML message, as left by User:Chaser on the original file. I notice my edit was "tagged" and that's fine, but for transparency, I'm mentioning it here as well. Hopefully everything is up to snuff. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 20:06, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
I don't remember the OTRS noticeboard being this slow, ever. Is something going on I'm not aware of? – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 01:58, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
The OTRS ticket is only for those 4 files 1, 2, 3, 4, and mostly said that the author did not realized that he released then under non NC license, but since he did he will honor it. --Jarekt (talk) 02:41, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
Thank you so much for replying. That's actually full of information, namely that I doubt he'd be willing to release any future images cc-by (or similar), unfortunately. Thanks again! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 04:03, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
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File:Steep portion of the Great Wall.jpg in ticket:2013020510006957

Was File:Steep portion of the Great Wall.jpg covered by ticket:2013020510006957? Thanks in advance. -- Rillke(q?) 19:33, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes. ✓ Done. Thanks. --Alan (talk) 22:42, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Gracias! -- Rillke(q?) 22:49, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
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Deleted file Clashbgd.jpg

File:Clashbgd.jpg was deleted on May 8, 2013, and I was told by the admin that if I got the proper permission to upload the photo to Wikimedia Commons that I should e-mail OTRS. On May 10, 2013, I sent an e-mail to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org showing a screenshot of the license and permission given to me and since then I have still not received a reply in my e-mail. Is it still in the queue or has it been forgotten? Zastavafan76 (talk) 21:55, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

I found the ticket. I will see what I can do. Jcb (talk) 22:18, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick reply. If there's anything additional I can do I'm ready. Zastavafan76 (talk) 23:23, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
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Bug in PermissionOTRS.js ?

What goes wrong here? (Note the OTRS Pending tag being moved to the bottom instead of being removed. Jcb (talk) 16:52, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Sometimes occurs by the PermissionOTRS.js script load problems or incomplete load. --Alan (talk) 13:15, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
So probably I should go a bit slower if I have a large number of open tabs with files to be tagged with the same ticket number. Ok, I will keep that in mind. Jcb (talk) 16:05, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

If this change didn't resolve the issue, please let me know. The issue is that users create redirects that aren't detected as the templates by the script. -- Rillke(q?) 19:30, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you! I will check what happens the next time I process a ticket involving a lot of files. Jcb (talk) 22:27, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
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Sent E-Mail for File:Iart315 JABBAR The 99.jpg

I received a notice about my uploaded image thumbnail|The 99 Character Jabbar that no mail found about ticket permission. now i have sent the e-mail to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org for ticketing . requested to volunteers please follow this mater. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎Nooruddin2020 (talk • contribs)

Hi. Email replied, we need to confirm that you are the author. Follow the instructions. Greetings.
Note: ticket:2013061110005797. --Alan (talk) 13:10, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
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File:LedZepMontreaux.jpg

Is this file and its license covered under ticket ticket:2007121010013842 (or is that an Italian Wiki ticket?) as mentioned in the summary? (an article using this image is under review at the English Wikipedia) Please add an OTRS-template, if all is OK. Thank you in advance. GermanJoe (talk) 12:25, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes, it's a ticket written in Italian. But it looks okay. They only gave permission for photos of a concert in Montreux (link). So ✓ Done Trijnsteltalk 11:17, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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File:אילנה פרדס - תמונה.jpg

An OTRS Permission was received. Thanks Hanay (talk) 12:20, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi. Which is the ticket number? Alan (talk) 12:44, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Ticket:2013061210004714 Hanay (talk) 10:07, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
It seems that no one is enter to this page. Were are the administrators? Hanay (talk) 21:27, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done, photo restored. Please add the OTRS permission etc. Trijnsteltalk 11:11, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS Pending for File:VFTG-screenshot.jpg

I received a notice about the uploaded image of a screenshot of the Vote for the Girls web site to be used in a future article on Wikipedia. I have sent the e-mail to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org for ticketing from webmaster@avazinn.com back in April and sent it again for the second time. requested to volunteers please follow this mater. —Nsgaeverine (talk) 20:55, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done, permission added. Another OTRS volunteer marked all other files you uploaded, but apparantly forgot this one. Trijnsteltalk 11:25, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2013042310003056

Would like to post this work on Tumblr. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rutharenz (talk • contribs) 00:45, 14 June 2013‎ (UTC)

Please read COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 11:18, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2013012310004471

In connection with File:Nihontou72.JPG File:Nihontou77.JPG File:Nihontou74.JPG File:Okayamajou08.JPG, according to ja:利用者‐会話:Nnn#岡山城内での展示物の撮影について the photos seem to have been taken in the Okayama Castle without permission. Since I inquired this matter in User talk:Jnn#File:Nihontou72.JPG File:Nihontou77.JPG File:Nihontou74.JPG, no answer has been made. May I ask some of volunteers to check this ticket and proceed duly(may be delete those files per COM:NCR house rule)?--Nightingale (talk) 23:54, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

 Info In ticket:2013012310004471 the administrator of the Castle wrote that they forbid taking photographs inside the building which is a property of theirs, and request the files to be deleted here. --whym (talk) 00:00, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
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Blanket OTRS ticket

Is a blanket OTRS ticket okay? All future images emailed to me from a photographer would be tagged with the same ticket number. The Declaration of Consent would state this specifically. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 17:03, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

OTRS tags must be placed on files by an OTRS member, otherwise the software flags them for review, as potentially invalid. They are welcome to give a blanket permission in the email (to some extent - it must of course have some sort of specificity of files) and they would all have the same ticket number. However, the files would still have to be tagged by an OTRS member, so that things can be verified/etc. - Rjd0060 (talk) 01:52, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
Great. So let's say I write up the Declaration of Consent with a fairly specific blanket permission (in this case, images of celebrities emailed directly from him to me), this email would be assigned a ticket number. From that point forth, I would forward to OTRS all the emails that he sends to me (with attached images). Can I reference that originating ticket number in the email? All images would be uploaded with a subst:OP template, and you guys would swing by and add the ticket as per usual. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 01:59, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
I haven't tagged this section resolved yet since I will refer to it in the email I'm sending to OTRS... – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 00:57, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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File:Stadion Miejski we Wrocławiu.jpg

Was there ever a permission sent for this file? --Denniss (talk) 18:30, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

I haven't been able to find any messages coming from the e–mail address of the uploader that dealt with this picture, nor have I been able to find any messages that mention the word "Sorbus" (except some extremely old ones). For what it's worth, I also searched for all tickets in the permissions, permissions-commons, permissions-pl and permissions-commons-pl queues that contained the word Stadion, without any luck. It might be possible that permission for the picture was never sent to us. odder (talk) 18:54, 20 June 2013 (UTC)
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사진 사용 문의

안녕하세요 이사진을 잡지의 표지로 사용해도 되는지 궁금합니다 빠른 연락 좀 부탁드려요 감사합니다 ticket #2010090710005769 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Model_S_driving.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.247.143.11 (talk) (UTC)

원칙적으로 공용에 올라온 사진은 상업적 이용 역시 가능합니다. 그러니 잡지의 표지로 사용하여도 문제는 없습니다. 자세한 내용은 Commons:위키미디어 밖에서 컨텐츠 활용하기를 참조하세요. 만약 이용 허락의 정확한 내용을 확인하고 싶으시다면 User:Sotiale님 등 OTRS 사용자에게 문의하실 수 있습니다. – Kwj2772 (msg) 05:09, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2012010510013998

Hi, per this, could someone please checkup on the status of ticket:2012010510013998? What exactly is in this email? Thanks, FASTILY 08:22, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

It contains all the permissions sent by the photographer Georges Briard. The permissions has been validated by long time experienced OTRS agent User:Bapti, me and User:Jean-Frédéric. --PierreSelim (talk) 09:55, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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File:Gianegiovani1998.jpg and File:Gian.jpg

Serial copyright violator Ricardo jf claims to have sent in e-mails containing the details of the permissions for these files (even though they did not specify a license for either of the files), which they found on Google, so they obviously did not have any contact with the author, which is further confirmed by the fact that they think that the subjects of the photos are the authors. Can you confirm that the uploader is now abusing the {{OTRS pending}} tag, or has something actually been sent in? I don't own a hat, but I'm standing by to eat my shoes with no salt... —LX (talk, contribs) 17:35, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Indeed. No emails, so no permission and clear copyvio. Deleted them both. Trijnsteltalk 20:55, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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Files uploaded by Vinicius1204

The files uploaded by Vinicius1204 also look suspicious enough to merit a speedy check. Supposedly, the uploader has sent in e-mails confirming permission to publish these album covers (grabbed from blogspot.com and Google Images), recordings (grabbed from commercial CDs) and videos (grabbed from Youtube) under the terms of the Free Art License and {{Attribution}}. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:46, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

I couldn't find any of the tickets, so I deleted all uploads from this user. Thanks. Trijnsteltalk 20:47, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2010010910017329

Could someone check whether this ticket is valid for File:Mister You.jpg, File:Yann Ebonge 7.jpg, File:Amine (Chanteur).jpg, File:Kamelancien 7.jpg, File:Meleze Bouzid.jpg, File:Ralph-amoussou.jpg, File:Ralph Amoussou Diaz.jpg, File:Badr Soultan 7.jpg, File:Badr Soultan The Voice.jpg and File:Kamel 7.jpg, as it had been added by the uploader himself (and I have some doubts). --Túrelio (talk) 20:28, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

It is not and it seems pictures are copyvios. --PierreSelim (talk) 21:34, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2013040110006451: Nicola Peltz

Can I have someone verify this OTRS ticket for File:Nicola-Peltz-3.jpg please? Image was uploaded by an OTRS volunteer, but I wouldn't mind a third party confirming its license status. Thank you! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 01:48, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

At first glance it looks correct, but it was a pretty difficult ticket as it seems. Do you have any reason to doubt the validity of the license? Trijnsteltalk 20:38, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
Not really. I wasn't able to get in touch with the photographer regarding possible technical issues with the image and I'd like to nominate the image (eventually) for featured picture on the English wikipedia and wanted to make sure everything was ok. The subject seemed slightly different from the uploader's usual fare... it was just a peace-of-mind check. So it sounds like everything is okay with it? Thanks for your help. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 21:04, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
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Pics of BMW Art Cars

Hello! On June 14, 2013 I uploaded 7 pics of BMW Art Cars (please have a look at Media in category "OTRS pending as of 14 June 2013"). The permission of the copyright holder was sent to permissions-commons-de on June 17, 2013. Could you please check if everything is in order? Thanks! Olli1800 (talk) 23:15, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done (ticket:2013061710008112). My German isn't particularly great, but this looked okay. (There is a bit of a backlog in the German queues btw). Trijnsteltalk 14:58, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
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Request to Undelete Photos of My Grandfather

Wiki - I am the originator of the Wiki page about my grandfather Captain Ernest Emery Harmon. A while back I attempted to upload photos of my granddad to the page I created in his honor. Unfortunately, due to my inexperience creating a Wiki page, I did not associate these photos with the appropriate permissions. I have since enlisted the help of a support person through Wiki Commons. The support person recommended that I contact you to request that the photos I uploaded be undeleted. Once this is accomplished this person will provide me with help regarding the required permissions. Here is the text of the email exchange I had with the Wiki volunteer support person:

Just specify that you mistakenly did not apply the correct permissions, that
you've been in contact with us, and that you will. Once an administrator undeletes
them, I can help you apply the right permission templates to mark them as your own
work.
Yours sincerely,
Kosten Frosch

If needed, my Wiki username is "Alexharmon". Thank you for your help, Bill Harmon (grandson of Capt. Ernest Emery Harmon) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.25.74.69 (talk • contribs) 12:48, 24 June 2013‎ (UTC)

If an admin could assist Mr. Harmon with the undeletes, I'll be glad to make sure their license tags are correct to prevent further problems. This seems easier than going through the OTRS release since the original uploader will be the listed rights owner. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:05, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done, all these are available again: Special:Log/Alexharmon (related ticket=#2013030710010241). Please follow up the advice of Túrelio though. Trijnsteltalk 09:02, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. I'll reply to the user and remind him he needs to clarify the actual ownership of these, since I didn't realize that they were photographs of photographs and paintings. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 20:04, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket:2013061410006905

Se m'ha denegat aquesta autorització perquè segons la persona que m'ha atès s'ha d'enviar des de una adreça associada a la direcció web on va ser originalment publicat el treball. Aquest treball no ha estat mai publicat en cap web i el titular dels seus drets d'autor és l'ajuntament de Colldejou el qual m'ha donat una autorització segellada i signada per l'alcalde del municipi. Jo he enviat amb el correu aquest document escanejat i suposo que el voluntari no se'n va adonar al estar redactat en català.

A volunteer has refused the authorization because according to him it should be sent from an email associated with the Web adress where the work was originally published. This work has never been published in any web site and their copyright holder is the municipality of Colldejou which gave me an authorization signed and stamped by the mayor of the municipality. I sent this e-document scanning and my guess was that the volunteers did not notice it because was written in Catalan language. Cameta (talk) 21:28, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi Cameta. The Spanish volunteer either missed it or didn't understand the text. Anyway, I took over the ticket and accepted the permission. Trijnsteltalk 12:24, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. Cameta (talk) 22:22, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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Help in Chinese to check the permission from 傅文俊

Hello. I have uploaded some images of an Chinese artist 傅文俊 from the 14 June to the 18 June 2013. The artist himself has sent his permission the wikimedia commons on 19 June 2013. The title of the email is 傅文俊授权书. But the image's status has not changed. So they may be deleted soon. Could someone have a check? Thank you very much!!!--Chaonan (talk) 08:48, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

I cannot find any emails of this person or with that summary line in the permissions queues. Are you sure he send them to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org? Maybe they're in info-zh, but I don't have access to that queue so I cannot tell. Can you send or forward them again? Trijnsteltalk 08:55, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
It's not in info-zh either. -Mys 721tx (talk) 22:11, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
Closing this since Mys 721tx blocked this user for sockpuppetry and flickr laundring. Trijnsteltalk 12:13, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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File:Afula HaEmek Medical Center-birds by Daphna Tuval marx 02.JPG

The uploader made four similar uploads on the same day. The other three have this ticket linked, does it also cover this file and is the licence correct? January (talk) 19:44, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes, it does and Hanay added the permission template this morning (ticket number is 2013052110009507 and he mentioned "cc-by-sa" btw). Trijnsteltalk 10:43, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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Permissions for images

Hello, recently I uploaded the images http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russtroybank-logo.png and http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russtroybank-office.png. I sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org signed copy of recommended by Wikimedia letter. But unfortunatelly both images was deleted and I didn't get any reply to my email. Would you please recover that images? If required I can resend my email again. Thank you! --Искандер2К (talk) 19:53, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

 Note: the two images are File:Russtroybank-office.jpg and File:Russtroybank-logo.png.
@Искандер2К: I cannot find your email. From which email address did you send it? Maybe I can find it then and otherwise you should resend it. Trijnsteltalk 10:53, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
@Trijnstel: I sent it Jun 18 from domain @mail.ru Now I resend email, please check permissions-commons@wikimedia.org--Искандер2К (talk) 18:22, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done, email received now (ticket:2013062910006735), photos restored and permission templates added. Thanks! Trijnsteltalk 19:05, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
@Trijnstel: Thank you very much!--Искандер2К (talk) 20:46, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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File:Wehrkirche st crucis espenfeld.jpg

According to the source field of this file, it is only released for use on Wikipedia ({{Wikipediaonly}}), which is not acceptable for hosting on Commons. Could you please check if that restriction actually applies based on the correspondence in OTRS and if it does not, please remove it from the file description? Thanks, —LX (talk, contribs) 12:48, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Hmmm, not sure (my German is not great and long ticket), but it looks like he released them under cc-by-sa-3.0-de... Trijnsteltalk 09:11, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
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Avril Lavigne

Normally I would wait for the email to go through its natural course, but can I ask someone to kindly find the email titled "Avril Lavigne image" regarding File:Avril Lavigne - May 2013.jpg and let me know if everything is in order? I sought out the uploader of the image before the deletion request was made in order to confirm its status, but a speedy deletion tag made me kick things into higher gear. Thank you so much! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 17:42, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

Note: the related ticket on OTRS is ticket:2013062310004355. Trijnsteltalk 20:24, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

{{Section resolved|1=I have left a note on the uploader's talk page and he'll need to follow through for the image to be kept. The matter in this section is resolved though. – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 18:45, 1 July 2013 (UTC)}}

Rush request for Avril Lavigne

Hi OTRS, a declaration of consent was emailed today by User:Freaktheclown, uploader of File:Avril Lavigne - May 2013.jpg, in kind accordance with my instructions on his talk page at User talk:Freaktheclown#Verifying Avril Lavigne image. Because the image still remains tagged for deletion, I'd love to have the OTRS ticket 2013062310004355 (or as-yet-unassigned ticket) updated and, with any hope, approved so I can have the image deletion nomination closed and I can proceed with adding the photograph to other wikis. Thank you so much! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 00:03, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

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Heleen Mees

The File:Heleen Mees.jpg author info credits Cynthia van Elk, but the PD license says Mees herself is the author. Can someone verify with the photographer permission on the OTRS ticket (ticket:2008061810023907) and update accordingly? czar · · 19:44, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

I read the ticket, which is obviously not sufficient. It's herself just stating that the picture is 'free of right'. No mentioning of author, no mentioning of license. I will nominate the file for deletion. Jcb (talk) 22:01, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
Thanks czar · · 22:15, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
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Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Mb-world

The pictures was nominated by Bill william compton because of no OTRS permission (see Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Mb-world). He has asked me to provide a confirmation mail. I’ve sent a confirmation mail 27 March 2013, but I had no answer. I asked Bill william compton about the confirmation on his talk page 1 April 2013 and 9 April (see User talk:Bill william compton) but I had no answer. The pictures was deleted with just a notation of "Deleted: To be restored upon reciept of OTRS permission", so I'm not sure if the deleting admin checked OTRS. I just re-sent the confirmation mail at permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, check please! --Mb-world (talk) 12:46, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

I found ticket:2013041510007531 & ticket:2013041710007591 from Mikhail V****yev! You sent an email (with correct agreement) from miscellaneous mail server! I read this section, if Your images used in "mb-world.ru" You should sending this agreement from this website's Mail server! (for example:info@mb-world.ru). For other images: At first, You can upload images in commons and use {{OTRS pending}}. After uploading, You'll send an email to OTRS for confirming! --MehdiTalk 06:46, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi Mehdi,I've uploaded new pictures and realised all rules)) Please check my confirmation mail from "mb-world.ru" mail server. But I have a problem with my last pictures which was deleted, I can't uploading pictures because it had been deleted: "There was another file already on the site with the same content, but it was deleted". What I have to do? Kind regards --Mb-world (talk) 13:52, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

This site appears to include works by several photographers: how can the ones to which you hold copyright be distinguished? --Rrburke (talk) 14:48, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
I sent an email for User:Putnik for checking this section.--MehdiTalk 15:28, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

OTRS ticket is closed and no progress since 19 April 2013, so this issue seems to be resolved for the scope of this page. --Krd 12:40, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

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Snowden pic edit war

can somone check that Snowden pic 4 wihch file we have a ticket? thx--Sanandros (talk) 21:45, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

I emailed her a link to a deleted version for view and approval. The one she viewed in my link was the high resolution cropped version.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:48, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
As an OTRS agent, I understand that the permission we have is for File:Edward Snowden.jpg as of July 6th 22.57 CEST (not so sure about the timezone displayed in OTRS). --PierreSelim (talk) 11:13, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
FYI: that's 22:57 (UTC) - same timezone as we use here on Commons. Trijnsteltalk 16:15, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket verification

Can someone please verify ticket:2013070410008144 for File:Sorella Angela e Suor Gerarda.JPG? Ticket date seems to pre-date first upload of this user. Thanks. Moros y Cristianos 08:55, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

✓ verified License: CC-0 --Steinsplitter (talk) 13:46, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
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Restoring the deleted images

can anyone please restore the images uploaded on the wiki commons from www.sultanulfaqr.com and www.tehreekdawatefaqr.com .These images were uploaded from 'rizwantdf1' id. These were deleted on account of copyright issue. Now website owner has given the authority to use any matter from the websites www.sultanulfaqr.com and www.tehreekdawatefaqr.com ,,and wikipedia has issued an OTRS # Ticket#2013062010002201 as evidence. many days have passed since the OTRS # has been issued and these images are not restored. any help on this will be highly appreciated. Thanks --39.42.150.136 12:33, 13 July 2013 (UTC) Rizwan

The ticket did not mention file names. I will send a standard answer with instructions to ticket sender. When we receive an answer with file names we will fix it for you. Jcb (talk) 12:57, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
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File:Rod Lurie Headshot.jpg

According to the file description, "the license agreement will be forwarded to OTRS 'shortly.'" Has anything been sent in yet? I'm a bit skeptical, since the uploader makes a number of demonstrably false and contradictory claims, such as:

  • It's a self-portrait (the subject is named as the author). In fact, the metadata indicates that this is a photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage. WireImage typically don't release their works into the public domain or publish them under a free license.
  • The uploader is the copyright holder ("I, the copyright holder of this work"). I don't think so.
  • The photo is both protected by copyright (and published under the Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 copyright license) and not protected by copyright ("I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain"). That's logically impossible.

—LX (talk, contribs) 10:43, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

I did not find anything on "Rod Lurie" --Jarekt (talk) 11:53, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. Tagged for deletion. —LX (talk, contribs) 18:28, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
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Office of media relation of the President of Serbia

Hello! Permission was send to us under subject Office of media relation of the President of the Republic of Serbia - LICENCE from mail "press@predsednik.rs". Can someone find it and list ID here? It should cover some current and future uploads also, and it looks like we will have official images from Serbian president press center! OTRS agent needed. --WhiteWriter speaks 20:49, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

I processed that mail. Ticket ID is #2013071010003075. Note that {{Cc-by-sa-3.0}} and {{GFDL}} applied. – Kwj2772 (msg) 17:42, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
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File:Karapet Rubinyan Jan 2011.jpg and File:Karapet Rubinyan

File:Karapet Rubinyan Jan 2011.jpg and File:Karapet Rubinyan 00.jpg have OTRS permission ticket:2013061610000569. I , not realizing, myself set OTRS tags, and its deleted. Please restore the files and set OTRS permission tags. Vahram Mekhitarian (talk) 23:44, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

The ticket was not about an image. Jcb (talk) 17:20, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
Whay not? File:Karapet Rubinyan Jan 2011.jpg and File:Karapet Rubinyan 00.jpg from pages
Karapet Rubinyan,
User:Lastak
Vahram Mekhitarian (talk) 22:33, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
Ticket has to mention the file name. It also seems odd to me that Karapet Rubinyan took the picture of... Karapet Rubinyan. Jcb (talk) 16:57, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
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File:Shultse Boizen Libertas.jpg

Is the OTRS template in the description of this image valid? I noticed that it seems to have been added by the uploader, not by an OTRS member. The image description, source etc. seem to contradict at least in part those of the image's other version linked from there. Thanks. --Rosenzweig τ 23:20, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

The ticket number seems to be ticket:2008031210021854. --Rosenzweig τ 23:22, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

I don't have access to that ticket, so it's probably in an info- queue (info-ru maybe). Trijnsteltalk 10:47, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Can such tickets be valid permissions? --Rosenzweig τ 12:04, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Yes, they can. Especially older tickets can be. So we need a Russian OTRS volunteer I guess. Trijnsteltalk 12:06, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
Yes those descriptions and licenses were not right. Ticket:2008031210021854 just says that writer Igor Bondarenko authorizes Анна Астахова to release samples of his printed material (like book covers) and photos he took, under cc-by-sa-2.5 license. Unfortunately that should not be applied to any images in Category:Photographs from Igor Bondarenko archive since those were photographs scanned from Igor Bondarenko books (source is "Igor Bondarenko archive"), but not taken by him in 1988 as is currently claimed. Some of those images (German ones) might be {{Anonymous-EU}}. --Jarekt (talk) 14:38, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
I am also sure that File:CIC RO L Schulze Boysen detail.jpg was not taken by US Army. --Jarekt (talk) 14:40, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. I have now filed a deletion request, Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Libertas Schulze-Boysen. The text of the DR explains why. Regards --Rosenzweig τ 18:31, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
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ticket/permission from info-nl?

File:Marente de Moor.jpg has been uploaded in 2011 by a user, who is not the author, claiming "mail has been forwarded to info-nl". However, a permission/ticket# has never been added to this image. Could someone with access to info-nl please look into the ticket and open a Commons-ticket? Thanks. --Túrelio (talk) 19:30, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

There is a ticket in info-nl about this (ticket:2011110210009295), but it wasn't sufficient. An employee from her publisher send a more recent photo (not uploaded) and said that she would keep us informed about the permission to upload that photo under a free license. We didn't hear anything from her again. I'm afraid it's not sufficient. Trijnsteltalk 22:00, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
If Dedalus is involved, please be suspicious :-( - not the first we found this month: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Heleen Mees.jpg - Jcb (talk) 22:20, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
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Reuse of File:Kaczynski Jaroslaw 1 070.JPG

Szanowni Państwo, Nazywam się Marek Adam Grabowski i jestem członkiem redakcji portalu konserwatyzm.pl. Chciałbym prosić w imieniu portalu o możliwość wykorzystywania Państwa [14] do ozdabiania naszych artykułów. W razie czego kontakt, że mną jest możliwy pod tym adresem marek.publicystyka@gmail.com. Z wyrazami szacunku Marek Adam Grabowski — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.28.179.11 (talk • contribs) 15:17, 18 July 2013‎ (UTC)

I will email the user and point him to Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia, etc. --Jarekt (talk) 13:23, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS-status

Is the OTRS ok for this file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Principe_schématique_de_fonctionnement_de_la_centrale_osmotique.jpg

The file does not seem uploaded by Statkraft. KjellG (talk) 17:48, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes. That's true. --MehdiTalk 05:20, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
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File:Vincent Utah.jpg reuse

Hi,

Could someone please confirm reuse of 'File:Vincent Utah.jpg' in editorial print, with credit to Betsy Stowe? ticket #2011071210015937 email date: 7/26/13

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessyilin (talk • contribs) 15:40, 26 July 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 19:54, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
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2013071010005831

Aloha! Could someone please verfiy ticket no. 2013071010005831 for File:Dareysteel picture on his radio interview in Amsterdam holland.jpg? Thanks! --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 23:17, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

We received 2mails from David Z*****n with yahoo mail (davidz******@yahoo.com)! But it's not acceptable with OTRS rules and We have not been able to validate this authorization at this time, because we are unable to be sure that he is the copyright holder of the file. if u need more information about this ticket, Please contact user:Cindamuse (ticket owner) --MehdiTalk 05:00, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
That's enough information for the moment. Thanks a lot for digging that up for me! --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 05:29, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
You're welcome. :) --MehdiTalk 07:01, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
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Upload done

Karen just forwarded me File:Robert Silverberg OTRS.jpg. She said she had emailed the permission and image to OTRS. In case the file failed to attach I uploaded it. This may also save you the effort of uploading it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 18:56, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. OTRS ticket number (#2013073110009575) and ticket closed. Trijnsteltalk 19:59, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2011030810000182

Hello,

I am with the american Kennel Club, publications dept. We would like to use this image of E.B. White and his dachshund for a story we are doing in AKC Family Dog on Dachshunds. We are using a quote from the author and this picture would work perfectly!

Thank you, Kate McCroary

ksm@akc.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akcpubs (talk • contribs) 13:28, 2 August 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 21:23, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
Template_talk:PermissionOTRS#This_template_misleads_people_about_the_licence_and_is_badly_worded. Others think the template may be confusing.--Canoe1967 (talk) 18:25, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Mount Carmel forest fire23.jpg

Thank you for these excellent images. I intend to use the picture of Mount Carmel fire on my blog after 8/7/13 here: http://www.waynestiles.com/mount-carmel-and-the-place-of-burning/?preview=true&preview_id=8073&preview_nonce=f7573616c6 Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.62.111 (talk • contribs) 11:02, 5 August 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 22:50, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Voniesh Soukhee Male Mauritian Solo Face.jpg

The uploader of File:Voniesh Soukhee Male Mauritian Solo Face.jpg added a PermissionOTRS template referencing ticket #2012010510013998. Does that ticket match that image and does it contain sufficient information? --Geniac (talk) 00:01, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

No, it doesn't match and is clearly wrong. That ticket only mentions uploads from JJ Georges. I've deleted the photo. Trijnsteltalk 21:05, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Cybage logo.jpg

Anything in the big 'ol pile from User:Kingsdude? --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 05:44, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

I had a search in OTRS system but I didn't see any result for cybage, Cybage, Arun Nathani & Kingsdude! --MehdiTalk 13:38, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much, I got right to it. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 02:12, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
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having trouble uploading an image.

https://i3.sndcdn.com/avatars-000040593045-66ry8j-t500x500.jpg attempting to add the logo to the wiki page That!_Medical_Quiz_Show Possibly uploaded incorrectly, now when attempting to upload it is not correctly uploading. The image is the logo of the show and is posted on multiple public sites and is the cover or image of the article written and the release of use for non-commercial purposes was agreed to by the company on their soundcloud and facebook page. Was this an OTRS issue?

any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Jsyms (talk) 20:27, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

See Commons:Fair use and Template:Noncommercial. We can't allow a complex logo here unless under a free license through Commons:OTRS from the copyright holder. This is most likely the producer of the show.--Canoe1967 (talk) 23:27, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
Uploaded as fair use now on the English Wikipedia: en:File:That! Medical Quiz Show Logo.jpg. Trijnsteltalk 14:29, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
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ticket#2013070610007169

I am a wiki commons user (JustBrowsingBob) and wish to confirm permission to use this photo on a website outside of Wiki. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.106.47.73 (talk • contribs) 06:48, 15 July 2013‎ (UTC)

Sorry but I'm not sure of which file you are speaking of ? --PierreSelim (talk) 09:17, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
It's about File:Edward Snowden.jpg and see COM:REUSE for reusing content outside Wikimedia. Trijnsteltalk 14:27, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Machteld Mulder - 130602-097.jpg

To this picture an OTRS permission template was added without authorization. It refers to ticket:2008082610013775 which was handled in 2008 but includes a Dutch statement of the copyright holder. I do not understand much of that ticket as it is in Dutch but it apparently refers to a GFDL license only and it remains unclear to me if it refers to all future publication of photographs at erki.nl. This should be checked by another OTRS colleague who has a better understanding of Dutch than me. Regards, AFBorchert (talk) 21:25, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

The ticket states that all photos from www.erki.nl may be uploaded on Wikimedia Commons under the GFDL license. See Category:Photographs by Erik van Leeuwen for all files and there's even a special template: Template:Erki.nl. Maybe you should check all uploads of Piet.Wijker and check whether he used that template. Trijnsteltalk 20:13, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
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image reuse

08/08/2013

ticket #2013021510004529

IMG File:Chelyabinsk meteor event consequences in Drama Theatre.jpg

I work for an Australian Publishing Company. We specialise in Educational books for Primary Schools. Can I reuse this image in an Educational Book?

110.142.37.55 02:32, 8 August 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.142.37.55 (talk • contribs)

Yes you can. You can review the license here, the complete legal code can be found here. Com:Reuse might help as well. Good luck with your project! --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 03:55, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Palace Hotel Varese (da via Corridoni).jpg and Ticket:2013080410002442

Hi, could someone crosscheck this image and ticket. The uploader added OTRS release himself claiming the OK because of this edit by an IP on it:wiki. Thx. --JuTa 17:53, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Is OK. The IP address was used by Elitre, the OTRS volunteer who also handled the ticket which contained a link to this file. Trijnsteltalk 18:21, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:"Die Spinnerin".jpg

Hallo liebes OTSR-Team! Für obige Datei hatte ich am 16. Juli die Freigabe des Urhebers eingereicht und bisher noch nichts gehört. Die Datei wurde von User:JuTa für OTSR fixiert. Sind da noch Fragen offen?? Viele Grüße und noch ein heisses WE -----Martin1009 -the Seeker 20:32, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

I've found a ticket (ticket:2013071710009477), but my German is not so great. Can a German volunteer step in please? :) Trijnsteltalk 20:18, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
Am 15. August wurde der Baustein "Genehmigung fehlt" gesetzt???! Das verstehe ich nicht ganz und habe aus diesem Grund meine eMail mit der Freigabe heute nochmals gesendet!Für eine kurze Benachrichtigung bin ich Ihnen dankbar. Viele Grüsse - ----Martin1009 -the Seeker 19:48, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut, so ich antworte in Englisch. We received your second email too (ticket:2013081610008754) and I merged it with the older one (ticket:2013071710009477). There seems to be a backlog in the German queues. I'll try to find a German volunteer for you and if I can't find one I'll handle it myself. Trijnsteltalk 15:38, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done Freigabe ist OK und wier möchten uns für die lange Bearbeitungszeit entschuldigen.--Steinsplitter (talk) 16:09, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Danke. --Túrelio (talk) 16:11, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Ansicht.jpg

Anything in the pile?

Ralf Griffel, Hochschule Wismar, Bereich Seefahrt Warnemünde, MSCW, User:Soundie
--Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 04:32, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
Can anyone have a look pretty please? --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 22:06, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
I've searched for it, but can't find anything. Maybe it's in info-de, but can't check that as I don't have access to that queue. Trijnsteltalk 17:36, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
I had a search in ticket system and i found different results, I'm not able to reading and understanding all of them. :( Please see this table:
subject/target result description
Ansicht.jpg 32 all of them are Deutsch
Ralf Griffel 0 -
Hochschule Wismar 0 -
Bereich Seefahrt Warnemünde 0 -
MSCW 1 2013073010002976 lang= ru /

Age: 18 d 9 h – Created: 07/30/2013 08:35

Soundie 0 -
--MehdiTalk 17:46, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done I thought so. Thanks Mehdi! --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 20:51, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
You're welcome :) --MehdiTalk 21:09, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2012041010004027

Could someone please check if ticket:2012041010004027 covers all uploads by User:MaxSpeed and if yes add the appropriate template to their two recent uploads? Thanks, --El Grafo (talk) 12:26, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

I Checked it and i saw 6 discussions between Gerlach A** and our agent (user:Krd)! But this ticket language is de and i'm not able to reading it! So, if u need more information, contact user:krd and ask him, Please! --MehdiTalk 07:13, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
In the ticket the author asked explicitly what he should do with any further uploads and Krd answered that he should send the permission to OTRS each time he uploads new photos & the author agreed with that. In any case it would be best to contact Krd since he closed both tickets from this person (this and this one). Trijnsteltalk 12:27, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:No Apaguéis Vuestro Amor.JPG

Contact http://www.sanpablo.es/editorial/listado/8/msica the publisher. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chuck Marean (talk • contribs) 06:16, 15 July 2013‎ (UTC)

It's not up to us to do that. You should contact the owner for the permission. Please follow the steps on COM:OTRS. Trijnsteltalk 12:15, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Max Oelschlaeger.jpeg

Ticket#2013061010006743]

Below is a copy of the email that I sent to OTRS. Clearly, I utilized the OTRS template. I identified the photo to be used and where, how, and why, and the license I planned to use. The photo author clearly states that they are the author and that the photo may be used as described. This was sent to OTRS and I saw a notice on the wikimedia page that it had been received. What more must be done?! Please advise. Thanks!


From: <redacted> To: "permissions-commons@wikimedia.org" <permissions-commons@wikimedia.org> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 9:34 AM Subject: Re: Permissions for Wiki Page - FW: Max Oelschlaeger Photo Usage

Forwarding email granting usage of photo at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Max_Oelschlaeger.jpeg

-Sblafren

From: "Hargrove, Gene" <redacted> To: <redacted> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 9:17 AM Subject: Re: Permissions for Wiki Page - FW: Max Oelschlaeger Photo Usage

Dear Sblafren,

The photograph is mine and the website is mine. You have my permission to use the photograph.

Gene Hargrove Environmental Ethics Center for Environmental Philosophy 1155 Union Circle #310980 University of North Texas Denton, TX 76203-5017 http://www.cep.unt.edu redacted 940-382-8876 940-565-2727

..

From: <redacted> Reply-To: <redacted> Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 14:58:48 -0700 To: "Poole, Alexandria" <redacted> Subject: Max Oelschlaeger Photo Usage

Image Usage Permissions Request:

To whom it may concern: I found your page <http://www.cep.unt.edu/vmo.html> while doing research for the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, and thought your image [regarding <Max Oelschlaeger>] might be appropriate for inclusion in our articles concerning <Max Oelschlaeger>. I am specifically seeking your permission to use this image: <http://www.cep.unt.edu/images/max.jpeg> I would like to include your image in these articles: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Oelschlaeger> Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/) is a free encyclopedia that is collaboratively edited by volunteers from around the world. Our goal is to create a comprehensive knowledge base that may be freely distributed and available at no charge. Normally we ask permission for material to be used under the terms of the Creative Commons.org Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0). This means that although you retain the copyright and authorship of your own work, you are granting permission for all others (not just Wikipedia) to use, copy, and share your materials freely — and even potentially use them commercially — so long as they do not try to claim the copyright themselves, nor prevent others from using or copying them freely. You can read this license in full at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en This license expressly protects creators from being considered responsible for modifications made by others, while ensuring that creators are credited for their work. There is more information on our copyright policy at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights We choose the Creative Commons.org Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) because we consider it the best available tool for ensuring our encyclopedia can remain free for all to use, while providing credit to everyone who donates text and images. This may or may not be compatible with your goals in creating the materials available on your website. Please be assured that if permission is not granted, your materials will not be used at Wikipedia — we have a very strict policy against copyright violations. We also accept licensing of images under other free-content licenses. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags With your permission, we will credit you for your work in the image's permanent description page, noting that it is your work and is used with your permission, and we will provide a link back to your website. Please explicitly state under which license you grant permission. We invite your collaboration in writing and editing articles on this subject and any others that might interest you. Please see the following article for more information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction Thank you for your time. Kindly, Wikipedia Editor <redacted>

"The photograph is mine and the website is mine. You have my permission to use the photograph." Is not a suitable license statement. They need to email OTRS with something like: "I took this photo and wish to license under CC-by-3.0 which I have viewed at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en I understand that anyone can use it for any purpose including commercial and derivatives."--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:15, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

This reply from Eugene Hargrove is in direct response to my email to him with the OTRS provided permissions template letter. How much clearer must we have been, without having copied and reworded my letter nearly verbatim? It seems that in an effort to cover all the bases that WikiCommons has made uploading media a unreasonable headache and invalidated their own permissions template letter?! I really don't want to go to the department head of a major university and ask him to do a bunch of paper work just so that I can upload a photo to enhance the Wikipedia entry. This is getting silly. And I see lots of other complaints from lots of other users of similar!! Can we get someone else to weigh in on this issue? Thanks!

I think they like the wording to be precise and come from 'the horse's mouth'. That way there is no confusion about what rights are given by whom. It does frustrate many people but it is a legal document and needs to jump all the hoops, cross all the Ts, dot the i, have all the ducks in a row, and be acceptable by the Queen's lawyers type thing.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:31, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
Canoe1967 is right. The permission statement you forwarded to us wasn't clear enough; please use this template. I've send a second reply via email. Trijnsteltalk 12:10, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
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Permission status

Have anyone receive the permission for image re-use, send from dalttt@mail.ru e-mail adress ? --RussianTrooper (talk) 18:46, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

I found ticket:2013071710010947 ! But it's Ru and i can't read it! Please make a discussion with ticket owner user:ze-dan!--MehdiTalk 04:47, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
Looks handled. Ze-dan accepted the permission send to us. Trijnsteltalk 12:05, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Tropa de choque em São Paulo 1.jpg

Hello. A picture I had uploaded got deleted because it had no OTRS permission. I don't understand why, since I had contacted the author, received a positive reply with the correct e-mail model and forwarded it to permissions-commons-pt@wikimedia.org (since both me and the author speak Portuguese). I followed all the 3 steps in here and my image got deleted anyway. Could you explain me why? And what should I do? Also, I was not informed that that file was going to be deleted, so I was really taken by surprise when it was. Thanks for your time. Mateussf (talk) 23:08, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

Found your email (ticket:2013062210006113). It's not your fault; we just have a backlog. Will try to find a Portuguese OTRS volunteer for you. Trijnsteltalk 16:57, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
I've answered your e-mail. There's only one pending detail.—Teles «Talk to me˱M @ C S˲» 17:30, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket #2008032810015671

Hello, I wanted to confirm that ticket #2008032810015671 is operating under the Creative Commons License Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) . The license currently posted on Flickr is contradictory re: commercial use. On Flickr the image is listed under the Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). If anyone can provide clarification regarding the correct license under which this image is managed, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. JJB27 — Preceding unsigned comment added by JJB27 (talk • contribs) 19:19, 19 August 2013‎ (UTC)

Yes, this ticket confirms it's under CC-BY-SA. Apparantly it wasn't clear in 2008 as well, so they explicitly asked and the WEF agreed. Trijnsteltalk 13:57, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
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Just a curious question

What is the difference between Category:Items with OTRS permission confirmed (with about 410000 entries) and Category:Items with ticket OTRS permission confirmed (with about 20000 entries)? Could an should that be merged together, or are there undocumented reasons why this is split up? thx. --JuTa 08:47, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

I didn't have any idea either, so I looked it up and... (see also Template:PermissionOTRS)
So in order to have these two split, I would leave these two categories. Trijnsteltalk 14:04, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
It is a leftover of one of my old maintenance projects. In February I overhauled {{PermissionOTRS}} and merged it with {{OTRS}} and few other similar templates. One big issue was the huge variety of the ways one could specify tickets: through a "ticket", "ID", "freeform", "1" or "2" parameters. I was keeping track of images using each one of those methods and was trying to convert rarely used ones to a "id". The remaining 2 ways of specifying tickets are through "ID" (or its now alias "1") or through "ticket", which has too many (20k) entries to retire. We could combine them now since I am not planning on doing anything to Category:Items with ticket OTRS permission confirmed. Or we can keep them separated, since Category:Items with ticket OTRS permission confirmed have no ticket ID number range validation checks and could point to almost anything. --Jarekt (talk) 14:42, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi thx for the answerback. I would like to leave that decision to you or other OTRS stuff. I was just curious (and a bit confused) --JuTa 18:08, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
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Match file to ticket

Ticket#2013031910008909 goes with File:Osian Ellis.jpg. I am trying to help w:User talk:HCNicholls over at en:wp. There is another file over there, w:File:David Griffiths self portrait.jpg, that may be involved with the same ticket. An email to Mr. Griffiths may get the second one licensed better and moved to commons.--Canoe1967 (talk) 16:47, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

The other file has a version at File:David Griffiths PD.jpg.--Canoe1967 (talk) 16:28, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
(ec) ✓ Done for File:Osian Ellis.jpg (not public domain per ticket). The other file (now uploaded on commons: File:David Griffiths PD.jpg) isn't covered by that other ticket and can't find any either. Though since it says "An email confirming the request will be forwarded to permissions-en@wikimedia.org" I think we should await the email. Trijnsteltalk 16:31, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
Ow wait, via an older ticket (ticket:2013022710008664, now merged) I found a newer ticket: ticket:2013071010006929. Now looking at it. Trijnsteltalk 16:35, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
w:User talk:HCNicholls seems to think there was an email sent for either w:File:David Griffiths self portrait.jpg or File:David Griffiths PD.jpg. Does the 2nd ticket number above mention such a file?--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Apologies for the late reply. But ✓ Done: ticket number added and email send. Trijnsteltalk 15:50, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Gilbert LaFreniere.jpg

File:Gilbert LaFreniere.jpg

Ticket#2013060310004473

This file was uploaded in association with a Wikipedia entry. A copy of the permissions request, using OTRS form letter format, and the affirmative reply by the media owner was sent to OTRS and was acknowledged on the page by OTRS. File was fine for a month and then deleted. Please explain why and how to correct. Wikipedia entry is lame with out the photo. Thanks!--Sblafren (talk) 17:53, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

OTRS was not valid as the blog were the image was posted was not the original copyright holder: Copyright All rights reserved by Oregon State University. . Regards. Moros y Cristianos 18:06, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

THAT is NOT true. The blog is my father's blog, the photo is my mothers. Come again? The blog was dated 2007. The OSU Flkr is dated 20132009. It is NOT their photo. What should I do next? -Sean LaFreniere

The image was posted on Flickr on May 14, 2009, three weeks after it was created. The image was added to the blog in 2010 (it didn't exist before 23 April 2009). It has also a larger size than the one you posted. There may be a good reason for all that. Could you please explain (I could also be wrong at some point)? Regards. Moros y Cristianos 18:30, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

The photo size was kept small for the web, to make the page load faster. We have the original photo, dated May 2007, Whistler BC, and I can upload that one if it is preferred. The only reason that OSU had the photo was because my folks sent it to them when he gave a lecture there. They put it on their flickr account so that they could use in in web promotion of the lecture - evidently in 2009. But I had long since already had it on the blogspot page that I built for my father in 2007. http://gilbertlafreniere.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html.

Looks better by the minute ;-). Now we need OTRS people to re-examine the OTRS ticket for completeness. I would also advice to post a large version with original EXIF info. Kind regards. Moros y Cristianos 18:41, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

I can upload another photo. But I liked that one. And it was already out there, via the blog page, and evidently the OSU page, so it seemed like the one to use. What I REALLY dont like is that OSU has put their Copyright on a photo that is not theirs. I am trying to figure out Fickrs contact info to complain. I though I would first start with OSU, but there is not contact info at Flickr. Evidently you contact Yahoo to complain about Flickr issues. Anyway... I am working on it.

Ticket#2013060310004473 Thank you, the file has been marked as confirmed. Yours sincerely, Johan Bos (OTRS)

How do I get OTRS to review, how can upload larger photo, page is deleted. Thanks for your help Moros, btw.

I emailed copyright@yahoo-inc.com who controls Flickr. I gave them a link to this OTRS section and the Flickr image url. If you do have your mothers image it may be easiest to have her either create an account and upload it or have her email OTRS permissions for an original version that you upload. I doubt that OSU had a camera man at Whistler to take pictures of your family so there should be no reason we can't host this image. You may wish to contact the OSU Flickr webmaster to correct their Flickr page with CC-by and attribution to your mother. http://oregonstate.edu/ua/webcomm/contact-osu is the contact page for OSU.--Canoe1967 (talk) 15:53, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
http://oregonstate.edu/urm/staff has a better list of emails. Sara Freedman Web Specialist/Writer looks like the best one to contact.--Canoe1967 (talk) 15:59, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Canoe... I am afraid that asking my folks to do anything with a computer is not a great path. I handle most of these issues for them. Anyway... I did contact the university and they removed the photo from their flickr feed. Can we please get it restored now? Thank you!

From: OSU Computer Helpdesk <osucomputerhelpdesk@helpdesk.oregonstate.edu> To: Sean LaFreniere <sblafren@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [Ticket#0206278] Form submission from: Contact the OSU Computer Helpdesk

Sean, We have taken care of the photo on Flickr of your father. It has been removed from the site. Thank you for informing us of this.

Have a great day! TicketID=202434

Thank you, Henry Becker OSU Computer Helpdesk (541) 737-3474 osucomputerhelpdesk@oregonstate.edu http://oregonstate.edu/is/tss/och http://oregonstate.edu/helpdocs

The OTRS may accept a photograph of a hand signed license from your mother. Have her sign:"I took this photo and wish to license under CC-by-3.0 which I have viewed at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en I understand that anyone can use it for any purpose including commercial and derivatives." Hand write or print that and have her sign it. Then take a picture of it with the photo. Upload the license image first and then over write it with just the image. You could also email the picture of the license if you don't want to upload a copy. Would OTRS accept that?--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:07, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Well OTRS already accepted the email correspondence. Moros y Christianos deleted as he saw the OSU Flickr feed and thought that this was the original image. I corresponded with him and believe that the issue was cleared up. Furthermore the OSU folks already agreed and removed the photo from their feed. So I would assume it would just require someone with some authority, not me, to restore the image file. If the same file is restored, vs. me uploading a new one, I assume the Wikipedia entry will not need to be edited?

You could just upload a new version to the same file name and have Moros y Christianos put an OTRS ticket number on it. Otherwise we would need Commons:Undeletion requests which seems like the long route.--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:42, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Does the fact that I already submitted an undeletion request mess this up? Will there be two versions?

Two versions of an undeletion request shouldn't cause a problem. Many OTRS aren't admin and many admin aren't OTRS. A combination of both is needed to undelete the file. If it were re-uploaded with an OTRS then admin wouldn't be needed. I don't know the best way to do it at this point. I also left a heads up note at User talk:INeverCry the admin that deleted it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 22:07, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you so much Canoe... greatly appreciated. --Sblafren (talk) 22:51, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

You are very welcome. INeverCry says that an OTRS member should post an okay at Commons:Undeletion requests. You could probably start the request and then OTRS could pop by and give it an okay.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:25, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
✓ restored and merged. I disagree with Jim on COM:UR since the license was explicitly mentioned by Sblafren when he emailed the author. Trijnsteltalk 13:05, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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Proving ownership of images

I seek help in establishing indisputable ownership of several images which have been challenged by copyright editors. One is digital and part of a series I have taken; the others are from 35mm film. I own the originals, which are to hand for rescans, and negatives which can be provided quite quickly (once I rummage through the box they're kept in).

Can anyone advise me how to prove my ownership and if these images can be tagged to indicate such proof has been given? SonofSetanta (talk) 14:26, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

You should be able to upload images of the negatives as proof of authorship. Then just upload the images and over write the negative versions. See the earliest version of File:Kate Jackson 1976.JPG for an example to show evidence of public domain because of no copyright notice. For digital ones just include the exif data. If they were previously published you could probably list them all with one OTRS email ticket number.--Canoe1967 (talk) 22:59, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. One of the problems I have is that the metadata apparently can be altered. I follow you as regards the negatives and I will do that. An e-mail to OTRS has not been replied to. SonofSetanta (talk) 14:35, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
You must have get an automatic answer by the OTRSystem - can you tell us the "ticket number" included in the subject of this e-mail? --Emha (talk) 07:35, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
No, funny enough, I didn't get an automated reply. I am resolving this now with the help of a copyright editor over on Wikipedia itself. SonofSetanta (talk) 09:07, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Don't think our help is needed anymore. If I'm wrong, please reopen this thread & mention ticket numbers or other info that might help. Trijnsteltalk 12:53, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

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Osnat Tzadok

Thank you for the above. I emailed the link to the main OTRS page for Osnat Tzadok to read. Then she then sent me File:Osnat Tzadok.jpg which I uploaded and then emailed her the link. I don't know which license her husband/photographer will choose so I just tagged it pending. Is the pending tag enough or should I tag it with the dual tag until they email OTRS with the file name I gave her?--Canoe1967 (talk) 21:32, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Stale. Photo is accepted in the mean time. Trijnsteltalk 12:48, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Franz Gastler in 2012.jpg

I've to send two emails to OTRS, one with the image and another with the permission of the original uploader. How am I supposed to do that?—Bill william comptonTalk 05:16, 3 August 2013 (UTC)

I had a search in OTRS ticket system, But I couldn't find any ticket about this photo. What was your email subject?--MehdiTalk 17:06, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply, but I haven't sent the mail yet. The conversation between me and Mr. Gastler happened like this: 1) I asked for his image, 2) he sent me one but without any licensing statement, 3) he sent me another email with the original author information (Daryl Visscher), 4) I explained him the license policy of Wikipedia and requested him to contact Mr. Visscher to reply me with the agreement statement, 5) Mr. Visscher released the photo with CCA v.3.0 license. So, how many emails do I need to forward?—Bill william comptonTalk 18:27, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
We need direct email about this photo from file owner (Or copyright holder) with essential agreement and license! --MehdiTalk 18:34, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Please tell me the number(s) (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?). Photo was sent in 2nd email and licensing statement is in 5th. Regards—Bill william comptonTalk 18:50, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
  • What I usually do is: 1) Email them and ask if they wish to provide an image. In the first email I send the url to http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS I ask them to read that over and explain photographer releases and free licenses. 2) If they find the photographer they email me back the image. 3)I upload the image and email them the url to the file. In the same email I ask them have the photographer fill out the form at Commons:OTRS and give them the url to OTRS again. Making sure they include the url or the file name so we can find it. 4) OTRS gets the photographer's email with the file name and does their stuff.--Canoe1967 (talk) 19:11, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Per this msg, I checked it. Your ticket number is 2013080410001292. Please checking your email. I respond to your ticket --MehdiTalk 17:04, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
I've no idea why no one accepted this, but I believe the permission is sufficient. So, ✓ Done. Trijnsteltalk 12:44, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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Duplicate images, one with OTRS, one without.

I've found two identical photos of differing resolutions and want to know what to do with them, usually I'd nominate the lower quality one for deletion, but in this case there's a catch. The higher resolution image was uploaded three days before the lower quality, but the lower quality version has ORTS and the higher doesn't. The images in question are File:Agnes Milowka by James Axford.jpg and File:Agnes Milowka by J Axford.jpg. I hope that someone here can clear up which one should be deleted. I hope this is the right place to bring this up, and thank you in advanced, Liamdavies (talk) 16:51, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Can someone with OTRS permissions follow this up? If the higher resolution image isn't properly licensed it should be deleted. Liamdavies (talk) 13:52, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done. Permission was OK, so I merged the two files. Trijnsteltalk 12:39, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Jon_Appleton_-_Sashasonjon.oga

{{OTRS pending}} is expiring on File:Jon_Appleton_-_Sashasonjon.oga. I sent the permission by e-mail one month ago. I have now re-sent it with subject "http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jon_Appleton_-_Sashasonjon.oga" from o@iki.fi sender olli.niemitalo@gmail.com. Olli Niemitalo (talk) 05:26, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

I've found your latest email: ticket:2013081610002198 (no time to look into it right now). Trijnsteltalk 16:42, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
Strange, I still can't find the older email, but anyway, ✓ confirmed. Trijnsteltalk 09:37, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Farah Siraj.jpg

Hello!

Can somebody please check the ticket of this image? Thanks in advance. Regards, High Contrast (talk) 13:44, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

 Comment The image is now removed (by Turelio). The ticket number was Ticket#2013081310002603 . --High Contrast (talk) 21:42, 16 August 2013 (UTC)

While the email address of the author was confirmed, they didn't give the right permission ("Please feel free to use the photograph of Farah Siraj that you have requested. I give you my permission as the creator and owner of the image to use it on her wikipedia page.") I'll send the correct follow-up mail. Thanks. Trijnsteltalk 16:47, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Peter James.jpg and Ticket:2013061710005437

Hi, in this file OTRS-release is documented but there is still no license included. I allready talked to SarahStierch but she didnt react till now though she was active meanwhile. Maybe another OTRS volounteer could check the ticket and correct the license. Thx. --JuTa 06:57, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi, the CC-By-SA 3.0 license is specified in the OTRS ticket. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:43, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
Thx, I applied that license now. --JuTa 08:58, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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Reuse

Are there any restriction to re-using this picture? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Edo_ivory_mask_18472.png Many thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.130.160.2 (talk)

This isn't really the right place for such a question (especially as it didn't get its permission through OTRS) - but yes, you need to attribute the authors (steve4710, Debate) and name the URL to the license. If you modify it you must say that it's modified. Read the license for details. darkweasel94 14:24, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
Per Darkweasel94 and see also COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 15:53, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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Undeletion request by Krantmlverma not fixed so far

I had earlier sent request for undeletion of my 15 files on 30 June 2013 the details of which are reproduced hereunder after copying from the related archives. Would you please help me in restoration of these files. Thanks Krantmlverma (talk) 06:23, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

File:Krant addressing wci mumbai1584.jpg

To: permissions-commons@wikimedia.org

I hereby affirm that I, (User:Krantmlverma), am the creator and sole owner of the exclusive copyright of File:Krant addressing wci mumbai1584.jpg

I agree to publish that work under the free license "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported" and GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).

I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws.

I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites.

I am aware that I always retain copyright of my work, and retain the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by me.

I am aware that the free license only concerns copyright, and I reserve the option to take action against anyone who uses this work in a libelous way, or in violation of personality rights, trademark restrictions, etc.

I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the work may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project. Krantmlverma (talk) 06:34, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
(User:Krantmlverma)
[SENDER'S AUTHORITY (copyright-holder)] 30-06-2013 [DATE]

P.S.: As already mentioned by me at the Village pump I had posted all these 15 undeletion requests which are still archived by a bot here. Its related thread is also given here You can find the related details of all my deleted files where individuals OTR requests were filed by the User:Krantmlverma (the concerned uploader). Kindly see the above thread once again and advice me properly what to do further? Regards, Krantmlverma (talk) 07:36, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

I have no idea whether someone told you this or not, but you need to follow the steps on COM:OTRS. That means that you send the permission for each of these files (or all together) to OTRS, *if* you are the copyright holder. If you're not, then find the copyright holder and ask him/her to send the permission or forward their permission to us if they send it to you. If you already did this, then please give us the ticket number or give us some information (like the topic line, the email address) so we can search for the ticket. Trijnsteltalk 14:00, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

NOT RESOLVED: Dear Trijnstel! Kindly see this thread wherein I was told by the respective User that all of my 15 undeletion requests have been sent to OTR's and it will take time to fix the problem. You can find it from the above thread to ascertain where the problem stands. Would you please try to understand and resolve my problem? Krantmlverma (talk) 10:04, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

No, they told you *you* should send and/or forward the permission to OTRS. Please following the steps on COM:OTRS and then come back to me. Trijnsteltalk 20:32, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2006112610003292

Hi, could someone please check up on the status of ticket:2006112610003292 with regards to File:Anencephaly front.jpg. The original source website went down, but apparently, the licensing details for File:Anencephaly front.jpg were logged in this ticket. [15], [16]. Thanks, FASTILY 07:12, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

The ticket is from a Commons contributor, who states that the website say "All images are public domain, courtesy of the photographer"; obviously with the website no longer available, all we have is their word. I'd be inclined to assume good faith unless there's a reson not to or there's a suspicion that the website didn't have permission to release the image. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:53, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
The photo which is mentioned in that ticket is this one, but yours is likely from the same author. (And agreed with HJ Mitchell btw) Trijnsteltalk 09:20, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
Found and added an archived link for the permission statement, otherwise AGF would have been fine imo. GermanJoe (talk) 19:35, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
This section was archived on a request by: Thanks guys. -FASTILY 04:56, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Possible "work for hire" and thus OTRS not valid?

The file File:Chuck Norris, The Delta Force 1986.jpg has an OTRS ticket which is the basic Israeli translation of the blanket OTRS permission form for the photographer Yoni S.Hamenahem, but according to all evidence he was a studio employee (the official stills photographer for the film) thus any images he produced on set would of been property of the studio as a work for hire (see Israeli copyright law section 34). The OTRS (ticket) does not indicate any permission from the studio for copyright release or address these concerns... should it (and any other similar images from this photographer, like Image:לי_מרוין.jpg and File:סילבסטר סטלונה.jpg) be deleted? — raeky (talk | edits) 22:23, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

  • His page on the Hebrew wiki lists him as an employee of many of these films at that time, including The Delta Force: http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%9D, his IMDB entry lists him in the credits of these movies, so it's pretty clear he was connected to the studio in an official capacity, making it EXTREMELY likely these images were works for hire. — raeky (talk | edits) 22:32, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Still waiting for some response... — raeky (talk | edits) 14:33, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
    • Maybe you should contact User:Hanay; he's the one who handled this particular ticket and is native Hebrew speaker. Trijnsteltalk 12:20, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
This matter was discussed in English wiki see here You can read the answers to this questions that were raised here. Hanay (talk) 08:22, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
OK, there isn't much more to say about this I think. Closing this now. Trijnsteltalk 10:36, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
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2012022110002879

Hi! Above ticket is connected to 2 uploads from Katya-Katerina (ArcticCup related) = (example) File:ArcticCup winners.jpg. However this ticket is used also in File:Логотип Arctic Cup.png (non-trivial text logo) uploaded and ticket added by SADtg a few days later. Katya-Katerina too uploaded the logo but the file was deleted. The question is: Does 2012022110002879 cover also the logo upload by SADtg? Gunnex (talk) 18:39, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Confirming ticket:2012022110002879 File:ArcticCup_winners.jpg

This looks like the copyright owner (assuming it was a work-for-hire or however that works in Russia), would be the city of St. Petersburg. I just wanted to confirm that, and find out how broad it was -- does it apply to all the images on their Facebook page, or even all the images on their website? Or does it just apply to the two images uploaded by User:Katya-Katerina? Thanks for your time (and patience dealing with OTRS queries...) JesseW (talk) 03:35, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Coincidentally I have already placed a related question to this ticket --> see 4 sections above = Commons:OTRS/Noticeboard#2012022110002879. Gunnex (talk) 06:00, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

Has this fallen off the radar of all the OTRS volunteers? If so, is there anything else I can to remind folks? JesseW (talk) 07:04, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

The ticket mentioned covers 3 files under CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL: File:Логотип Arctic Cup.png, File:ArcticCup cup.jpg and File:ArcticCup winners.jpg. Trijnsteltalk 22:03, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. I assume you consider any details about who or why the email address was considered valid to be non-public information? In any case, thanks for confirming which images the ticket covers. JesseW (talk) 03:53, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
It's is written in Russian (which I don't speak), though it seems like someone from the committee of the Arctic Cup gave the permission. Trijnsteltalk 10:39, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, knowing that it was more or less related to the Arctic Cup, rather than the St. Petersburg website or some such, is quite helpful. Thanks! Once this gets archived, I'll try to remember to link it from the relevant File_talk pages. JesseW (talk) 03:40, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
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Sammy Amara: Ticket#: 2013080610011036

The author had granted the license for the photo released on 6.8.13 (Ticket#:2013080610011036). The author had answered the outstanding issues on 15.8.13. The deleted photo could be restored. Why doesn't this happen? Best regards --Animagus (talk) 09:33, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Issue resolved in ticket:2013080610010135. See de:Datei:Sammy Amara.jpg and File:Sammy Amara.jpg. Trijnsteltalk 22:09, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Priyadarshini Raje Scindia by Soulsteer, November 2012.jpg

I am the sole owner of this picture. I have even sent you the email regarding the permission of this picture but after 7 days, I am still waiting for OTRS decision. Please clarify me what's the problem? Shobhit Gosain (talk) 04:08, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Someone bother to reply? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shobhit Gosain (talk • contribs) 04:28, 28 August 2013‎ (UTC)

Email replied. Ticket: 2013082810012173 --Alan (talk) 22:32, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Portal liviana.JPG

I think the Commons:OTRS tag added to the file is a little bit confusing. It says two things:

  • An email containing details of the permission for this file has been sent ...
  • Please copy the URL of this file in the email to assist OTRS volunteers to find it.

Obviously, if the Commons:OTRS tag was put in the file-page, then the file-URL is already in the email I sent.

Or I didn't correctly understand the tag?. --Createaccount 07:57, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

The first thing is a note to everyone who sees the tag; just a FYI that there can be an email found in the OTRS system (OTRS pending). The second line is one of third which is meant for the uploader: mention the file name in the email so that the OTRS volunteers can connect the OTRS ticket (email) with the associated file page. That's important as we otherwise can't put the tag OTRS confirmed on it. I've found your ticket btw: ticket:2013082210006584, but as I don't speak Spanish I'll leave it to a Spanish volunteer. Trijnsteltalk 16:54, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
I'll attend. --Alan (talk) 18:02, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
I have requested confirmation from the verified email account. This is a forward. I assign the ticket and keep it open. (Note: otrs:2013082210006584) --Alan (talk) 18:14, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Photo officielle de Pauline Marois.png and Ticket:2013082610015361

Hi, can somebody crosscheck this image and ticket. A non-OTRS-member entered OTRS permission and the image has just no license. Thx. --JuTa 20:42, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done, two tickets merged and the two photos merged/duplicate deleted. Lomita is an OTRS volunteer; I requested an OTRS flag. Trijnsteltalk 21:02, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Dover tverya17.jpg

I appreciate the photo of Tiberias by the Sea of Galilee, File name: Dover tverya17.jpg, provided by Tiberias Municipality. I would like to ask for your permission for use as book cover, a book related to Bible commentary. Please advise as to what I need to do. Thank you very much for your kind help.

Ernest Liu AKA YishiLiu — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.169.51.109 (talk • contribs) 15:09, 30 August 2013‎ (UTC)

Please see COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 17:40, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
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commercial use

can i upload this video on youtube — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.71.128.10 (talk • contribs) 15:38, 30 August 2013‎ (UTC)

Please see COM:REUSE and http://www.youtube.com/yt/about/nl/getting-started.html. Trijnsteltalk 17:40, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Luis Moreno.jpg

Please someone check the image, the mail from edicionweb@idmji.org is in Spanish. --Pownerus (talk) 16:39, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done --Alan (talk) 17:13, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
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File:Sarathkumar and Ajithkumar hunger strike for Srilankan tamils.jpg

Can some OTRS volunteer please confirm if ticket:2013050610004041 is a valid one for File:Sarathkumar and Ajithkumar hunger strike for Srilankan tamils.jpg because the files are from same website Perumalism Chat 16:18, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

Hi! This ticket is valid for all images appears on that sources:
Cheers, --Alan (talk) 22:36, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2013070610007169

The lovely article referenced above, "Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia" tells me that "almost all content hosted on Wikimedia Commons may be freely reused subject to certain restrictions in many cases. You do not need to obtain a specific statement of permission from the licensor unless you wish to use the work under different terms than the license states."

Unfortunately, instead of telling me how the image has been licensed, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Snowden-2.jpg directs me to OTRS, but I am unable to discover how the image is actually licensed.

Although I believe my intended use in a blog article is covered under Fair Use, I prefer to include proper license information when I incorporate other people's images in any of my blogs. I understand you have a 16 day delay in this OTRS system, but I intend to publish the article now. I will properly attribute it, and will check back here periodically to find out what the license actually is.

Laurelrusswurm (talk) 11:02, 2 September 2013 (UTC)Laurelrusswurm

P.S. As it turns out, the license is included later in the page. Mea culpa. Laurelrusswurm (talk) 11:11, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

The license is CC-BY-3.0, see File:Edward Snowden-2.jpg#Licensing. See Commons:Credit line about how you should credit it. Trijnsteltalk 11:43, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
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Mau Piailug GIF use for a book project

Aloha and Hello,

I am wondering what I need to do to use this image of Pius Mau Piailug in a book I am writing. Please advise me on how to proceed. Here is the URL for the image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mau_Piailug.gif

I may be contacted at

Mahalo (Thank you)

Lane Wilcken USA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.229.136 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 2 September 2013‎ (UTC)

Hi Lane. I made your email and phone invisible to protect it against malicious bots. Please see COM:REUSE for info about reusing content. Trijnsteltalk 13:58, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
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Image request ridiculousness

The subject in the image File:Aldous Tyler.jpg has clearly stated via e-mail that the picture was taken as a "work for hire" with all copyrights transferred to him. He agrees to release it under Creative Commons Share-Alike 3.0. Why is this not sufficient? Why is he now receiving demands to "send us a scan of the copyright transfer document"? --William S. Saturn (talk) 19:04, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Please wait... your agent is user:jcb! And ur ticket number is ticket:2013063010003735. Please be patient ;) --MehdiTalk 19:50, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
An apology may be in order as well. If we had similar with an singer or minor notable I could understand. Questioning a US presidential candidate though?--Canoe1967 (talk) 20:13, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
You people just keep making it more difficult to add photos. When was the policy changed demanding documents when the copyright owner clearly states that copyright was transferred to him? This is very aggravating. --William S. Saturn (talk) 18:52, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
It turned out that there is no valid permission and the file has been deleted in the meantime. Jcb (talk) 10:25, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket#2013062010002201] Declaration of consent for use of Intellectual work on Wikipedia

Here is the case ...> i was new to wikipedia i made an article using the data from a website i own. articles were deleted and its images from wiki commons too. Then i requested a licence for using my work by sending an email to permissions@wikimedia.org from my domain email id. They granted a ticket # : 2013062010002201 . Problem: Now the problem is that when i try to upload the images from wiki commons do not allow. now i hav OTRS # for complete website (including those pictures) and i want to upload again. but it gives error: 'There was another file already on the site with the same content, but it was deleted'. can any one please help me on this. How can i upload the images again as now i have OTRS #. it is important to note that i used an other id before ie: rizwantdf1 and i forgot the password, now i am using rizwantdf.

Any help Please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 39.47.17.199 (talk • contribs) 19:33, 10 July 2013‎ (UTC)

  • Try uploading it under a slightly different filename if necessary. Stifle (talk) 17:04, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

I have tried uploading the image with entierly different name but it does not allow and gives a message : 'There was another file already on the site with the same content, but it was deleted.' Any other work around please ? --Rizwantdf (talk) 05:30, 17 July 2013 (UTC)Rizwan

Can you tell us which image you wanted to upload? Or send us the photo via the ticket you got earlier please. Trijnsteltalk 12:18, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
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Checking the status of permission

Have you received the permission letter from the adress ookamirei@mail.ru If yes, could you tell the ticket's number and the status of the permission. Is it accepted?

Best regards --RussianTrooper (talk) 14:39, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Yes, we received four emails (three from that address, one from you). They are all merged in one ticket: ticket:2013081910008061 (still open yet). Trijnsteltalk 20:51, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket # 2013081910008061

Could somebody check its status, please? --RussianTrooper (talk) 10:56, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

The ticket is still open and pending. The queues are a bit backed up at the moment and we don't have many Russian-speaking Agents. I apologize for the delay. Somebody will get to it as soon as possible. Rjd0060 (talk) 22:16, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
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Permission for several hundred photos

Hello! I have several hundred photos of Wikimania 2013 from a photographer hired by the Wikimedia Foundation, and I also have a letter of permission. How do I set these up without having to template and email each photo? Pardon me if this is explained somewhere and I missed it. Thank you! heather walls (talk) 00:43, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Once there is OTRS ticket, I can add the OTRS template to all the files using my bot. --Jarekt (talk) 02:42, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Thank you Jarekt! What should I do? Request a ticket first or upload the files and use a category? heather walls (talk) 02:45, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
I would upload the files and group them using a category. You can add Template:OTRS pending to each file and/or to the category and send the OTRS email. Once email is processed I can add the templates to the files. --Jarekt (talk) 02:53, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
I've uploaded all the files under Category:Photos_by_Ringo_Chan and sent the request. Thank you again for your help. heather walls (talk) 19:53, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Ticket received and approved. I added the OTRS template on all 400 files with a temporary bot flag (I don't think I missed any). Trijnsteltalk 14:35, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
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aerobearing hochgeladene fotos

Hallo,Hi, Two days ago I send you a mail whichs content was the autorisation of all of the pictures that I uploaded. Please tell me about the status of my pictures as soon as you can. cheers--Aerobearing (talk) 13:36, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

There is a backlog of several weeks at OTRS. Please wait for your turn. Jcb (talk) 10:06, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
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File:Asaram Bapu Ashram 1.png & File:Asaram Bapu Ashram 2.png

Both of these files were uploaded with the {{OTRS pending}} tag in place over a week ago, can someone check the status, otherwise I will nominate for deletion. LGA talkedits 06:24, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

7 days is not long enough - the template will allow 30 days, and will then change to "No permission" - see Template:OTRS pending  Ronhjones  (Talk) 17:37, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
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About the status of the message

Did the OTRS sevice received the permission forwarded from sagcss@yandex.ru (I also forwarded a copy of the author's letter from my adress - confrontation-game@yandex.ru) yesterday? Need verification to start uploading. Thanks in advance for checking --RussianTrooper (talk) 11:27, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

There is a backlog of several weeks at OTRS. Please wait for your turn. Jcb (talk) 10:04, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
Then I ll wait till the ticket number is attached. Thanks for attention --RussianTrooper (talk) 12:52, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
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permission für usage of file

Hi there, we would like to use the file 1560 Michael Spreng.JPG in the next edition of "text intern", which is a media magazine in Germany - we will have an interview with M. Spreng in there about the election campaign in Germany. Could you pls tell us, what rules have to be respected? Thx a lot and best wishes Marco Münster 93.193.84.7 11:33, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Hallo! Ich antworte der Einfachheit halber auf Deutsch: Es müssen der Urheber (Udo Grimberg) und eine URL zur Lizenz (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) genannt werden. darkweasel94 11:39, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
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Checking the status of permission

ticket #2010061110041093

Hello! I wish to reuse this drawing (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archerfish_(PSF).png ) by Pearson Scott Foresman in an eBook that is about nature facts and spotlights archerfish (1 of 26 animals). It indicates the image is in the public domain, however, it also indicates the permission to use the work has been archived by the OTRS. Any advice would be very helpful. Thanks and all the best to you great people. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.223.96.145 (talk • contribs) 21:45, 12 September 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. You can freely re-use it under the license public domain. Trijnsteltalk 16:00, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
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Please expedite

Hello, colleagues!
Legal owner of these files Aram Enfi (e-mail: aramenfi...) sent letters with permission of 12 (or 11) September:

  • File: Aram enfi symphoelectronic.png
  • File: Timbreology aram enfi.png
  • File: Aram enfi muz zifry 0.png
  • File: Aram enfi ethic.png
  • File: Aram enfi ethic estet raf mid.png
  • File: Aram enfi sublim psych.png
  • File: Arthuman monograf.png
  • File: ECT fon.jpg
  • File: Arm nag 59.gif

Please expedite the legalization of these files, because it is conducted by musical training on wikis. Thank you! --Lightfairy (talk) 19:55, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Please be patient and wait for your turn, we have a backlog of a few weeks, thank you. Jcb (talk) 23:16, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
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File:Cannabis Encyclopedia (Gaiduk) Pictures 010.png

The person named as author here, Dmitry Gaiduk, is apparently a contemporary man from Russia. How can such a person be an author of a 1934 photograph from the USA? And who is authorized to give permissions for such images, as evidenced by the OTRS template present (though apparently this is another case of the template being added by a non-OTRS member)? Please have a look if this permission applies at all, it's ticket:2008060110016661. Thanks. --Rosenzweig τ 17:54, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

Is there nobody here who can answer that? --Rosenzweig τ 21:08, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
In this ticket from 2008 a person other than Dmitry Gaiduk gives permission to release the "The Encyclopedia of cannabis" (in Russian: "Энциклопедия конопли") under the license {{GFDL 1.2}} and he linked to this and this site (the latter doesn't exist anymore). A Russian OTRS volunteer accepted the permission back then. The photo you mentioned is probably within the encyclopedia, but I'm not sure what to do with it as I don't know whether the permission also applies to the photos (I think it does, but not sure). See Category:Cannabis Encyclopedia (Gaiduk) and the search results for "2008060110016661". I'll ask others for help on the permissions mailing list. Trijnsteltalk 16:02, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
I'd say the best course of action would be to check the actual encyclopedia that was released to find out who took this image. Then we might contact that person directly. Otherwise I think we should require clarification that the person giving permission to use the encyclopedia is actually entitled to release all the content and not only the text. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 03:08, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
https://olkpeace.org/cannapedia/GajjdukJenciklopedijaKonopli/Anslinger.html is the page with the image. I don't see any photo credit there. --Rosenzweig τ 20:46, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

There has been no new input for a while now. Unless some satisfactory permission comes up, I'll file a deletion request within the next two weeks or so. --Rosenzweig τ 13:56, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Filed. --Rosenzweig τ 15:53, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
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de:Bianca Mayer

Bianca Mayer sent the copyright permission regarding BibiVaplanUmbrella.jpg to permissions-de@wikimedia.org on Sept 11, 2013, 10:29 (I got a cc). Please untag the picture or give me (or Bianca Mayer) feedback why the permission is not OK. Thanks. --Panda17 (talk) 10:10, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Please be patient and wait for your turn, we have a backlog of a few weeks, thank you. Jcb (talk) 17:14, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
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licensed images deleted from commons

I have permission and have emailed to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org. Can you please reverse the deletion so that they can be added back to the designated page.

Here are the images: File:Barbasol Arctic Chill.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbasol_Arctic_Chill.png

File:Barbasol Mountain Blast.png

File:Barbasol Original Shave Cream.png

File:Barbasol Pacific Rush.png

File:Barbasol Sensitive Skin.png

File:Barbasol Skin Conditioner.png

File:Barbasol Soothing Aloe.png

File:Barbasol Original Travel.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by PerioInc (talk • contribs) 16:41, 16 September 2013‎ (UTC)

Please be patient and wait for your turn, we have a backlog of a few weeks, thank you. Jcb (talk) 17:15, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
How will I know when they are ready for use? These images correspond with content and add to source text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PerioInc (talk • contribs) 14:06, 17 September 2013‎ (UTC)
When they are restored and when the OTRS template is added on them. Trijnsteltalk 14:42, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
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Check for two emails

The photographer, Jason Barnes, just sent a second email for File:Rehtaeh Parsons.jpg. The emails should be in English from busdriverjb at email host. The first was sent soon after upload and the second in the last 2-3 days.--Canoe1967 (talk) 17:40, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Please be patient and wait for your turn, we have a backlog of a few weeks, thank you. Jcb (talk) 20:16, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
OTRS processed. I found only one ticket btw. Trijnsteltalk 20:38, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
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Dutch help

I recently received four images by email from a rep of Category:Florentijn Hofman. After I uploaded them I noticed there are many more that may violate COM:FOP for countries they are taken in. This sculptor may be willing to provide a 'blanket' OTRS for photographs of some or all of his works. We would still need the licenses from photographers but there are many on Flickr with CC-by. I am not sure he fully understands the copyright issues involved and someone who speaks Dutch may be able to assist. He may be our first real entry in my fledgling User:Canoe1967/Sculptors. His contact details are on the website in the four images I uploaded http://www.florentijnhofman.nl/ The English email I received was very good and prompt but Dutch may be best. If someone wishes to contact him in that language we can probably host images of more of his works and prevent deletion of existing ones.--Canoe1967 (talk) 16:59, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

I've send an email to the Dutch OTRS mailing list. Maybe someone is willing to help. Trijnsteltalk 09:13, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Thank you. I see the 4 images I uploaded still don't have ticket numbers but hopefully the sculptor is considering licensing those at least.--Canoe1967 (talk) 13:55, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
None of the NL OTRS volunteers seems to have sent anything. Try the NL village pump please, this is not the job of the OTRS team. OTRS will process the permission when received. Jcb (talk) 21:03, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
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Has OTRS seen this image?

The image File:Wave-particle.jpg seems like something an OTRS agent should verify. Apparently it was originally posted with a PD declaration, but someone later came along and wrote that the image had originally been made by a personal acquaintance of theirs who agreed to license it CC-BY-SA after a discussion between them. I couldn't find the image online except from places that grabbed it from here, though granted I didn't look terribly hard either.

Either way the copyright status of the image is certainly disputed. Did he ever confirm any of this with an OTRS agent? Is this even the right place for me to ask someone else to verify this? Zellfaze (talk) 22:33, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

This file is {{PD-ineligible}} - Jcb (talk) 20:27, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
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Template:Attribution-TRGov-Military and Ticket:2012071110005537

Hi, I'm thinking about raising a deletion request for this template and all about 100 images using it, because the is a {{OTRS received}} since more than a year without any progress now. Could an OTRS-volounteer check the ticket and respond if it is valid, invalid or whatever? Thx. --JuTa 21:16, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

As far as I understand the Turkish via Google Translate, this does not seem to be valid, because it doesn't even specified which (kind of) files are involved, nor does it specify a license. OTRS received for more than a year doesn't need a DR I think. Speedy deletion seems ok. Jcb (talk) 22:10, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Thx Jcb, could you do those deletions because you are admin and OTRS-member? --JuTa 22:48, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done - Jcb (talk) 23:33, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Please undelete the template and hold off deletions. I am trying to sort out this mess with the community. There indeed is a problem I am told though I do not have OTRS access to verify it. -- とある白い猫 ちぃ？ 13:19, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
The ticket is not OK, not even close. Normally we grant one month to sort things out. More than a year has passed in this case. I see no reason to undelete anything before everything is allright. Jcb (talk) 13:37, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
I know that. I was the one pointing out the problem with this. Please undelete it so I can talk about the process with my peers properly. Also please provide a list of the files that were tagged with it prior to their mass deletion. Furthermore, if nothing else it should be kept as a speedy deletion template pointing out this discussion. -- とある白い猫 ちぃ？ 20:28, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
I do not have a list of those files. You can construct it from my logs if you like. Jcb (talk) 23:19, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
I am quite baffled why OTRS members are using google translate rather than the readily available native speakers to sort out language specific issues. This act of jumping the gun with less than 4 hours of discussion seems like a very problematic avenue to follow.
1) Please undelete the template as soon as possible as it should be kept even if it is invalid. Mind that the issue with the license came to my attention less than a week ago and I am trying to sort it out.
2) Please take responsibility as an administrator and list the files you have deleted in connection with this. This page would be sufficient for you to list them. You should not just ignore ongoing COM:DEL discussions and follow the process thoroughly. The very act of figuring out where the files were actually used is going to be a nightmare.
-- とある白い猫 ちぃ？ 16:30, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
In accordance with our procedures, we speedy delete any file with incomplete OTRS for more than a month. These files and this template had incomplete OTRS for more than a year, so I deleted them. That's it for now. Jcb (talk) 18:15, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
I am NOT contesting their deletions. I am asking for information from the deleted pages. If possible please undelete the file description pages without the actual files. That would also fix the issue for me as I will have all the information I need to seek the relevant OTRS permissions. Also please undelete the template itself as it does not meet criteria for speedy deletion. It is not a valid license and it should be marked as such with the relevant page history. None of these items I mentioned have copyright issues and I cannot understand why you insist on keeping them deleted. These pages had been marked with an OTRS confirmed for about a year now. -- とある白い猫 ちぃ？ 00:14, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
I'm not going to undelete anything. That's it. Jcb (talk) 16:22, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
Exactly why have you decided to close an {{OTRS received}} under less than a week? -- とある白い猫 ちぃ？ 16:48, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
I am raising an objection! Don't just close it! -- とある白い猫 ちぃ？ 20:44, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
This noticeboard is not for your objections. I have explained why I deleted the files and I have told you that I am not going to undelete them before permission is in order. Now please stop wasting our time. Jcb (talk) 20:52, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
The template reads This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. I disagree. I do NOT want you to undelete the files. I am asking you to undelete the license template (Template:Attribution-TRGov-Military) AND the file description pages WITHOUT the files since you refused to provide me a list & metadata. -- とある白い猫 ちぃ？ 22:44, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
A list of filenames you asked earlier for you find: here. (except th bottom one) --JuTa 07:29, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
And you may request an undeletion on COM:UNDEL, not here. Closed and it stays closed. Trijnsteltalk 10:44, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2013012810010526

I would like to use this image in one of my book (one time use). Is it possible when not part of OTRS? If so, what is the process/attributions? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahalene (talk • contribs) 20:14, 18 September 2013‎ (UTC) CANCEL. No desire or need to use that image anymore. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mahalene (talk • contribs) 20:41, 18 September 2013‎ (UTC)

There seem to be 71 images in Category:Images from Mauricio García Vega with that ticket number. I think attribution would simply be to credit Mauricio García Vega. w:Mauricio García Vega, http://www.blogger.com/profile/04478368855978757313 "Painting by Mauricio Vega" or similar should be fine. --Canoe1967 (talk) 21:22, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
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Using Ryan Gosling image.

Hi. I wish to use Ryan Gosling pic for free ios celeb app. Please let me know if any concern at vikasjain.biz@gmail.com. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.238.83.15 (talk • contribs) 08:18, 21 September 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 22:19, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
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Using Justin Timberlake Cannes 2013 image

Hi i wish to use Justin Timberlake Cannes 2013.jpg image in ios free app. Please let me know in case of any issue at vikasjain.biz@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.99.208.157 (talk • contribs) 08:48, 21 September 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 22:19, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
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File:Wojciech Górecki AGH Senat RP.JPG and Ticket:2013081210003784

Hi, could somone crosscheck this image an ticket, as the uploader himself (a non-OTRS-member) just added this ticket as being valid. Thx. --JuTa 10:59, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

This ticket has been approved by a PL speaking colleague for these images:
  • File:Khalaf Khalafov Senate of Poland.JPG
  • File:Bartosz Arłukowicz 4 posiedzenie Senatu VIII kadencji.JPG
  • File:Prezydium Senatu RP VIII kadencji.jpg
  • File:Marek Rocki I posiedzenie Senatu VIII kadencji.JPG
  • File:Stefan Jaworski Kancelaria Senatu RP.jpg
  • File:Uroczystość wręczenia nowo wybranym senatorom zaświadczeń o ich wyborze 2011.jpg
  • File:Zdzisław Najder Aleksander Świeykowski Bogdan Borusewicz Senat RP.JPG
  • File:Rozgłośnia Polska Radia Wolna Europa Senat RP.JPG
  • File:Alicja Chybicka 4 posiedzenie Senatu VIII kadencji.JPG
  • File:Wojciech Górecki AGH Senat RP.JPG
  • File:Sala im. Władysława Raczkiewicza Senat RP 03.JPG
  • File:Wybory do Krajowej Rady Prokuratury Senat RP.JPG
  • File:Marszałek Senior Kazmierz Kutz 2011.jpg
  • File:Dorota Czudowska Ślubowanie Senat RP 2011.jpg
  • File:Kazimierz Kutz Bronisław Komorowski 1 posiedzenie Senatu VIII kadencji.jpg
Jcb (talk) 13:49, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

For the record, uploads by User:Boston9 are ok as they are part of a partnership, I might suggest that they expand on {{Polish Senate partnership}} to include the licencing and the OTRS ticket as part of it. russavia (talk) 05:39, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

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PermissionOTRS added by Boston9 (For any Poland speaker OTRS volunteer)

Hi all !!

Boston9 (talk · contribs) has added more than 100 {{PermissionOTRS}} tags in files. (filter log).

As stated in the official list at otrswiki, this user does not belong to OTRS.

My problem is that I went to check the tickets and are in Polish language. I do not understand anything . Could any OTRS member who speaks Polish review permissions, please?

Thanks. --Alan (talk) 17:51, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

See the following topic above: #File:Wojciech Górecki AGH Senat RP.JPG and Ticket:2013081210003784. The permission is OK. Trijnsteltalk 17:58, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Perfect! Thanks --Alan (talk) 18:06, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
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Official portrait of Joachim Gauck

Hi. Could somone please check ticket #2013030710011427 and say something in Commons:Deletion requests/File:Official portrait of Joachim Gauck.jpg. Thanks! --Jaqen (talk) 10:46, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done - Jcb (talk) 16:12, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS permission has been stored in ticket number 2013040210010711

Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:OTRS_permission_has_been_stored_in_ticket_number_2013040210010711 – Can someone please confirm whether the ticket is valid and replace the non-existent template with the appropriate template if need? --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 13:33, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

It's OK, I will fix it. Jcb (talk) 23:05, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 23:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2013052310008773

We have 334 files in Category:Files from News Øresund Flickr stream whose file descriptions, Flickr descriptions and metadata all appear to prohibit derivative works: "Bilden får ej manipuleras"/"Photo manipulation is not allowed"). It would appear that News Øresund has universally chosen the wrong license, instead intending to use {{Cc-by-nd-2.0}}, which is not accepted on Commons. Does the OTRS ticket do anything to address this problem? —LX (talk, contribs) 19:52, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes, after an explanation by an OTRS colleague about this issue, they responded: "The CC-By-2.0 license is correct for our photos." - Jcb (talk) 20:32, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks, so then we should probably:
  • Create a custom licensing tag explaining that, contrary to the description on Flickr, manipulation is allowed.
  • Have a bot scrub the EXIF, add the tag and remove the contradictory statements from the file descriptions.
—LX (talk, contribs) 21:00, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
The files have their OTRS tag. Cleanup of the EXIF is not a task for the OTRS team. Jcb (talk) 20:57, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
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Category:OTRS received

Just as a friendly reminder. Could somebody look into old cases of Category:OTRS received pls. There are still items waiting since back to June 14. Thx. --JuTa 08:56, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Any objections if I would mark anything olde than 32 days within this category with {{No permission since}}? --JuTa 18:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
As no objections came in for some days, I plan to start tomorrow to mark old stuff in Category:OTRS received with {{subst:nopd}} tomorrow. --JuTa 21:19, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
FYI: I now marked eveything up to 2013-08-05 with {{subst:nopd}} --JuTa 08:44, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
FYI: I now marked eveything up to 2013-08-20 with {{subst:nopd}} --JuTa 21:57, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
FYI: I now marked eveything up to 2013-08-26 with {{subst:nopd}} --JuTa 21:22, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

I am working on this backlog, having a look at the tickets first before I delete the files. Jcb (talk) 21:55, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Backlog has been cleared. Marking should no longer be necessary. Thank you for helping us through the summer. Jcb (talk) 22:43, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
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Military badges

I'm uploading a considerable number of military badges. Most at [Category:Replaceable non-free use to be decided after 28 August 2013]. All of them are free use files with attribution to the gentleman who took the pictures and donated the images to the wiki. I've e-mailed permissions for a ticket number for this chap's images a couple of times but have had no reply. Can someone advise me what I should do please because some of the earlier ones I did have now had OTRS Pending on them for around a month and I'm going to feel a bit silly if the copyright enforcers come down on me for not having a permission ticket number. SonofSetanta (talk) 07:14, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Can someone from OTRS permissions reply please? SonofSetanta (talk) 11:19, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket #2013081910005939

I reuploaded File:9th 12th Royal Lancers Badge.jpg from the main wiki. Including copying the OTRS ticket number from the original. I now see the message "(Tag: OTRS permission added by non-OTRS member)" appended to the edit summary. Can anyone tell me if this is because I have made a booboo or is it just an alert for copyright enforcers to check it? SonofSetanta (talk) 15:40, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

The ticket is not about this file. Jcb (talk) 21:53, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
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File:Leonid-Lopatnikov.jpg - check for e-mails

Please check for mails sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org at September, 9-10, 2013. --Igorp_lj (talk) 22:54, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

I've found four tickets and merged them to one: ticket:2013091010003241. I'll try to find a Russian volunteer to reduce the backlog. Trijnsteltalk 12:54, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
I'll take it.--Anatoliy (talk) 13:35, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
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File names messed

I just received an email that was CC to commons as well. The file links seem to be messed up in my email though.

Mr. Schlaifer sent the emails in English so if a volunteer can't find the files these are them.--Canoe1967 (talk) 03:28, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
He send us two emails. I merged them to one (ticket:2013091610009733) but I'm not sure it's valid so will keep it open. Thanks. Trijnsteltalk 10:09, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much, Trijnstel. I just sent him an email with the ticket number, file names/urls, and correct wording to license them.--Canoe1967 (talk) 18:41, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
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Jiří Rusnok images

Please, check ticket:2013091210012469 for File:Jiri Rusnok1.JPG and File:Jiri Rusnok2.JPG and add OTRS templates. Thank you. --Harold (talk) 22:12, 21 September 2013 (UTC)

I currently cannot access the ticket, I am requesting to search for it and move it to a queue related to Commons. Jcb (talk) 15:14, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
According to Jan Spousta, member of Wikimedia Czech Republic, there is permission for these images in Wikimedia CZ OTRS. So I presume it's ok and I added OTRS templates. --Harold (talk) 16:41, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. Jcb (talk) 16:56, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
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Need Italian speaker to check ticket

In relation to ticket:2006111410007364 we need to have this verified that the usage does definitely include commercial and derivative works, rather than just use for Wikipedia. This will affect images in Category:Images from Presidency of Italian Republic. Need an Italian speaker to verify this ticket, otherwise we might need to take them to DR. russavia (talk) 05:41, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

After (repeated) explanation about free licenses, the statement is: "Le confermo che è suffiiente indicare: fonte Presidenza della Repubblica, senza copyright", which means: "I confirm that it is sufficient to indicate: source Presidency of the Republic, without copyright". This sounds like {{Attribution}}. If it would have been in 2013 I would ask for a clearer statement, but for a 2006 ticket, with all the explanation given by the requester, I think this is well within the standards of those days. Jcb (talk) 18:17, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
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TicketNumber 2013092510018055

An email giving permissions for 8 files was sent but approval was given for only one so afar. I'm concerned that the volunteer responded to the first link in the email and ignored the rest. Can someone review 2013092510018055 and approve the remaining 7 files, as appropriate? Thanks, BanyanTree 17:05, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Fixed. Jcb (talk) 18:11, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, BanyanTree 18:34, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
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Natasha Falle

Two images I uploaded of Natasha Falle have been deleted, but I forwarded a copy of both emails from the copyright holders to OTRS on September 17th, ten days ago. Were the e-mails not received? The images were called "File:Natasha Falle.jpg" and "File:Natasha Falle and Salvation Army officers.JPG". Ambassador Neelix (talk) 18:00, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately, we do have a backlog of several weeks. While processing the ticket, our team is able to undelete files. Jcb (talk) 21:00, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
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Battle for Rožna Dolina border pass

I have just forwarded permissions for the following files to the permissions-sl:

Can an admin please undelete them while the OTRS is being sorted? Thanks, — Yerpo Eh? 10:18, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

As soon as the ticket is process and turns out to contain a valid permission, the files will be undeleted. We have a backlog of several weeks, so this may take some time. Jcb (talk) 15:08, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
The ticket has now been processed and resolved at 2013092810004724. — Yerpo Eh? 12:01, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
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Received email regarding File:Merrill Anderson filing.jpg?

Hi, OTRS volunteers. There was a mix-up the first time around when File:Merrill Anderson filing.jpg was uploaded maybe a month or so ago. The rightsholder never submitted the OTRS permission to me (under the assumption that he was going to submit it directly to the permissions email) so I uploaded the image, thinking all would be well. It was rightly deleted after a month because he hadn't in fact submitted anything, so I asked him and he basically said he'd been confused about it. After clarification, I'm led to believe that he has now sent an email with the requisite permissions to you directly and I've got two questions: 1) have you received any such permissions regarding this file? I believe the text of the permissions email references the URL directly, "http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merrill_Anderson_filing.jpg". I also acknowledge that it may not yet be twenty days since it was submitted and if you don't feel inclined to check something that's not at the bottom of the backlog, that's just fine. 2) Should I reupload the image prior to its OTRS confirmation? I feel a little obligated to the rightsholder, a candidate for mayor with a looming election, who has been very patient with the process if at times not completely savvy and who has been willing to help and contribute at every step of the process. Thanks for any guidance! Best, Bobamnertiopsis (talk) 22:49, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

We have received a permission statement from the depicted person, but not from the copyright holder ( = photographer ) - Jcb (talk) 18:23, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
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File:Artemis Oman.jpg

Aloha! Could someone please check this ticket? A user named Sandersan flagged the image as OTRS-Copyvio. User could be the author (Sander van der Borch). Thanks! --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 02:58, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Sander himself confirmed the permission back in 2011. Jcb (talk) 16:16, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
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File:Second Vatican Council by Lothar Wolleh 007.jpg

Would like to use this photograph of Vatican II ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Vatican_Council_by_Lothar_Wolleh_007.jpg ) to support text about a program we are offering on Vatican II at Dominican Center at Marywood in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is ticket #2012060310007972. How do I get permission for use. rsteers@dominicancenter.com Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.0.96.14 (talk • contribs) 14:37, 11 October 2013‎ (UTC)

You don't need any individual permission, as the image was released under a CC license. Just stick to the license terms. --Túrelio (talk) 14:41, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2011071310009433

To ticket #2011071310009433: Hi, I'm a Commons user and wish to confirm the permission to use a photo. The message I've got said I should leave therefore a note at the OTRS noticeboard. You can contact me at the german wikipedia. Thank you, --Tschips (talk) 23:04, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

ok, all is clear now... just ignor my message. greetings, --Tschips (talk) 19:07, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
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Use on a Television Series

I'm working on a docu-series and wanted to get permission to use this image as reference of greek fashion BC.

Thanks 

#2012021710000834

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.24.203.114 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 9 October 2013‎ (UTC)

Please read the instructions on COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 12:24, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
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File:Saint Vorles.jpg

Pourrait-on restaurer ce fichier ? Les autorisation OTRS ont été faites dans les formes et envoyées à permissions-commons-fr@wikimedia.org. Avec mes remerciements anticipés. Bien cordialement. --Bildoj (talk) 07:21, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

OTRS rétablira automatiquement le fichier. Cordialement --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 20:51, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
Merci de votre réponse mais j'avais aussi tout début septembre envoyé de façon similaire, le fichier file:Haut fourneau de Marcenay.jpg qui lui a été pris en compte, dans un délais assez court. Le fait que les deux fichiers n'aient pas été traités de la même façon me laisse craindre un problème. Et si les délais sont longs ne pourrait-on pas aussi attendre pour détruire les fichiers ? Serait-il possible de restaurer File:Saint Vorles.jpg en attendant son traitement. --Bildoj (talk) 08:00, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Ne vous inquiétez pas! Un fichier supprimé ne peut être restauré à tout moment. Le OTRS-Team se compose de seulement quelques personnes et beaucoup de travail. Ils font ce qu'ils peuvent, et parfois il faut juste un peu plus longtemps. Avez-vous envoyé les images à OTRS dans un e-mail? Si vous avez utilisé le même email pour les deux fichiers, le nombre de billets 2013090410004064 doit être vérifié. --Hedwig in Washington (mail?) 22:48, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Je vois que non seulement le fichier est détruit mais en plus les lien dans les articles ont été aussi effacés, sont-ils rétablis eux aussi automatiquement.. Est ce qu'un délais de un mois et demi est une pratique courante ?--Bildoj (talk) 19:12, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Ticket has been processed in the meantime. Jcb (talk) 20:49, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

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File:Natalie Coyle.jpg

Could I get a second opinion on the permission for this file? According to the file description, the uploader is the author and copyright holder, but according to the metadata, the author is Chris Jackson and the copyright holder is Getty Images, and according to this edit, the uploader is not a professional photographer, but a publicist. —LX (talk, contribs) 17:41, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

The email was send by the publicist of Natalie Coyle, not the photographer of Getty Images. In any case the ticket is not valid for now. Trijnsteltalk 18:30, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
Nominated for deletion. Thanks, —LX (talk, contribs) 19:31, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
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Missed ticket?

I just applied the OTRS perms tag to File:Rick Owens.jpg, from a ticket that landed in info-en: ticket:2013101410014246. Apparently they wrote to permissions-commons but never received a reply, or maybe it bounced? Anyway, just in case the email is still in the permissions queue, it should be merged to this one or vice versa. §FreeRangeFrogcroak 17:41, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. Jeremyb moved the ticket for me from info-en to permissions-commons and I merged the other ticket with it (ticket:2013101010010015). Trijnsteltalk 19:04, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
Awesome, thanks! §FreeRangeFrogcroak 21:02, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
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Be careful with OTRS tickets for Computron uploads

Hi all, I am checking the uploads of Computron and found out that several OTRS tickets belonging to his uploads, only contain permission from the depicted person who, probably unfamiliar with copyright regulations, assumes to be the copyright holder. No name or permission of the real copyright holder (=photographer) is mentioned in the tickets. This user is presurizing OTRS agents at IRC and he already caused several OTRS agents to make the mistake to accept these wrong permissions. Please be careful! I will check all uploads of this user and the OTRS tickets. Jcb (talk) 14:31, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

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Back from holiday?

Hi all, I think most of us will be back from holiday by now. Would some of you be willing to spend some time helping me to clear the enormous backlog that arose this summer? Permissions and Photosubmission together have about 750 open tickets. Jcb (talk) 14:27, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

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Déjate Llevar

Some weeks ago I uploaded the song Déjate Llevar and two screenshots from the video, but somebody said that in the description wasn't enough permission for the video, only the song, and the photos were deleted. I asked permission to I Leo Vlogs (the uploader), he sent the permission, I don't know if it is in English, Spanish or Catalan, but can you say to me if it has arrived? thank you.--Sebasweee (talk) 22:14, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

It is probably ticket:2013102110014045, in Spanish, awaiting processing. --V.Riullop (talk) 10:22, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

La foto File:Dalas Review - déjate llevar.jpg ha estat restaurada i volia saber si la foto on hi surt I Leo Vlogs del mateix vídeo també podria tornar-se a mostrar emprant el mateix permís OTRS--Sebasweee (talk) 14:38, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

I will repeat my las comment in English: the photo File:Dalas Review - déjate llevar.jpg has been restored and I wanted to know if the photo where "I Leo Vlogs" apears, a photo from the same video, can also be restored using the same OTRS ticket.--Sebasweee (talk) 18:15, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

If you are talking about this picture, it has been fixed. If not, please tell me. (English or Spanish is OK) - Jcb (talk) 19:54, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2008101010011453

Hello, could someone check up on the status of ticket:2008101010011453? I think it's possible this may have been falsified or 'released' by someone without the proper authorization to do so. Thanks! -FASTILY 20:45, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

The ticket is valid. --Krd 07:07, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2013082210004479

Hi,

Nonprofit would like to use this photo for noncommercial educational and criticism purposes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KPRP_20130131_WG_222_BRONISLAW_KOMOROWSKI.jpg)

Would anyone have the CC details for the original license? Happy to comply with CC license terms.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.119.118.186 (talk • contribs) 19:12, 16 October 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE and Commons:Credit line. The license is CC-BY-SA-3.0 Poland. Trijnsteltalk 13:17, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
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Edward M. Burke at his desk

Hello, thanks for your service to the commons. Can I please ask for the ticket number associated with an image contributed, and release submitted, to permissions-commons on Friday morning (central US) 2013-10-25 from copyright holder photographer Jennifer Greenburg? I'm interested in using it in an article. I can upload and annotate the image if that will help, let me know. Thank you! HughD (talk) 17:50, 26 October 2013 (UTC)

The permissions-commons queue has a backlog of more than a week, so please be patient. Jcb (talk) 20:40, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
ok, thanks for the reply HughD (talk) 20:48, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
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permission of 2010012910041176

What is the license of the creative common of this image is it free to use and alter? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.93.219.7 (talk • contribs) 07:44, 1 November 2013‎ (UTC)

Not sure which one you are talking about by "this image", but the license chosen in ticket:2010012910041176 was "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported". The user who asked for this license explained the implications of CC-BY-SA quoting the deed, and the copyright holder accepted. --whym (talk) 03:43, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
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tickets 2012011210005366, 2010032110008071, 2013101310004860, 2013101310005861, 2013101310004859

Do these tickets actually apply to these images?:


The OTRS tags were added by the uploader, a non-OTRS member. The second file is by a Dutch artist, but for some reason is included in the category Category:Images by Leningradartist and uses the OTRS ticket number that applies to this group of images, even though this category appears to include only "Paintings and Artists from the Leningrad School", and the rest of the files in the category appear to have been uploaded by User:Leningradartist. Additionally, the last four are derivatives of the third one, but have different ticket numbers from it.

The user has tagged other uploads as PD without providing the date of their creation, has licensed other files CC-BY-SA with no evidence of permission, and appears to have uploaded a copyvio he/she claims to be the creator of. All rather odd.

--Rrburke (talk) 16:50, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Hi. All tickets except this one: 2010032110008071 do not exist. The existing ticket covers files coming from leningradartist.com. So most likely alll images are copyvios. are you going to tag them? Amada44  talk to me 17:07, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
That's about what I expected. I can tag them, but this does not appear to be accidental copyvio, but active deception, and requires a clear warning from an administrator, if not a block. --Rrburke (talk) 02:51, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but how about these?

--Rrburke (talk) 14:00, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

yes, the answer is correct. all fake. I'll post a warning an block the user for a bit. Amada44  talk to me 17:29, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
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unclear status: :File:LeezaSCShoot4Small.jpg

Hi, This file is nominated to be featured on wikipedia's main page, but it's copyright status is unclear. Questions are:

  • Who is the author? (file information page has conflicting information)
  • Who owns the file's copyrights? (file information page has conflicting information)
  • Who gave permission in OTRS? The copyright holder or someone else? (I can't look into OTRS myself)

Perhaps you can answer on Commons:Deletion requests/File:LeezaSCShoot4Small.jpg. Thanks in advance. Jahoe (talk) 14:53, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done - Amada44  talk to me 15:21, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
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Anchorage LDS Temple

We are an on campus business for school. This is for a class at BYU-Idaho. We were wondering the permissions on this photo. We want to add text to this however we are not sure that we can do that. Any help? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anchorage_Alaska_Temple_by_artchase.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.201.127.254 (talk • contribs) 17:19, 8 November 2013‎ (UTC)

I am sorry but I am not sure I understand your request. I thing you are asking if it is OK to change description of File:Anchorage_Alaska_Temple_by_artchase.jpg. Yes it is OK to change it, but do not be surprised if they get reversed if others do not like the changes. You can also ask about the changes on the file talk page, but not many people would notice that. --Jarekt (talk) 05:01, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
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Permission

May I use this image for my site? File:Navi_Mumbai_Skyline.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.61.40.216 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

I would give the author credit, but don't see why not. Evrik (talk) 19:35, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Since you are legally required to credit the author, it's good to hear that you would. You are also required to comply with the other license requirements, such as providing a link to the license or a copy of it. See Commons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia and the license terms. But since all that information is present on the file description page, I'm guessing 120.61.40.216 was looking for confirmation that the information in the OTRS system actually checks out, which only an OTRS volunteer can answer. —LX (talk, contribs) 19:22, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
See COM:REUSE, further see the comment of LX. The permission is OK. Trijnsteltalk 12:58, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
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Permission to use piece from ticket #2007090610014151

ticket #2007090610014151

For use in a documentary film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.33.132 (talk • contribs) 00:37, 20 November 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 12:54, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
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Category:10 November 1987 protest for democracy in Dhaka ticket:2013111710005516

A new email containing valid and sufficient details of permission for these images has been forwarded to OTRS email address from Ctg4Rahat@gmail.com (my mail). Please check the mail and solve the problem. - Ctg4Rahat (talk) 15:09, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

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Are next OTRS-tickets valid

In picture File:Abdel Kechiche 7.jpg and other uploaders picture, has uploader added OTRS-ticket number, are they valid--Motopark (talk) 16:02, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

ticket:2012010510013998 is a little of a mess since it is related to most images in Category:Images by Georges Biard; however all images in that category are uploaded by User:JJ Georges (or derivatives of images uploaded by him/her) except:
by User:JGeorges. I also could not find mention of "Kechiche" or "Ebonge" in the OTRS, but may be I did not search right. However I suspect that all User:JGeorges uploads are copyvios --Jarekt (talk) 17:20, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Uploader add himself OTRS-ticket number

Please check picture File:Kamel 7.jpg--Motopark (talk) 11:26, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Something's strange going on with that ticket. The latest emails shouldn't belong to that ticket imho which is why I didn't reply yet. Ping Jcb. Trijnsteltalk 13:00, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
As I mentioned above ticket:2012010510013998 is very hard to verify since there are ~150 emails exchanges with Georges BIARD discussing over 2000 images, and 20 emails about an odd-ball File:Helmut Fritz.jpg that does not seems related. I checked ~500 images on that ticket and all, other than File:Helmut Fritz.jpg, were uploaded by user:JJ Georges. I assume uploads by other users are copyright violations. I also searched for "Kamel" in all OTRS database and none of the hits were associated with this ticket. --Jarekt (talk) 15:35, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
That ticket applies to photos of Georges Biard, which are uploaded by JJ Georges.
The other uploads of Helmut Fritz etc doesn't seem to be related, but I don't get why they are in the ticket of JJ Georges. Trijnsteltalk 16:10, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

At second thought, there are two issues here:

1. The permission of File:Helmut Fritz.jpg is in ticket:2012010510013998, which is strange imho since it's a completely different author etc.
2. It looks like User:JGeorges is someone else than User:JJ Georges, so I think all uploads of JGeorges might be invalid/copyvios.

With regards, Trijnsteltalk 16:14, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

The Helmut Fritz message was a wrong merge by a volunteer I think. I propose to mark those JGeorges files as 'no permission'. Jcb (talk) 18:58, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
I see they have been deleted in the meantime, so resolved. Jcb (talk) 19:01, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
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Two tickets

Can some OTRS volunteer please confirm if ticket:2013061810009691 is a valid one for File:Рыбалка.jpg and File:Первомайский митинг ЛДПР.jpg as both files are by a new uploader whose account was created today on 20 June itself?

Also, is it possible to check if there were any emails received regarding File:100 with newly-weds in Montreal.jpg. Please note in this image, the claimed author/copyright holder of the work "Atul Gurtu" is in the pic himself. I also cannot see any metadata associated with the file. Thanks in advance. Rahul Bott (talk) 08:20, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

The answers to your questions:
1) Looks OK. The uploader mentioned the files via their external links ([17], [18]) and the OTRS volunteer instructed him to post the permissions template on the uploads.
2) I've found OTRS ticket:2013062110001594 for File:100 with newly-weds in Montreal.jpg and hi:File:Atul Gurtu.png, though it's not fully processed yet.
Hope this helps. With regards, Trijnsteltalk 08:49, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Trijnstel, thanks for your reply. I think the first case is over now. As for second one, since you mentioned hi:File:Atul Gurtu.png, I noticed that the file has been licensed for use on Wikipedia only. As such, I am more curious if the OTRS permissions are also similar. Is it possible to disclose here what the email says? Moreover at its present state, the hi.wiki file becomes an invalid fair-use file being one with a restricted, WMF-incompatible license and that of a living person. Isn't it so? Rahul Bott (talk) 13:09, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
In the ticket Atul Gurtu claims to be the copyright holder and he gives permission to use the two files under the CC-BY-SA-3.0 (+GFDL) license.
I guess you're right about the fair use file. See en:WP:FAIRUSE for the full guideline on the English Wikipedia. Maybe it's helpful. Trijnsteltalk 12:18, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
But is that not a problem as Atul Gurtu himself is in the pic (rightmost gentleman)? Rahul Bott (talk) 15:39, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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User adding "PermissionOTRS" to their own uploads

Hi, User:Tambo is adding {{PermissionOTRS}} to his/her own uploads. I tried to explain to him/her that the template is intended to be used by OTRS members only, but s/he is en-0 and I am hu-0, so I had to use google translation and I really don't know how much of my message was left after that …

However, it would be nice if someone could make sure that everything's alright with those permissions/templates. Thanks, --El Grafo (talk) 14:21, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

As far as I can see, the following files are affected:
--El Grafo (talk) 14:27, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
If you're on your way, please don't miss User:Krdbot/af69 for little more of this kind to be checked. --Krd 14:30, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
OK, I see: You are well organized. Sorry for the interruption, I'll get my jetpack ;-) --El Grafo (talk) 14:42, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
El Grafo, your query is well-justified, and my comment wasn't towards yours but to the listening OTRS agents, as a remark that there is some more work to be done. I'm afraid there could be not enough manpower for the job, though. --Krd 15:35, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
No worries … obviously I should have made this bigger: ;-) --El Grafo (talk) 11:38, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
The permission of Tambo looks okay. Trijnsteltalk 12:56, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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check Chinese permissions

Hello, could someone have a check the permissions in Chinese sent by Fu Wenjun on September 4, 2013, to permissions-zh-hans@wikimedia.org and permissions-zh@wikimedia.org? Thanks very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chaonan (talk • contribs) 13:33, 17 September 2013‎ (UTC)

Handled: ticket:2013092510006701. Trijnsteltalk 18:07, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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Marcenay Haut-fourneau.png et File:Saint Vorles.jpg

Les autorisations à publier ont été envoyées, elles n'ont visiblement pas été prises en compte.

File:Marcenay Haut-fourneau.png (envoi le 3 septembre 2013) File:Saint Vorles.jpg (envoi le 1 septembre 2013)

Bien cordialement --Bildoj (talk) 15:51, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Both ✓ Done now. Trijnsteltalk 18:18, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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Permission Granted to use NanoString Technologies Logo File:Official Logo of NanoString Technologies, Inc..jpg

This message is to confirm permission to use File:Official Logo of NanoString Technologies, Inc..jpg.

paultmoon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paultmoon (talk • contribs) 21:58, 9 October 2013‎ (UTC)

@Paultmoon, first of all apologies for the very late reply.
See COM:OTRS and forward a copy of the email from the copyright holder to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org. Trijnsteltalk 18:22, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2011101010016175

User:Npopok has uploaded lots of images from http://football.ua/. Is the permission valid for all of them or only for some of them? Only a few images have the {{PermissionOTRS}} template. --Stefan4 (talk) 11:15, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

 Info Ukrainian speaker's attention is needed, as much of the communication in ticket:2011101010016175 was done in Ukrainian. --whym (talk) 07:54, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
See {{Football.ua}} and note there. Images should be only form photogalleries not from news.--Anatoliy (talk) 13:54, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
@Stefan4: maybe you could check all uploads of Npopok and add {{Football.ua}} based on Ahonc his explanation? Trijnsteltalk 18:36, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, can someone confirm me if ticket:2010081110004361 is a valid license for this logo? So the ticket gives permission only to be displayed at Women's team article despite of being the same logo (the Kangaroo figure) used by Men's national team, which is tagged as a non-free image. Thanks - Fma12 (talk) 13:58, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Its a really, really weak permission. Basically it looks like uploader sent the mail to otrs with the license form filled out. There is an email address given from rugby.com.au. I'll write them. Amada44  talk to me 15:42, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
Deleted. Resolved for now. Trijnsteltalk 18:40, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket 2013110610017561

Could other OTRS members please review ticket 2013110610017561 and the related File:Patent coat of arms graf von luxburg.png? This is a work of the Luxburg Foundation (see that page's header), which clearly has a @luxburgfoundation.com domain, as seen on its contact page. I wonder, then, why were are accepting an email with a @gmail.com domain, which can be created by absolutely anyone. Further, the user who sent that email has sockpuppeted related to licensing of this and other images, suggesting an additional degree of skepticism is warranted. It seems to me this is an invalid ticket and that its restoration was improper. Эlcobbola talk 16:35, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

I would also say that this ticket is not good enough. The claim to own the copyright is not supported by any proof. Also two authors are mentioned who colorized the coat of arms. The original coat of arms is PD (File:GvL-Wappen.jpg) So we can just use that. Amada44  talk to me 18:17, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done, deleted. Trijnsteltalk 19:12, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:Olga-sorokina.tif

Hello, recently I uploaded the image File:Olga-sorokina.tif and received warning that it may be deleted. I sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org signed copy of recommended by Wikimedia letter from email address *******@mail.ru. Please confirm receiving of permission. Thank you! Искандер2К (talk) 18:47, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

✓ Done, accepted. Trijnsteltalk 18:45, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2013041810002754

I would like to use this image as a decoration on my watch blog. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.184.246.224 (talk • contribs) 02:37, 30 November 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 13:01, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2011120810007426 (likely de-queue) and Template:OTRS-Die chemischen Elemente

Can an OTRS volunteer please synchronize the template with the permission/confirmation provided in the ticket? Thanks in advance. -- Rillke(q?) 07:49, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

JuTa did this to the the template, but I'm not sure what else needs to be done... Trijnsteltalk 12:56, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
I am sorry, I wasn't specific. Basically I'd like to know whether replacing the license tags at File:Hochreines Titan (99.999) mit sichtbarer Kristallstruktur.jpg with Template:OTRS-Die chemischen Elemente would be correct. -- Rillke(q?) 13:49, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
I think you can do that, yes. This discussion is related and it mentions three images. Trijnsteltalk 18:58, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
BTW, in that email he only confirmed that he's the author, but since he released those photos himself I think it's safe to use the template. Trijnsteltalk 19:00, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
A million thanks! -- Rillke(q?) 16:35, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
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Artworks DiezelSun.

Template:OTRS ticket

Hello Artist DiezelSun confirms the use of the pictures. We've sent you an email, we can send another. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vacumis (talk • contribs) 09:48, 25 November 2013‎ (UTC)

Attention. By the participant of the OTRS service revealed act of aggression, it is not clear reason for the affixing of the dice, to remove, when official permission was given to use pictures. It is probably made to remove the article specifically. Quit stalking and to set the dice on the deletion. Artist DiezelSun allowed to use these files, but aggression and harassment by one participant continued. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vacumis (talk • contribs) 11:11, 25 November 2013‎ (UTC)

Is creativity. The artist has authorized the use of these files:DiezelSun..jpg, Натюрморт DiezelSun.JPG, Michael Jackson.jpg, Sasha Grey - DiezelSun.jpg, DiezelSun - popular man.jpg, DiezelSun - Св. Валентин.png, Artdiezelsun2.jpg, DiezelSun2.jpg, DiezelSun15.jpg, ДизельлайкDiezelSun.jpg, Artdiezelsun.jpg, НордотDiezelSun.jpg, DiezelSunLove.jpg, DiezelsunUFO.jpg, DiezelSunAvrilLavigne.jpg, DiezelSun3.jpg, DiezelSunUFO.jpg, DiezelSun10.jpg, DiezelSun8 - копия.jpg, Lucy Lawless7.jpg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vacumis (talk • contribs) 11:22, 25 November 2013‎ (UTC)

Sockpuppetry of User:DiezelSun777. See Commons:Requests for checkuser/Case/DiezelSun8 etc. I think all of his files should be checked. Trijnsteltalk 19:03, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
These two accounts are most likely also related judged by the edits: Poligme and Perigas77. Trijnsteltalk 19:03, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Resolved: all deleted and accounts blocked/locked, see COM:AN, meta and DR. Trijnsteltalk 16:13, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:Den lille havfrue Kobenhavn 20110602 1F (8184299754).jpg & File:Den lille havfrue Kobenhavn 20110602 2F (8184260307).jpg

Does the OTRS tag include permission from Billedhuggeren Edvard Eriksens Arvinger I/S in Klampenborg? --Stefan4 (talk) 10:19, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

@Stefan4: the permission covered here was of the Flickr uploader, not of the heirs of Edvard Eriksen as you said here. Ping Russavia. Trijnsteltalk 18:31, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Resolved. Russavia confirmed on IRC that the permission is indeed not from the heirs. Trijnsteltalk 14:58, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
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Verbal permission

What to do if one gets a verbal permission to use a file under a free license? In one case, my camera's battery died while I was taking pictures for Wikipedia, so a friend took the remainder picture or two for me, then gave them to me so I could upload the entire batch to Wikipedia. I never asked him for written OTRS permission. It was almost 10 years ago, and there are issues with identifying the author, and our memories confirming that the incident took place (as in, my friend tells me I can use the image under a free license if it is his, but hardly remembers taking it). Do we have some type of good faith OTRS template for such incidents? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 04:05, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

I am not sure if this is proper but in the situation where I set up the image and a friend presses the button on my camera I use joint authorship and I pick the license after getting a verbal OK. Your situation might be similar. --Jarekt (talk) 14:56, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
I never accept claims about verbal permission. Jcb (talk) 18:59, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
Yes, your statement about the circumstances should be fine as evidence. A verbal transfer is perfectly reasonable and legally meaningful, so long as the circumstances do not introduce significant doubt (such as highly professional looking photos, which would lead us to ask further questions). There is always a factor of good faith, if OTRS volunteers doubted everything, there would be no point in having OTRS. --Fæ (talk) 19:07, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
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File:Four Great Beauties.jpg

File:Four Great Beauties.jpg

https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2011071310004858

Is this ticket correct? Because from the uploader's talkpage (User_talk:Shuishouyue), I see that the user uploaded this before and that the user made several fake tickets before too. --Cold Season (talk) 02:41, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

ticket:2011071310004858 is from Oliboni family for the content of Category:Silvio Oliboni, and it does not seem to be related to File:Four Great Beauties.jpg. --Jarekt (talk) 16:23, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:Border-Gavaskar Trophy n Airtel Cup.jpg

Does the OTRS ticket 2075854 include consent for the actual trophies displayed ? LGA talkedits 09:41, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

No, it doesn't. --Krd 13:56, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Nominated for deletion, nothing more for us to do. Trijnsteltalk 14:26, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
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ticket #2009053010014822

The permission to use this work has been archived in the Wikimedia OTRS system. It is available as ticket #2009053010014822 for users with an OTRS account. I wish to reuse this work elsewhere "noncommercial". Is it OK by follow CC license [Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license]. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Göran Sjöberg (talk • contribs) 12:00, 4 December 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. You may re-use files, though only if you use the license as stated on the file page (and not change it into another one). Trijnsteltalk 14:24, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2013052810000039

Could somebody familiar with {{PD-US-no notice}} take a look at ticket 2013052810000039? Jcb (talk) 12:18, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

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Proposal for NEW Access to nonpublic information policy

Hello dear OTRS colleagues,

I want to draw your attention to the new Draft of the Access to nonpublic information policy that is put up for discussion on Meta DRAFT Access to nonpublic information policy "This draft Access to Nonpublic Information Policy needs your feedback. We will be accepting community comment until 15 January 2014. We look forward to comments on any aspect of the draft."

This is important for OTRS supporters, since draft of the new rules contains

  1. sending foto ID to WMF
  2. sending adress / residence to WMF
  3. legal impact of agreeing to a confidentiality pledge
  4. WMF announcement to store PhotoID and residence data for 3 years after end of access (retention)

is discussed on the related discussion page.


Best regards and groetjes --Neozoon (talk) 20:27, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

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Another user adding "PermissionOTRS" to their own uploads

I have pointed this image 30px as a copyvio from http://www.palafrugell.cat/la-ciutat/simbols-municipals/bandera.html and the uploader has added a OTRS label without being a OTRS member. Can you check it? --Cameta (talk) 19:25, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

They lied about the permission, as a good giveaway should be the shortness of the ticket number. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:45, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=6669075 Cameta (talk) 20:30, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bandera_de_Palafurgell.jpg&action=history
19:12, 18 oct 2013‎ Davidpar (Discussió | contribucions)‎ . . (432 octets) (-106)‎ . . (desfés | agraeix) (Etiqueta: OTRS permission added by non-OTRS member) Cameta (talk) 20:33, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
It is about ticket:2012090310005003. This ticket in Catalan is a permission for content of some web pages from www.palafrugell.cat. It should be more specific about images and specially for "municipal symbols". It is not clear if template {{Insignia Catalonia}} is sufficient for the restrictions specified in the ticket. I'm changing it to {{OTRS received}} pending of a more specific permission for this image. --V.Riullop (talk) 07:18, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
I cannot watch the ticket, but since the image is deleted and the permission was apparantly not okay I think this can be closed. Trijnsteltalk 20:53, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:Почепа Оксана.jpg

Hello!

I have just transferred this file from ru.wiki to Commons with its OTRS-ticket from there. Interestingly this file needs a confirmation of its OTRS ticket. Can somebody please have a look on this image? If cannot be kept, please let me know, so that it can remain on the Russian Wiki. Best, High Contrast (talk) 14:10, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

There is a problem... Will write this up shortly. Fæ (talk) 16:15, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
According to Google translate, ticket:2012040810007271 released all thebestphotos.ru photos under {{CC-BY-SA-3.0}} and {{GFDL}} as long as images are smaller than 300 pixels. --Jarekt (talk) 16:33, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
(Edit conflict) This ticket has been merged to Template:OTRS ticket, which includes the non-standard condition for uploads from its website that:
(translation) I give permission for the publication of a resolution of no more than 300 pixels on the long side of any work posted on the site at http://thebestphotos.ru.
The problem we have is that this image of Oksana Pochepa is a cropped version of that published at http://thebestphotos.ru/wp-content/gallery/alise-3d/tes_5969.jpg (it appears in the gallery on the page mentioned as the source). This means that though the end result is a 300px by 300px image, it is not strictly within the terms of the release presented on OTRS which appears (to my reading) to require that the original has its resolution reduced to a maximum of 300px of either height or width rather than being a simple crop of the original to meet 300px requirement.
It would be sensible if an OTRS volunteer active on ru.wp were to investigate whether this is an issue for the rest of the photos uploaded there from this source. --Fæ (talk) 16:40, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
This could do with being fixed more generally, so raising this DR to get the case positively discussed. --Fæ (talk) 17:12, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Image is re-uploaded (+ kept), DR is closed and nothing more for us to do. Trijnsteltalk 21:38, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:2008ACCCGFinal scoreboard.JPG

Question about this ticket, does it cover the image on the board or just the photo ? LGA talkedits 05:21, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

Just the photo, not the image on the board. Natuur12 (talk) 21:46, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
See Commons:Deletion requests/File:2008ACCCGFinal scoreboard.JPG. Trijnsteltalk 23:05, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
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Asa Akira image

Can I get someone to explain to me why an image did not get an OTRS confirmed ticket for it? I got an email from Asa Akira where she wanted to put a specific image of herself up on Wikipedia. I got her to submit the image to me with a permission statement ("I own the copyright to the image(s) attached to this email letter. I grant permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License v.3.0:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"), which I uploaded to Commons as File:Asa Akira photo.JPG and forwarded the original email from her to OTRS where it was assigned ticket # 2013102010000776.

The reply I got back said they wanted details behind how she got the image. Okay, I emailed Asa and she pointed me to the photographer. I sent this email to him:

Greetings! An image you took of Asa Akira has been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, which can be seen here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asa_Akira_photo.JPG
A question has arisen regarding the copyrights on the picture. Can you clarify the circumstances surrounding the picture? Do you own the copyrights, or were they given to Asa??

The reply back from him in it's entirety was:

I took this photo and released the rights to Asa Akira to use at her discretion. If you need any further authorization from me to use the photo please let me know and I will be happy to comply.

I then forwarded that email from the photographer (which included my original email to him with the link to the image) to OTRS where it was assigned ticket # 2013111710007809. I got this as a reply back:

For images to be hosted on Wikimedia Commons, they require the copyright holder to provide a specific release under a suitably free license (such as certain Creative Commons licenses or the GFDL), which allows anyone to use them for any purpose, including commercial usage and derivative works (subject to applicable laws). If this can be supplied, then the content may be hosted on Wikimedia Commons and then used on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, "permission to use on Wikipedia" is not adequate enough.

Now remember, Asa sent them image to me with a valid Creative Commons license, and I have a statement from the photographer saying that that Asa has the rights to the image which means she can license it as she wishes. So can someone explain to me why there's no tag on the image saying OTRS approved? Tabercil (talk) 20:37, 28 November 2013 (UTC)

Any feedback on this please?? Tabercil (talk) 04:31, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Malec%C3%B3n-mazatl%C3%A1n.jpg&setlang=es

buenas, hace dias me eliminaron unas fotos que subi para la ciudad de mazatlan y el error fue que puse que era mi trabajo, pero las imagenes fueron fotografiadas por mi vecina katia, pero como subi muchas fotos y perdi mucho tiempo para que el contenido relacionado con mazatlan fuera mejor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaste97 (talk • contribs) 11:53, 8 December 2013‎ (UTC)

Tu vecina puede enviar su permiso a permissions-commons@wikimedia.org. Si el permiso es suficiente, podemos restaurar los archivos. Jcb (talk) 21:42, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
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Confirming the status of Wikipedia File under OTRS

Hello, Here is quick file summary File Name: Derek Acorah Most Haunted lo res.jpg File URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Derek_Acorah_Most_Haunted_lo_res.jpg

And I want to know: Is the permission granted by the right holder to wiki common member to reuse this work elsewhere? I want to know Can I use this file as a front cover for my book. And what attributions must I employ in the documents to comply with the license?

Thank You, Prakashsahni — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prakashsahni (talk • contribs) 20:44, 9 December 2013‎ (UTC)

Permission seems fine to me. You can use the file as long as you mention author (Ian French) and license (CC-BY-SA 3.0). Jcb (talk) 23:33, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:922303

ticket 922303 of File:El-pflick.jpg is also (probably invalid) used for a bunch of other pictures, which don't seem to have any connection: File:El-pflick.jpg, File:Sopranos-ontheset.jpg, File:Aesop Rock live.jpg & File:Mattweiner.jpg. The last one seems to be a press photo of AMC, so I'm in doubt about the ticket/use of it.--CennoxX (talk) 13:54, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

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File:Макс Ньюман.jpg

Hi, I like to ask if this change is OK or not. OTRS template set by the uploader himself.... Thx. --JuTa 22:46, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

No, that ticket has no relation to rutherfordjournal.org. Эlcobbola talk 22:50, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
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Clarification request for Template:WEF

Is this template only valid for freely licensed images from the Flickr stream or does it also apply for those offered under NC/ND restrictions there (to be used without the restriction here)? Template should be modified depending on the answer to prevent misuse. --Denniss (talk) 12:14, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

The ticket:2008032810015671 says only that "World Economic Forum has released its pictures under the CC-BY-SA licence on Flickr" and goes on explaining that this also applies to images with conflicting statements in the EXIF data. There is some exchange that WEF would prefer NC/ND, but since Wikipedia does not accept those then they released pictures under the cc-by-sa license. --Jarekt (talk) 17:52, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
So any image from their flickr stream may be used under a nonrestricted cc-by-sa-2.0 license regardless of the license shown at Flickr? --Denniss (talk) 22:33, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
I assume that this is the intention; however it is not explicitly stated. As I said it only mention that all images on flickr are under CC-BY-SA license and that this license take precedence of what is in the EXIF. I assume that they started with CC-NC/ND license and changed it to CC-BY-SA for compatibility with Commons but may be they did not changed all of them. But my read of the ticket is that they intend them all to be under CC-BY-SA. --Jarekt (talk) 17:53, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
Is it the same e-mail as at User:Benjism89/WEF? If so, worth noting that it was in response to an e-mail asking them to confirm that the CC-BY-SA images on Flickr had not been put under that licence by mistake, so I don't think it should be taken to apply to images with other Flickr licences. They changed their licence to CC-BY-NC-SA around March this year (see Commons:Village pump/Archive/2013/03#Bad news), and have a statement on their profile page re-iterating the non-commercial licence so they've obviously made a decision to stop offering their images for commercial use. January (talk) 18:42, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for clarification. The OTRS ticket contain User:Benjism89/WEF exchange plus some more explicit statements. But I agree with User:January, The license should only be applied to images that are (or were) CC-BY-SA on flickr. --Jarekt (talk) 18:58, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
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Kurt Rasmussen

Hi, just wanted to notify you that you should have received, or will soon receive, a permission (in German) concerning Category:Photos by Kurt Rasmussen. Since this is about a lot of photos (> 3000), it doesn't contain any URL to any particular file, so please don't overlook it. Thanks for all your hard work! darkweasel94 09:02, 8 December 2013 (UTC)

Related ticket: ticket:2013120810004854. Trijnsteltalk 18:23, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, Trijnstel. Just a question, is it more useful for you all if I use {{OTRS received}} with this ticket number for future uploads until you've dealt with everything, or should I continue with {{subst:OP}}? darkweasel94 19:04, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Please continue with {{subst:OP}}. I'm trying to get this ticket confirmed by a German OTRS volunteer so I can add it on the recent uploads of you. You may add the ticket on any future uploads after I confirmed the permission. Be patient please. :) Trijnsteltalk 19:30, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Ok, yes, I'm not trying to sound impatient, I just wanted to make things as easy as possible for you. :) Thanks for your answer. darkweasel94 19:43, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Just so you know: another volunteer send a follow-up question. Trijnsteltalk 20:03, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
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Do I have to get separate permission forms for each image I use from a source previously licensed by OTRS?

Per Ticket#2013071010009221 I have permission from the heir of Murray Korman to upload some of his photographs and drawings to use in his Wikipedia biography. (The heir understands that these images, once licensed, will available for use by anyone through Wikimedia Commons.) I would prefer not to pester her with the necessity of filling out a permission form for each image (she is not a Wikipedia editor - I will be uploading these images). Is it possible for me to use the license for the photograph already accepted? If so, where do I find the copyright tag? Thanks for your help! --Ailemadrah (talk) 17:54, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

This permission is only valid for one picture. You can ask the heir to release all the work from Murray Korman. If they do so, this single ticket will be applicable to each involved file. But the current statement only releases one picture. Jcb (talk) 08:56, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
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General Repeat Permission

General Repeat Permission

Having checked out OTRS and Example requests for permission the query = is there provision for granting Repeat Permission ?

Intention is to upload maps from website Old Maps.com and getting permission for each upload is laborious. Have already got the OK from Old Maps - now needing Wikipedia sort out.

Thanks Tfitzp — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tfitzp (talk • contribs) 11:31, 10 August 2013‎ (UTC)

The website states to supply maps from between 1500 and 1900. Copyright of such maps has expired. You can tag them with {{PD-old}}. OTRS is not the right procedure for this. Jcb (talk) 09:01, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
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Input needed

We are working on creating a 'blanket' template for a Flickr and projects user at Commons:Village_pump/Copyright#Flickr_template. I have a draft template at User:Canoe1967/Kitty. I thought VP/Copyright may be the best place to discuss it as that is where many 'Flickr washing' issues are brought up. Feel free to chime in at the discussion, template talk, and edit the template to your standards.--Canoe1967 (talk) 18:00, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

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ticket #2010010910017329 Picture actresse Aure Atika

Help needed Hello i am contacting you because there is a picture taken of actresse Aure Atika by Georges Briard and uplaoded as his personal work that is on line on wikipédia and wikimédia commons. I am the agent of the actresse. This picture is against the rights of the actresse she does not want this picture to be on the web at all. So please tell me what we can do to get this pictur of wikipédia and wikimédia and commons totally. Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.182.167.174 (talk • contribs) 17:22, 12 December 2013‎ (UTC)

Likely related to File:Aure Atika Cannes.jpg (uploaded by JJ Georges). Not sure what/if we can do something about it. Need help from others... Trijnsteltalk 20:24, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
You cannot do anything about it. Taking pictures of people in public space and publication of those pictures is legal and does not infringe any right of the depicted person. Jcb (talk) 09:05, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Less clear-cut in France than in most countries, but still: she was a public figure in a public place. What is the basis of your objection to the photo? - Jmabel ! talk 01:15, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
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Reusing photo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Museum_Boerhaave_-_Skull_by_Brugmans.jpg

I'm inquiring as to whether this (above linked) image Skull by Brugman is free to use.

2602:306:CEE2:3540:ED8B:7D49:ECA:FFC0 01:30, 18 December 2013 (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 12:40, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
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Commons:Deletion requests/File:Sir Edward Elgar 1979.jpg

See Commons:Deletion requests/File:Sir Edward Elgar 1979.jpg: is User:Rodin777 Victor Heyfron? Should be Ticket ID 2531682, if so. Lupo 10:48, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

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Gmunden tram photos / 2006070810006018

Hi everyone. ticket:2006070810006018 seems to be a permission concerning use of some photos of the Gmunden tram system, as per File:Fahrzeugparade GMSB 2.jpg, File:GMSB.jpg and some others. Can anybody check if the following files are covered by that ticket too, and add an appropriate notice to them?

Also, File:Combino2003 09.jpg seems to be "own work" by a Wikimedian (who is also the author of some files linked above) but has a strange copyright notice on it, so it should perhaps be checked with the rest as well. Thanks for your efforts. darkweasel94 15:48, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

darkweasel, in this ticket they seem to say that photographs available on http://www.stern-verkehr.at are released under CC-by-sa 2.5. I would prefer a German speaker to make sure, though. --whym (talk) 23:58, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
The mentioned ticket (from 2006) states the we have permission to use the photos from the website http://www.stern-verkehr.at as cc-by-sa-2.5. There is no statement about the authorship of the images.
I'd suggest to otrs-tag the mentioned 7 images accordingly and leave File:Combino2003 09.jpg as it is. --Krd 07:42, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done. Trijnsteltalk 17:29, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
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А что вообще творится за паранойя с ОТРС?

Вопрос касаемо двух запросов - Ticket#2013081910008061 и Ticket#2013081910008061
Народ, ну нельзя же так. Если правообладателем отправлено письмо по форме на адрес ОТРС с разрешением на публикацию под свободной лицензией, в котором правообладатель недвусмысленно утверждает, что он и есть автор (обладатель исключительных прав) на указанные изображения - что еще надо то? Какое в нафиг "подтверждение правообладания"? Какая в нафиг отправка письма "с адреса сайта", если автор выложил тот рисунок, на который отправляется разрешение на сайте DeviantArt, на котором он явлется лишь пользователем?
Нет, скорее не так- у сомневающихся представителей ОТРС есть доказательства обратного (что пользователь отправивший письмо не является автором/правообладателем) изображения? Если таких доказательств нету, то это ребятки уже финиш, может тогда вообще запретить выкладку на ВикиСклад новых фоток даже самими авторами, пока автор не будет присылать бумажное разрешение подписанное кровью? Судя по запросу "подтвердите правообладание" к этому идет. о.О

Просьба разобраться --RussianTrooper (talk) 12:44, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

  • когда Вася Пупкин пишет, что дает разрешение на сайт gazprom.ru, например, то принять разрешение без дополнительных подтверждений мы не можем. Здесь такой же случай. rubin16 (talk) 14:14, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:Pierre Gamarra, Argenteuil, Expo Argenteuil dans le monde, 7 juillet 2011.jpg

Hi, could someone please check up on the status of File:Pierre Gamarra, Argenteuil, Expo Argenteuil dans le monde, 7 juillet 2011.jpg? The copyright holder claims to have sent in an email ten days ago and received no reply. Thanks! -FASTILY 08:03, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Jcb, see here -FASTILY 08:46, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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OTRS pending then what?

Hello OTRS-ers! I really don't know if this is the proper venue to ask this but here I go. Anyway, I have this file awaiting verification at the system so it's currently pending. Let's say that I have already uploaded the image and is yet to receive confirmation, can I now use the image in an article while it's not yet approved or being confirmed by the OTRS? Thanks! Mediran (t • c) 10:21, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

If you followed the instructions on COM:OTRS, then it's up to you. :) You may use the file, but you can also wait (it may take a while until a file is approved). And if the file is deleted, do not worry, you will always get a reply and if the permission is okay the file will be restored. Hope this helps. Trijnsteltalk 14:14, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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file:Basalt Head in Cholula

Hello please can I have someone verify if I can publish this file:Basalt_Head_in_Cholula.jpg thanks! You can email me at austronautfred@gmail.com thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.240.5.71 (talk • contribs) 05:29, 24 December 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 12:51, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
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S.A.Raza

Will you please permit the use of this [19] in Wikicommons to be used in Wikiquote?--Nvvchar (talk) 06:07, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

Every image uploaded on Commons can be used on all other projects, so this one too. Trijnsteltalk 12:51, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
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Someone really proficient in Russian and Ukrainian

I need someone to double-check any OTRS ticket related to soccer.ru and football.ua. We need to find out whether they really understood that the permission they gave can't be applied to pictures they don't really own - or how to tell which ones are theirs and which ones aren't. Thanks. --Elitre (talk) 10:41, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Ping User:Ahonc (speaks Russian and Ukrainian and knows a lot about these tickets). Trijnsteltalk 11:29, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Ask Rubin16 about 2008100510027116, and Lvova about 2011101010016175. They dealt with these tickets and can give more information than me.--Anatoliy (talk) 11:44, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
  • regarding soccer.ru: what are the pictures that were covered by ticket and you think don't belong to them? Authorship is stated at the site itself: for example, link: source: Soccer.ru, author: Садовников Дмитрий (Sadovnikov Dmitry). Sadovnikov Dmitry is a journalist working for Soccer.ru and permission was given by the chief editor. What's the problem? rubin16 (talk) 07:43, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
    • Ping Elitre, please see the additional questions of Rubin16. Trijnsteltalk 23:07, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
      • @rubin16: the problem is that some files (File:A.S. Roma 2013.jpg, File:Miralem Pjanic (Soccer.ru).jpg, others...) have been uploaded using this OTRS ticket, despite the source (for example, here: "Фото: zimbio.com, arsenal.com, liverpoolfc.tv, ajax.nl, adn.es"). Regarding football.ua: pictures like this (File:Federico Balzaretti Euro 2012 vs England.JPG ‎) are ok? -Delfort (talk) 08:33, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
      • thanks, Delfort! No, such images aren't allowed and should be deleted. I will like football.ua later: my plane is taking off soon rubin16 (talk) 11:12, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
        • @ Delfort, I've looked for football.ua - it seems to me that this particular image is OK as "Илья Хохлов" is googled as a member of football.ua team. When image attributes to other sources (like gettyimages or news images) - they should be deleted, but here it's not the case for deletion rubin16 (talk) 13:51, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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Photos by Hanna Zelenko and Alex Zelenko

Please help to process permissions and add OTRS templates to photos made by my mother Hanna Zelenko and brother Alex Zelenko which I uploaded in pre-OTRS era. Both were sent from zelenka dot aliaksei at gmail dot com. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 03:45, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Found two tickets: ticket:2013120910013806, ticket:2013120910013824. What are the related uploads? Trijnsteltalk 23:16, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
You could use search (Alex Zelenko, Hanna Zelenko) or bot going through all my uploads will be more reliable method. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:29, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
I am running into problems with both approaches when using AWB. Search for "Alex Zelenko" only returns first 1000 files and I do not have a way to get all the files. I do not think AWB can return all the files uploaded by someone, but search for all the files edited by EugeneZelenko returns the first 25000 files and again I do not have a way to get all of them. Eugene you are just doing too many edits ;) . If I or someone else comes up with reliable way to get the lists my JarektBot can add the OTRS template (It seems like someone made that bot the OTRS member). --Jarekt (talk) 17:01, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
  • ✓ Done with Hanna Zelenko.
  • Working on Alex Zelenko --Jarekt (talk) 18:39, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done with Alex Zelenko --Jarekt (talk) 18:47, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:Copyright- Luca Faes 2013 2013-08-24 22-58.jpg

Hello!

Is the OTRS-permission for this image ok? If yes, can somebody please add proper categories? Thanks! --High Contrast (talk) 22:55, 25 December 2013 (UTC)

OTRS looks fine. --Fæ (talk) 23:43, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket 2012101310005232

Could other OTRS members check ticket 2012101310005232? Firstly, it purports to be from Peter-Halasz, yet comes from a hotmail.com address, not peter-halasz.com. Secondly, author names (both on Commons and www.peter-halasz.com) do not match uploader or website owner names (e.g. File:Péter Halász 01.jpg is by Illés Sarkantyú, File:Péter Halász 02.jpg is by Sandra Borchers, etc.) The email provides no support for a transfer of copyrights, if any. Thirdly, there are at least 7 different camera models in the uploader's stream and certain uploads appear to be unambigous copyvios (e.g. File:Martina Filjak 03.jpg is here, File:Martina Filjak 01.jpg is explicitly credited to the San Antonio Symphony here, etc.) Something seems wrong here. Эlcobbola talk 23:02, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

I agree, this should not have been accepted. I have sent a message to sender of this ticket and changed the status of the involved files to OTRS received. Jcb (talk) 20:42, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
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File:Metalist Stadium2011.jpeg

Can someone check this ticket also covers the building (there is no general FOP in the Ukraine only a fair use provision for news reporting) - if not will add it to Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Metalist Stadium. LGA talkedits 21:15, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Ping Ahonc (the ticket is written in Russian and Ahonc also replied on the deletion request). Trijnsteltalk 14:16, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Ticket says about images from site football.ua, nothing about FOP.--Anatoliy (talk) 14:20, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Deletion request filed: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Metalist Stadium2011.jpeg. Trijnsteltalk 19:31, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket#2013121710015352

Hello,

I'm writing in relation with the ticket #2013121710015352. This is mail originating from the person behing the account user:Yatrides who has been uploading pictures of works of w:Georges Yatridès. Some contributors have expressed doubts about the uploads. I asked Yatrides to sent a proof of identity to OTRS.

My question is: Does the said mail is enough or do I need to ask more, like a copy of identity card or passport ?

Pleclown (talk) 13:27, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

Hmm that are a lot of pictures. I would prefere the phrase better safe than sorry. The emailadres is a free adres if I'm correct. Natuur12 (talk) 13:40, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
No, wanadoo is not a free address provider, it's the old name of Orange, an internet provider. I've asked the user to send us a scan of his ID card. Pleclown (talk) 19:09, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
user:Yatrides has sent a copy of his passport. Is there a template or something to mark that the identity of this user is confirmed ? Thanks. Pleclown (talk) 17:47, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
I have made a template. He may insert {{Yatrides}} in the permission field of his uploads. Jcb (talk) 20:22, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2011101310013458

ticket:2011101310013458 or at least {{WikiAfrica/Doualart}} is used on over 3k files, however the text of OTRS certifies that "project descriptions, biographies, description of artworks" are CC but "images belong to the artists and they are not in CC BY-SA unless differently stated in the website". It seems to me that since file descriptions are short and not a literary works they are not copyrightable and the OTRS template is not covering anything relevant to individual images. As such it, should be removed since it gives impression that it certifies that the images are properly licensed. Opinions? --Jarekt (talk) 02:54, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

See also User_talk:Laurentius#ticket:2011101310013458 and User_talk:Jarekt#Re:_ticket:2011101310013458. --Jarekt (talk) 17:55, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
We have received permission from two authors. I have noted their names in the template. For works by different photographers, this template is invalid. Jcb (talk) 08:50, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
OK it looks like ticket for images of "Lard Buurman" was merged with a ticket for text from Doualart website so they both reside under ticket:2011101310013458 now and we have ticket:2013050110009045, for images from Emiliano Gandolfi. I added OTRS templates directly to the files of those 2 photographers. However {{WikiAfrica/Doualart}} is used for all uploads from Doualart by many other authors, like Sandrine Dole, Kamiel Verschuren, Marta Pucciarelli, Christian Hanussek, Roberto Paci Dalò and some unnamed photographers (like File:Les Mots Écrits de Hervé Yamguen 22.jpg) and there is ~1700 files downloaded from Doualart which are not covered by the current 2 OTRS tickets. --Jarekt (talk) 17:32, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
doual'art is an art institution producing public art since 1991 and with a wide archive (source). The images I have uploaded belong to doual'art either because they are made by staff members (with stable contracts) or because they are made available with written agreements by the authors (managed by doual'art). Doual'art has sent a permission for all its images. In certain cases I asked people also specific permissions (signed or sent directly to OTRS) and I have furthermore collected signed agreements in 2013. All rights have being managed carefully and there is a clear commitment to provide content and to make it available with the specific cc by-sa license. I presume is unusual for an African institution (and also for many GLAMs) but doual'art owns and have the authorizations for all those images. Please let me know if you need further info. Thanks. --iopensa (talk) 20:07, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Under closer reading of the content of ticket:2011101310013458 I found the permission for the images (hidden in the attachment of the message #6). I guess what I found confusing was that message #3 (quoted above) specifically say that doual'art does not hold the copyrights to the images, and than in somewhere else they say that they do. I would be OK with returning ticket:2011101310013458 to {{WikiAfrica/Doualart}} template. Sorry for the confusion. --Jarekt (talk) 02:57, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
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Category:Images from RadsWiki

Radswiki

  1. 2013052110003987

Radswiki

  1. 2013052110003987

Can I download this X ray, please — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.199.116 (talk • contribs) 00:17, 30 December 2013‎ (UTC)

Yes, you can. See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 10:55, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
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Reuse of image

I want to use the photo of Tarcisius for an article in a paper organised by the paroisse of Brunn am Gebirge in Lower Austria. It describes some saints, like Tarcisius. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.190.109.234 (talk • contribs) 15:31, 30 December 2013‎ (UTC)

See COM:REUSE. Trijnsteltalk 17:14, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
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Image problem

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kento_at_Yamaha_NYC.jpg has a OTRS ticket TicketNumber=2013100410012678. The young man has been promopushed on nl-wiki and it is unclear if this picture is free or has proper credits. Can some light be shed please? Thanx MoiraMoira (talk) 21:30, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the notification. No, this is not in order. The involved OTRS volunteer accepted a 'permission' in which the depicted person claims to be the copyright holder. I will deal with this. Jcb (talk) 22:49, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
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Ticket 2013122310013986

I've just sent an email to OTRS that clarifies Canadian Crown Copyright rules. This concerns a huge number of images, many of which are currently (and now incorrectly) slated for deletion under the URAA provisions. I am wondering if there is any possibility of this ticket being expedited? - Floydian (talk) 21:21, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

@Floydian: I confirmed it and commented at Commons_talk:WikiProject_Public_Domain/URAA_review#Canadian_Crown_Copyright. --whym (talk) 13:27, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
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How to...

Hello,

While helping to sort out fammilly photos, I found a few that could be of interrest to commons but I'm not the photograph.

The photograph died in the late 1980's whitout any child and all his photo were given to his sister who died recently.

One of the children of the sister wouldn't mind publishing those pictures in CC-BY-SA.

What should be done for those pictures to be published properly?

Another related question some pictures are of recent buildings, taken in May and June 1965 in New York and Canada (Rochester, Niagara Falls), will there be issue with the architect rights ?

Cqui (talk), at 09:40, 31 December 2013 (UTC).

For your first question, have them email COM:OTRS explaining the situation. For your second question, architect rights are not an issue because of freedom of panorama. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:26, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
Thank you, I found the template {{CC-BY-SA-3.0-heirs}}, as soon as I'm sure of who's the heir, I'll suggest her to publish the photos, should an email be required in this case? Cqui (talk), at 13:58, 2 January 2014 (UTC).
Yes, please. And when they've send it (make sure you are CCd), please inform us so we will look for you. Trijnsteltalk 15:00, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
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Note to OTRS volunteers - backlog of invalid permission tag additions that need to be verified

Hi all. At User:Krdbot/af69 you will find a list of files that need to be manually checked for accuracy and legitimacy of the permissions ticket listed on their file page. This is because the permission tags were added by non-agents. Just leaving a note in case some of the noticeboard regulars would like to assist with this. More information is available on the linked page. Rjd0060 (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

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ticket:2007082310009699

Two photos was uploaded in 2007 with this ticket: File:Robert_Prygiel.jpg and File:Robert Prygiel LS 2007.jpg. Since then there is no uploads using this ticket until 2013, when some user uploaded two photos File:Maciej Terlecki Radomiak.jpg and File:Maciej Terlecki Radomiak 1.jpg with this ticket. Is this ticket valid for these two?--Oleola (talk) 19:10, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

It's hard to say. The ticket does not specify anything, really; no license name and no attribution requirements are mentioned in the whole thread under #2007082310009699; the first e-mail (which is a forward of a permission from an administrator of SportRadom.pl only says: "As an administrator of SportRadom.pl I give you said permission." and there is no mention whatsoever what that permission is about. odder (talk) 14:37, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
The uploader was advised to add {{GFDL}} to the images and he/she did. The new uploads come from the same website and use the same license, and are as valid as the original pair. However the OTRS standards changed in last 6 years and that email exchange would most likely be insufficient at present. So we should probably ask for clarification. --Jarekt (talk) 17:33, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Yes.. Exactly - There is no clear agreement for any free license, just a statement that the agreement was given to upload files to Commons. I just sent a question to official E-mail address of this service. Polimerek (talk) 17:56, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
7 days has just passed since I sent them E-mail and got no answer, so it seems all pictures from this source should rather be deleted. Polimerek (talk) 13:20, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
Still no progress in the mentioned ticket, so seleted all 4 mentioned images. --Krd 13:11, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
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ticket:2006082110002647

I have some concerns about ticket:2006082110002647 on wether it's genuine and eligible to be applied on all images of album covers in this category as appears to be the case. Please verify. This file mentions an email from the author in wich he says: "Thanks for the mail, and, its OK with me :-)". Without the question however, this answer is meaningless. All the other files only mention OTRS-clearance, but the same ticket is used on all files. EvilFreD overleg 00:18, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

My interpretation of ticket:2006082110002647 is that the author said that they will have a look and then will send a formal statement later. I think we usually mark as received (not confirmed) in this case. The conversation was partly done in Italian, so I'd want someone else to look into it, to be sure, though. --whym (talk) 06:57, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
I am pinging User:ShakataGaNai [20] and User:Trijnstel [21] who marked some of the files as confirmed. (other people might have been involved, I didn't check them all) whym (talk) 15:38, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
I remember I only cleaned up the file; no idea how I found it though. I think we need an Italian OTRS volunteer (Vituzzu?). Trijnsteltalk 16:28, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
I took a look: none of the parts relevant to the license are in italian. Snowolf How can I help? 17:35, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
As I think the emails forwaded to OTRS do not contain explicit permission from the author, I asked the author by email again. If they reply affirmatively, we are all set. If not or there is no answer for a considerable time (one month would be fair considering the time gap, I guess), we would have to delete the files. I also asked User:Xavier121 (who uploaded the file(s) in question) to comment. whym (talk) 09:18, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
We got a reconfirmation at ticket:2006082110002647. I'm now comfortable to accept that this permission is valid. whym (talk) 13:42, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
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Ticket#2013092710006939

Olá, gostaria de ajuda para a validação do Ticket#2013092710006939 Alguém poderia me ajudar? Obrigado! Hello, would help to validate the Ticket#2013092710006939 Could anyone help me? Thank you!

https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2013092710006939 Luidje (talk) 06:32, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Ongoing discussion is on User talk:Teles#OTRS. Trijnsteltalk 15:58, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
For some reason I'm not receiving notes by email about this page any-more...
Well, I asked the restoration of two images from the same source. But, different from the both images that I asked, this File:Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar.jpg one, is not in their website, the source is the Facebook, so this can not be accepted.
The second one File:Roy Estephan Rosseló.jpg, can also be deleted, because they don't give to us the source of the material.
The image that you not reinsert, by the other hand, File:Emma-Stone.jpg, are in their website, by curiosity, under a folder named "wp-content"
So... we did all wrong.
And next time, try to not do this type of discussion in a userpage (specially one that make so many mistakes in OTRS.), because another volunteer may not see that. Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton (talk) 00:00, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
@Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton, thank you very much for your reply. I contacted Teles as I tried other Portuguese volunteers before (besides Teles also Willy Weazley) and he explicitly told me I could ask him when I had questions IIRC. I trust him as a colleague-steward, so I figured he can be trusted with OTRS stuff too. I had no idea I had to ask you. But in short: File:Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar.jpg and File:Roy Estephan Rosseló.jpg should be deleted and File:Emma-Stone.jpg should be restored? Trijnsteltalk 16:42, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
Well, the pages are related. I was in doubt about Emma Stone pic, because it seemed to me subject. Both the email and the facebook account relate to the official site. And as Rodrigo said, actually this kind of discussion should not be taken on user pages.Willy Weazley 18:44, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

About the image File:Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar.jpg. On the right side of the site [22] has a box that directs to the official Fan Page. Sincerely, Luidje (talk) 09:02, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

User:Trijnstel
We cannot open the email here, but he explicit said the File:Roy Estephan Rosseló.jpg have no source. So it should be deleted.
And I expect that "you" are in plural, like all people in this conversation, or all lusophone volunteers...
Well, if this fb was something like fb/saltoquantico, ok, but I will not "put my hand on in the fire" for this. User:Willy Weazley, if you think that's ok, I accept that...
And the third photo are in their server, and they assume the responsibility. So, in point of view, we can restore...
User talk:Luidje if you took this photos, do you not have this images in better quality? Because that we will grantee to us that you are the creators of that images with no doubts. Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton (talk) 17:44, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Yes, perhaps I can do it. Would you like the images File: Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar.jpg and File: Emma-stone.jpg in better quality on the server? I can ask this to the creator. Can you confirm if I understand you correctly? Thank you very much for your help! Sincerely, Luidje (talk) 17:06, 15 January 2014 (UTC)
Yes, with can do it. Sorry, Luidje, the delay, I'm not receiving the notifications from this page... Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton (talk) 04:17, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
Thank you very much Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton! No problem. I'm not receiving notifications too. Sincerely, Luidje (talk) 00:10, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
Here it is: [23] and [24]
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Alert of problem with Youtube CC 3.0 licenses

This is to alert you of an apparent problem with YouTube CC 3.0 licenses. A few years ago, I had uploaded a number of recordings from YouTube, after requesting of the performers to set the licenses to "CC-BY". Last week, the recordings were nominated for deletion because the licenses had reverted to "Standard YouTube license". I recontacted the performers; only one so far has responded, and set the licenses back to the CC license, and he assures me that he did not change the license on his YouTube uploads.

I can therefore only conclude that the licenses were reset due to some software glitch at YouTube. How or when this happened I can only speculate. However, I am guessing that many other CC-3.0 recordings from YouTube are now getting tagged for copyvios. This seems to be an issue that Wikimedia should probably clear up with YouTube, as there are probably quite a number of recordings involved.

Thanks, --Ravpapa 06:46, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

Please use {{Licensereview}} for such uploads to ensure that the license is reviewed by a trusted Commons volunteer. This will help prevent unnecessary deletions in case the license or the file on the other site is changed or removed at a later date, whether it is intentional or not. —LX (talk, contribs) 10:15, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
How does a non-administrator use {{Licensereview}}? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 10:44, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Simpel, you just add the template {{Licensereview}}, it will be placed in the Category:License review needed or in one of its subcategory's. A License reviewer or administrator will check the image and he/she mark's it as passed or failed. Natuur12 (talk) 10:48, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Could then somebody please modify the text at Template:LicenseReview/doc where it currently says: a) "The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:Images from external sources with admin-reviewed licenses" and "The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: Administrators". In other words, the documentation says it's a template to confirm or deny authoritatively that the appropriate license is specified at the external site, not that this template is a request for such an assessment. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 11:09, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
✓ Done! Thanks for pointing this out. —LX (talk, contribs) 21:02, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
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Help for request in Turkish

Is there an OTRS volunteer who can help with Commons:Deletion requests/File:Misra-i Berceste 09.10.2013 www.gulradyo.net.ogg? I'd like confirmation from User:Abidin that his radio station owns the copyright to the recordings that he uploads, including the music. It would also be interesting to know what the recordings are about. --ghouston (talk) 21:08, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

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File:Проект колористического паспорта. 1996-1997 гг..jpg

Copied from Commons:Help desk

Please help to restore image File:Проект колористического паспорта. 1996-1997 гг..jpg. Permission {{разрешение OTRS|2012072010005154}}Висарик (talk) 08:13, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

END copied from Commons:Help desk Jmabel ! talk 01:11, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Ping Lvova (owner of the ticket). Trijnsteltalk 20:52, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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ticket:2013041310001871

Can someone check to see if this is Chanel Ryan's number for her deleted images? She just forwarded the permissions and that is the number I gave her. I think it pertains to all 8-10 images. One may have a spelling difference: Mike Brochu is the correct name but the filename may spell it Mike Brochut.--Canoe1967 (talk) 01:53, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

We received ticket:2013072110000324 on July 21st, but it was not sufficient. OTRS agent requested the photographers permissions, but there was no update after then. --whym (talk) 23:50, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
But maybe we can solve it ourselves as there are email addresses mentioned. Will look at it soon. Trijnsteltalk 15:06, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
Ping Trijnstel. --Krd 10:20, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
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Checking for updates on my pictures Pictures of me Damon_Matthew_Wise

All these photos have been signed be me and other rights holders, if studio/agency photos by the copyright holder for said agency in 2013]

Each of these photos are archived and available by me from Public photographs on the archive site and images folder of AspiesandAuties.org where we keep share with citation images from our charity archives - All images are freely available for charity and non-commercial use providing source and rights owners are cited as given; I have arranged for e-mail confirmation of this from all those who share the commercial rights to which I have the non-commercial charity use.

File:ICPD Launch 11th March 1999.jpg [by me and Liam Burke/Press 22 for non commercial and charity use]

File:Damon Matthew Wise shaking hand of President Robinson 11th March 1999.jpg [by me and Liam Burke/Press 22 for non commercial and charity use]

only one so far released signed by me and my father File:Damon Matthew Wise in 1977 outside Twee Toren Hasselt under 7 years old.jpg [OK]

File:Knot Tied In Space Irish Daily Star 5th September 1994 Pat Flanagan, Irish Daly Mail Monday 5th September 1995.jpg [Released by me and Irish Daily Mail]

File:Damon Matthew Wise Profile picture.jpg [Released by me and Diane Curran, Angels Studios - non-commercial use and citation]

Please send an email to OTRS and explain your situation to them. If everything checks out, they will restore the file for you -FASTILY 08:24, 29 August 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Damon Matthew Wise (talk • contribs) 03:49, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Only two tickets found for this set of files, both from August 2013. Neither ticket contained an acceptable license. No new emails found, and as was explained to you several times, Wikimedia Commons CANNOT host media that have restrictions like No-Commercial-Use. The rules have not changed since last year. Green Giant (talk) 20:49, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
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