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| − | {{Header Help|descriptif=Importing an image to illustrate Wikipedia makes it reusable by anyone. It is therefore important to respect copyright. To avoid problems, '''therefore only import images that you have created yourself | + | {{Header Help|descriptif=Importing an image to illustrate Wikipedia makes it reusable by anyone. It is therefore important to respect copyright. To avoid problems, '''therefore only import images that you have created yourself'''. However, special cases exist and do not allow importing a photo, even taken by oneself (for example photos of the work of artists or architects still living, or who died less than a century ago. ). <p> |
| − | Images, and other media files, must be imported to the server before they are added. This page provides information on importing files, but you can refer to this article for their addition in an article: [[Help: | + | Images, and other media files, must be imported to the server before they are added. This page provides information on importing files, but you can refer to this article for their addition in an article:[[Help:Ins% C3% A9rer an image]]|ariane=Import images, layout and rights Copyright|arianelien =|difficulty =|status=registered|voiravant=[[Wikipedia:Copyright|the copyright page on Wikipedia]].|ariane2 =|arianelien2 =}} |
== In short == | == In short == | ||
| − | The majority of the images illustrating Wikipedia are published under a [[Wikipedia: | + | The majority of the images illustrating Wikipedia are published under a [[Wikipedia:fr:Free license|free license]], allowing everyone to use, transform and market them, on condition that their author is cited. |
| − | '''To import a file, you must make sure (see below) that you have sufficient rights to do so''' ( | + | '''To import a file, you must make sure (see below) that you have sufficient rights to do so''' (photo you took yourself, works in the public domain, works under [[:Commons:Commons:About licenses|free compatible license]], etc.). If in doubt, [mailto:anabellebel@wikipedia2197.org ask an experienced user]! |
| − | Images and other multimedia files are centralized on French-speaking and English-speaking servers, separate media libraries. With very rare exceptions, '''an image taken from the Internet''' is not compatible with this:do not import any. <Center class="plainlinks"> [[Special:Upload|{{clickable button|Start the import wizard| | + | In some cases, self-captured images may still be deleted. This is mainly the case for photos of works of authors (artists, architects ...) for which the copyright has not expired (in Belgium and France, artist still living or deceased for less than 70 years; 100 years in Ivory Coast). |
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| + | Images and other multimedia files are centralized on French-speaking and English-speaking servers, separate media libraries. With very rare exceptions, '''an image taken from the Internet''' is not compatible with this:do not import any. <Center class="plainlinks"> [[Special:Upload|{{clickable button|Start the import wizard|color=red}}]] </center> | ||
== Conditions for importing a file == | == Conditions for importing a file == | ||
| − | There are several scenarios for importing a file. | + | There are several scenarios for importing a file. |
| − | [[File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg|30px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg]] '''You can import any | + | [[File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg|30px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg]] '''You can import any screenshot from the' 'We'll Have' 'video game without asking permission. '''Its content is under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.fr Creative Commons BY-NC 3.0 license]. |
=== File of which you are the author (except logos, see below) === | === File of which you are the author (except logos, see below) === | ||
| − | [[File:Photographers at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton NP-NPS.jpg|thumb|Are you the author of a photo whose subject is not subject to [[ | + | [[File:Photographers at Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton NP-NPS.jpg|thumb|Are you the author of a photo whose subject is not subject to [[Wikipedia:Copyright|copyright]] or [[Wikipedia:copyright|copyright] ] s? If so, you can safely import the file under a compatible license to then [[Help:Insert image|insert image]] into Wikipedia.|Link=Special:FilePath/Photographers_at_Oxbow_Bend_in_Grand_Teton_NP-NPS.jpg]] [[File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg|30px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg]] '''You can import works that you have created yourself''' <small> (or loved one, on your behalf) </ small>. This includes photos and videos: |
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| − | [[File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg|30px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg]] '''You can import works that you have created yourself''' <small> (or loved one, on your behalf) </small>. This includes photos and videos: | ||
* natural landscapes, animals, plants; | * natural landscapes, animals, plants; | ||
* public figures or people taken during public events; | * public figures or people taken during public events; | ||
* utilitarian objects without artistic character; | * utilitarian objects without artistic character; | ||
* the graphics, maps, diagrams and sounds you have created. | * the graphics, maps, diagrams and sounds you have created. | ||
| − | Remember: By sharing your work on Wikipedia, you allow anyone to use, copy, and modify it without asking you. | + | Remember:By sharing your work on Wikipedia, you allow anyone to use, copy, and modify it without asking you. |
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[[File:OOjs UI icon close-ltr-destructive.svg|30px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg]] '''Works created or inspired by someone else are not accepted. '''By default, you cannot import someone else's work or a [[derivative work]]. This includes : | [[File:OOjs UI icon close-ltr-destructive.svg|30px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg]] '''Works created or inspired by someone else are not accepted. '''By default, you cannot import someone else's work or a [[derivative work]]. This includes : | ||
* logos; | * logos; | ||
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* photos taken in a public space which does not benefit from the [[freedom of panorama]] (variable depending on the country) | * photos taken in a public space which does not benefit from the [[freedom of panorama]] (variable depending on the country) | ||
* most of the images found on the internet. | * most of the images found on the internet. | ||
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[[File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg|30px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg]] Except in two cases: | [[File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg|30px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg]] Except in two cases: | ||
* you can import someone else's work if the author has given anyone permission to use, copy, modify, and sell it (mostly marked with CC licenses); | * you can import someone else's work if the author has given anyone permission to use, copy, modify, and sell it (mostly marked with CC licenses); | ||
* you can import your own photos of ancient art, old statues and old buildings belonging to [[Public domain (intellectual property)|public domain]] (varies by country). | * you can import your own photos of ancient art, old statues and old buildings belonging to [[Public domain (intellectual property)|public domain]] (varies by country). | ||
| − | '''In summary''', you can import your original works whose subject is not already legally protected, but we cannot accept works of other people without their express permission. <Center class="plainlinks" > [[Special:Upload|{{clickable button|Start the import wizard| | + | '''In summary''', you can import your original works whose subject is not already legally protected, but we cannot accept works of other people without their express permission. <Center class="plainlinks" > [[Special:Upload|{{clickable button|Start the import wizard|color=red}}]] </center> |
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=== File in public domain === | === File in public domain === | ||
| − | A work is in the '''public domain''' for one of the following reasons: | + | [[File:PD-icon.svg|100px|right|link=Special:FilePath/PD-icon.svg]] To import a file under the "Public Domain" license, the file must both be in the ''' public domain in [[Wikipedia:fr:Canada|Canada]] as well as in its country of origin '''. |
| − | * '''Its author''' (or the last of its authors in the case of a collaborative work) '''has been deceased for more than 70 years''' and has not benefited from an extension of its copyright (war extensions are to be taken into account only in the case of musical works and authors " died for | + | A work is in the '''[[Wikipedia:fr:Public domain in French intellectual property law|public domain in France]]''' for one of the following reasons: |
| − | *:→ the license model to use is [[Commons:Template:PD-old-70|{{PD-old-70}}]] | + | * '''Its author''' (or the last of its authors in the case of a collaborative work) '''has been deceased for more than 70 years''' and has not benefited from an extension of its copyright (war extensions are to be taken into account only in the case of musical works and authors "& nbsp; died for France & nbsp;"; in other cases, they are absorbed by the passage of the duration of protection at age 70). |
| + | *:→ the license model to use is [[Commons:Template:PD-old-70|& # 123; {PD-old-70} & # 125;]]] | ||
* It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work (the identity of the author has never been revealed) or a collective work (the status of collective work is quite restrictive, make sure that this status is truly established) and more than 70 years have passed since its publication. | * It is an anonymous or pseudonymous work (the identity of the author has never been revealed) or a collective work (the status of collective work is quite restrictive, make sure that this status is truly established) and more than 70 years have passed since its publication. | ||
| − | *:→ the license model to use is [[Commons:Template:Anonymous-EU|{{Anonymous-EU}}]] | + | *:→ the license model to use is [[Commons:Template:Anonymous-EU|& # 123; {Anonymous-EU} & # 125;]]] |
| − | A work is in the '''[[ | + | A work is in the '''[[Wikipedia:Public domain (intellectual property)|public domain in the United States]]''' for one of the following reasons: |
| − | * The work was published before | + | * The work was published before {{1}} January 1923. |
| − | *:→ the license model to use is [[Commons:Template:PD-1923|{{PD-1923}}]] | + | *:→ the license model to use is [[Commons:Template:PD-1923|& # 123; {PD-1923} & # 125;]]] |
| − | * The work was first published outside | + | * The work was first published outside the United States (and not published in the United States within 30 days) '''and''' it was first published before 1978 without following the formalities of the copyright of the United States or after 1978 without copyright '''and''' it was in the public domain in its country of origin on the date of consideration of the [[Wikipedia:Uruguay Round Agreements Act|Uruguay Round Agreements Act]] ({{1}} January 1996 for most countries). |
| − | *:→ the license model to use is [[Commons:Template:PD-1996|{{PD-1996}}]] | + | *:→ the license model to use is [[Commons:Template:PD-1996|& # 123; {PD-1996} & # 125;]]] |
| − | See also:[[ | + | See also:[[Wikipedia:Duration of copyright by country|Duration of copyright by country]]. |
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=== Compatible free license file === | === Compatible free license file === | ||
| − | {|class="wikitable | + | {|class="wikitable center" style="width=80%;" |
| − | + | What is the license indicated? | |
| − | ![https://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/meet-the-licenses | + | ! [https://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/meet-the-licenses License] |
| − | + | Accepted or not? | |
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|[[File:Copyright-symbol-svgrepo-com.svg|alt =|25x25px]] All rights reserved | |[[File:Copyright-symbol-svgrepo-com.svg|alt =|25x25px]] All rights reserved | ||
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[[File:Cc-nc white.svg|25px|link=Special:FilePath/Cc-nc_white.svg]] '''NC''' means use [https://creativecommons.org/about/licenses non- commercial] only. | [[File:Cc-nc white.svg|25px|link=Special:FilePath/Cc-nc_white.svg]] '''NC''' means use [https://creativecommons.org/about/licenses non- commercial] only. | ||
| − | [[File:Cc-nd white.svg|25px|link=Special:FilePath/Cc-nd_white.svg]] '''ND''' means [https://creativecommons.org/about/licenses non-derived] . The image is not editable. | + | [[File:Cc-nd white.svg|25px|link=Special:FilePath/Cc-nd_white.svg]] '''ND''' means [https://creativecommons.org/about/licenses non-derived] . The image is not editable. {{End drop-down section}} <h2 id="Exception"> Exceptions </h2> {{MediaWiki:Uploadtext}} |
| − | + | You can import an image that matches one of these three exceptions on French Wikipedia: | |
| − | You can import an image that matches one of these three exceptions on French Wikipedia: | + | :[[File:OOjs UI icon arrowNext-ltr-progressive.svg|20px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_arrowNext-ltr-progressive.svg]] [{{fullurl:Special:Upload|setlang=en & wpUploadDescription={{Information% 0A +|+ Description +=+ Logo + of + & # 91; & # 91; name + of + the article & # 93; & # 93;% 0A +|+ Source ++++++=+ Indicate + here + the address + web + where + was + found + the image + initially% 0A +|+ Date ++++++++=+% 0A +|+ Author ++++++=+% 0A +|+ License +++++=+ & # 123; {Trademark + registered} & # 125; +% 3C! - + Don't + modify + this + line + -% 3E% 0A +|+ portal +++++=+% 0A}}}} import a '''trademark logo'''] (each logo must be [[Help :Categorization|classified in a subcategory]] of the {{Category|Image not free of logo}}) |
| − | :[[ | + | :[[File:OOjs UI icon arrowNext-ltr-progressive.svg|20px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_arrowNext-ltr-progressive.svg]] [{{fullurl:Special:Upload|setlang=en & wpUploadDescription={{Information% 0A +|+ Description +=+ Indicate + here + that + that + the image + represents% 0A +|+ Source ++++++=+ Indicate + here + the origin + of + the image% 0A +|+ Date ++++++++ =% 0A +|+ Author ++++++=+ Indicate + here + the + author + of + the + photograph + and + the + architect + of the + building% 0A +|+ License +++++=+ & # 123; {Newer building|GFDL|CC-BY-SA-3.0|death + of + the architect =} & # 125;% 0A}}% 0A% 3C! - + If + the architect + of + this + building + is + dead, + thank you + for + specify + l year + of + death. + If + the architect + is + alive, + please + write + "+ no +" + in + the + corresponding + parameter + and + indicate + his + name. + If + you + don't + know + who + is + the architect, + leave + the + parameter + empty. + -% 3E}} import an image of '''recent building'''] '''(you must be the author of the photograph) ''' |
| − | :[[ | + | :[[File:OOjs UI icon arrowNext-ltr-progressive.svg|20px|link=Special:FilePath/OOjs_UI_icon_arrowNext-ltr-progressive.svg]] [{{fullurl:Special:Upload|setlang=en & wpUploadDescription={{Information% 0A +|+ Description +=+ Indicate + here + that + that + the image + represents% 0A +|+ Source ++++++=+ Indicate + here + the origin + of + the image% 0A +|+ Date ++++++++ =% 0A +|+ Author ++++++=+ Indicate + here + the + author + of + the + photograph + or + of + scan% 0A +|+ License +++++=+ & # 123; {Fair + use + currency|CC-BY-SA-3.0|author =} & # 125;% 0A}}% 0A% 3C! - + Thank you + for + specifying + the + name + of + the + author + of + the + coin + (engraver, + designer) + above. + - -% 3E}} import an image of '''coin'''] '''(you must be the author of the photograph or the scan)''' |
| − | :[[ | + | For recent building and coin images, a [[Wikipedia:fr:Aide:Licenses # Free licenses|free license]] concerning the taking of the photo must be specified (CC-BY-SA-3.0 and GFDL by default ). |
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| − | For recent building and coin images, a [[ | ||
| − | Certain logos do not reach the [[ | + | Certain logos do not reach the [[Wikipedia:Threshold of originality|threshold of originality]] necessary for the protection of copyright and are therefore in the public domain (case where the image represented is only composed simple geometric shapes and text). This type of logos must then be imported with the license model [[:Commons:Template:PD-textlogo|& # 123; {PD-textlogo} & # 125;]] as well as [[:Commons:Template:Trademarked|& # 123; {Trademarked} & # 125;]] (see '' [[:Commons:Commons:Threshold of originality|Commons:Threshold of originality]] '' for more details). |
| + | == Tips and Tricks == | ||
| + | * The [[Wikipedia:fr:Graphic workshop|graphic workshop]] of Wikipedia takes care of improving and retouching the images if necessary. You can ask for help to increase the quality, credibility and educational clarity of this encyclopedia. | ||
