Lanzinho

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Lanzinho!

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File:Bob Holness.JPG

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Elya (talk) 19:47, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi Lanzinho, you tried to change the image description after this message. This is a misunderstanding: you took the image from the internet without permission, which means: you do not have the right to upload it here. "own work" means, that you took the image yourself with a camera in your hand. No screenshot, no download. Thanks for understanding. --Elya (talk) 21:08, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

File:BobHolness.JPG

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There seems to be a problem regarding the description and/or licensing of this particular file. It has been found that you've added in the image's description only a Template that's not a license and although it provides useful information about the image, it's not a valid license. Could you please resolve this problem, adding the license in the image linked above? You can edit the description page and change the text. Uploading a new version of the file does not change the description of the file. This page may give you more hints on which license to choose. Thank you.

This message was added automatically by Nikbot, if you need some help about it please read the text above again and follow the links in it, if you still need help ask at the → Commons:Help desk in any language you like to use. --Nikbot 22:19, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

File:BobHolness.JPG - last warning

Hello Lanzinho, please STOP uploading copyrighted material unless you have a written permission of the photographer or copyright owner. Your account can be blocked for that.

If you have questions regarding our license policy, please ask at the Help desk but do not upload this file again. Thanks for understanding. --Elya (talk) 16:45, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Look, I put the photo, but do not know who took the picture? --Lanzinho (talk) 17:29, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the reaction on my talk page! In this case, we cannot use the image. It's sad, but that's how copyright works, sorry. --Elya (talk) 17:51, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Wait! I do not know who photographed, but I can post a comment saying if you allow me I put the picture on Wikimedia Commons and if I put it acheitar. --Lanzinho (talk) 18:05, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

sorry, but you cannot do this – because you can ask only the copyright owner for permission, which could be the photographer, or the original TV station, or an image agency like Getty … and if you find him or her, a simple „I permit to use it on Wikipeda" is not enough, they would have to release it under a free license, which means to sign something like this (in the box). What you could try: Write a serious mail to REX Features, a photo agency that has plenty of images of Bob Holness, and kindly ask for permission to use one of them. You should use one of the text examples on this page - explaining them what a free license means, and asking to release one image (maybe with a low resolution) under this license. (remember: „for Wikipedia“ is not enough!) Most of these inquiries are not successful, but maybe you are lucky ;-) – Good luck! Regards, --Elya (talk) 21:29, 9 January 2012 (UTC)