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File:UnauthBushBio.jpg

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Eusebius (talk) 15:18, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

How can this be a copyright violation when I, the copyright holder, have uploaded it and placed it in the public domain? Can anyone answer me this? What does it take to upload works I have created without some wise guy coming along and saying it's a violation?ProgressivePress (talk) 23:03, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

The image uses a photograph. Who is the photographer, what is the source of the photograph, is the photograph public domain? If all "unknown" or "not public domain" the collage using this photo is also unfree. Thats all the problem. --Martin H. (talk) 23:43, 16 August 2009 (UTC). p.s.: And other parts: the caricature must also be public domain, it is also not de minimis. --Martin H. (talk) 23:45, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

The photograph of George Bush is the creation of EIR who published the original edition of this work, it was the main feature on the cover of that edition. I have a contract with EIR to reprint the work, they gave me permission to use the entire work including the photograph.

ProgressivePress (talk) 00:17, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

The caricature is definitely public domain, it is from a 1930's German pamphlet, a left-wing, anti-Nazi periodical. ProgressivePress (talk) 00:19, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. Regarding the photo: Permission to reprint and use on the book cover. That's a license not allow you to sub-license the image under a free license. Images on Commons must be free for every purpose including commercial use by everyone - not only you or a book cover and not only Wikipedia. So with this information the photograph is unfree. Regarding the caricature: Copyright in germany lasts the lifetime of the author +70 years, no other reason for public domain exists. So without knowing the author it is extremely unlikely that the image is public domain because it implies that the caricaturist died the same century (max. 1938) he created the caricature... So also the caricature is likely not free. --Martin H. (talk) 00:30, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

According to Wikipedia rules, book cover thumbnail images are fair use. Maybe you can argue these are not thumbnails. How about if we post the small thumbnail image that is on Amazon.com, or a link to it? Here is the link http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514G3tYV4gL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU01_.jpg ProgressivePress (talk) 06:36, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi. Fair use is accepted on Wikipedia, but not on Commons. I suggest you upload it directly on Wikipedia, after having checked that this is actually covered by their fair use policy. For the rest I confirm what Martin has said. In any case, feel free to ask again if you still have questions. --Eusebius (talk) 07:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip, Eusebius. This is all quite confusing. I guess it's Wikipedia that has the fair use policy on book cover images. I will try uploading the image directly to Wikipedia. I wonder if there is a file size limit for it to be a thumbnail. ProgressivePress (talk) 08:41, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Link to their policy: en:Wikipedia:Non-free content --Eusebius (talk) 09:27, 17 August 2009 (UTC)