User:Antanana/how to attribute authors&licenses

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The author stated: "No need to mention my name or link to the license when using the logo in relation to the contest WLM"
"Ideal" attribution:
Main auditorium of Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. Photo by Colin, license CC-BY-SA-4.0
"Minimal" attribution:
Richard J Smith[1], CC BY-SA 4.0

If one is creating materials reusing the work(s) of other people / institutions, one has to check how one has to attribute authors and licenses.

How to give creadit[edit]

If the materials reused are not in public domain or published under CC0, one can...

...ask for the permission to use the work(s) without attribution[edit]

For example, mentioning the author(s) and license(s) for the logos can be quite frustrating, it may be easier to do online, but printing this information on cups, pens, pins etc may be a challenge.

But one can ask the author(s) to change that, for example, the current Wiki Loves Monuments logo does not require mentioning the author or "link to the license when using the logo in relation to the contest WLM". So, one can ask the author(s) of the work(s) for the permission to use the work(s) without attribution. And just use it[2].

This approach is not always doable, as usually the authors would be interested to have their name mentioned. But if one considers announcing the contest for creating logo, consider including the requirement that the logos submitted should be published under CC0.

...attribute ideally[edit]

That means mentioning[3]:

  • Title
  • Author
  • Source
  • License
  • Changes (if any were made)

...attribute minimally[edit]

That means mentioning[3]:

  • Author
  • License
  • Changes (if any were made)

When the space is limited[edit]

  • The file is intended to be printed on one page, and it is created from a lot of derivative works. The license is mentioned on the file itself and there is also a link provided to the electronic form of the file, where one can find all works and authors listed: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ua-gov-licenses-infographic.png
    The file is intended to be printed on one page, and it is created from a lot of derivative works. The license is mentioned on the file itself and there is also a link provided to the electronic form of the file, where one can find all works and authors listed: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ua-gov-licenses-infographic.png
  • The leaflet mentions a short link https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=55231004 to the page where all information is: Commons:WLX&SciencePhoto photo booklet 2017
    The leaflet mentions a short link https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=55231004 to the page where all information is: Commons:WLX&SciencePhoto photo booklet 2017
  • The author and license are mentioned directly on the picture
    The author and license are mentioned directly on the picture
  • The author and license are mentioned directly on the picture
    The author and license are mentioned directly on the picture
  • This information can be also presented as a QR code on your materials or posters[4]
    This information can be also presented as a QR code on your materials or posters[4]
  • A creative way to make attribution attractive :)
    A creative way to make attribution attractive :)
  • Mentioning authors and licenses at the bottom
    Mentioning authors and licenses at the bottom
  • The pictures used have numbers and one can identify the authors, licenses
    The pictures used have numbers and one can identify the authors, licenses
  • Lots of pictures with attribution. Layout is mentioned separately
    Lots of pictures with attribution. Layout is mentioned separately

Tools to use[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Please note how the author wants to be mentioned (name, username etc)
  2. ↑ And if one is going to use it on Wikiprojects, one should take care of having this permission in a written form via OTRS or in a wikiway
  3. ↑ a b Giving credit where credit is due: How to attribute images used on the web
  4. ↑ This one actually does not lead to a page with this informations, as everything is already mentioned on the leaflet itself, I just though it might be a good visual example
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