User talk:Tricia Gilson

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Tricia Gilson!

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Hi Tricia Gilson,
why did you put {{Non-free 3D art}} into the description of File:JusticeDoyle.jpg? Was this photo not originally shot by you? --Túrelio (talk) 21:55, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi Túrelio, I'm uncertain how to describe this. So it's my photo of a sculpture that was made in 1888; it's public art in that it is in a public building. So how should I describe this? --TriciaGilson (talk)

The problem with your tagging is that it leads to speedy deletion. So, you actually tagged your own upload for speedy-deletion. Usually it would already have been deleted, though that was surely not your intention. The term "public art" is not relevant for copyright. What you have to check is, whether the original sculptor has still copyright over his sculpture or not. If he holds no longer copyright over it, depending on the local copyright laws, the original piece is public domain and you can take as many photo of as you like. I assume this is the case here. But you should check and provide some rationale for it. Freedom of panorama is not applicable here, as it is not a building. --Túrelio (talk) 13:41, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

As I understand it, the original piece is public domain. How do I go about changing Non-free 3D art to public domain? Should I let this image be deleted and start over again? Tricia Gilson (talk) 14:55, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Now you have put your photo into PD. Likely you didn't intend that. When taking a photo of a piece of art, there are two poossible copyrights, the one of the artist and the one of the photographer, though the photographer may violate the first one by publishing the photo.

The problem tag is {{Non-free 3D art}}. You simply have to remove it, and eventually add your rationale why the piece of art is in the PD. --Túrelio (talk) 15:10, 1 December 2010 (UTC)