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Adeletron 3030 (talk) 13:14, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- The specific image has the rights licence by-nc-nd/4.0 and a big button saying DOWNLOAD.
- https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/60278
- And this page: https://mediasales.tepapa.govt.nz/cart/object/60278
- states: "Te Papa has thousands of high-resolution images available for download, free of charge, with reuse subject to copyright status." Wikipedia is non-commercial so as far as I can see the image may be used there.
- So I don't understand how this is a copyright violation. Could you please explain further? Wainuiomartian (talk) 18:55, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- I've answered your question on my talk page, but to touch on your point about Wikipedia, yes, it's a nonprofit project, but the goal is to create copyright-free resources that can be used by anyone for any purpose. And if there were restrictions on how an image can be used, it wouldn't be truly free. If you're curious, you can read further at Commons:Licensing/Justifications. Adeletron 3030 (talk) 19:20, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you very much for clarifying that. Wainuiomartian (talk) 03:35, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- I've answered your question on my talk page, but to touch on your point about Wikipedia, yes, it's a nonprofit project, but the goal is to create copyright-free resources that can be used by anyone for any purpose. And if there were restrictions on how an image can be used, it wouldn't be truly free. If you're curious, you can read further at Commons:Licensing/Justifications. Adeletron 3030 (talk) 19:20, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
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(FYI - you need to use a Commons-compatible base map such as OpenStreetMap). Lcmortensen (talk) 09:39, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- Ah, thanks, sorry. Delete it then and we will make a new map.Wainuiomartian (talk) 18:47, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2023 voting is open!
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Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2023 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eighteenth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2023) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
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Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2023 voting is open!
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