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Does Wikipedia allow users to upload their own images?
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Wikipedia encourages users to upload their own images. All user-created images must be licensed under a free license, such as a Creative Commons license, or released into the public domain, which removes all copyright and licensing restrictions.
If you click on any image on Wikipedia, you will go to a page about the image itself. This image page will have information on the image's source, authorship, and copyright licensing, along with a more detailed description of the image.
Jun 1, 2021 · Yes, you can use free images from Wikipedia. However, please validate whether the image has copyrighted. I suggest that you make your own image or modify the existing image to avoid copyright issues.
- There are two potential issues. You avoid plagiarism by providing adequate references. When referencing Wikipedia, make sure to use a stable link w...
- Technically you maybe can, but you shouldn't. First, if you cite correctly, it is not plagiarism. However, if you want a publisher to publish your...
- This varies by the image. Be sure to check the license carefully. For example here's an image from Wikipedia: I can safely reproduce this because i...
- It's good to explain some concepts, but it is a paper you are writing to show what you are working on, it is not a book (nor a review paper, I gues...
- You might not be allowed to. When your paper is accepted you will later have to sign a copyright transfer form (content depending on the publisher)...
- I agree with Silvado's answer "Technically you maybe can, but you shouldn't," but I'd like to elaborate an another part of this. Like it or not, if...
To obtain freely licensed images, you can take photos yourself and upload them under a free license, place a request for other Wikipedians to create such images, or ask the copyright holder of a non-free image to release it under a free license.
Apr 7, 2020 · But there are still some pitfalls: Photos that were linked from other photo-sharing sites (especially Flickr) where the rights statement has changed. The default setting was changed from CC0 to All Rights Reserved nearly 10 years ago, but images linked onto Wiki have not necessarily been updated.
Oct 13, 2014 · The image (including its factual/intellectual content) meets academic standards of quality and accuracy. Assuming these are satisfied, reusing images from Wikimedia (or a similar source) is not inherently unprofessional.
Dec 6, 2017 · “Free” means that images on Wikipedia – or rather: Wikimedia Commons – may be used for free without paying any financial compensation. Whether there are any other conditions depends on the licence under which the author/uploader of the image has released it.
