Video tutorial on how to submit media to Wikimedia Commons using VRT

This page describes a video tutorial, produced by the Wikimedia Foundation and VRT volunteers, on how to submit media to Wikimedia Commons using VRT.

Background

This video is the result of a pilot project within the framework of the Community Capacity Development program at the Wikimedia Foundation. It was led by Asaf Bartov, from the Community Development team, with the active involvement of an advisory committee made up of experienced VRT and Commons volunteers. The script development and video production were done by contractor Victor Grigas, and reviewed by the advisory committee.

The video is intended to be useful to VRT agents, Commons volunteers, and Wikipedia volunteers in various languages, for helping non-Wikimedians submit media via VRT. It is hoped that being able to refer people to the video, in whole or in part (to the introduction plus a specific scenario, perhaps), would save at least some of the very common back-and-forth correspondence many VRT agents have to conduct with non-Wikimedian contributors struggling to understand copyright and Commons norms.

The video is designed to be easy to translate and localize, with no speech, and a lot of intertitles, which should facilitate preparing localized versions of the video(s).

If this video was useful for you, and you find yourself referring people to it, we'd love to hear about it in the Feedback section below. It would assist in determining whether such videos are worth the effort.

Advisory committee

Video versions

Full video

Video in English. Vimeo copy

Video without titles, designed to be forked into any language. Vimeo copy

Video split into 11 scenarios

Introduction what is OTRS (part 1 of 11) Vimeo copy
Scenario 1 (part 2 of 11) Vimeo copy
Scenario 2 (part 3 of 11) Vimeo copy
Scenario 3 (part 4 of 11) Vimeo copy
Scenario 4 (part 5 of 11) Vimeo copy
Scenario 5 (part 6 of 11) Vimeo copy
Scenario 6 (part 7 of 11) Vimeo copy
Scenario 7 (part 8 of 11) Vimeo copy
Scenario 8 (part 9 of 11) Vimeo copy
Creating your permission statement (part 10 of 11) Vimeo copy
When not to contact OTRS (part 11 of 11) Vimeo copy

Script

Use this to prepare translations to be added to the blank videos as either subtitles or "burned in" text like the English example.

When and how to contact VRT

Intro

FADE IN

Music plays

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When you take a photo, make music or shoot a video, it’s yours, you own it. You also own the copyright. Which means you decide how it is used and who can use it and if it can be copied and shared (or remixed).

Stock video of a DJ scratching on a turntable.

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Creative Commons is a set of licenses that enable lawful collaboration to do things like copy…

One old painting becomes three.

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...share...

The three paintings all move offscreen.

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...and remix.

The painting becomes a moving abstract.

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Creative Commons licenses are a way to give permission to everyone to freely reuse your creative works.

Slideshow of a wide range of seemingly random high-quality images.

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Correspondingly, Wikimedia Commons is a library of Creative Commons and other freely-licensed works like Photographs, Video, Audio, Texts, 3D, Animation and other media available for anyone to use for any purpose including on Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia. Wikimedia Commons hosts many Creative Commons licensed files. Like, millions and millions of files. If you are watching this video then you likely have media that you want to place on ‘Commons’ for use in Wikipedia or other projects.

Show screenshots of Wikimedia Commons.

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The easiest way to get your files onto Wikimedia Commons is to register and log in to your Wikimedia account and follow the on-screen instructions for uploading your file.

INTERTITLE BUT if you are not able to truthfully say: “I created the file myself, it hasn't been previously published, and I am the sole owner of its copyright”...

Show stock footage of bicycle crash, bridge collapsing, boat sinking and corresponding sound effects.

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...then you probably have media that you found somewhere on the internet or that someone else like a friend or an employer gave to you to upload to Wikimedia Commons. The volunteers who maintain Wikimedia Commons are strict about verifying that the uploaders of files actually have the rights to share the files that they do.

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These volunteers who maintain ‘Commons’ need a text record of where media came from to verify that the copyright holder gave proper legal approval to license it for use on Wikimedia projects and anywhere else.

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Avoiding licensing disasters is what VRT is for. What is VRT?

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On Wikimedia, VRT is a record-keeping system managed entirely by volunteers who use email to verify the licensing, copyright and permissions of various media that has been submitted by the public to be shared on Wikimedia projects.

Montage of images that have been reviewed and confirmed via VRT

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All these media have had their permissions confirmed via VRT.

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Because VRT is managed by volunteers, their time is limited

Show clock ticking

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so you should know when and how to contact VRT.

media used

Не формат KATE ORANGE CC BY-SA 3.0 https://www.jamendo.com/track/1119476/ne-format

DJ QBert at Rainbow Warehouse, Birmingham UK Chris Bates CC BY 3.0 https://vimeo.com/6579455

templeofhades Scratch Sample CC0 https://www.freesound.org/people/templeofhades/sounds/151822/ Vinyl Needle Skip.wav ZeSoundResearchInc. CC0 https://www.freesound.org/people/ZeSoundResearchInc./sounds/117512/

Ice cracking timbreknight CC0 https://www.freesound.org/people/timbreknight/sounds/342546/

Work indoor demolition:destruction impact cement:concrete, 1 m perspective, falling remains of wall, Hammer, stereo XY.wav gaby7129 CC BY 3.0 https://www.freesound.org/people/gaby7129/sounds/238764/

government funded weed Black Ant CC BY 3.0 http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/government_funded_weed

Slow Motion Match Strike – Horizontal (Free to Use HD Stock Video Footage) Jeffrey Beach (Beachfront Productions) CC BY 3.0 https://archive.org/details/SlowMotionMatchStrikeHorizontal

The St. Marks Shake Lawrence Grey CC BY 3.0 http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lawrence_Grey/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/48_lawrence_grey-the_st_marks_shake

MCC_Heart_Of_The_Mission_Master.mxf NASA Public Domain https://archive.org/details/Mission-Control-Houston_50-Years

Bit by Bit Cullah CC BY-SA 4.0 http://freemusicarchive.org/music/MC_Cullah/Pack_-A-_Clones_Sweet/09_-_Bit_by_Bit

Cc.logo.circle.svg Creative Commons, fixed by Quibik Public Domain
Chicago sunrise 1.jpg Daniel Schwen CC BY-SA 4.0
Monty python foot.png Derivative work of Bronzino's Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time, authored by User:Husky Public Domain
Da Vinci Vitruve Luc Viatour.jpg Leonardo Da Vinci, Luc Viatour / https://lucnix.be Public Domain
Shimano Hyperglide cassette 8-speed CS-HG51 11-32.jpg Petar Milošević CC BY-SA 4.0
Микрокристаллы аскорбиновой кислоты.jpg Anatoly Mikhaltsov CC BY-SA 4.0
Fractal Broccoli.jpg Jon Sullivan Public Domain / CC0
1.Magukbaforduló ikerszelvényesek 72dpi.jpg Pr.zs.i CC BY-SA 4.0
Julia set (highres 01).jpg Solkoll Public Domain
Vanadium etched.jpg Alchemist-hp (www.pse-mendelejew.de) Free Art License
Rifling of a cannon (M75; 90 mm; y.1891; Austro-Hungarian; exposed in Ljubljana, Slovenia).jpg Petar Milošević CC By-SA 4.0
12in-Vinyl-LP-Record-Angle.jpg Evan-Amos Public Domain
Brooklyn_Museum_73.178_Bwoom_Mask.jpg Brooklyn Museum CC BY 3.0
Wright of Derby, The Orrery.jpg Joseph Wright of Derby, europeana.eu Public Domain
2017.06.17.-16-Reinheimer_Teich-Reinheim--Sumpf-Storchschnabel.jpg Andreas Eichler CC BY-SA 4.0
A Trip Down Market Street (High Res).webm Miles Brothers Public Domain
Photoelasticity – Clear CD case centre.jpg © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA-4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0
Mother Nature, Summer (Unsplash).jpg Autumn Goodman / auttgood CC0
Making_handwoven_DHAKA_fabric_in_Nepal_•_ढाका.webm Oxlaey CC BY-SA 3.0
Mouse pointer or cursor.png Mikael Häggström CC0
Baby_Laugh.ogg reinsamba CC BY 3.0
Computer mouse right click.ogg Darklanlan CC0
Folio_from_a_Koran_(8th-9th_century).jpg Author unknown in Abbasid dynasty Public Domain
Title page William Shakespeare’s First Folio 1623.jpg Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University Public Domain
Scan_the_World_-_Venus_of_Willendorf.stl Scan the World CC BY-SA 4.0
Global temperature changes.webm NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio: Kel Elkins (USRA), Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) Public Domain
Haeckel Echinidea.jpg Ernst Haeckel Public Domain
Haeckel Melethallia.jpg Ernst Haeckel Public Domain
Haeckel Chiroptera.jpg Ernst Haeckel Public Domain
World Map 1689.JPG Gerard van Schagen Public Domain
Agraulis vanillae at Isla Margarita.jpg The Photographer CC0
Standard-lock-key.jpg Evan-Amos Public Domain
Polygoon Hollands Nieuws CC BY-SA 3.0
Parking Gate Crash.webm idioterna CC BY 3.0
Tacoma Narrows Bridge destruction.ogv Barney Elliot CC0 / Public Domain
RMS Titanic distress signal simulated as morse code.wav Einottaja CC BY-SA 3.0
Winsor McCay (1918) The Sinking of the Lusitania.webm Winsor McCay Public Domain
Controlled Impact Demonstration.ogv NASA Public Domain
Controlled Impact Demonstration 2.ogv NASA Public Domain
Fantastic Contraption trailer.webm Sarah Northway CC BY-SA 3.0
Kronosaurus Swim Cycle.webm Max Hawthorne, CryptoKingsman CC BY-SA 4.0
Glass – Mediated Matter.ogv Mediated Matter Group CC BY-SA 4.0
ManifoldGarden BRoll04 E3 V01.webm William Chyr of Manifold Garden CC BY-SA 3.0
Channel2 – Oslo Accords.webm Israeli News Company CC BY-SA 3.0
Kremlin Clock chimes in 2012.ogv Kremlin.ru CC BY 3.0
1947. Золушка.webm Ленфильм Public Domain

Scenario #1

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When and how to contact VRT: Scenario #1

A PHOTOGRAPHER takes a photo with his phone, then starts typing on the phone. COMPUTER USER receives a message on her phone.

PHOTOGRAPHER (from SMS or email)

Can you put this photo on Wikimedia Commons for me?

COMPUTER USER

Sure! But I need you to fill out this release form and send it to me with your photo. It declares that you have given permission to publish your photo under the CC by-SA 4.0 license. Here it is:

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The Wikimedia VRT release generator:

tools.wmflabs.org/relgen/

PHOTOGRAPHER

Ok! I’ll fill out the form and send you an email with the photo right away.

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If you have received permission from the original author of a work, you can contact VRT. You will need to forward the author’s permission statement and photo along with your email to VRT, and carbon-copy (CC) the author or copyright holder.

media used

Uh Hmmm... Sahy Uhns CC BY 3.0 http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sahy_Uhns/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/64_sahy_uhns-uh_hmmm

Virus (instrumental) (2014) KATE ORANGE CC BY-SA 3.0 https://www.jamendo.com/track/1114667/virus-instrumental

Scenario #2

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When and how to contact VRT: Scenario #2

Books on shelves.

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You can contact VRT if you are the copyright owner and you want to share your media on Wikimedia Commons but your file has been previously published without a free license on a medium you can't alter, like a newspaper magazine or book, thus creating the public appearance that your media is restricted.

media used

WAT THE DILLY (2009) DUB TERMINATOR CC BY SA 3.0 https://www.jamendo.com/track/438356/wat-the-dilly

Color-coded bookcase (3254322054).jpg Juhan Sonin CC BY 2.0
Shibuya 2012 (7273091938).jpg m thierry CC BY-SA 2.0
Johann Peter Hasenclever Lesekabinett 04.jpg Johann Peter Hasenclever Public Domain
Stephens-reading-proclamation-1863.jpeg Henry Louis Stephens (1824–1882) Public Domain
Lovis Corinth Porträt des Malers Benno Becker 1892.jpg Lovis Corinth Public Domain
Anders Zorn – Emma Zorn, Läsande.jpg Anders Zorn Public Domain
RIAN archive 188179 Selling printed matter in Moscow.jpg RIA Novosti archive, image #188179 / Ruslan Krivobok / CC-BY-SA 3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0
書店_2015 (21860371080).jpg Scarper Montgomery CC BY-SA 2.0
Magazijnen van de Koninklijke Bibliotheek in Den Haag.jpg Koninklijke Bibliotheek CC BY-SA 2.0

Scenario #3

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When and how to contact VRT: Scenario #3

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You can contact VRT if you are the copyright owner and your file is being hosted on Commons without your permission.

VHS static

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In such cases, files are usually flagged for immediate deletion.

media used

6,49 Black Ant CC BY 3.0 http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Black_Ant/Free_Beats_Sel_3/649_2

VHS Glitch – Video Clip ChickArt – Christopher Huppertz – Grafik-Design CC BY 4.0 https://gumroad.com/l/vhs_video_clip Marker Lines.WAV TubbsMedia CC0 https://freesound.org/people/TubbsMedia/sounds/377124/

Scenario #4

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When and how to contact VRT: Scenario #4

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You can contact VRT if you own your media, but it’s of such great quality that the volunteers who maintain Wikimedia Commons just can’t believe their own eyes. They can’t believe that you made it and therefore they flag it as a suspected copyright violation.

SHOW amazing images from Wikimedia Commons

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In such a case, you may want to contact VRT to confirm that your file is indeed yours.

media used

CRUZIN Benedek CC BY 3.0 http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Benedek/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/10_benedek-cruzin

Blip-plock-pop onikage22 CC0 https://freesound.org/people/onikage22/sounds/240566/

Whole-Lemon.jpg Evan-Amos CC0
Kale-Bundle.jpg Evan-Amos CC0
Red-Pepper.jpg Evan-Amos CC0
Cherry-Tomatoes-in-Pack.jpg Evan-Amos CC0
CSA-Yellow-Squash.jpg Evan-Amos Public Domain
Orange-Fruit-Pieces.jpg Evan-Amos CC BY-SA 3.0
Spoonful of cereal.jpg Scott Bauer, USDA ARS Public Domain
Grocery store sushi from Pittsburgh 2.jpg Dllu CC BY-SA 4.0
NCI flour tortillas.jpg National Cancer Institute, Renee Comet Public Domain
Giordanos stuffed pizza.jpg Eric Chan CC BY 2.0
Big Mac hamburger.jpg Evan-Amos CC0

Scenario #5

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COMPUTER USER has a portrait photo taken by a PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.

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You can contact VRT if you want to upload a picture of yourself that someone else created. You need permission from the photographer who created the picture or an invoice stating that you are the copyright holder of a work made for hire, because the copyright of a photo belongs to the person who created the picture, not the person in the photo. To share a picture of a person from an organization, Wikimedia Commons needs either permission from the photographer or a statement in writing from the organization that they acquired the copyright from the photographer.

media used

Lazy Sumday Sahy Uhns CC BY 3.0 http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sahy_Uhns/Bonus_Beat_Blast_2011/63_sahy_uhns-lazy_sumday Nikon D800 sequence 5x.wav hmilleo CC0 https://freesound.org/people/hmilleo/sounds/404843/ Nikon D800 single shot a.wav Hmilleo CC0 https://freesound.org/people/hmilleo/sounds/404846/

Scenario #6

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CU Framed family photos on a table.

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To share family photos on Wikimedia Commons, you need permission from the photographer who created the image. Sometimes you are the photographer which means that you are the copyright holder and you can share the images. But sometimes family photos are under copyright owned by someone else and you need permission from the creator of the original photograph because that photographer is the copyright holder. If you can get permission from the copyright holder then you can contact VRT.

CU more framed family photos

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If you cannot obtain written permission to share such photos from the copyright holder or their heirs, then unfortunately you cannot share the image on Wikimedia Commons.

CU Old black and white family photo (pre-1923)

Sometimes family photographs are so old that they are in the public domain and are free from copyright. If your photo was created in the 19th century then it is in the public domain so you can share it without permission from anyone. If your photo is from the 20th century, then it may still be under copyright. To better understand if your media is in the public domain, follow this link:

wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PD

media used

Spasm (2015) SUEDEY CC BY 3.0 https://www.jamendo.com/track/1182292/spasm https://www.flickr.com/photos/140897960@N03/38832825962/

Scenario #7

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When and how to contact VRT: Scenario #7

CU fingers typing ‘CTRL-C’ then ‘CTRL-P’ over and over.

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If you regularly publish your work elsewhere and want to avoid the hassle of sending permission statements for every upload you make, you can contact VRT and issue a blanket release, clearly identifying what the blanket release covers (e.g. "all the media uploaded by this user account"), and the license chosen. If you are releasing on behalf of an institution or company, make sure you demonstrate that you have the authority to release the media, and use a formal email address belonging to your organization.

Media used

MAD MUSIC (2009) DUB TERMINATOR CC BY-SA 3.0 https://www.jamendo.com/track/438350/mad-music

Scenario #8

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When and how to contact VRT: Scenario #8

COMPUTER USER sees an image on his phone.

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If you are not the copyright holder of a work and the work is not in the public domain or readily available under a Wikimedia Commons-compatible free license, you will need to contact the copyright holder and obtain permission for his or her work to be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Be sure to use email only. Screenshots of chat applications won't be accepted.

COMPUTER USER messages PHOTOGRAPHER by typing on phone.

COMPUTER USER (via SMS or email)

Your photo is amazing! Can I upload your photo to Wikimedia Commons under a free license? The volunteers there will need to receive permission directly from you.

PHOTOGRAPHER (via SMS or email)

Yes, you have my permission.

COMPUTER USER

You need to choose a license. Which license would you like to use specifically?

PHOTOGRAPHER (via SMS or email)

I'd like my photo published under CC-BY-SA 4.0 and credited to me, including a link to my professional website.

COMPUTER USER

OK!

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When you share your works on Wikimedia Commons, you are sharing them with the whole world to be able to view, read, copy, share and remix.

SHOW DJ scratching from earlier

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The copyright holder must choose a free license permitted on Wikimedia Commons, it’s not possible to restrict use of a file to Wikipedia or Wikimedia projects. Here are a few licenses that are often used on Wikimedia Commons:

Screenshot and URL of compatible licenses for Commons.

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing

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The default license used by Wikimedia Commons for this purpose is Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 (or CC-BY-SA 4.0 for short). Once the copyright holder replies with their selection of a free license, ask that person to forward their permission-granting to our volunteer team, at:

permissions-commons@wikimedia.org

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This way, our volunteers will see that the rights holder has indeed released the media under a free license. Next Upload the file to Wikimedia Commons and place this exact text on the file description page in addition to the license chosen by the copyright holder:

Show {{subst:OP}} center of screen

SHOW DJ scratching from earlier

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YAY! The file is now in the Wikimedia repository, clearly marked as pending confirmation of its free-license status.

SHOW fireworks.

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For the next step, you need to contact VRT and create your permission statement.

media used

2.12.05 elevator BOPD CC BY 3.0 https://freemusicarchive.org/music/BOPD/2005_Stayin_Alive_InstruMentals/21205_elevator

Beachfront B-Roll: Record Player Time Lapse (Royalty Free Stock Footage) Beachfront B-Roll CC BY 3.0 http://www.beachfrontbroll.com/2012/03/3-clips-turn-tables.html cheer 01.wav Tim.kahn CC BY 3.0 https://freesound.org/people/tim.kahn/sounds/337000/

Calm The Fuck Down Broke For Free CC BY 3.0 https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Slam_Funk/Broke_For_Free_-_Slam_Funk_-_02_Calm_The_Fuck_Down

NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg NASA/Bill Anders Public Domain
Strauss, An der schönen blauen Donau.ogg Johann Strauss II, European Archive CC0
Saturn, its rings, and a few of its moons.jpg NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Public Domain
PIA14943-SaturnBehindTheRings-20180813.jpg NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Public Domain
Beachfront B-Roll- Record Background (Free to Use Stock Footage).webm Beachfront B-Roll: Free Stock Footage CC BY 3.0
LP Long play vinyl record (record player) 3 – Free HD stock footage.webm OrangeHD.com CC BY-SA 3.0
Capodimonte Deep Field.jpg European Southern Observatory (ESO) CC BY 4.0
PIA08361 Ring World (composite).jpg Tdadamemd CC BY-SA 4.0
Jovian Tempest.tif NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Public Domain
PIA21972 Jupiter Blues.jpg NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstadt/Sean Doran Public Domain
EmissionNebula NGC6357.jpg NASA, ESA and Jesœs Maz Apellÿniz (Instituto de astrofsica de Andaluca, Spain). Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble) Public Domain
M104_ngc4594_sombrero_galaxy_hi-res.jpg NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Public Domain
CC-Zero-badge.svg Creative Commons Public Domain
CC-BY icon.svg Creative Commons Public Domain
CC BY-SA icon.svg Creative Commons Public Domain
Allowed.svg Stefania Passera Public Domain
Beachfront B-Roll- Fireworks (Free to Use HD Stock Video Footage).webm Beachfront B-Roll: Free Stock Footage CC BY 3.0

Creating your permission statement

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When and how to contact VRT: Creating your permission statement

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In many scenarios when you contact VRT, you will need to give the volunteers there a specific permission statement which clearly defines: 1.) The works that are being released. 2.) The licensing of the works that are being released 3.) Proof that the person who is releasing the works is (or is acting on behalf of) the copyright holder. To create your permission statement, follow this link:

SHOW https://tools.wmflabs.org/relgen/

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and then follow the workflow to create your release. You can also find a template release to copy and fill out here:

SHOW commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/COM:VRT/CONSENT

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Which looks like this:

SHOW:

To: permissions-commons@wikimedia.org I hereby affirm that I choose one: [am name] or [represent copyright holder's name], the creator and/or sole owner of the exclusive copyright of choose one: [the media work][1] or [the work depicted in the media][2] or [both the work depicted and the media][3] as shown here: choose one: [web page of the content] or [in the attached images/text],[4] and have legal authority in my capacity to release the copyright of that work. I agree to publish the above-mentioned content under the following free license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.[5] I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work, even in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any other applicable laws. I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites. I am aware that the copyright holder always retains ownership of the copyright as well as the right to be attributed in accordance with the license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed to have been made by the copyright holder. I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project. [Sender's name] [Sender's authority (if applicable. E.g. "Copyright holder", "Director", "Appointed representative of", etc.)] [Date]

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Once your release is generated, you can copy-paste it to an email to send to: permissions-commons@wikimedia.org

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About your email address: Because permissions submitted to VRT must be verifiable, the message that you send should come from an email address that can be recognized as somehow associated with the content being released. For example: If you are releasing images shown on a website, your email address should be associated with the website or listed on the contact page of the website. For example: If you are releasing images on behalf of an organization, your e-mail address should be at an official address of the organization. For example: If you are releasing a work that is not available online, you may be asked to privately provide evidence of your identity to the VRT volunteer who processes your statement. For example: If you are releasing a work for which you are acting on the copyright holder's behalf, you may be asked to provide proof of this authorization such as a forwarded email from the copyright holder designating you as his or her representative in this matter, which you would then send to VRT and carbon-copy (CC) the rights holder as well.

media used

Fur Elise.ogg Ludwig van Beethoven, Sebion7125 CC BY-SA 3.0
London's Royal Ballet I Portrait of a Dancer Lauren Cuthbertson.webm Nowness CC BY 3.0

When not to contact VRT

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When not to contact VRT:

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You don’t need to contact VRT if you publish your media on any of the following: Blogspot, Flickr, YouTube, Wordpress or Vimeo. Each of those sites has ways of publishing under appropriate Creative Commons licenses that are compatible with Wikimedia Commons, as do many other sites. Assuming all rights are in order, your media can be published on any of those sites by specifying an appropriate free license (which is not the default), and then migrated to Wikimedia Commons legally, without involving VRT.

media used

Skibidubap (2015) POTTA LA MOTTA CC BY-SA 3.0 https://www.jamendo.com/track/1188837/skibidubap

© 2014 Andreas Kainz & Uri Herrera & Andrew Lake & Marco Martin & Harald Sitter & Jonathan Riddell & Ken Vermette & Aleix Pol & David Faure & Albert Vaca & Luca Beltrame & Gleb Popov & Nuno Pinheiro & Alex Richardson & Jan Grulich & Bernhard Landauer & Heiko Becker & Volker Krause & David Rosca & Phil Schaf / KDE / LGPL 3 GNU Lesser General Public License v 3
Breezeicons-mimetypes-64-image-bmp.svg © 2014 Andreas Kainz & Uri Herrera & Andrew Lake & Marco Martin & Harald Sitter & Jonathan Riddell & Ken Vermette & Aleix Pol & David Faure & Albert Vaca & Luca Beltrame & Gleb Popov & Nuno Pinheiro & Alex Richardson & Jan Grulich & Bernhard Landauer & Heiko Becker & Volker Krause & David Rosca & Phil Schaf / KDE / LGPL 3 GNU Lesser General Public License v 3
Breezeicons-mimetypes-64-application-vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template.svg © 2014 Andreas Kainz & Uri Herrera & Andrew Lake & Marco Martin & Harald Sitter & Jonathan Riddell & Ken Vermette & Aleix Pol & David Faure & Albert Vaca & Luca Beltrame & Gleb Popov & Nuno Pinheiro & Alex Richardson & Jan Grulich & Bernhard Landauer & Heiko Becker & Volker Krause & David Rosca & Phil Schaf / KDE / LGPL 3 GNU Lesser General Public License v 3
Breezeicons-mimetypes-64-application-x-kvtml.svg © 2014 Andreas Kainz & Uri Herrera & Andrew Lake & Marco Martin & Harald Sitter & Jonathan Riddell & Ken Vermette & Aleix Pol & David Faure & Albert Vaca & Luca Beltrame & Gleb Popov & Nuno Pinheiro & Alex Richardson & Jan Grulich & Bernhard Landauer & Heiko Becker & Volker Krause & David Rosca & Phil Schaf / KDE / LGPL 3 GNU Lesser General Public License v 3
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Breezeicons-mimetypes-64-audio-x-wav.svg © 2014 Andreas Kainz & Uri Herrera & Andrew Lake & Marco Martin & Harald Sitter & Jonathan Riddell & Ken Vermette & Aleix Pol & David Faure & Albert Vaca & Luca Beltrame & Gleb Popov & Nuno Pinheiro & Alex Richardson & Jan Grulich & Bernhard Landauer & Heiko Becker & Volker Krause & David Rosca & Phil Schaf / KDE / LGPL 3 GNU Lesser General Public License v 3
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Outro

INTERTITLE

This concludes this tutorial on how to submit media to Wikimedia Commons using VRT.

CREDITS:

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Video by Victor Grigas, www.victorgrigas.com Actors: Penelope Rivas and Anthony Puah

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Calm The Fuck Down Broke For Free CC BY 3.0 https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Slam_Funk/Broke_For_Free_-_Slam_Funk_-_02_Calm_The_Fuck_Down Beachfront B-Roll- Fireworks (Free to Use HD Stock Video Footage).webm Beachfront B-Roll: Free Stock Footage CC BY 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beachfront_B-Roll-_Fireworks_(Free_to_Use_HD_Stock_Video_Footage).webm

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VRT meeting notes June 11, 2018

Who is here:

Asaf Bartov – organizer
Анастасия Львова -(Anastasia) VRT agent in Russian queue vrt agent since 2008, permissions-ru, wmru, info-ru
Krishna Chaitanya Velaga – English, Commons, Wikidata
Ciell Wikipedia VRT agent since 2008 on Commons Queues and Dutch queues
Tomasz Ganicz -Polish Wikipedia
Lane Rasberry – English Wikipedia
Victor Grigas
Ruthven (can’t attend)

Agenda:

Introductions

Discuss script From Victor: Relatively easy to translate, will export version without English language text that can be dropped into editing timeline and new languages added as-needed. understandable and watchable to ‘newbies’ - this includes video b-roll and jokes explains each case needed for VRT, long ‘shelf-life’ or as ‘evergreen as possible’ Can make one long version and possibly shorter ‘episodes’ Script is currently first half explains copyright, free licensing, Wikimedia and volunteers, etc, then second half shows every scenario that a user might be in. Planning to add some specificity and positivity to the more general statements in each scenario. Wikimania 2018 meetup? choose time and place today? https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetups

Next steps

Lane's notes

Asaf asked if everyone had read the script. No one said that they have failed to do so.

Victor introduced the meeting. He shared the news that while he previously was a WMF employee these days he is a video contractor working with the WMF. Victor shared that he felt that the VRT submission process could be developed for the benefit of both VRT agents and users who are submitting media. His idea was an VRT explanation video. Victor wrote the script based on the VRT documentation page on meta. Victor shared the script with interested VRT agents including those in this meeting. Various people have commented.

Tomasz said that he liked the script in general. He expressed a concern for the sake of users who wish to submit images for which they can determine the copyright holder. A common case is a family photo for which the photographer is unknown. In this case Commons has to refuse the upload. Tomasz regretted that in these circumstances the user leaves feeling a negative experience when he wishes there was a way to put a positive perspective on it. The goal in this case should be some kind of user satisfaction. Tomasz said that this kind of exchange is stressful for VRT agents.

Tomasz expressed a concern that in the Polish

Asaf asked about everyone's feelings for either publishing the script as it is or seeking additional community consultation.

Tomasz said that he felt it would be particularly useful to solicit comments from the Arabic language community. Asaf responded by saying that he would ask likely people from this community.

Lane said that the Wikimedia community has challenges with indecision and delay. This video should have been made 10 years ago. At this point publishing as quickly as possible with the resources we have at this point should be the goal. With the first call to comments we already have good representation from VRT agents from different backgrounds and language communities.

Victor commented to say that he has to balance the production schedule for the video with the need to get sufficient review of the script. He said that there will come a time when he has to freeze the script from revisions in order to produce a video. After that point it becomes difficult to accept more comments and do reviews, and instead, any feedback would have to go into some unplanned next generation video.

Tomasz asked who would appear in the video – whether paid actors or Wikimedia volunteers. Victor said that he thought that it would be easiest and use the least resources to get paid actors. Victor said that he lived in Boston which has a large international population. Victor stated an intention to seek to make the filmed actors appear as if they were from any country or no country in particular.

Victor raised the issue of intertitles. He said that intertitles – which are scene transitions using text – are easier for volunteers to translate than other video ideas. Victor advocated for using video titles to more easily adapt the video for various languages.

Someone asked about b-roll. Victor said that b-roll is stock footage which communicate a theme or feeling. For example, to communicate a mistake there might be a video of a boat sinking.

Lane asked about Victor's idea for translation. Victor explained that he intended to have no voice acting in the video and instead to only have voice over. Because of this, the entire video could be translated by anyone producing a voice over audio recording and changing the intertitles.

Anastasia and Ciell discussed the online tools which complement the VRT process. English language – https://tools.wmflabs.org/relgen/ Dutch – https://www.wikiportret.nl/ Russia ru:ВП:ДОБРО There was general discussion about how the VRT process in different languages changes.

Victor commented on the schedule for the project. The plan is to confirm a script by the end of June 2018.

Wikimania 2018 is coming up. The possibility of an VRT meetup was raised. Krishna, Lane, Asaf, and Ciell said that they planned to attend and might be interested in meeting in person at Wikimania.

Victor production notes

B-roll and images

https://vimeo.com/202862112

Music

Suedey - Spasm.ogg

Actors

Photographer 1
Computer user
Professional photographer
Photographer 2 (pro)
Hands on keyboard

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Background

Advisory committee

Video versions

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Script

Intro

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Scenario #1

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Scenario #7

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Scenario #8

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Creating your permission statement

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When not to contact VRT

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Outro

VRT meeting notes June 11, 2018

Victor production notes

B-roll and images

Music

Actors

Other links

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