Commons:First steps/Contributing/sco

Contreebutin tae Wikimedia Commons

Whan ye shair yer wairk oan Wikimedia Commons wi ae free license, ye gie oniebodie permeession fer tae uise, capie, modifie, n sell it (sae lang aes thay follae the rules o the license).


Whit's alloued oan Commons

Ye mey uplaid waurks that ye creautit aw oan yer ain. This includes photaes n videos o:

  • natural launscapes, beasts, plants
  • publeec feegurs n fawk photægrapht in publeec steids (yinlie wi consent in some cases, dependin oan local laws)
  • uisefu or no-airteestic objects

Ye mey uplaid oreegonal graphs, maps, diagrams, n audio n aw.


What's no alloued oan Commons

Commons canna accept waurk creautit bi or based oan the waurk o ithers – incluidin photægraphs o it. Bi defaut, ye canna uplaid some ither bodie’s waurk. This incluids material lik:

  • logos
  • CD/DVD covers
  • promotional photaes
  • screenshots o TV programmes, movies, DVDs, n saffware
  • drawins o chairacters fae comics, TV, or movies – een gif ye drew thaim
  • maist picturs publeeshed oan the internet
  • photaes o ye that wer no taken bi ye (the capiericht hauder is the bodie that snapit the photae onless it's ae formal work for hire)


Houever, thaur's some exceptions

  • Ye mey uplaid some ither bodie’s waurk gif the creauter gave permeession fer oniebodie tae uise, capie, modifie, n sell it – bi releasin it unner ae free license. (Be siccar that ye gie aen airtin tae the soorce, whaur the license is said.)
  • Ye mey uplaid some ither bodie’s waurk gif it's in the publeec domain (uissuallie verra auld waurks).
  • Ye mey uplaid yer photægraphs o publeec domain waurks, lik auld bigins, statues, n art.