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Zhao Han

29 Jul 2011 29 Jul '11

7:09 a.m.

So, how do you get the license of a image? Seems there is no straightforward way. For example, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turner,_J._M._W._-_The_Fighting_T%C3… in the public domain. Thanks, Zhao

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Roan Kattouw

29 Jul 29 Jul

7:23 a.m.

New subject: wikipedia commons - how do you get the license of a image?

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Zhao Han <cx.chenghai(a)gmail.com> wrote:

So, how do you get the license of a image? Seems there is no straightforward way. For example, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turner,_J._M._W._-_The_Fighting_T%C3… is in the public domain.

MediaWiki doesn't keep track of a file's license. License information on Commons is displayed using templates, but those only have meaning to the humans that see them not to the software. So I guess the answer to your question is: you don't. Roan Kattouw (Catrope)

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John Du Hart

7:25 a.m.

New subject: wikipedia commons - how do you get the license of a image?

Licensing information is not stored in a computer readable format, it's just a template on the page. You'll need to get a list of license templates and look for them in the text. On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:09 AM, Zhao Han <cx.chenghai(a)gmail.com> wrote:

So, how do you get the license of a image? Seems there is no straightforward way. For example, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turner,_J._M._W._-_The_Fighting_T%C3… in the public domain. Thanks, Zhao _______________________________________________ Mediawiki-api mailing list Mediawiki-api(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api

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Brad Jorsch

3:40 p.m.

New subject: wikipedia commons - how do you get the license of a image?

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 01:25:28AM -0400, John Du Hart wrote:

Licensing information is not stored in a computer readable format, it's just a template on the page. You'll need to get a list of license templates and look for them in the text.

Or you can look at the categories on the page to about the same effect.

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