User talk:PascalHD

Thank you so much for adding all those photos of Nova Scotian Premiers! That made me very happy to see. I've never heard that provincial works of Nova Scotia expire 50 years after publication, where can I find that information? I was under the impression things like that fell under crown copyright. If this is the case, then there are an awful lot of images from the Nova Scotia Archives that could be going on the commons. Thanks, MediaKyle (talk) 12:21, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

@MediaKyle All works by Federal and Provincial governments expire 50 years after publication - not creation. Most works meet this criteria. Just need to be careful when looking through archives as a handful of works were never published. Generally majority of works were ‘published’. Especially with member portraits of a Legislature, these things were widely used. Glad to be of assistance! If you need any help with uploading or have questions feel free to ask here! PascalHD (talk) 13:53, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

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Hello again. I'm currently working on an article about the third provincial archivist of Nova Scotia, Draft:C. Bruce Fergusson. I found a few images of him on the Nova Scotia Archives website but I'm not really sure whether they would fall under Crown copyright, and I remembered that you had previously uploaded those photos of Premiers. Would images such as this and this, and this fall under Crown copyright and thus be okay to upload, do you think? Based on what you said before it seems like it might be a bit of a grey area, as it doesn't specify whether they were previously published, but all would fall outside the 50 years mark. Thanks, MediaKyle (talk) 14:02, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

@MediaKyle It is possible. Unfortunately it is unclear to me who created the photos. For 1&2, the only mention is to credit the ‘Nova Scotia Information Service’. Potentially that is whom created the works, is that a provincial government department of Nova Scotia? Perhaps reach out to the archives for clarification on their creators and origin. They might be able to tell more about the photos. By default, number 3 is technically PD in Canada outside of Crown Copyright, but due to Wikimedia Commons rules, we can’t upload it yet; ({{PD-1996}}) - unless of course it’s a crown work. I can also do more digging into this later on the computer, cheers. PascalHD (talk) 16:42, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for getting back to me, I appreciate you taking the time. I just looked into it and I noticed to the right of the first two images there's a link to an archival description, seen here, where it specifies the creator of the materials as the Nova Scotia Information Service, which was a provincial government department. I suppose that would mean the first two are alright to upload, but not the third? I think it would be reasonable to assume the third image is a Crown work, but I can't find confirmation of that. Thanks, MediaKyle (talk) 17:14, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

@MediaKyle Okay, so it was created by a government department - that’s good to know! I would say the first two are likely safe to upload. Now I might just have to take a look through those archives to see if there’s anything that catches my eye… PascalHD (talk) 20:21, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi PascalHD,

This is to let you know that File:Yousuf Karsh 1958.jpg, a featured picture you uploaded, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for December 23, 2033. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2033-12-23. Date was chosen as it is the 125th birthday of Karsh If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:26, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

Cool, a great photo gets the recognition it deserves! PascalHD (talk) 13:12, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

Yousuf Karsh (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh emigrated to Canada as a refugee. By the 1930s he established himself as a significant photographer in Ottawa, where he lived most of his adult life, though he traveled extensively for work. His iconic 1941 photograph of Winston Churchill was a breakthrough point in his career, through which he took numerous photos of known political leaders, men and women of arts and sciences. More than 20 photos by Karsh appeared on the cover of Life magazine, until he retired in 1993. Photograph credit: Chris Lund Recently featured: Archive More featured pictures

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@Zackmann08 Yeah, that’s a typo on my end, forgot the underscore. Thanks for the fix! PascalHD (talk) 05:09, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

We've all been there! Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 05:10, 15 February 2026 (UTC)