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[edit] File:Rammstein-logo.JPG

Copyright violation. Cannibaloki (talk) 13:13, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted by Gnangarra: No fair use at Commons

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[edit] Category:Ship of Fools (painting)

content moved to Category:Hieronymus Bosch and Category:Details of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch for better navigation --Vincent Steenberg (talk) 13:36, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted by AndreasPraefcke: Empty category or gallery: content was: '{{delete|content moved to Category:Hieronymus Bosch and Category:Details of paintings by Hieronymus Bosch for better navigation}} Category:Hieronymus Bosch [[Category:Renaissance paintings| Ship

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[edit] File:File-Innenansucht_stephanuskapelle_wuelfershausen_saale.jpg

Duplicate after an error during the upload Dietrich Krieger (talk) 19:38, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted by Lycaon: duplicate or a scaled down version of File:Innenansucht stephanuskapelle wuelfershausen saale.jpg

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[edit] File:12_MVG_floribellla.jpg

Fair use image inappropriately uploaded to Commons TAnthony (talk) 07:06, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete as obvious copyvio (the source is given on the image page, but it's non-free). --Tryphon (talk) 21:25, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted -- Infrogmation (talk) 15:15, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:ZorraTotal292.jpg

Fair use image inappropriately uploaded to Commons. TAnthony (talk) 07:08, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted by Infrogmation: Copyright violation: per del req

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[edit] File:Mike_Bellotti_001.jpg

Copyright violation. Clearly a cropped version of a Getty Images picture, and I'm pretty sure they don't allow free access as that would erode their business model. Aboutmovies (talk) 12:11, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted, clear copyright violation, bogus license claim -- Infrogmation (talk) 15:17, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Anna_Achmatowa_1966.jpg

1966, too young for PD-Russia-2008 sугсго 14:52, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Booker123.JPG

Professional promo photo of a WWE wrestler. Uploader did not give any information other than the self-license tag and it's the only upload by this user. Most likely a copyvio. -- Kam Solusar (talk) 15:15, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete, Tineye reports plenty of results, like this one for example (same resolution). Clearly a copyvio. --Tryphon (talk) 11:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted by Infrogmation: Copyright violation: per del req

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[edit] Image:Annaberger Bergaltar.jpg

His file has been superseded by File:Annaberger-Bergaltar2.jpg. -ERZ (talk) 11:31, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

This DR seems to be a duplicate of Commons:Deletion requests/File:Annaberger Bergaltar.jpg. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 18:25, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted by 32X: superseeded by File:Annaberger-Bergaltar2.jpg after this discussion: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Forum&oldid=18093694#Bildrecht_verletzt.3F_.28File:Annaberger_Bergaltar.jpg.29

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[edit] File:LOVELYTRIO.jpg

Commons is not a personal photo repository, someone should really check this users contributions as he/she uploads loads of family photos Denniss (talk) 21:42, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete, I agree, would a delete request be necessary for every image? They've uploaded lots of personal photos of no interest to Commons. Raeky (talk) 20:23, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
deleted,

best regards, --birdy geimfyglið (:> )=| 17:05, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Tvxuxa.jpg

Fair use image inappropriately uploaded to Commons. TAnthony (talk) 07:10, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete, obvious copyvio [2]. --Tryphon (talk) 21:29, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted by EugeneZelenko: Copyright violation: Corporate logo. Not text only

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[edit] File:S titanosaurus.jpg

copyvio. the uploader assumed there was no copyright only because he could not determine who held the copyright. --Leptictidium (talk) 00:21, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Violation?. The picture is taken from a public blog and it's made by the author. He upload the picture on this web and he doesn't explain anywhere any terms of violation for using the picture. Furthermore, if the author doesn't want that his picture was used, I belive that he show it anywhere. --Puigdavall (talk) 00:38, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Symbol delete vote.svg Delete - You can't upload it without knowing what license it is under, and the creator never specifically granted rights. -Marcusmax(speak) 01:24, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Symbol delete vote.svg Delete I cannot find information on http://blogs.paleored.com/ about the copyright and the authors of the illustrations there. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 13:16, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Abigor talk 19:17, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L_3c6c4908dcb96af19464586f6e4c4cae.jpg

Out of project scope and unused anywhere. Uploader's only contribution. This isn't Facebook. Doulos Christos (talk) 00:27, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete - Looks like a case of self promotion, and neither the title nor description assert notability. -Marcusmax(speak) 01:29, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Abigor talk 19:17, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Image:7 Detail-023.jpg

It seems a copyrigh violation from http://www.schluessel-beckenried.ch/2007_bilder_zimmer/standart/07_wanne.jpg -Sbisolo (talk) 00:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:06, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L_3fe70979b61032734bc9c2e2a15d1a38.jpg

Out of project scope and unused anywhere. Uploader's only contribution. A bunch of random school kids with no apparent use. Doulos Christos (talk) 00:46, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Symbol delete vote.svg Delete - This does appear to be out of the project scope, this is NOT facebook. -Marcusmax(speak) 01:26, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Abigor talk 19:18, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L_70684c0dd03fc8544d79f8b23de9b8aa.jpg

Out of project scope and unused anywhere. Uploader's only contribution. This isn't Facebook. Doulos Christos (talk) 00:50, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Abigor talk 19:18, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L_48af9bfa7214e1927534205ca8eddf3c.jpg

Out of project scope and unused anywhere. Uploader's only contribution. This isn't Facebook. Doulos Christos (talk) 00:53, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Abigor talk 19:18, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L_82761507e238802491e08de812be731e.jpg

Out of project scope and unused anywhere. Impossible to say what this is. A screenshot from some video apparently, judging from the rest of the uploader's contributions. Doulos Christos (talk) 01:08, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete It is definitely not in the project scope if one can't even make out what it is an image of. -Marcusmax(speak) 01:57, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
  • You mean we don't host EVERYTHING? Seriously, it's an obvious delete for uselessness — and who knows, perhaps a copyvio too, although I doubt anyone would sue if it couldn't be known that it was their creation :-) Nyttend (talk) 14:16, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Are you referring to my interpretation of COM:SCOPE. Yes what I said was a bit confusing, but you really can't identify if its in the scope of the project if you do not know what it is. -Marcusmax(speak) 00:46, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
No, not saying that you were confusing; I was trying to be silly by expressing the ridiculousness that opposition to your statements would be. I heartily agree with your interpretation. Nyttend (talk) 04:36, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Abigor talk 19:18, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L8ea64133bfacd0016b9f35jh8.jpg

Out of project scope and unused anywhere. Uploader's only contribution. No apparent notability or usefulness. This is not Facebook. Doulos Christos (talk) 02:50, 29 January 2009 (UTC) Delete, it's not like we need a picture of a random teenage girl staring at a camera. Nyttend (talk) 14:14, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:07, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Birnirk Site.jpg

The photograph appears to be copyrighted to me, and I believe it should be deleted. Apparently the photo is from a National Park Service website, but that does NOT put it into the public domain necessarily. The National Park Service's website copyright statements are very clear that they provide photos that are not owned by the Federal government and are not in the public domain. This one, with specific credit given to someone in particular, falls into that category, I think. --Doncram (talk) 05:25, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • As the uploader, I'm really unhappy about this: not because I think Doncram has done anything wrong, but because I didn't realise that some pictures from this website were not PD-USGOV. Read this piece that Doncram asked me to read — it addresses the situation exactly. Consequently, I say delete as possible (although accidental) copyright violation. Nyttend (talk) 13:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks Nyttend for being sensitive, and for linking here to the "some but not all National Park Service photos are public domain" link that i didn't have handy before (which is something i wrote up in relation to some past, similar issues). Also, the Birnirk site photo appears in this National Historic Landmark webpage. It could well be the case that the Federal government would agree to put the photo and other NHL webpage photos like it into the public domain, if asked, but I do think their copyright statement (via the link mentioned) does clarify that it is not yet there. By the way, I would accept that the photo is in fact PD, if the person credited is/was a Federal employee, but I suspect the credit to a person is there in their system because the person was not a Federal employee, and it would be hard to determine about this person. There are many other photos within the NPS's PDF Focus system which are better quality photos and which are very clearly copyright-owned by non-Federal-employees, such as some consultants who write up NRHP applications for property owners. Unfortunately the status is such that the NPS can use such photos in its webpages but the photos don't meet wikipedia/commons' higher standard for shareability by PD status or by GFDL or other license. Doncram (talk) 21:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Pcbetarank.jpg

Shows copyrighted elements of the website pcbeta.com. Eusebius (talk) 09:22, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete, it is also out of COM:SCOPE (way too small to actually show anything). --Tryphon (talk) 21:34, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete software might not be free. This screenshot is not licensed correctly and most likely can't be licensed correctly. Seems like {{fair use}} to me--Yamavu (talk) 11:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete Probably could have used {{copyvio}} Stepshep (talk) 05:21, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Abigor talk 19:19, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Jan_Kaplický,_farewell,_2.jpg

Derivative work, panorama freedom does not apply, since it is not permanently placed, and it is not even public place. Mormegil (talk) 12:04, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete, per nom. --Tryphon (talk) 21:43, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete--sevela.p (talk) 20:29, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Gorham_HQ_Plaque.JPG

Text is big enough to be copyrighted. EugeneZelenko (talk) 16:31, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:10, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Darth_Maul.jpg

The Star Wars exhibition is not a permanent installation. It was in London only from May 2007 to January 2008 [3]. dave pape (talk) 16:41, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Same concern applies to:

--dave pape (talk) 16:50, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep all - notability cannot be revoked, so the exhibition not being permanent is immaterial. Furthermore, these are unique free images of a generally unfree topic that is a significant part of world wide. They provide wikipedians with a range of illustrative options not otherwise available in a free format, along with he capacity to generate derivative works. For non-wikipedia users, it provides access for their efforts around this topic. --Cerejota (talk) 06:48, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete all. This is not an issue of notability, wich is an internal criteria of the community, it's about the Freedom of Panorama, wich is based on real laws. If those thngs were not permanently installed, FOP does not apply same as it doesn't for advertisment banners. And yes, it's a pity that we can't have pictures of C3-PO in public domain, but it's a pity we have to deal with: copyright status takes priority over convenience. Belgrano (talk) 22:38, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Abigor talk 19:23, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Sermon-mount.jpg

Image not found at source, no info on author or date so no proof it is more than 70 years old, and the style doesn't seem that old Andrew c (talk) 17:10, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I tagged it with {{no source since}}; if the uploader (or someone else) can provide the name of the author and the {{PD-old}} status can be confirmed, then fine. Otherwise, it will be deleted in seven days. --Tryphon (talk) 11:34, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. No author or date. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:11, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Crater_San_Benedicto.png

A beautiful photo that is unlikely to be own work. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 18:31, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Uploader has now changed permission to {{PD-Scan}}, and did this also with:
and a range of other uploads. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 07:16, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete PD-Scan only applies, if the original image is PD. --Rotkraut (talk) 20:18, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:12, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Tête_au_carré.jpg

French sculptor Sacha Sosno, born 1937. Sculpture installed in Nice, France. No "freedom of panorama" in France. Lupo 21:29, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete, per nom. Unless he did it at age 1 and died of exhaustion right after that... --Tryphon (talk) 11:48, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:14, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:C-evo_0.14.0_fr_capture_ecran.jpg

Although the game source is in public domain the graphics are not A333 (talk) 22:06, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • After a check, that's right. ~ bayo or talk 22:21, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:14, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Category:Death and the Miser

content moved to Category:Hieronymus Bosch --Vincent Steenberg (talk) 22:22, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:15, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L'YMC.JPG

Out of project scope and unused anywhere. Uploader's only contribution. No apparent notability or usefulness. This is not Facebook. Doulos Christos (talk) 02:45, 29 January 2009 (UTC) Delete, it's not like we need a picture of random teenagers staring at a camera. Nyttend (talk) 14:14, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. Personal image, not in use on a user page. ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 22:48, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Bertha_von_Suttner,_Briefmarke,_Deutschland_2005.jpg

Eine bessere Version gibt es unter: File:DPAG-2005-BerthaVonSuttner.jpg kandschwar (talk) 18:10, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Soweit mir bekannt ist, gibt es ein Tool oder einen Bot der Bilder in den verschiedenen Projekten austauschen kann. Von daher ist dies kein wirklicher Einwand. Die bessere Version ist vielleicht in der Auflösung etwas kleiner aber dafür deutlicher als das abfotografierte Bild. Den Gegenvorschlag muss ich ablehnen, da diese Abbildung demnächst in dem Jahrgangsartikel in der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia verwendet werden wird. Gruß kandschwar (talk) 19:04, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Kept. The other version is not that much better that it would justify deleting this version. Leave the decision to the projects, which version they want to use. ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 22:59, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L_homme_main_dans_la_poche.JPG

Out of project scope and unused anywhere. Uploader's only contribution. No idea who this is supposed to be so the potential usefulness is unknown. Doulos Christos (talk) 02:33, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 18:31, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Menoken Indian Village Site.jpg

This picture is in exactly the same situation as File:Birnirk Site.jpg: likely copyvio. I uploaded it not realising that not all pictures hosted on the National Park Service (a major part of the US government) website where I found it were taken by National Park Service employees. Read this statement for a fuller explanation. As the uploader, I'm really unhappy about this, as this website apparently isn't as helpful of a source of pictures as I thought, but I can't imagine any way around the copyright issue. Nyttend (talk) 13:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

For further explanation, I, Nyttend, copy Doncram's statement for the Birnirk Site nomination: "The photograph appears to be copyrighted to me, and I believe it should be deleted. Apparently the photo is from a National Park Service website, but that does NOT put it into the public domain necessarily. The National Park Service's website copyright statements are very clear that they provide photos that are not owned by the Federal government and are not in the public domain. This one, with specific credit given to someone in particular, falls into that category, I think. --Doncram (talk) 05:25, 29 January 2009 (UTC)"

Deleted by Túrelio: User request: unintentional copyvio

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[edit] File:Topless_Barcelona.jpg

per Commons:Photographs_of_identifiable_people#Moral_issues - unreasonable intrusion into subject's privacy. No information on subject age or release. Privatemusings (talk) 02:08, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep. This has already been kept once. The image is taken on a public beach and the women are not even identifiable. The only guideline that supports deletion is Commons:Photographs of evil nudity#Moral Majority issues. Prolog (talk) 09:04, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep I'm not particularly convinced that this photo is an unreasonable intrusion considering as far as I am aware, it was taken on a public beach. Adambro (talk) 16:55, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Not recognisable and on a public beach anyway. Hohum (talk) 20:33, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Public beach. --Enric Naval (talk) 00:25, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep The first DR was closed correctly. This image is in my view complaint with COM:PEOPLE.--MichaelMaggs (talk) 07:17, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Kept. All causes are said. Marcus Cyron (talk) 12:45, 27 December 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] File:Topless_Barcelona.jpg

Per Commons_talk:Nudity#Permission_of_subject I believe folk have a reasonable expectation of privacy at a public beach to the degree that their permission is desirable before publishing an image to wikimedia - this image has no consent of the subject, and I support deletion. Privatemusings (talk) 02:58, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep No additional reason in respect with the previous round. --Foroa (talk) 06:41, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep This has already gone through two deletion requests, the last only a few weeks ago. The community has clearly decided that it does comply with the rules in COM:PEOPLE. You have provided no new rationale other than to say that you disagree with the previous conclusions. --MichaelMaggs (talk) 07:09, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep for the reason I gave last time around. Adambro (talk) 12:14, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Stop going on and on about this, Privatemusings. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 13:18, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

No reasons provided why this is more unacceptable now than it was a month or so ago. I'm going to close this as nothing new has been presented. It's on a beach, which is public enough for COM:PEOPLE. -mattbuck (Talk) 13:34, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Images of Informanta2

User:Informanta2's images are all book covers, which are not appropriate for Commons per Commons:Licensing. Let me know if I'm wrong on this, its my first IFD :).-Runningonbrains 03:46, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


Informata2 says: I'm sorry about this, could someone please direct me to / help me place the files in the appropriate location. I do hold the copyright to them, and would like the cover to be accompanying the entries. Would it be possible for someone to move it to another location and let it fall under fair use, with a tag such as:

This image, xxx.jpg, is being linked here; although the picture is subject to copyright, uploader feels it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: 1. it is a low resolution copy of a book cover; 2. the image will be used for educational purposes, to illustrate xxx (book) and other relevant articles in an encyclopedia; 3. it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the book in any way; 4. copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the cover artwork on another book; 5. the image is significant because it depicts a particular book by a notable author.

I know fair-use images are allowed on Wikipedia. I think they should be uploaded there (see Wikipedia uploading page) if you still need them for articles, although you might have to cut down the image resolution to comply with item 1.-Runningonbrains 03:05, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for that. I initially tried that site, but it seems I have no authorization to upload through the necessary channels. Any idea who I can contact to get help with this? It seems I have not got the experience to do it all by myself. Also, there seem to be two articles in wikipedia now, one called "Johan Harstad" and one called "Johan harstad", the only difference bewteen the two being the "h" in the last name. Maybe someone could delete the latter? Informanta2.

Only autoconfirmed users can upload files on Wikipedia, meaning your account has been active for 4 days and has made 10 edits. You should have the ability to upload files now. Good luck.-Runningonbrains 05:50, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. No permission for a release under a free license. There is no fair use on Commons, please upload the images to en.wiki if you want to use them there. ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 22:51, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Angel_de_Andres_Lopez.jpg

Por Motivos personales desearia que esta imagen de mi propiedad fuera eliminada lo antes posible. For personal reasons would like this picture of my property was removed as soon as possible. Gorkan81 (talk) 12:08, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep, this image has been in the public domain since it was uploaded on 2008-10-05, and that is irrevocable. It would be great if an admin could revert the page to revision 15069592 and delete the two latest uploads. --Tryphon (talk) 21:52, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment: I deleted the second version and the third version. --Joku Janne(Fi) (Wikiwiki) 20:44, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I also reverted the page back to revision as of 17:22, 2008 October 5; I thought admins had some kind of magic tool to do this, but I guess it doesn't really matter. --Tryphon (talk) 21:10, 30 January 2009 (UTC)



[edit] File:Angel_de_Andres_Lopez.jpg

Personal reasons. Gorkan81 (talk) 17:56, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Gorkan81, can you please stop nominating this image over and over again? People are aware that you want it deleted, and a discussion is taking place, but you will have to wait until a decision is being made. Please be patient. --Tryphon (talk) 18:10, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Kept. Public domain now, and the image is valid. - Anonymous DissidentTalk 10:56, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Deletion requests/Works of Vasilij Cesenov

These are photographic art by Vasilij Cesenov (see [4]). The uploader, User:Koko art claims them to be his own work. Unless Koko art is Vasilij Cesenov these are copyvios. --Rotkraut (talk) 18:33, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. No permission by the artist to release those under a free license. If such permission should have been acquired, please forward it to OTRS. ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 23:02, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:614_1.jpg

Too young to be PD in Russia. (Every photo taken after 1943 is protected since 01-01-08. Yuli Klever (talk) 20:07, 31 December 2008 (UTC)


Deleted. MBisanz talk 03:27, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Logo_of_Hamas.svg

Unless there is a specific proviso stating it's in the public domain, it's obviously the property of the organization in itself Ecemaml talk to me/habla conmigo 08:36, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Such copyright is not really fully recognized by the U.S. government (see en:Template:Non-free_USGov-IEEPA_sanctions), and there's currently zero chance that Hamas would be allowed to sue in U.S. courts over alleged violations of such copyright. However, there might still be reasons to delete it from Commons... AnonMoos (talk) 17:58, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment - i just want to say that i'll respect whatever outcome this voting procedure will have.. that's all. --Oren neu dag (talk) 19:41, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Symbol delete vote.svg Delete The Precautionary principle policy denies the use of the "they can not sue us" as an argument. And if you check the template mentioned, it does not belong to Commons but to english wikipedia, and it's based on the "Fair use" principle that does not count here. Belgrano (talk) 23:48, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Symbol delete vote.svg Delete For reasons outlined above. Cansado (talk) 12:44, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 18:50, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:600px_Nero_bordato_d'Arancione_con_rombi_Bianchi_e_Arancio_e_fiera_Nera.png

Derivative of a non-free team badge thumperward (talk) 11:29, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • The only copyrightable thing on the team's badge is the lion, which in this case is not the original from the badge, but a free image from Commons. I'm not sure, but I would say Symbol keep vote.svg Keep. --Tryphon (talk) 21:41, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
  • How could you say that's a derivative work? It's a lion from a SVG free and PD file here on Commons with some colours. Unbelievable.. Symbol keep vote.svg Keep -- Kanchelskis
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep. I agree with Kanchelskis on this. This is clearly not a derivative work. It has been modified from the original image, and therefore, it most likely not copyrighted. Razorflame 17:18, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Kept. MichaelMaggs (talk) 18:50, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Monk_in_Alley.jpg

It has not been uploaded on the right site. MsPR313 (talk) 19:36, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

copyright issues MsPR313 (talk) 19:40, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment what are those issues? Raeky (talk) 20:25, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Never mind, notice it's the uploader requesting his picture to be deleted. Raeky (talk) 20:27, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Revisiting this actually, is this image your own work? Raeky (talk) 20:31, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
I don't get it, Why do you want this image deleted? Abigor talk 05:30, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Kept. Licensing looks OK. No reason for deletion request given MichaelMaggs (talk) 18:52, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Konfirmandin1919.jpg

no author, obviously fraudulent license, uploader does not add more information even after being notified AndreasPraefcke (talk) 17:31, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

das wurde doch schonmal alles durchgekaut - was soll das?? das foto ist von 1919 und von einer mir bekannten nicht mehr lebenden person und wurde von mir gescannt. wo also ist DEIN problem damit?? dontworry (talk) 05:45, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Dass Du für das simple Scannen einen Urheberrechtsschutz beanspruchst, zeigt mir zum wiederholten Male dass Du die Commons und das ganze Konzept freier Inhalte einfach nicht verstanden hast und hier einfach nichts zu suchen hast. --AndreasPraefcke (talk) 22:22, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
das ist doch mal eine "denkwürdige" aussage: dass jeder der sich in commons tummelt nur etwas hier zu suchen hat, wenn er volljurist mit spezialgebiet "nationales und internationales urheberrecht" ist und ansonsten soll er sich schleichen? dann würde ich dich doch bitte um deinen befähigungsnachweis - in form von dokumenten - dazu bitten! ich beanspruche doch keinen (eigenen) urheberrechtsschutz für meine scans. aber wenn selbst du (auf deiner disk-seite) den wirrwarr auf commons beklagst, sollte doch der ansatz eher darin bestehen, in der "hilfe" - d.h. der uploadanweisung für scans - solange zu basteln, bis sie ein normalsterblicher wie ich eindeutig verstehen und den richtigen lizenzbaustein dafür verwendet bzw. erkennen kann ob es und wenn ja, welche dafür überhaupt gibt - ohne auf die falsche lizenz zu kommen? und statt hier seitenlange diskussionen führen zu müssen könntest du mir einfach sagen: "weil nicht sicher ist, dass der fotograf der aufnahme schon mindestens 70 jahre tot ist, gibt es dafür keine genehmigung" - und gut is! dontworry (talk) 08:04, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment If this is an inherited ancestor's photo, the heir can license it as they wish without fraud. However clarification of the situation in this case would be good. -- Infrogmation (talk) 15:29, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
No, the heir cannot license it if only the person _depicted_ is an ancestor, but he could do so if the _photographer_ is an ancestor. Nothing in the license text or source indicates that this should be the case. The image is not even labeled as anoymous by the uploader, but fraudulently with the indication that the uploader himself could hold a copyright. This is just pure crap. --AndreasPraefcke (talk) 22:22, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
Please be mellow. Andreas is right, only the heir of the photographer has the rights to this image. As this was probably taken in a studio, we cannot assume that the heir of the depicted person is also the heir of the photographer. It would be different if this were some kind of self-taken family picture. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 23:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment An anonymous work which had been published more then 70 years ago in a country of the European Union may be licensed with {{anonymous-EU}}. I'd consider that an anonymous work. Instead of making a fuss I'd simply relicense the image and won't ask many questions about things which may or may not happen. --Eva K. is evil 00:15, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
We need intensive research before assuming that a work is anonymous in the EU. I can't see any evidence for such research here. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 14:05, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
With such old works you never can be sure. You cannot proove definitely that all such images are really anonymous works. I just wanted to build a bridge over a too narrow interpretation of such issues. What do you want? --Eva K. is evil 15:59, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
I didn't want to attack you in any way. I just want to point out that we cannot use this as an anonymous work unless there has been at least some research regarding the creator of the work. What I can see from the image page right now, there has been no such research so far. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 19:31, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
I never assumed you wanted to attack me. How can you say that there hadn't been any resarch to find out that this is an anonymous work. I think it's nearly impossible to detect the photographer of such an old image especially if this is the work of a studio which was defunct long ago. --Eva K. is evil 21:27, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
If there has been research, we need some kind of evidence for that. Just assuming that it's impossible to find out about the photographer is not enough to label this an anonymous work. Regards, -- ChrisiPK (Talk|Contribs) 08:27, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Symbol keep vote.svg Keep to be relicensed as anonymous work which was published over 70 years ago in a country of the contemporary EU. --Eva K. is evil 21:27, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Deleted per ChrisiPK: no evidence of research having been carried out to prove this is really PD as an anonymous workMichaelMaggs (talk) 18:03, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Ed_Masuga.JPG

This file is not a public domain Kgrindlay (talk) 18:41, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Any reason why you would say so? You uploaded it yourself, is it not your own work? Maybe another free license could apply. --Tryphon (talk) 11:44, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Is the image your own work? Raeky (talk) 20:29, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Kept. No reason given for the uploader to ask for this to be deleted. MichaelMaggs (talk) 18:05, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Leila_abashidze.jpg

1949, too young for PD-Russia-2008, PD-GE-EXEMPT is just wrong. sугсго 18:02, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted, per nominator. Kameraad Pjotr 19:04, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:346_big.jpg

Taken 1945, too young for PD-Russia-2008. sугсго 18:05, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

the deadline for it is, obviously, 1951, not before 1945. Deletion request is, therefore, erraneous. --MaxM (talk) 11:20, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
indeed it is! Shtanga (talk) 08:40, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Deleted, per nominator. Kameraad Pjotr 19:04, 25 June 2009 (UTC)


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[edit] File:8riflecorps_9may.jpg

Taken 1969, too young for PD-Russia-2008 or even PD-Russia. sугсго 18:10, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted, per nominator. Kameraad Pjotr 19:03, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:Mariachi_Vargas_en_Feria_San_Marcos.jpg

No son el Mariachi Vargas de la Época D. Fonseca Cruz (talk) 22:21, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Pictogram voting comment.svg Comment Can someone translate this into English? Raeky (talk) 20:22, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted, author died in 1950: not in the public domain. Kameraad Pjotr 09:57, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Contributions of UPhone

These images are not the work of UPhone (talk · contributions) but of several Icelandic websites, so the uploader cannot relicense them or release them into the public domain

I don't speak Icelandic, so I don't know if these are copyright infringements or just uploaded with the the wrong license tags.

InfantGorilla (talk) 10:06, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Though I cannot speak for the rest of the images, the one of Jóhanna is NOT copyrighted, as per an e-mail I got from the Icelandic Government. "You can use the picture here http://www.felagsmalaraduneyti.is/media/radherra//johanna_sigurdardottir_vef.jpg and the license is copyright free." Anyone who would like to see this mail for verification, please send me a message on my en.wikinews userpage. Since they say it is not copyrighted, I don't think I need to send it through OTRS. DragonFire1024 (talk) 11:45, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I will fix the sourcing, and upload the higher resolution image. It is normal to request OTRS if an image looks professional and is available on websites without a PD release, and should only take a moment. --InfantGorilla (talk) 12:05, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted, per InfantGorilla. Kameraad Pjotr 18:57, 25 June 2009 (UTC)


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[edit] Oskerin

Osmerkin died 1953. Too late for PD-Russia-2008 oder PD-Ukraine. --sугсго 15:04, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I wonder if any publisher of art books or postcards has started paying royalties to the Osmerkin heirs since these retroactive laws came into effect. Is there any case law? /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 18:35, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted, per nominator. Kameraad Pjotr 18:59, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] File:L_4b80f34401baa9cc5bb07d87c84c2500.jpg

Promotional photo taken from myspace[5], no indication of release into the public domain ˉanetode╦╩ 09:59, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Deleted, copyright violation. Kameraad Pjotr 14:17, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

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