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Wikimedia's volunteer response team (VRT) handles copyright permissions, email inquiries from the public, reuse inquiries, article errors, and a wide range of non-public inquiries. The email service is operated and managed by a cross-project team of volunteers at the Meta-Wiki level and not by the English Wikipedia community. Actions by VRT members on English Wikipedia are ultimately subject to review by the Arbitration Committee. Please be aware that there is sometimes a backlog in processing tickets sent to the permissions-en queue. This backlog is currently 0 days. This noticeboard is primarily for Permissions verification and inquiries for text and files (hosted on the English Wikipedia) said to have been granted permission via VRTS. Requests for VRT member review of matters that have been described as VRT comments or actions. Other inquiries to VRT members that do not involve, disclose or reference private material. Do not post Private information or links to private information (including but not limited to emails, phone numbers, physical addresses). Fishing requests (asking for all details of a ticket or generally probing ticket information). You should make a specific request and clearly state the reason for your request. Additional questions on a point, once a VRT member has indicated they cannot answer due to privacy issues. (Further inquiries and any complaints should be made via email.) Requests for VRTS access (use meta:VRT/Volunteering instead). Questions regarding media hosted on Wikimedia Commons (use Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard instead). Media questions unrelated to VRT (use Wikipedia:Media copyright questions instead). Disputes For disputes over VRT actions on English Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team § Dispute resolution and Wikipedia:Dispute resolution § Sensitive issues and functionary actions. Useful VRT email addresses Removal of private or defamatory information Requests for oversight or oversight-en-wpwikipedia.org Submission of photos to be used in a Wikipedia article photosubmissionwikimedia.org Follow the instructions here Confirmation of copyright permission permissions-enwikimedia.org Follow the format given here Reports of threatened harm to self or others emergencywikimedia.org Guidance: Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm Reports of child pornography legal-reportswikimedia.org See Wikimedia Legal Policies Issues with an article about you or your organization info-en-qwikimedia.org Guidance: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help Any other inquiries involving private information info-enwikimedia.org

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File:General Shamim Alam Khan receiving the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (cropped).jpg

The uploader added {{PermissionOTRS}}, but the uploader doesn't have any OTRS flag on Commons and isn't listed at m:OTRS/Personnel, so the uploader doesn't seem to be an OTRS member. It says that the image has been cropped from File:Pride of Performance Award by President of Pakistan.jpg, but this is obviously not the case. Does the OTRS ticket provide any information about the image? --Stefan2 (talk) 15:43, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

The image is in the e-mail as "4. customer (email-external)". Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:34, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

I corrected the link to the uncropped version of the image, so it looks to be in order now. VernoWhitney (talk) 23:51, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

OTRS information request

Requesting information on ticket 2013020510008188. File was listed as having been sent to the uploader individually, however very similar image appears at [1] with minimal photo manipulation to get from image on champmag to uploaded image. I have reason to suspect that this is not an officially licenced image and therefore am requesting details of the permission grant to determine if the grant is appropriate. Hasteur (talk) 20:36, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

File in question is File:Burd & Keyz sitting on couch, blue hint.jpg Hasteur (talk) 20:37, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

I processed the permission, which was put together correctly, but I now have some concerns. Will inquire.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 00:48, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

I received an email from the uploader. I provided a response, indicating how certain questions could be resolved. I sent that on 1 March. Have not yet heard back. If we do not hear in another day or two, I suggest we arrange to delete it. If the uploader can provide satisfactory answers, we can restore.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 14:17, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Derivative flag

At 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team and Nik Stauskas, I would like to include a picture of a derivative of the Flag of Canada that can be seen in this tweet. I am in communication with the owner of the flag owner by email. I have been informed that a friend of his designed the flag, a third party company constructed the flag, and he is a part owner of the flag along with its designer. What permissions would be needed for a picture (taken by him) of this flag to appear in WP or is there a fair use option?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:20, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Since the flag does not meet the threshold of originality no additional permission is needed MorganKevinJ^(talk) 04:23, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

I do not understand. What license would an image of this flag use? Are you saying the photographer holds the only relevant copyright?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:34, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, Only the photographer would be the copyright holder. MorganKevinJ^(talk) 06:30, 3 March 2013 (UTC)