Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files

This page is for listing and discussing files that are marked as available under a free license or public domain, but have disputed source or licensing information. Files are listed here for 7 days before they are processed. Files that are tagged with a non-free template should not be listed here.

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Before listing, remember that files which are already marked unfree and used under fair use should not be listed here.

To list a file on this page:

I	Edit the file page. Add {{puf|date=14 January 2016}} to the file page.
II	Create its PUF subsection. Follow this edit link and list the file using {{subst:puf2|image=File_name.ext|reason=reason}} ~~~~ (remember to exclude the File: prefix).
III	Give due notice. Inform the uploader by adding a message to their talk page using {{subst:fdw-puf|File_name.ext}} ~~~~ If the image is in use, also consider adding {{pufc|File_name.ext|date=14 January 2016}} to the caption(s), or adding a notice to the article talk pages. Consider also notifying relevant WikiProjects of the discussion. Remember to replace "File_name.ext" with the name of the file

Unlike Wikipedia:Files for discussion, the primary purpose of this page is to ascertain the source and/or copyright status of a file. Therefore it is not specifically a vote to keep or delete but a forum for the exploration of the copyright status/source of a file and contributions should not be added solely in those terms.

Listings should be processed by an administrator after being listed for 7 days. Files that are accepted following this 7-day period should have {{oldpuffull}} added to the file talk page. If no objection to the file's deletion is raised, or no proof that the file is indeed free is provided, the file may be deleted without further notice after the 7-day period.

Note: Files can be unlisted immediately if they are indisputably in the public domain or verifiably licensed under an indisputably free license (GFDL, CC-BY-SA, etc.—see Wikipedia:File copyright tags for more on these).

Speedy deletion

Blatant copyright violations or files missing source or license information may be "speedied"

If a file is unquestionably copied from another website and no assertion of permission or fair use is made, the file may be speedy deleted under criterion F9 (formerly I9). Such files do not need to be listed here. Please tag the file with {{subst:db-f9|url=source URL}} and warn the user with {{db-imgcopyvio-notice}}.

If a file is missing source, evidence of permission, or license information, place either use:

• {{subst:nsd}} for no source
• {{subst:nld}} for no license

or

• {{subst:npd}} for No evidence of permission

on the description page to put the file in the appropriate category. After being tagged for 7 days, the file will be eligible for speedy deletion per criterion 4 or criterion 11 for images/media.

Please also notify the uploader so they get a chance to fix the problem(s). The templates {{subst:File source|File:file name}} and {{image copyright}} are made for this purpose, but feel free to write a message of your own. It is not necessary to warn the uploader about every individual file if they have uploaded several of such files, but at least one message telling them that files without source/license will be deleted should be given to each user.

If a file is indisputably non-free, and its possible use can comply with our non-free content policy, be bold and retag it as a non-free file using a non-free image tag instead of taking it to this page.

Please note that this page is not for disputing the fair use of already non-free media, but for the disputing if a freely licensed file really is free. Please take queries of this nature to Files for discussion. An archiving system was implemented July 2007. For older discussions, see the history pages. For all discussions from July 3, 2007 forward, see the Archive.

Holding cell

These files have been listed for at least 7 days. Discussions should be closed following the steps here. Files that have been determined to be acceptable may be removed from this page.

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• /2015 December 29

New listings

January 7

File:Owsley Stanley (1967).jpg

The following discussion is an archived inquiry of the possible unfree file below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the media's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the discussion was: speedy kept. This is not a freely-licensed image, but it is used under a claim of fair use, therefore this is an inappropriate venue for discussion of its status. In addition, this is a bad-faith nomination in an attempt to win an editing dispute. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:00, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Owsley Stanley (1967).jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Copyright infringement of newspaper photo. Folkprofessor (talk)
• Keep proper license and a proper FUR, Folkprofessor has just come off a block for removing the image and is about to get a perm block and and IP block for his behavior. He keeps trying to replace the image or delete the image. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 04:57, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the media's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

File:Caterpillar C15 engine.4.jpg

File:Caterpillar C15 engine.4.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• No evidence that the photograph was taken by the United States Government. Stefan2 (talk) 15:32, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

I don't understand. I have tried to upload this image several times. The ".4" version came up as public domain, which it is. The summary has the source. The link is: "TM9-2320-338-10 Operator’s Manual for Truck, Cargo, 8x8, M977A4". US Dept. of The Army. 15 Oct 2008. pp. 0006–3, 0006–4.  Sammy D III (talk) 16:13, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

EDIT: Sorry, the page of the image is "0008-2". Sammy D III (talk) 16:23, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

• This confirms correct, the image is from that manual and would appear to be public domain. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:12, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
• Keep User:Stefan2 again not doing the minimal work to verify claims. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 23:28, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
  • What are you talking about? The uploader posted a file to Wikipedia, but failed to provide any source for it. --Stefan2 (talk) 01:06, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Summary: "Caterpillar C15 engine from US Army TM 9-2320-338-10". Isn't that a source? Sammy D III (talk) 01:29, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

A statement that the image comes from the US Army is not a source, it's an unsourced statement. I don't know what the number at the end means. --Stefan2 (talk) 01:34, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

A source WAS provided, you just didn't understand it. Sammy D III (talk) 01:51, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

An assertion that the image comes from the US Army, combined with a seemingly random number, can hardly be considered to be a source. --Stefan2 (talk) 02:00, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

It wasn't an assertion, it was a statement of fact. Anyone familiar with the US Army would not think that a TM number was "a seemingly random number". Maybe if someone isn't knowledgeable on a subject, they shouldn't insult someone who is. I answered your question with a link, yet you STILL said "The uploader posted a file to Wikipedia, but failed to provide any source for it" AFTER I posted the link. You owe me an apology. Sammy D III (talk) 02:28, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

• Follow User:Stefan2's logic and escalation at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 January 7 for File:Owsley Stanley (1967).jpg. I don't see any evidence of due diligence, and I do not get the feeling he is grasping the rules he is quoting and enforcing. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 04:11, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

I don't think that the original flag was unjustified. A yellow Army engine and a not clear source = a mistake. I took offense at the discussion, not realizing that it was part of a feud. Sammy D III (talk) 14:18, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

January 8

File:Nikki Grahame Pete Bennett.jpg

File:Nikki Grahame Pete Bennett.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 17:06, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:VitthalaTemple.JPG

File:VitthalaTemple.JPG (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This (flickrphoto:93014168) is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 17:17, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Festival cortege.jpg

File:Festival cortege.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is a derivative work. Stefan2 (talk) 17:18, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Trooping the Colour- Phaeton 1.jpg

File:Trooping the Colour- Phaeton 1.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 17:41, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Nebraska State Legislature.jpg

File:Nebraska State Legislature.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 17:42, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Bagh-e Ferdows, Tajrish, Tehran.jpg

File:Bagh-e Ferdows, Tajrish, Tehran.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 17:44, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
• The uploader's talk page is fully protected, so the uploader wasn't notified of this discussion. --Stefan2 (talk) 17:45, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Joseph milligan.jpg

File:Joseph milligan.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:07, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Stikky cemetery San Jose 1987.jpg

File:Stikky cemetery San Jose 1987.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:08, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps.jpg

File:Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:09, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Phatfish and Lou Fellingham close up.jpg

File:Phatfish and Lou Fellingham close up.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:09, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Bd poster.jpg

File:Bd poster.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is a derivative work and it is additionally listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. The Flickr user is not the copyright holder to the posters and is therefore not allowed to license the copyright to the posters.

The uploader to Wikipedia claims to be the copyright holder, but the rest of the text on the file information page suggests that the uploader is not the copyright holder.

The uploader states that the Flickr user has licensed this file under a Creative Commons licence, but doesn't specify which licence, so it is impossible to comply with the licensing conditions which require stating the exact licence and version number when using the material. The uploader also provides no evidence that the Flickr user has agreed to a Creative Commons licence; the uploader's assertion is followed by a colon and then by a quote from the Flickr user where the Flickr user grants a Wikipedia-only licence. Stefan2 (talk) 18:19, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Charmian Gooch.jpg

File:Charmian Gooch.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:25, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Tom macrae.jpg

File:Tom macrae.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Overwritten file: two in one.

1. File uploaded on 6 May 2006: This picture comes from Flickr, where it is listed as all rights reserved. The user who uploaded the file to Wikipedia claims to be the same as the user on Flickr, but per WP:IOWN, we need evidence of this.
2. File uploaded on 9 May 2006: This is claimed to come from an external source. The uploader claims that a copy of the picture is owned by the subject of the picture, but this doesn't look like a self-shot, so the subject of the picture is unlikely to be the copyright holder. Evidence of permission is needed from the copyright holder. Stefan2 (talk) 18:29, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Pushpa Gujral Dome.jpeg

File:Pushpa Gujral Dome.jpeg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:39, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Tashkorgan Tajik.jpg

File:Tashkorgan Tajik.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:42, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Whitstable Harbour.jpg

File:Whitstable Harbour.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. The uploader to Wikipedia lists two different licences: one acceptable licence (which can't be selected on Flickr) and one unacceptable licence (which can be selected on Flickr). Stefan2 (talk) 18:47, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:TomYoungblood live2007.JPG

File:TomYoungblood live2007.JPG (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted from Flickr. The flickr URL provides no evidence that Flickr user "tearthetickets" (whose user name appears in the URL) is the same person as Wikipedia user "UnlivedPhalanx" (who self-identifies as Jacob J Casper). Stefan2 (talk) 18:51, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Lined Seahorse.jpg

File:Lined Seahorse.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:51, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:MichaelDweck Fototeca de Cuba.jpg

File:MichaelDweck Fototeca de Cuba.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is a derivative work. Stefan2 (talk) 18:52, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
• The photographer owns the rights to both works; it's a photograph of a poster of his own photograph.Avian appreciator (talk) 00:32, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
  • Oh, didn't realise that. The image is fine, then, I suppose. --Stefan2 (talk) 00:44, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Upper Bhavani lake.jpg

File:Upper Bhavani lake.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Note that the uploader linked to the wrong image. This is flickrphoto:5264223752. Stefan2 (talk) 18:53, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Cork Airport Terminal Landside.jpg

File:Cork Airport Terminal Landside.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:54, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:RCVWportrait.jpg

File:RCVWportrait.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted from Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Note that the user who uploaded the picture to Wikipedia indicated a licence which can't be selected on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:55, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Hdam3.jpg

File:Hdam3.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 20:23, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Ica barbara lee family foundation theater boston ma.jpg

File:Ica barbara lee family foundation theater boston ma.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 20:30, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Grocery (Medium).jpg

File:Grocery (Medium).jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Wrong source link. The linked image is a different photograph. Unverifiable licence. Stefan2 (talk) 20:37, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Maserati Coupe - blue.jpg

File:Maserati Coupe - blue.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 20:39, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Jon Cowan wiki pic.jpg

File:Jon Cowan wiki pic.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 20:44, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:PM XI vs WI.jpg

File:PM XI vs WI.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:02, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Microlepiastrigosa.jpeg

File:Microlepiastrigosa.jpeg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 21:03, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Opening ceremony icc world cup 2011.jpg

File:Opening ceremony icc world cup 2011.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 21:07, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Biking next to old rails.jpg

File:Biking next to old rails.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:34, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Wayne Brady.jpeg

File:Wayne Brady.jpeg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:37, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Billy Paul Elysee Montmartre Paris France 2007.jpg

File:Billy Paul Elysee Montmartre Paris France 2007.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:39, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Lodha bellissimo.jpg

File:Lodha bellissimo.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:40, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Tony Demelinne.jpg

File:Tony Demelinne.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is not the same picture as the one on Flickr. Impossible to verify the licence. Stefan2 (talk) 21:44, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:JimmieJohnson2007NewYorkParade.jpg

File:JimmieJohnson2007NewYorkParade.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:45, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:ChsAuditorium.jpg

File:ChsAuditorium.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:48, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Downie.jpg

File:Downie.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Source File:TTH_Live_8.jpg was deleted per WP:F3. No evidence of permission for the PD-author licence. Stefan2 (talk) 21:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:DeWaalBattery.jpg

File:DeWaalBattery.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Note that the URL to the image on Flickr is hiding in the Google URL. Stefan2 (talk) 21:54, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Pittco-is12.jpg

File:Pittco-is12.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:55, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Estoesmicapitol.jpg

File:Estoesmicapitol.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:55, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Ronnie James Dio Live 2008 with Heaven and Hell.jpg

File:Ronnie James Dio Live 2008 with Heaven and Hell.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:59, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:ChuckD1.jpg

File:ChuckD1.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:00, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
• This image was cc-by when uploaded eight years ago. CC licenses are irrevocable, so Wikipedia will always have the right to use it under those license terms. — east718 | talk | 22:37, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
  • Do you have any evidence that the file was licensed under cc-by eight years ago? If there is a dispute about licensing conditions, courts tend to accept the licensor's claim that the work is unlicensed unless the licensee can prove that the work is licensed, so even if the photo was licensed under cc-by eight years ago, that licence can't be used unless evidence that the file was licensed can be presented. --Stefan2 (talk) 23:40, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Bong-sign.jpg

File:Bong-sign.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:00, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:The Imperial Palace in Central Vietnam (Huế).jpg

File:The Imperial Palace in Central Vietnam (Huế).jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:01, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Granny Hamner plaque.jpg

File:Granny Hamner plaque.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Unfortunately, there is no freedom of panorama for plaques in the United States. Stefan2 (talk) 22:15, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:DFW Cemetery Headstones.jpg

File:DFW Cemetery Headstones.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:48, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Building 7 entrance.jpg

File:Building 7 entrance.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Chris sharrock.jpg

File:Chris sharrock.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:52, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:TheUndertakerWrestleManiaXXVIII.png

File:TheUndertakerWrestleManiaXXVIII.png (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:33, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Carly Rae Jepsen.jpg

File:Carly Rae Jepsen.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:46, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

• Delete. No permission from the author. Should be deleted. Vanjagenije (talk) 12:15, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

January 9

File:CocoWalkOverview.jpg

File:CocoWalkOverview.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 18:59, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Bowmac comparison.jpg

File:Bowmac comparison.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The linked permission statement doesn't state what permission the copyright holder has granted. The link to Flickr only shows one of the images used in this gallery. Stefan2 (talk) 19:00, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:TypicalSeattle.jpg

File:TypicalSeattle.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 19:02, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Geo web.jpg

File:Geo web.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Wrong source provided. The link to Flickr goes to a page about a completely different photograph. Stefan2 (talk) 19:14, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Kyle Busch Mexico.jpg

File:Kyle Busch Mexico.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 19:25, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
• Comment: Is there an archive or another way to tell what the copyright on the Flickr original was at the time of upload in 2006? I'm smelling a case where the uploader changed their permissions/copyrights at some point post-upload, here. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 20:44, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
  • Unfortunately, I'm not aware of a method to find out what copyright tags the Flickr user has selected in the past. If the Flickr user decides to sue someone on the grounds that all rights are reserved, then a court would typically accept the claim that all rights are reserved unless the other party somehow could prove that the file has been licensed. Also note that the Wikipedia uploader indicated this as being licensed under version 2.5 of a Creative Commons licence, whereas Flickr only allows users to select version 2.0, so it is very unlikely that the current copyright tag ever was correct. --Stefan2 (talk) 21:04, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
• Delete as uploader. I can't remember the details of what I did 10 years ago in 2006 when I was a newbie! I'm sure that I understood license tags even back then and I wouldn't have uploaded an unfree file. I strongly think that the license was changed since upload but there's no way to prove it. In any case, I think that this is a good case to utility the Commons Precautionary Principle on the English Wikipedia and have it deleted just in case. Royalbroil 20:09, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Eastmanangel.jpg

File:Eastmanangel.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This file has been deleted from Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Note that the uploader has listed this as being licensed under a licence which can't be selected on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 19:26, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Simpsons Ride Staging Area1.jpg

File:Simpsons Ride Staging Area1.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is a derivative work. There is also no evidence that the uploader is the copyright holder, and it is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 19:33, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Blairquhan Castle winter.jpg

File:Blairquhan Castle winter.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 19:45, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:SW Lincoln & 3rd Ave MAX Station.jpg

The following discussion is an archived inquiry of the possible unfree file below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the media's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the discussion was: Delete; deleted as F9 by UkPaolo (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT⚡ 23:02, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:SW Lincoln & 3rd Ave MAX Station.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 19:55, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the media's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.

File:Red mango 2284951723 855e3eb0bc.jpg

File:Red mango 2284951723 855e3eb0bc.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. The link on the file information page is wrong. The correct image is flickrphoto:2284951723. Stefan2 (talk) 20:21, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Todd Kluever.jpg

File:Todd Kluever.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 20:21, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
• Comment: Is there an archive or another way to tell what the copyright on the Flickr original was at the time of upload in 2006? I'm smelling a case where the uploader changed their permissions/copyrights at some point post-upload, here. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 20:45, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
  • Unfortunately, I'm not aware of a method to find out what copyright tags the Flickr user has selected in the past. If the Flickr user decides to sue someone on the grounds that all rights are reserved, then a court would typically accept the claim that all rights are reserved unless the other party somehow could prove that the file has been licensed. Also note that the Wikipedia uploader indicated this as being licensed under version 2.5 of a Creative Commons licence, whereas Flickr only allows users to select version 2.0, so it is very unlikely that the current copyright tag ever was correct. --Stefan2 (talk) 21:05, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
• Delete as uploader. I can't remember the details of what I did 10 years ago in 2006 when I was a newbie! I'm sure that I understood license tags even back then and I wouldn't have uploaded an unfree file. I strongly think that the license was changed since upload but there's no way to prove it. In any case, I think that this is a good case to utility the Commons Precautionary Principle on the English Wikipedia and have it deleted just in case. Royalbroil 20:11, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:AliceRooseveltLongworthandLBJ.jpg

File:AliceRooseveltLongworthandLBJ.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. I also suspect that the Flickr user isn't the copyright holder. He seems to have uploaded lots of historical images from random sources. Stefan2 (talk) 20:25, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Miller Park Nightscape.jpg

File:Miller Park Nightscape.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 20:38, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:69th regiment armory.jpg

File:69th regiment armory.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 20:38, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Stephen a scharzman blackstone equity group hedge fund.jpg

File:Stephen a scharzman blackstone equity group hedge fund.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 20:44, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:London Drugs.jpg

File:London Drugs.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:06, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:First Christian Church, Interior Detail.jpg

File:First Christian Church, Interior Detail.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is lited as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:08, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Grant Desme.jpg

File:Grant Desme.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed under cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Although the Wikipedia uploader requested the Flickr uploader to license this under a free licence in the comment section on Flickr, the Flickr user only seems to have granted a Wikipedia-only permission. Stefan2 (talk) 21:38, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Danny Dawson - colorful and looking up.jpg

File:Danny Dawson - colorful and looking up.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:53, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:WinterNightsAltar.jpg

File:WinterNightsAltar.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This (flickrphoto:2952370171) is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:54, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:LocalboysBattambangboat.jpg

File:LocalboysBattambangboat.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The source seems to be flickrphoto:295257224. The file is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:23, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Andrew Symonds.jpg

File:Andrew Symonds.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Note that the user who uploaded the file to Wikipedia has indicated that this is licensed under a licence which can't be selected on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:26, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Wiley Post and Harold Gatty 1931.jpg

File:Wiley Post and Harold Gatty 1931.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:27, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Miami from North.jpg

File:Miami from North.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. The user who uploaded the file to Wikipedia claims to be the copyright holder but provides no evidence of this. Additionally, the user name of the Wikipedia user (Miamiboyzinhere) is very different from the user name of the Flickr user (James Good). Stefan2 (talk) 22:37, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Roof top solar 2.jpg

File:Roof top solar 2.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:44, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Devendra Shivashankara.jpg

File:Devendra Shivashankara.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 22:45, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Rochas.jpg

File:Rochas.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. See also c:COM:TOYS. Stefan2 (talk) 22:58, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Maserati Coupe - yellow2.jpg

File:Maserati Coupe - yellow2.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 23:16, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Cervenak.jpg

File:Cervenak.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:18, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Globe tango.jpg

File:Globe tango.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:25, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:San Diego County Administration building, with the super moon rising above, from Harbor Island, Aug 2014.jpg

File:San Diego County Administration building, with the super moon rising above, from Harbor Island, Aug 2014.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. The user who uploaded the file to Wikipedia claims to be the author and copyright holder, but provides no evidence of this. The user names are very different. Stefan2 (talk) 23:34, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Bee-wolf feeding on Baby's-breath.jpg

File:Bee-wolf feeding on Baby's-breath.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:40, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Brandon ia fryingPan.jpg

File:Brandon ia fryingPan.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• See c:COM:FOP#United States. Stefan2 (talk) 23:50, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Art of videogames-Advances in mechanics.jpg

File:Art of videogames-Advances in mechanics.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is a derivative work. The Flickr user didn't create the games depicted. Stefan2 (talk) 23:51, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
• Delete. The constituent images are not de minimis in this context. Previously broached at File_talk:Art_of_videogames-Advances_in_mechanics.jpg#Copyright  czar 23:58, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
• For each whole video game, the total amount of copied work consists of 30 pixels-wide reduction of a single blurry screenshot. How is that not de minimis?

This image corresponds to the fifth case in the 'de minimis' guidelines, where "the work is shown in insufficient detail and/or with insufficient clarity".

In any case the image should not be removed even if eligible for copyright, as it is valuable as fair use at The Art of Video Games; it visually identifies each of the videogame eras described in that article. Diego (talk) 15:27, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

• • De minimis means that the pictures appear in the background and that the image is used in a context unrelated to the copyrighted artworks in the background. These artworks do not appear in the background on the image but are the main purpose of the image, and the image is used in a context related to video games, so the copyrighted artworks are clearly relevant to the use of the copyrighted artworks. Therefore, it can't be de minimis. You are making the mistake of thinking that de minimis has something to do with pixel count. De minimis is all about how you use the material. --Stefan2 (talk) 15:35, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
    • See the case I described in the guidelines. "De minimis" does not mean that the work is in the background; de minimis may apply even if the work "is identifiable and an unavoidable part of the subject, and is essential to the subject". "The law does not concern itself with trifles"; what matters is that copy of those screenshots is inconsecuential.

  Its purpose is not to describe the content of any the games in any significant detail, in fact it barely would serve to identify them. The purpose of this usage is to evoke the abstract concept of art in games, by using the minimum possible amount of real games that conveys such impression. This is no different than the valid cases of the Museu valencià de la Il·lustració or the banners at the Hall of Champions in Indianapolis, which are both used for showing a piece of the exhibition where those copyrighted works were exposed, and are listed as acceptable free works. The image under discussion is a similar display of the The Art of Video Games exhibition. Diego (talk) 15:48, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

  • • • See the court rulings listed on c:COM:DM. For example, a typical example is this one. This screenshot contains two photographs, [1] and [2], and those photographs were not de minimis because the purpose of the screenshot was to show how the website displays images, and the person who distributed the screenshot was therefore fined for illegally using the two photographs. The text in the article must essentially not refer to the copyrighted artworks in any way, or else it is not de minimis. --Stefan2 (talk) 15:56, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Well, the Arts and videogames template does not refer to any of the works; it does not mention the image at all, it merely displays it. Also, how can 'de minimis' depend on how the image is used, as you say? That doesn't make sense; if the image is free content because the amount of copyrighted content is negligible, no usage can infringe the copyright. The guideline explain this: "if the copying is de minimis the copier is not in fact breaking the law at all." Diego (talk) 22:01, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

In the case I referred to, the person using the screenshot wasn't referring to specifically those images but to images in general. Therefore, this image can't be used in an article which refers to video games in general either. De minimis is an exemption from copyright protection which allows you to use copyrighted material if avoiding to use the copyrighted material was unavoidable and the copyrighted material is irrelevant to the use of the image. As with all exemptions from copyright, you are not breaking the law in cases where the exemption applies, but you are breaking the law when the exemption doesn't apply.

You might also have noticed c:COM:FOP#France, which states that the said artwork must not be intentionally included as an element of the setting but it is quite obvious that the video games were intentionally included in this picture as the video games make up the entire purpose of the picture. --Stefan2 (talk) 22:11, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

If your interpretation were right, we couldn't have at Commons the two images of exhibitions that I linked above, where the banners and the pictures have clearly been included deliberately; yet the images have been regarded as de minimis nevertheless.

The image is not centered in any of the images of video games; its focus is on the whole panel that contains them. The panel itself is not copyrightable, as it's a mere composition of basic shapes, colors and simple texts below the threshold of originality. As the guideline explains, cropping the image to focus on just one of the included copyrighted screenshots would make the derivative work infringing, but showing the composition as a whole does not. Diego (talk) 15:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Again, you fail to understand that de minimis is all about usage: removing the copyrighted material from the image shouldn't be detrimental to the use of the image. For example, in the case of c:File:Museu Valencià de la Il·lustració i la Modernitat, interior.jpg, removing the copyrighted material wouldn't be detrimental in an article about the building (ca:Museu Valencià de la Il·lustració i de la Modernitat, there's currently no English article as far as I can see), so the copyrighted material would be de minimis on the page ca:Museu Valencià de la Il·lustració i de la Modernitat. On the other hand, the page c:COM:DM directly discusses the copyrighted material, and removing the copyrighted material would directly render the image useless for the purpose of that page, so the copyrighted material is not de minimis on that page. --Stefan2 (talk) 21:38, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

de minimis is all about usage: removing the copyrighted material from the image shouldn't be detrimental to the use of the image. Since that's exactly the opposite of what the guideline says in the sections I quoted above, I rest may case. Diego (talk) 11:06, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

No, that's precisely what the page on Commons says. See c:COM:DM#An example: So, for example, if the poster forms an essential part of the overall photographic composition, or if the photograph was taken deliberately to include the poster, there is likely to be copyright infringement, and it is no defence to say that the poster was 'just in the background'. The games form 'an essential part of the overall photographic composition' and 'the photograph was taken deliberately to include the' games. Also, It may be relevant how the image is described or classified: it will be difficult to argue de minimis if the photograph is described as illustrating "an advertising poster" and is placed within the category Advertising posters. The filename refers to games, which is equivalent to categorising the image. --Stefan2 (talk) 13:37, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

• This image search shows a list of freely-licensed images of the exhibition. Any of them may be used as a replacement, as are clearly examples of de minimis usage (several of them correspond to the very same panel). However, the current image is more convenient, as it shows a close-up of the panel from a front angle. Diego (talk) 15:39, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
  • The games in those pictures are not de minimis in an article which discusses a game exhibition (for example, The Art of Video Games), but are probably de minimis in an article which discusses the building (Smithsonian American Art Museum). It all depends on how the image is used. --Stefan2 (talk) 21:38, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Mike Holmes.jpg

File:Mike Holmes.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Note that the licence specified on Wikipedia can't be selected on Flickr in the first place. Stefan2 (talk) 23:55, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Nathan Young of Anberlin in performance (2007).jpg

File:Nathan Young of Anberlin in performance (2007).jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:56, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Corner of princess and the Water Street in Saint John NB New-Brunwick.jpg

File:Corner of princess and the Water Street in Saint John NB New-Brunwick.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 23:57, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Stingray Ctiy, Grand Cayman-2.jpg

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The result of the discussion was: Delete; deleted as F8 by Magog the Ogre (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT⚡ 04:07, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Stingray Ctiy, Grand Cayman-2.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:57, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
• File now listed as public domain on Flickr. Gandalf Grey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gandalf grey (talk • contribs) 2016-01-10T15:12:04‎
  • User:Gandalf grey: Flickr currently says that the file is in the public domain worldwide through copyright expiration. This typically means that the photographer has been dead for 80 years and that the picture was published before 1923. However, this picture was taken in 2006, so the photographer can't have been dead for at least 80 years and the picture can't have been published before 1923, so the file is effectively unfree with all rights reserved. A lot of files from Flickr with this copyright tag have had to be deleted because the Flickr uploader has misapplied the copyright tag, see c:Category:Public Domain Mark 1.0-related deletion requests/deleted. If possible, try to get the Flickr user to select a free licence on Flickr. Free licences on Flickr are cc-zero, cc-by and cc-by-sa. --Stefan2 (talk) 15:28, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
• File now listed as cc-zero (I believe) on Flickr. Gandalf Grey
  • Wonderful! --Stefan2 (talk) 21:42, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

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File:Fuchka.jpg

File:Fuchka.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:58, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

January 10

File:Hydro 911 and the HCMS team.jpg

File:Hydro 911 and the HCMS team.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Non-free logo. Stefan2 (talk) 14:36, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Casterton Banner.jpg

File:Casterton Banner.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 14:52, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Château de Montreuil-Bellay - reflections in Thouet river (1 May 2006).JPG

File:Château de Montreuil-Bellay - reflections in Thouet river (1 May 2006).JPG (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The uploader claims to be the copyright holder, but the user name on Wikipedia is very different from the one on Flickr, and the uploader hasn't provided any evidence whatsoever that he is the copyright holder. flickrphoto:380546813 is listed as all rights reserved. Stefan2 (talk) 14:58, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Pineraninez.jpg

File:Pineraninez.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 15:03, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:BSUIntbowl.jpg

File:BSUIntbowl.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 15:20, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Mountaingoat.jpg

File:Mountaingoat.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 15:51, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:The Skyline Cup - women's roller derby trophy.png

File:The Skyline Cup - women's roller derby trophy.png (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is a derivative work of a trophy. Stefan2 (talk) 15:51, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Swedish family order carl gustav.JPG

File:Swedish family order carl gustav.JPG (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is a derivative work. Stefan2 (talk) 16:08, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Rutgersgreasetrucks.jpg

File:Rutgersgreasetrucks.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 16:28, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:NORAD Tracks Santa - Track Map - Gift Icon - 2008.jpg

File:NORAD Tracks Santa - Track Map - Gift Icon - 2008.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The source is listed as NORAD (i.e. the United States Government), but this seems to contain non-free Google Maps data. Stefan2 (talk) 16:30, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Powerbook190.jpg

File:Powerbook190.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 16:55, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Maserati Coupe from EMS.jpg

File:Maserati Coupe from EMS.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 17:36, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Bangshoes.jpg

File:Bangshoes.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. There is some discussion between the Wikipedia uploader and the Flickr uploader on Flickr, but it seems that the Flickr uploader ultimately never agreed on anything, although the Flickr uploader took notice of the file upload to Wikipedia. Stefan2 (talk) 20:43, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:SouthLuangwanationalparkelephants.jpg

File:SouthLuangwanationalparkelephants.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The uploader linked to a collection of more than 20,000 files, so it is not easy to find the file or verify the copyright status. Stefan2 (talk) 20:45, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Rubbish. Charles and Fred on flickr I recall are an extremely well traveled pair. They've been to places the vast majority haven't been to. They've been to many of the more obscure African countries, I know because they're a (obviously) gay couple and had the tendency to have their photograph taken with men among their scenery photos from weird places haha! I remember making an OTRS agreement with them which I've added. I couldn't even begin to locate that photograph among their collection now though.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:06, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Royal albert interior.jpg

File:Royal albert interior.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. The uploader to Wikipedia claims to be the author and copyright holder, but there is no apparent connection between the Wikipedia user and the Flickr user. It also seems that the Wikipedia user requires you to contact the Wikipedia user on his user page [sic!] before using the file, which is an unacceptable condition. Stefan2 (talk) 20:59, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:DuPage Theatre.JPG

File:DuPage Theatre.JPG (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:00, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:JesseTobias.jpg

File:JesseTobias.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• See c:COM:LL. User here in 2009, but flickruser:50673113@N05 reveals that the Flickr account was created in 2010, which is later. Stefan2 (talk) 22:14, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:JZamora.jpg

File:JZamora.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• See c:COM:LL. The Flickr account was created the month before the upload and only has 10 pictures. The uploader's talk page is full of file deletion notifications about copyright concerns. Stefan2 (talk) 22:18, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Room-412.jpg

File:Room-412.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 22:26, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Maserati Spyder - blue.jpg

File:Maserati Spyder - blue.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 22:27, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Masjid (Mosque) Uttarayan in Ahmedabad.jpg

File:Masjid (Mosque) Uttarayan in Ahmedabad.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 22:52, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

File:NewHolland Tractor T7000 BluePower.jpg

File:NewHolland Tractor T7000 BluePower.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Overwritten file: two in one.

1. File uploaded on 6 April 2010: This one is sourced to Flickr, but with no further information, so it is not possible to verify the licence.
2. File uploaded on 11 April 2010: This one is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 23:11, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

January 11

File:Madhuloka logo.png

File:Madhuloka logo.png (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The artwork of a glass looks too complex for PD-textlogo. This seems to be a non-free logo. Stefan2 (talk) 01:19, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

File:North Hollywood High School 1927-aerial.png

File:North Hollywood High School 1927-aerial.png (delete | talk | history | logs).

• see c:Commons:Deletion requests/File:North Hollywood High School 1927-aerial.png Magog the Ogre (t • c) 02:06, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Tampere orthodox.jpg

File:Tampere orthodox.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:47, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

January 12

File:Tarlac State University wordmark.png

File:Tarlac State University wordmark.png (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The uploader of this file cites Flickr as this file's source. The name of the uploader on Wikipedia and the uploader on Flickr are most likely the same person, given their similar names on both cites. On Flickr, the uploader has claimed that the image was uploaded with a free license that is compatible with Wikipedia per Wikipedia:Upload/Flickr. However...

...There is not proof that the image's obvious copyright holder, Tarlac State University, has released any part of their logo with a free license at all. In a nutshell, the free license claim made on Flickr seems bogus as a copyright infringement as a republishing of their work or the creation of a derivative work. Steel1943 (talk) 07:15, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

• MUST NOT BE DELETED. The author that uploaded the file is same as the one who created this word mark and it was uploaded on Flickr (by the owner) for public use. It was created for Tarlac State University's wikipedia article. No part of it was copied from anyone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcmpineda (talk • contribs) 10:14, 12 January 2016‎ (UTC)

• @Jcmpineda: What you just said means that the author created this image as a derivative work that incorporates the logo of the university, which is a copyright of the university since it (the logo) is owned by the university. This means that unless proof can be provided stating that the university released their logo or its likeness as a free file (see WP:CONSENT), this is a derivative work with the non-free logo in it, making the entire image non-free. (In other words, the author of this image cannot claim full copyright of this image, so it cannot be released as a "free image" by them legally.) Steel1943 (talk) 11:14, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
• @Steel1943: The logo that was used is not basically owned by the university since it is a modified one. This is the original logo of the university: http://www.tsu.edu.ph/media/1902/TSUC_250x250.jpg. You can say that it might be a copyright infringement, but still, it is made for Tarlac State University, and there is no claim that the logo shall not be used for certain purposes. Jcmpineda (talk)

• Delete There is no claim of a free licence on Flickr. There is a claim on Flickr that the picture is in the public domain worldwide through copyright expiration, which typically means that the picture was published before 1923 and created by someone who died more than 80 years ago. However, there is no information about the year of first publication or the death year of the author, so the information can't be verified. --Stefan2 (talk) 14:45, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Tarlac State University Seal.png

File:Tarlac State University Seal.png (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The logo seems too unique to be considered ineligible for copyright in the United States. Steel1943 (talk) 07:19, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

• MUST NOT BE DELETED. This image is not uploaded in the United States. And it was uploaded for the only purpose of placing it as Infobox profile image of Tarlac State University since the previous one was also deleted. This image is for public use since it can be downloaded from the university’s official website without any copyright license information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcmpineda (talk • contribs) 10:14, 12 January 2016‎ (UTC)

• @Jcmpineda: This does not address my copyright concern. For reference, please see threshold of originality. Also, on this Wikipedia, an image can only be hosted as "free" here if it would not be eligible for copyright in the United States, regardless of its origin (and, in this case, it does originate from the United States since the university is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is located in the United States.) In the image, the gear, owl, sun, leaf, and hands are "too original" (more that just shapes like circles and squares.) Steel1943 (talk) 11:19, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
• @Steel1943: The university is actually located in the Philippines. I think that the image was uploaded by Tarlac State University on their official website for public use. I do not want to violate any copyright rule here, but I cannot find a way to put a logo for the university's wikipedia article because there is no existing image of the logo in wikipedia and in commons. Jcmpineda (talk)

• Delete Wikipedia lists the file as being in the public domain by virtue of being below the threshold of originality, but this is obviously not the case. There is also a link to Flickr, where it is listed as 'cc-pd' (i.e. author died more than 80 years ago, first published before 1923), but there is no evidence that the tag on Flickr is valid. --Stefan2 (talk) 14:49, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

• @Stefan2: Is there any way that I could use this image in Wikipedia without violating any copyright rule? I need to put it on the university's article. How? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcmpineda (talk • contribs) 08:34, 13 January 2016‎ (UTC)

File:Hugh portrait.jpg

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File:Hugh portrait.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This photo looks like it was taken professionally. The uploader had provided no convincing proof that they own the copyright to this image. Steel1943 (talk) 07:38, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

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File:Robert Michael Pyle speaking at Chehalis library.jpg

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The result of the discussion was: Delete; deleted as F3 by Diannaa (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) AnomieBOT⚡ 22:12, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Robert Michael Pyle speaking at Chehalis library.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Fails Wikipedia:Upload/Flickr in regards to this file being compatible with Wikipedia. The license on Flickr is CC-BY-NC-SA. Steel1943 (talk) 07:57, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

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File:OfficialMagickMoviePoster.png

File:OfficialMagickMoviePoster.png (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The copyright for this image is most likely held by JayTheArtist (YouTube). The uploader had provided no claim that they are that individual. Steel1943 (talk) 08:33, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Rocinha and Sao Conrado.jpg

File:Rocinha and Sao Conrado.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 19:43, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Elliscountycourthouse.jpg

File:Elliscountycourthouse.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This image has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 21:56, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Steve Baker MP.jpg

File:Steve Baker MP.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:58, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

January 13

File:Liriope muscari flowers.jpg

File:Liriope muscari flowers.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 19:41, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Irwin Union Bank and Trust, Aerial View.jpg

File:Irwin Union Bank and Trust, Aerial View.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• The uploader linked to the wrong image on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 20:16, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:UnmaadOct2009 Fine Arts.jpg

File:UnmaadOct2009 Fine Arts.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as all rights reserved on Flickr. It is additionally a derivative work. Stefan2 (talk) 20:17, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:John Hawkins (columnist).jpg

File:John Hawkins (columnist).jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• Flickrwashing? The Flickr account only has one image, and the account was created in May 2013, which was also when the picture was uploaded to Wikipedia. Stefan2 (talk) 20:19, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Xining2a.jpg

File:Xining2a.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 20:23, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Ventresshall.jpg

File:Ventresshall.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the licence can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 21:12, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Seoul Chinese name advertisement.jpg

File:Seoul Chinese name advertisement.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Additionally, the image fails c:COM:FOP#Korea (South). Stefan2 (talk) 21:13, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Globe in Queens Museum.gif

File:Globe in Queens Museum.gif (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-sa on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:14, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:VCU President Michael Rao 2012.jpg

File:VCU President Michael Rao 2012.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc on Flickr. Stefan2 (talk) 21:14, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:Spears2011Wings.jpg

File:Spears2011Wings.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This has been deleted on Flickr, so the copyright status can't be verified. Stefan2 (talk) 22:31, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

File:The Denmark, flagship of American Overseas Airlines, crash lands at E. Boston airport.jpg

File:The Denmark, flagship of American Overseas Airlines, crash lands at E. Boston airport.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs).

• This is listed as cc-by-nc-nd on Flickr. Additionally, note that the Flickr uploader is a library, and the file information page on Flickr says Rights: Copyright Leslie Jones. i.e. the library states that the library is not the copyright holder and thus unable to license the image. I note that the stated copyright holder died in 1967, though, so someone else currently holds the copyright to the image, unclear who. Stefan2 (talk) 22:36, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

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