Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 09:44, 19 March 2006

This page is a forum for requesting co-examination of copyright and licensing of content with other Wikipedians before it is included in a Misplaced Pages article, or to request such co-examination of copyright and licensing of an image before the image is uploaded to Misplaced Pages.

For problems already existing in Misplaced Pages use Misplaced Pages:Copyright problems.

Using this page

Requesting examination

1. Post a message defining the request on the talk page of the article where you propose to add content with unclear copyright.
2. Add {{copyrightexamination}} at the top of the request message on the talk page.
3. Add a link pointing at the talk page to top of the List of open requests found below on this page, including a short description of the problem.

Answering to a request

• If you are confident that the content in question can freely be included in the article (considering the nature and location of the source, the extent of the use, and other Fair Use considerations), you are encouraged to add the content directly to the article. If you do so, post a short explanation on the talk page.
• If you believe that the content in question cannot legally be included, post a summary of your analysis to the article's talk page. Another editor may support your analysis, or come to a different conclusion.

In any event, copyright examinations performed by editors based on requests on this page are not final or definitive, and all material in articles is subject to further review, after it appears, through Misplaced Pages copyright problem procedures.

Rejecting a faulty request

Sometimes requests are mistakenly posted here for content already included in Misplaced Pages. In such cases it is important to inform the user who posted the request and keep request list clean. Rejection is done by

1. Moving the request to List of requests which don't belong here section
2. Changing copyrightexamination template to {{Copyrightexamination-rejected}} on the target article talk-page.

Ending a valid request

When the content has been included, or it has been made clear that content can not be included, a request may be ended. Ending is done by

1. Changing the template on the article talk-page to either
   • {{copyrightexamination-included}}, if the content got included or
   • {{copyrightexamination-excluded}}, if the content could not be included.
2. Moving related discussion from this page to the article talk-page. (The discussion should always be on the article talk page, but this is sadly not always the case)
3. Removing the entry from List of open requests.

List of open requests

• - External Links violate copyright rules, however, there seems to be a biasness to what links should and should not stay posted.
• Image talk:Bradman out for a duck.jpg (removed from article Don Bradman) - This photo's source is the State Library of South Australia . The page states that the image is out of copyright. The photo was however apparently taken in London (the description says ..played at the Oval, London, on 14, 16, 17 and 18 August 1948.). The original source is not stated and not known. Would Australian copyright expiry pre-1955 be applicable here? If not would this still be under copyright anywhere else? -- Ian ≡ talk 18:05, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

• Talk:Aria (Russian band) - I received permission to post a biography from a website, but I found out that their biography was just a translation of the band's official biography in Russian. Would it be ok to post the translation? ~MDD4696 (talk • contribs) 23:14, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:List of metropolitan areas by population I found a listing of urban populations put out in a report from the United Nations. I know (or at least I think) census data is public domain, does this apply at all to UN reports? DirectorStratton 23:17, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Donald Knuth. It would be nice to provide an image of one of Donald Knuth's famous reward check, but I imagine that the bank who printed the checks may have copyright on it. Any idea ? Schutz 20:48, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Tule fog. I have a question about this image ]. The website () allows any educational use, but "not for any direct or indirect commercial purpose or advantage." To me this reads very similar to the policy at the Smithsonian Institute, and we allow use of their images. BlankVerse 10:21, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Ghettosburg Address is the transcript being provided by Bill Cosby's publicist the same as being released to satisfy GFDL? RJFJR 21:55, September 1, 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Zelenchukskaya Would it be fair use to post a frame grab from the Zelenchukskaya BTA-6 in-dome webcam? The site itself says nothing about copyright on the images. --BillC 11:10, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

• Template talk:Gamecover and Template talk:Game-screenshot. This is a followup to an earlier discussion. Please see that thread for the details. Please have a look at the templates as they are now and say whether including them will make sure we are not violating Misplaced Pages policy? We'd like to get this cleared up so we can get on with improving WP!! Thanks in advance for your feedback. Jacoplane 00:41, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Anal jewelry - Would it be fair use to have a still image from the movie Fashionistas on the article? --Easyas12c 7 July 2005 08:29 (UTC)

List of requests which don't belong here

Here are requests that are placed on this page by accident and should be elsewhere. Most common reason for a request ending up on this list is that the unclear content is already uploaded to wikipedia and/or placed in the target article. Most of these should probably go into Misplaced Pages:Copyright problems.

• Cat-eye syndrome (history · last edit). Don't know the source (no original provided), but the original poster claims "This is an abstract of a report from the National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. ® (NORD)." Can someone with access to any such publications confirm the copyright status of the article? Thanks, Ryan McDaniel 23:10, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

• List of billionaires (2005) and by extension all articles based on Forbes' list. Is Forbes' work a compilation of raw data or is it actually creative? -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza 14:50, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

• Lazy Sunday - Inclusion of entire lyrics/telescript of SNL sketch. I don't think it's fair use. EdwinHJ | Talk 05:28, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

• Image talk:Wto leungkwokhung.jpg. This TV screenshot appears to fall outside fair use provisions, but I'm not well enough informed to make the call. User:Omphaloscope 18:54, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Polyols A little disagreement between me (who thinks most of the page copies and ) and User:V8rik (who thinks it has been rewritten). --Henrygb 00:10, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Sergei Ivanov. One of the wikipedians accuses me of violating copyrights in this article. I told him that the text of the article is my personal translation of the Russian original text at www.compromat.ru (you will see the link at the bottom of the page). Personal translations do not represent a violation of copyrights, am I right? Please, advise. KNewman 14:28, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Yes, they do, because your text is a derivative of the original text. Since you wrote the translation, you also hold some rights, but they do not replace the rights of the original author. You need to actually rewrite the text if you want to stay in the clear. Schutz 16:18, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Cheeseburger Image is most likely under copyright of Wendy's International, Inc. -Dsutton 13:26, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Kuma\War. 86.132.35.147 constantly replaces this version with this one copied completely from the official site of the game. While he says that he "hardly think would mind", I insist on the contents' deletions for advertisement and possible copyright violation. Please have a look at the case.NightBeAsT 13:44, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

• Image talk:Milaria Scotia Regium 1595.jpg Written permission must be obtained in advance to reproduce any digital material from the Library's collections, whether in hard copy or electronic forms. Also see comments at where uplaoder claims to have obtained permission as non-commercial -- (☺drini♫|☎) 23:48, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

Image was delted for CP, but was reuploaded again. -- (☺drini♫|☎) 03:54, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:History of Shelvock Manor see this talk page discussion of the problem whether a collection of non-copyrighted excerpts is copyrighted. RJFJR 03:46, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Virgil's tomb I believe some of the text in the article may have been copied from another site. However, other parts of the article don't appear to have been copied - or rather, I can't find them with Google. --Finbarr Saunders 20:18, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Qom Province "History" in this article might be copy vio from .Kotoito 15:04, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

• Image talk:Somersetarms.png - pretty sure the image is fair use (hand-drawn Coat of Arms of an English county), but would like it confirmed. I've put the details on the image talk page since it would appear on a template used by a number of pages. Grutness...wha? 01:47, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

• These bear the template, but weren't listed here. Bovlb 04:27:46, 2005-07-29 (UTC)
  • Talk:William Packard

• Talk:Love Sculpture - The current Misplaced Pages entry is a copy of the Love Sculpture entry on the Allmusic.com website.
  • I rewrote this article to avoid copyvio, is it up to scratch now? Jdcooper 15:21, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

• diff - I modified this to try to clear the copyright of website. Did I succeed? RJFJR 14:52, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Michelle Kwan There are several copyrighted photos already linked to this page that may be in violation of Misplaced Pages's policy. Can a copyright guru look into this? Dr.frog 23:49, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Derwin Brown I believe the image on this page is fair usable but I'm not sure. If someone would look into this I'd appreciate it. The Hokkaido Crow 22:43, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Sidney Dorsey I believe the image on this page is fair usable but I'm not sure. If someone would look into this I'd appreciate it. The Hokkaido Crow 22:43, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

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