Wikipedia:Copyright problems

This page is intended for listing and discussing copyright problems on Wikipedia, including pages and images which are suspected to be in violation.

If you list a page or image here, be sure to follow the instructions in the "Copyright infringement notice" section below. Page titles should stay listed for a minimum of 7 days before a decision is made.

See also: Wikipedia:Votes for deletion, Wikipedia:Deletion policy, Wikipedia:Copyrights, Wikipedia:Copyright violations on history pages, Wikipedia:Image description page, Wikipedia:Request for immediate removal of copyright violation, Wikipedia:Confirmation of permission, Wikipedia:Sites that use Wikipedia for content, m:Do fair use images violate the GFDL?

Alternatives

In addition to nominating potential copyvios for deletion, you could:

• Replace the article's text with new (re-written) content of your own: This can be done on a temp page, so that the original "copyvio version" may be deleted by a sysop. Temp versions should be written at a page like: [[PAGE NAME/temp]]. If the original turns out to be not a copyvio, these two can be merged.
• Write to the owner of the copyright to check whether they gave permission (or maybe they in fact posted it here!).
• Ask for permission - see wikipedia:boilerplate request for permission, Wikipedia:Confirmation of permission

Notice to copyright owners

If you believe Wikipedia is infringing your copyright, you may choose to raise the issue using Wikipedia:Request for immediate removal of copyright violation. Alternatively, you may choose to contact Wikipedia's designated agent under the terms of the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act.

Copyright infringement notice

Actions to take for text

Remove the text of the article, and replace it with the following:

{{msg:copyvio1}}

<place URL of allegedly copied material here>

{{msg:copyvio2}}

~~~~

Where you replace "<place URL of allegedly copied material here>" with the Web address (or book or article reference) that contains the original source text. After removing the suspected text violation add an entry on this page under the List of possible copyright infringements section.

Actions to take for images

If you suspect an image is violating copyright, add the below text to the image information page:

This image is a possible [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|copyright infringement]] and should therefore not be used by any article. <explain reason for suspicion here>

This image is now listed on [[Wikipedia:Possible copyright infringements]]. To the poster: If there was permission to use this image under terms of our [[Wikipedia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License|license]] or if you are its copyright holder, then please indicate so here (click ''Edit this page'' in the sidebar) - see our [[Wikipedia:Image use policy|image use policy]] for tips on this. NOTE: deletion will occur about one week from the time this page title was placed on the Votes for deletion page.

It also should be noted that the posting of copyrighted material that does ''not'' have the express permission from the copyright holder is possibly in violation of applicable law and of our [[Wikipedia:Copyright|policy]]. Those with a history of violations may be temporarily [[Special:Ipblocklist|suspended]] from editing pages. If this is in fact an infringement of copyright, we still welcome any original contributions by you.

If you believe that this image may be used by Wikipedia and by all sublicensees under the [[fair use]] doctrine, then please add a detailed ''fair use rationale'' as described on [[Wikipedia:Image description page]] to justify this belief.

Thanks, ~~~~

After adding the text to the image information page add an entry on this page under the List of possible copyright infringements section.

List of possible copyright infringements

Amazon copyrights

An interest has been expressed in the Wikipedia community to use images from Amazon.com, particularly with regard to cover art from commercial music recordings (albums).

When approached about permission to use images from their site, Amazon.com's official response was that such permission simply wasn't theirs to give. They say that the copyrights still belong to the holders of copyrights in the original works.

At this time, there is no official Wikipedia policy for or against using Amazon.com as a source of images such as album cover art. Note, however, that Wikipedia copyright policy is still in effect—uploaded images' descriptions should still contain proper attribution, a copyright notice if copyrighted, and a fair-use rationale if fair use is being claimed. (Simply make sure that the copyright is attributed to the true copyright holder and not Amazon.com.) For specific guidelines on images and copyright, see Wikipedia:Copyrights#Image_guidelines.

• Please list any amazon image copyright issues at Wikipedia:Images from Amazon.com. - Texture 16:59, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Possible copyright violation in Page History

• February 27 - Possible copyright infrigements on the Al Gore page are being discussed on Talk:Al_Gore.
• March 2 - Pelion: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
• March 2 - Haren (North Brabant): [6] [7]
• March 15 - Melbourne International Comedy Festival [8] [9]

March 16

• Image:Cat in pint.jpg
  • Eric/Eloquence claims this could be a copyright infringement. It's one of those images that has popped up on a bunch of websites, so verification is more-or-less impossible. →Raul654 21:26, Mar 16, 2004 (UTC)
  • Discussion copied from village pump to Image talk:Cat_in_pint.jpg

• Image:Willis.jpg copyrighted image. Maximus Rex 21:51, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • [10] or [11] may be public domain alternatives. Both are from .gov websites. Maximus Rex 01:46, 17 Mar 2004 (UTC)

March 17

• Novatian from http://www.nullens.org/cathars/glossary/n.htm ? — Matt 12:08, 17 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • you need to insert the boilerplate text. --Jiang 05:59, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Mahathir bin Mohamad.jpg from [12] ("Copyright 2004 Parliament Malaysia. All Rights Reserved.") uploaded as "Public Domain". –Hajor 13:54, 17 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • gov't photos fair use? we've certainly been using them at other places. --Jiang 05:59, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Derbent was copied from [13]. Isomorphic 19:48, 17 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Submitter now says he has permission to use this from the copyright holder. Not sure what to do now. Isomorphic 01:15, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Al Gore's views as discussed previously. See Talk:Al Gore/discussion archive. Anthony DiPierro 21:23, 17 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • you need to insert the boilerplate text. --Jiang 05:59, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

March 18

• Double Dose from [14] - unclear case, as the text is a total copy/paste of the "press kit" section of the band's website. -- Hadal 08:52, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)

March 19

• Image:JavaLogo.png can only be used by Sun and its operating companies according to [15]. Alternate images are available for third party use but permission must be requested first (see [16]). RedWolf 02:47, Mar 19, 2004 (UTC)
  • Proper use of corporate and brand logos is fair use according to Wikipedia:logos. Sun can't do anything about fair use. I'm not saying this use is proper though, and I'm not going to argue about this image getting removed - all I did myself was updating the logo already in place to a version with higher quality.Fredrik 14:25, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Phi Sigma Kappa. The first paragraph is from [17]. The entire rest of the article is the frat's creed, which could be considered something to be moved to wikisource, but I just think dump the whole thing. RickK | Talk

• Stikfas (history). Content copied from [18]. ⇒ whkoh [talk][[]] 04:03, Mar 19, 2004 (UTC)

• Tats, from [19] - Seth Ilys 04:28, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • This is ridiculous. I have some proof at Talk:Tats. I even emailed the creaters and they said it was FINE! -Dagestan

• Ludwig Boltzmann from [20]. The original version [21] is a cut-n-paste from from the web site at U St Andrews. A lot of additional work has been done, but if I'm not mistaken that's just too bad because an edited version of a copyvio is still a copyvio. What can we do to salvage the stuff original to WP? Shall we just copy the bits that don't appear to be copied from elsewhere and make that a new stub? I'd really like to preserve something here, Boltzmann is really important and it would be a drag to have to start over. Please advise, Wile E. Heresiarch 06:42, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • PS: I got a message from one of the St Andrew's biographical web site's authors (see my user page) and, nope, WP does not have permission to copy. Tracking down copyvios from that one site (it's really terrific) is an ongoing problem, sadly!
    • I see Ludwig Boltzmann/Temp has been started with the salvageable parts. Great! Wile E. Heresiarch 17:58, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:04-grammy-awards 006.jpg from [22]; the precise location is [23]. That site is copyrighted, but probably doesn't hold the copyright on this picture. I suspect the copyright actually is with the broadcasting station: it's been taken at the Grammy Awards event on Feb 8, 2004 and is probably a screenshot of the TV broadcast. Would that be a copyvio, fair use in the context of Madonna, or what? Lupo 09:17, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Page Human eye JeffBobFrank 01:42, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Moved from speedy deletions - Texture 16:06, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • Not a candidate for speedy deletion. theresa knott 10:24, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
    • What about the apparent copyright notice at the bottom? --zandperl 11:24, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
      • We don't speedy delete copyvios. This page is a good example as to why not. It looks to me like the author has copied the info from his own website and put it here.Which he has every right to do. The page should be listed on Wikipedia:Possible copyright infringements instead. theresa knott 11:53, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Ancient Macedonian from [24] -- Infrogmation 17:13, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Alfred Newman from [25] - deleted as copyvio once before, it has been recreated as a cut-and-paste from a new online source. - Texture 17:31, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Kaneshiro Takeshi is a direct cut & paste from the entry in IMDB.com (under Takeshi Kaneshiro). MK 20:06, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Fred Funk from [26] Morwen 20:23, Mar 19, 2004 (UTC)

• Kaneshiro Takeshi from [27] RickK | Talk 20:50, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• W. O. Schumann from http://www.fosar-bludorf.com/archiv/schum_eng.htm Deus Ex 23:20, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

March 20

• Nitrosamine from http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/f-w00/nitrosamine.html (direct copy and paste) Deus Ex 00:49, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• R.D. Burman from http://www.talkbollywood.com/index.php?showtopic=4586&st=15 - DavidWBrooks 02:32, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Netzarim from http://www2.netvision.net.il/~netzarim/NetzHome.htm ⇒ whkoh [talk][[]] 04:45, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)

• Xavier School from [28] -- Hadal 04:51, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Boylove from http://www.cblf.org/paraklesis/vol3iss2/page4.html - Branddobbe 06:52, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)

• Fernando Poe Jr. from [29] -- Hadal 07:09, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Delta (rocket) from [30] ⇒ whkoh [talk][[]] 09:06, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)

• Northumberland Economy --Jiang 09:40, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay from http://userpages.umbc.edu/~achatt1/Bio/sarat.html - Deus Ex 12:20, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Tarashankar Bandopadhyay from http://www.bharatbooks.com/TarashankarBandopadhyay.html (bottom of page) - Deus Ex 12:30, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Centenary Diamond from http://am-diamonds.com/f_centenary.php. The source is acknowledged, but there is no sign of permission to copy --Iorsh 14:46, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC) Note: it seems that part of other submissions by the user Starfire also violate copyrights

• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains. This is a non-obvious selection and ordering of items, so it's copyrightable. An list of our own selections of heroes and villains would not be problematic. Unfortunately, this one is AFI's version and they own the rights to it. I've removed the list itself so the article can remain, unless someone wants to use an over-abundance of caution and copy just the header to a new article to get rid of it. Jamesday 17:14, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • I question the accuracy of Jamesday's statement, but then, that's not new. If this were to apply, we wouldn't be able to list the winners of the Academy Awards, either. RickK | Talk 22:17, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Could a newspaper be sued if it listed, say, the top five picks? I don't know how you can copyright something like this, or at least, if you can, how it can apply to merely reproducing it with credit given where it is due (as opposed to claiming ownership over it). We wouldn't seem to be able to list Emmy winners or Oscar winners either if this were the case. -- Matty j 16:56, Mar 21, 2004 (UTC)

• Trebon, from [31] - Seth Ilys 20:13, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Gulab jamun from [32] -- Graham  :) | Talk 22:03, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Jupiter IRBM, from [33] - Seth Ilys 22:04, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Lawrence Gonzi, ftom [34] - RadicalBender 22:16, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Hetepheres from [35] -- Graham  :) | Talk 23:11, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:GreaterAlbania.JPG from [36] Dori | Talk 23:22, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)

March 21

• Greek Art from [37] -- Graham  :) | Talk 00:01, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:100dinara.jpg and Image:100b.jpg - both scans of the current Serbian 100 dinar banknote. Very obviously a copyvio and the kind of thing that banks really don't like. Recommended for speedy deletion. -- ChrisO 00:44, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Golwalkar from [38] - Deus Ex 01:26, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Kilsyth from [39] -- Graham  :) | Talk 01:47, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • I understand this has now been sorted by Evercat with the website owner. -- Graham  :) | Talk 18:33, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Don Lafferty from [40] - JamesMLane 02:24, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Haji Ibrahim Egal from [41] - Darkcore 04:22, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Amália Rodrigues from [42] and [43] - Darkcore 04:25, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Olympic logo.jpg. This logo belongs to the US Olympiv Committee, which zealously sues for copyright violations. RickK | Talk 05:00, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Golden Jubilee Diamond from [44] - I had originally overwritten it with my own work, but then remembered it's a bad idea to leave copyvios in page histories; I put my own work at The Golden Jubilee (which is a more appropriate title, IMO). -- Hadal 06:13, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Kamarajar and Kamaraj, from [45] - Seth Ilys 06:46, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Vesak Day from [46] -- Hadal 08:58, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• St Christopher’s Hospice, St. Christopher's Hospice and St. Christopher's, from [47] -- Darkcore 10:48, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Cicely Saunders from [48] - from the same user as the above two infringements. -- Hadal 10:51, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Holy Blood, Holy Grail from [49] - Deus Ex 18:09, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Bodo Rasch from [50]. –Hajor 18:41, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• 4Skins from [51] -- Graham  :) | Talk 18:57, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Chicago Race Riot of 1919 from [52] -- Graham  :) | Talk 21:04, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Hasan Paksoy from [53] -- Graham  :) | Talk 23:51, 21 Mar 2004 (UTC)

March 22

• Image:Dna.jpg - no source, probably infringement (user has uploaded other copyvios).—Eloquence 19:47, Mar 22, 2004 (UTC)

• USS California (CGN-36) from [54] David Newton 01:36, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Budpowell.jpg - says "Copyright Mosaic images" right on it. RickK | Talk 03:18, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Timeline of new product introductions This material is directly from the web site mentioned at the end of the page. mydogategodshat 03:56, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Act of Indemnity and Oblivion from [55]. Maximus Rex 04:37, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Maqamat from [56]. Maximus Rex 05:04, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Thunk from [57]. Maximus Rex 05:10, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Ac.yassin.jpg - clearly marked as AP. --Jiang 05:15, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Image:Yassin_flipped.jpg - This image was taken from AP. Ruiz 00:25, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Dumuzi from [58]. Maximus Rex 16:52, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Gid from [59] DJ Clayworth 17:12, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Raymond Briggs admitted it was copied from a book. DJ Clayworth 17:39, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Ischemic hypoxia from [60] →Raul654 18:08, Mar 22, 2004 (UTC)

• Spectrin from [61] Moncrief 18:42, Mar 22, 2004 (UTC)

• Friedrich Fromm from [62] Moncrief 21:09, Mar 22, 2004 (UTC)

• Skaryszew from [63] (in Polish). Maximus Rex 21:47, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Dragonfish from [64] Jwrosenzweig 22:30, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Kham.bmp - watermarked --Jiang 23:45, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

March 23

• 229th Aviation Battalion from [65] I redirected it to Flying Tigers so you'll have to click back to see the copyright infringement message. Guanaco 04:44, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Kamakhya temple from [66] fabiform | talk 01:01, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• John Cadbury from [67] Pretty basic facts -- I did a quick rewrite here: John Cadbury/Temp. Just about everything in the original was copied verbatim from the Cadbury site. Bkonrad | Talk 01:49, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Fleming's left hand rule from [68], I'd moved it from Flemmings left hand rule before I noticed the fact it had a source listed - copy-paste job and the source has a copyright notice on the page. fabiform | talk 03:56, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Teikei from [69] RADICALBENDER★ 04:37, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• HMCS Shawinigan from [70]. Adam Bishop 05:31, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Khampa.jpg - copyright notice is posted on photo. we have enough photos of tibetans anyways. --Jiang 05:50, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Boonreung Bauchang from Associated Press, e.g. [71]. moink 17:44, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• I'd like to put Image:1969 draft lottery photo.jpg in an article. I copied it from [72] which credits the photo to "Selective Service System". Since SS is a federal agency, I'm assuming that it cannot be copyrighted. However, before I put it in an article I'd like to get other peoples comments. OK to use this image or not? If not, I'll just get it erased. Thanks for your help, Wile E. Heresiarch 18:03, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Sheikh Hasina from [73] fabiform | talk 18:32, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Flexitarian from [74]. Maximus Rex 19:35, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Terry Hart from [75] -- Graham  :) | Talk 22:03, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • public domain see [76] item # 8 Theon 22:07, Mar 23, 2004 (UTC)

March 24

• Tourism in Germany from [77]. Wile E. Heresiarch 00:38, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• This diff needs checking - an anon says there's copyvio on the page, but it doesn't look like a copy/paste to me, similar but rewritten. I wasn't sure what to do, and I've not blanked the page. fabiform | talk 03:19, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney from [78] fabiform | talk 03:30, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Bone cyst from [79] - site is under crown copyright. -- Hadal 05:36, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• The image [80] is probably taken from a news site; uploader User:Adam Carr has not responded to my requests for its origin. See also Talk:Malaysian general election, 2004. -- Jpatokal 06:03, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• The edit of Conium by User talk:202.140.147.134 looks suspiciously like material lifted from another site. Can anyone confirm? - MPF 11:37, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Found it on the web: http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/plant28.htm - MPF 11:46, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Tiff1.jpg, Image:Tiff11.jpg, Image:Lagonda2.jpg, Image:Lagonda200.jpg - a "(c) www.goldstag.co.uk" is visible in the picture. andy 11:51, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Image:View2.jpg - same contributor, other source. I suspect all of the images he uploaded so far are copyright violations as well andy 12:40, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Looks like a wrong alarm. I was contaced by email by the user that he is owner of both websites. andy 13:24, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • BB98uk Here - Am I allowed to put these images back now that we have confirmed original ownership was me? 16:23, 24 Mar 2004 (GMT)
    • We'd prefer pictures without copyright text on them. Also, the two Lagonda pics don't seem to really show the car very well at all ... —Morven 21:23, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Jenniferconnelly.jpg copyrighted image. Maximus Rex 12:25, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Valle de Cauca - from [81] - Previously on VfD -- Cyrius 12:39, Mar 24, 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Aristotle onassis.jpg from [82] or from [83]. Both sites are copyrighted. Lupo 13:39, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Marcmolne.jpg from [84] from CNN/Reuters. The copyright notice clearly states: Copyright 2000 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Lupo 13:48, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• United Nations Day from [85] -- Hadal 14:14, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• POWER4 from [86] ("Copyright IBM Corp") Mark 15:20, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Mir Aimal Kasi from [87] -- Infrogmation 16:51, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Conn's synrome from [88] - should be moved to "syndrome" if rewritten. -- Hadal 18:05, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Cold (band) from [89]. Angela. 18:38, Mar 24, 2004 (UTC)

• Egeneration from [90] DJ Clayworth 19:38, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Paul Vogel from [91]. Maximus Rex 20:04, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • The same anon who created the article also posted it to VfD. I suspect they ccreated it before they realised either the copyright policy or policy on self-entryfication. Can we speedy delete? DJ Clayworth 20:15, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Maksymilian Gierymski from [92] (in Polish). Maximus Rex 20:32, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Svilajnac from [93] (in Serbian) Content was from introductory preamble on a website homepage, about a small town of 10000 people in Serbia.

• Radionuclide myocardial perfusion scan from [94]. ugen64 21:10, Mar 24, 2004 (UTC)

• Xerocracy from [95] Deus Ex 21:41, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Photogrammetry from [96] (warning: pdf file) -- Hadal 22:46, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)

March 25

*Squealy from [97] Moncrief 00:03, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC) I deleted this page because yesterday, while I was off Googling where its original contents might have come from, another admin deleted the entry. By the time I came back with the source and set up the copyright vio message, the entry had been deleted and I in fact inadvertedly created a new entry with no previous history on its original creation remaining. For this reason - since the potential for copyright violation can't be easily traced and it had already been deleted by another admin- I deleted the article entirely today (as another admin had already done before I "recereated" it). As a new admin, I'd appreciate feedback about whether or not I handled this correctly. Moncrief 21:39, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)

• Obdurate from [98] ugen64 02:34, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Vanessa.jpg, no copyright claim by original poster. RickK | Talk 04:12, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Plug_(comic) from [99]. I'm currently rewriting in on Plug_(comic)/Temp, and shall update this page when I'm done. BillyH 05:03, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Ok, have rewritten on Plug_(comic)/Temp. BillyH 05:54, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Futurama (animated series) season 1 history contains copyvio from back-of-the-box descriptions which have been copied to sites too numerous to list. Non-copyvio version archived at Futurama (animated series) season 1/Temp. -- Cyrius 05:11, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)

• Patriarchal Poetry from [100] fabiform | talk 11:46, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Mount Evelyn from http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/mountevelyn.html Ambivalenthysteria 11:56, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Vangelo di didimo thoma from http://utenti.lycos.it/cristianesimo/Vangeli/Prefazione_Tommaso.html This is the complete text of the apocryphal gospel of Thomas (in Italian translation). Cat 13:20, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • It is included in the GFDL Italian Wikipedia at http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangelo_di_Didimo_Thoma

• Image:Dockableipod.gif from [101] - Redjar 13:32, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • This image is not a copyright infringement, as it is provided specifically for use by others. However, it is under a restrictive non-transferable license [102], which is a problem -- Cyrius 14:32, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)

• Juanes from [103] Deus Ex 19:15, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Pat Duncan from [104] - Darkcore 19:23, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Kappa Alpha Psi from [105] and [106] -- Hadal 19:47, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Cyclic time from [107], as the article clearly states. RickK | Talk 04:41, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Human eye

Transferred from vfd

Poor formatting and not wikified and much the content is covered by other articles. But the main issue is a quote from the bottom of the page -

'This is MY work and is copyrighted.Copyright 2004 Human Eye Website LLC'. Deus Ex

• Well, the copyrights of submissions do remain with the contributor. It's just now available under the GFDL. But the tone of the notice (especially the emphasis on "my") suggest that the submitter does not agree to the GFDL. Therefore, unless that changes, it must be deleted. Eric119 19:39, Mar 19, 2004 (UTC)
  • Maybe the contributor was the the same person who created this work, and the emphasis on my is to just show that the work is original, and not posted here against his/her will? Anyway, only the author would know the truth. --Ezhiki 20:15, Mar 19, 2004 (UTC)
• As noted on Talk:Credit repair, copyright notices must be preserved under the GFDL. However they're not allowed by wikipedia policy. Hence, the offending text should be removed. If the poster wants to have their work displayed on Wikipedia, they should submit it without copyright notices. (Copied from the village pump) -- Tim Starling 16:30, Mar 20, 2004 (UTC)
• Delete - not agreed to GFDL - Texture 01:44, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
• Why not just delete the copyright comment? If the user really didn't agree with GFDL then they will soon object. If not, it can stand. DJ Clayworth 14:49, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
• Delete - copyright information is inconsistent with source, probable copyvio. No google hits for "Human Eye Website LLC". -- Cyrius
• I just googled part of the article - some of it is a copyvio from http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/V/Vision.html - Deus Ex 23:37, 23 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Human eye lists that page as the source of the material. My problem with it is that that site is not "Human Eye Website LLC", it's a generic biology site. My personal opinion is that the copyright statement at the bottom of Human eye is a fraud. This should be moved to Wikipedia:Copyright problems or whatever it's called today -- Cyrius 02:52, Mar 24, 2004 (UTC)
• The parent site that the content is off of says that the copyright is "John W. Kimball. Copyright ©2004 John W. Kimball. All rights reserved." Most lPetofi, Sandorikely a copyvio -- Quinwound 08:01, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)

• John Steuart Curry, Abu Salma, Wieland, Heinrich Otto, Petofi, Sandor, Jodl, Alfred, (may be others), all created by User:Debug from [108]. This is a copyleft resource but Debug says we have to have a 16KB long README file in each article, which is clearly both unacceptable and in conflict with the GFDL. Morwen 20:21, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)
  • I added the copyleft work collectively at Biostubs. I thought it was compatible with Wikipedia/GFDL as fair use, since I included ther README file as requested by the author. Sorry if I was wrong, and delete/fix them as you like. I just wanted to help the project (3 people complained on my page, but nobody said thank you - is this the way you are used to work here and is this how you are supposed to attract volunteers?) Debug 20:25, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Well, thanks for trying to help, and for accepting this. I am sorry if we appeared unwelcoming - the reaction was one of panic. I was certainly afraid yuo had set up a bot and were going to import several thousand of these things. Morwen 20:35, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)

Yeah, thanks for trying. Sorry it didn't work out. Fennec 20:39, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I've made David I, David II, Eastwood, Clinton Jr., Jodl, Alfred, Petofi, Sandor, Shapley, Harlow, Wieland, Heinrich Otto and John Steuart Curry into redirects or stubs. I don't think there is any need for those to be deleted, as the version in the history have the required README attached. Bartolozzi, Francesco and Abu Salma probably still need to be deleted. --Camembert 20:43, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

It's ok - actually a friend asked me whether I could incorporate the copylefted work in your project, So I created the Biostubs and some others. I didn't know the pages were existand under different name. I think the software could perform some automatical search whenever a new empty article is accessed and suggest alternative names from the search results. Anyway, now I have to go, cya. Debug 20:48, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Biosemiotics from [109]. Angela. 23:22, Mar 25, 2004 (UTC)

• Lorraine Kelly - [110] Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 00:50, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• History of the Caucasus from [111] -- Graham  :) | Talk 02:49, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Nausea_(band) from [112] or [113]

• Ide controller, significant portions from [114] Moncrief 03:26, Mar 26, 2004 (UTC)

• Fray Tomás de Berlanga from [115] Moncrief 03:52, Mar 26, 2004 (UTC)

• Karen from [116] Moncrief 03:55, Mar 26, 2004 (UTC)

• Image:Paris hilton 150.jpg copyrighted image. Maximus Rex 04:53, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Happy Land from [117] andy 11:45, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)

• Kyle E. McSlarrow from [118] Fuzheado 12:07, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)
  • Official US government biography of a US government official on a US government site without credit or copyright notice. Should be public domain. -- Cyrius 13:44, Mar 26, 2004 (UTC)

• Richard I of Normandy from [119]. Maximus Rex 14:00, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)