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Images missing source or license information may now be "speedied"

Place either:

or

on the image description page to put the image in the appropriate category. After being tagged for 7 days, the image will be eligible for speedy deletion per criteria 4 for images.

Please also notify the uploader so they get a chance to fix the problem(s) (the templates {{image source|Image:Image name.ext}} and {{image copyright|Image:Image name.ext}} are made for this purpose, but feel free to write a message of your own). It is not nessesary to warn the uploader about every individual image if they have uploaded several such images, but at least one message telling them that images without source/license will be deleted should be given to each (active) user who risk "losing" images because of this (fairly new) rule.

This page is for listing and discussing images that are used under a non-free license or have disputed source or licensing information. Images are listed here for 14 days before they are processed.

Instructions

Before listing, check if the image should be listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems (if its source is known and it cannot be used under a free license or fair use doctrine) or at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion (if it's simply unneeded).

To list an image on this page:

  1. Place one of the following tags on the image description page:
    • {{PUIdisputed}} — If the source or copyright status is disputed.
    • {{PUInonfree}} — If the image is only available under a non-free license.
  2. Contact the uploader by adding a message to their talk page. You can use {{subst:idw-pui|Image:filename.ext}} (replace filename.ext with the name of the image). If the editor hasn't visited in a while, consider using the "E-mail this user" link.
  3. Add "{{unverifiedimage}}" to the image caption on articles the image is on. This is to attract more attention to the deletion debate to see what should be done.
  4. List the image at the bottom of this page, stating the reasons why the image should be deleted.

Listings should be processed by an administrator after being listed for 14 days.

Note: Images can be unlisted immediately if they are public domain or licensed under an indisputably free license (GFDL, CC-BY-SA, etc.—see Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for more on these). Images which are claim fair use must have two people agree to this.

Holding cell

These images have been listed for at least 14 days. Images which have been determined to be acceptable may be removed from this page.

None at this time.

Listings

New images should be listed in this section, under today's date. Please be sure to tag the image with an appropriate PUI tag, and notify the uploader.

February 19

February 20

  • Image:NKR Coat of Arms.gif. Uploader claims Gevork Nazaryan allows free use of this image, but source do not verify that. See also Flagspot.net copyright. Thuresson 07:40, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Stamps from India are not released under a free license, see indiapost.gov.in. Works by the Indian government are not free if they were first published after 1946, see commons:Template:PD-IndiaGov.
  • I believe the rules on the Indian Post website only refer to paper reproductions. The reading of the text makes the intent very clear - paper reproductions could very well be passed off as original stamps. Digital Photographs of stamps however are another matter - especially when they have cancellation marks across them. --Cheeni 11:46, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Image:Toi 150 common man.jpg
      • I've taken the picture of the stamp and uploaded it to Wikipedia specifically for the purpose of illustrating a particular stamp design. It goes against my expectation of common sense to see its legitimacy to be questioned; certainly not with a Sword-of-Damocles deadline of 7 days. I don't log into Wikipedia except when I have to make an edit, and this doesn't happen very often. Ergo I don't see deletion messages left on my user page. I was on vacation last month (without Internet access, I might add) for a couple of weeks, and I came back to see two of my images taken off from Wikipedia under the 7-day deadline rule. This is simply unacceptable. I'm just plain lucky to have spotted this message within 7 days. If this goes on, I believe I will have to stop contributing to Wikipedia. There's no point in seeing my legitimate efforts at adding content being thrown out of the window by Wikipedia brass with a rulebook.

--Cheeni 11:46, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

February 21

Simply too much of a beautiful pic to let it go. I'd leave it where it is. Lohe

February 22

  • The image is not a copyrighted work, it's similar enough to a trademark that people who know what it is supposed to look like recognise it. Much like if I made my own swoop, Nike could not sue me for copyright infringement. If you're thinking that this is trademark infringement, that would be a matter for a judge - this is definately not a copyright issue. Janizary 04:39, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Really?? What's with that!--Fir0002 www 21:15, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

February 23

February 25

I respectfully disagree. This is free clip art. This image has been around on the internet for at least 6 years on many free clip art pages, websites, etc. as both a jpg and an animated gif. Here are some free clip art websites which lists it for free use: [[7]][[8]]

Please advise on my talk page. Thank you. |||Miles.D.||| 02-28-2006 17:33 (UTC)

February 26

  • Image:Ahn.jpg - It says "Reuters" on the corner, so how can the uploader claim "The copyright holder has irrevocably released all rights to it ...." Does the uploader own Reuters ? Or did Reuters steal this pic from the uploader ? -- PFHLai 03:07, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Image:Ethier2.jpg - Uploader of the image asserts that the image is copyrighted and The copyright holder allows anyone to use it for any purpose. The website terms of use agreement (mlb.com) states in part:All materials distributed in the Website (the "Materials") are either owned by or licensed to MLBAM. MLBAM and its licensors retain all proprietary rights to the Materials. Except for downloading one copy of the Materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use, you must not reproduce, prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, perform or display the Materials without first obtaining the written permission of MLBAM. Materials must not be used in any unauthorized manner. [9] No Guru 18:08, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Image:BradThomas.jpg - suffers from same copyright restrictions as previous image. The MLB terms of use page severly restricts use of their content. - No Guru 18:17, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

February 27

February 28

copied from my talk page --Sherool (talk) 15:39, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
You tagged Image:Ice spike.jpg as a possibly-unfree image, but I believe we have permission to use the photograph.
  To: kgl@caltech.edu
  Subject: Ice spike photographs

  Hi there.

  I just read your fascinating page on ice spike formation, and was
  wondering if you'd mind if I uploaded one of the photographs to the
  Wikipedia community encyclopedia?  The credit would read:

    This image is copyrighted. The copyright holder allows anyone to use 
    it for any purpose.

    Photographer: Kenneth G. Libbrecht <kgl@caltech.edu>

  My thanks in advance.
The reply:
  You can use an ice spike picture, but with a different credit line:
  Photo provided by Kenneth Libbrecht (http://www.snowcrystals.com)

  ********************************************************** 
  Kenneth G. Libbrecht
  Professor of Physics and Physics Executive Officer
  Office: 263 W. Bridge
  Address: 264-33 Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125
  e-mail: kgl@caltech.edu
  URL: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/
  **********************************************************
--Ghakko 08:37, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, but permission to use is one thing (unfortunately we don't allow "exclusive" permission only images), permission to re-publish under a free license is something else entierly and as far as I can tell he did not agree to actualy do that. Unless you can convince him to explicitly release the photo under the GFDL, or a compatable CC license or whatever (see Wikipedia:Confirmation of permission) I'd suggest we just delete this image and have someone make a free photo of an ice spike instead. Alternatively tag this as {{fairusein|Ice spike}}{{withpermission}}{{fairusereplace}}, but we are not rely supposed to use fair use images unless it's impossible to make a free alternative, wich should not be all that hard in this case. --Sherool (talk) 15:39, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

March 1

March 2

Found it - it's an AP image http://web.ripnet.com/~nimmos/under_the_kilt.html so clearly a violation. Trapper 18:56, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

March 3

  • Image:Tiny Tove.jpg - This is a promotiional image, used with permission, with a few restrictions. This seems to beyond what's allowed. Given the full sized/commercial quality, it seems it doesn't meet fairuse requirements. --Rob 16:42, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Suggest scaling down to size used in article and deleting other revisions. -SCEhardT 17:04, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • The only restriction given is that the image maintain the Color Climax Corporation logo. They have no problem with global reproduction as long as the image maintains the logo, hell they dont even have a problem with commercial use of said image. As such its a "used with permission notwithstanding we claim fair use" situation. Quite clearly they dont give a crap what we do with it as long as their logo is attached.  ALKIVAR 00:29, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • I don't see permission for derivitative works. Also, regardless of that, even a trivial restriction, like a mark on the image itseslf, is to much for Wikipedia. Jimbo has (it seems) opted to treat "use with permission" in the same boat as unlicensed images. It has to be used under WP:FAIR, which means it must have a rationale, and it must be low resolution. Legally, Wikipedia could use this image if it wanted to, but by policy, Wikipedia has opted to delete huge numbers of images it's been permitted to use, due to its insistence on a type free license. So, really, we're not talking about the restrictions of the copyright holder, but the restrictions imposed by Wikipedia policy. --Rob 01:51, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Image:Elton John 2.jpg - False licence, not an album cover. feydey 22:44, 3 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

March 4

Web site: http://www.indiasplayhouse.com/hosted/racecar/?affiliate=960449 - Was a shot from this page. (Arundhati Bakshi (talkcontribs)) 02:32, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]